Table T9_1_4_1-2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_1_4_1.2d
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in the last 12 months, by education,^a United States, 2009
		Total^a		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		13.2	0.4	15.6	0.9	14.1	0.6	11.8	0.5
Age	18–44	12.8	0.5	15.4	1.2	13.8	0.7	11.3	0.6
	45–64	15.0	0.6	20.0	1.5	16.3	1.0	13.1	0.8
	65 and over	10.4	0.8	10.9	1.3	10.7	1.2	9.9	1.1
Gender	Male	11.1	0.4	14.4	1.1	12.0	0.7	9.4	0.6
Gender	Female	15.1	0.6	16.9	1.2	16.1	0.8	14.0	0.7
Race	White, single race	13.4	0.5	16.1	1.0	14.5	0.7	11.9	0.6
	Black, single race	13.3	0.8	14.8	1.6	11.5	1.0	14.0	0.9
	Asian, single race	7.5	1.0	7.7	2.0	9.4	2.5	7.0	1.1
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	10.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	17.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	21.5	4.5	15.3	3.4
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13.4	0.5	17.4	1.0	14.6	0.7	11.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	13.8	0.5	18.8	1.3	15.2	0.8	11.9	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	13.1	0.8	14.5	1.7	11.4	1.0	13.9	0.9
	Hispanic, all races	11.8	0.8	11.9	1.0	10.6	1.1	12.7	1.2
Family income^b	Negative/poor	21.2	1.2	20.0	1.7	21.5	1.7	22.3	2.1
	Near poor/low	18.6	0.9	17.4	1.4	18.4	1.2	19.8	1.4
	Middle	13.4	0.6	13.1	1.3	13.2	0.9	13.7	0.9
	High	8.1	0.5	9.1	1.7	8.6	0.8	7.9	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	12.1	0.4	15.7	1.1	12.5	0.6	11.2	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	19.3	0.9	19.0	1.5	21.9	1.4	17.1	1.2
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	9.9	0.5	10.2	1.1	9.7	0.7	9.9	0.6
	Public only	24.6	1.3	21.1	1.7	25.3	2.1	29.2	2.3
	Uninsured	22.3	1.2	21.1	1.8	23.9	1.4	21.7	1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	11.3	1.2	11.5	1.9	12.3	1.8	10.1	1.7
	Medicare and private	9.0	1.0	10.2	2.2	8.0	1.5	9.4	1.4
	Medicare and other public	13.8	2.2	11.3	2.1	18.5	4.9	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	13.0	0.5	15.4	0.9	14.2	0.6	11.7	0.6
	Large central metro	13.2	0.7	13.8	1.3	14.4	1.1	12.4	0.8
	Large fringe metro	12.0	0.6	16.7	1.8	13.1	0.9	10.3	0.7
	Medium metro	13.3	1.1	16.3	2.1	13.8	1.3	12.1	1.4
	Small metro	14.5	0.8	15.9	1.9	16.8	1.6	12.3	1.4
	Nonmetropolitan	14.0	1.2	16.7	2.3	13.8	1.6	12.8	1.3
	Micropolitan	14.6	1.5	16.6	3.2	15.5	1.7	13.0	1.4
	Noncore	12.6	1.7	16.8	2.7	9.9	2.5	12.4	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.5	0.5	17.7	1.0	14.5	0.6	11.8	0.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10.9	0.8	10.5	1.0	10.3	1.2	12.0	1.3
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.2	0.4	12.7	0.9	11.7	0.6	10.6	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	25.8	1.1	25.1	1.7	27.3	1.5	24.9	1.7
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	25.5	1.2	25.3	1.8	26.3	1.8	24.7	2.0
	Complex activities	30.2	1.6	28.4	2.2	31.5	2.2	30.1	2.7
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.1	0.4	13.1	0.8	11.6	0.5	10.3	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	13.5	0.5	17.5	1.0	14.4	0.6	11.9	0.6
U.S. born	No	11.5	0.7	11.1	1.0	12.1	1.3	11.5	0.9

^a Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_1_4_1-2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_4_1-2d.html