Table T9_1_4_5-2b
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 43.1 | 0.9 | 43.7 | 1.0 | 43.7 | 1.0 | 41.2 | 1.6 | 39.4 | 1.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 53.2 | 1.3 | 56.3 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 48.4 | 2.2 | 42.2 | 2.7 |
18–44 | 43.8 | 1.0 | 44.3 | 1.1 | 44.5 | 1.3 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 40.6 | 1.8 | |
45–64 | 38.4 | 1.2 | 38.6 | 1.3 | 38.9 | 1.4 | 34.0 | 2.0 | 36.0 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 29.3 | 1.3 | 29.7 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 1.6 | 26.4 | 2.7 | 24.8 | 3.1 | |
Gender | Male | 44.5 | 1.0 | 45.0 | 1.1 | 44.9 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 41.4 | 2.0 |
Female | 41.9 | 0.9 | 42.6 | 1.0 | 42.7 | 1.0 | 38.9 | 1.7 | 37.6 | 1.8 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 36.3 | 1.6 | 36.7 | 1.9 | 34.7 | 2.5 | 38.9 | 2.7 | 35.3 | 3.5 |
Near poor/low | 37.7 | 1.4 | 38.4 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 2.0 | 35.2 | 2.5 | 35.0 | 2.5 | |
Middle | 44.6 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 1.3 | 43.9 | 1.5 | 44.4 | 2.5 | 46.1 | 2.3 | |
High | 46.5 | 1.3 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 46.9 | 1.5 | 45.9 | 3.1 | 40.3 | 2.9 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 35.5 | 1.2 | 36.5 | 1.4 | 35.4 | 1.7 | 35.9 | 2.6 | 32.5 | 2.0 |
High school graduate | 38.2 | 1.2 | 37.9 | 1.3 | 37.6 | 1.4 | 38.7 | 2.6 | 40.9 | 2.1 | |
At least some college | 40.2 | 1.1 | 40.3 | 1.2 | 40.4 | 1.4 | 37.4 | 2.0 | 38.2 | 2.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 42.7 | 1.1 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 43.2 | 1.3 | 41.0 | 1.9 | 39.9 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 36.2 | 1.3 | 36.1 | 1.5 | 35.9 | 1.8 | 36.0 | 2.4 | 36.6 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 47.4 | 1.1 | 47.5 | 1.1 | 47.6 | 1.2 | 45.1 | 2.1 | 46.2 | 2.0 |
Public only | 40.3 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 1.8 | 42.7 | 2.4 | 39.8 | 2.4 | 36.3 | 3.1 | |
Uninsured | 39.2 | 2.0 | 41.2 | 2.3 | 41.9 | 2.7 | 40.0 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 3.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 29.1 | 2.0 | 29.6 | 2.1 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 26.3 | 4.3 | 23.2 | 4.2 |
Medicare and private | 29.7 | 1.8 | 30.0 | 1.9 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 27.3 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 27.0 | 3.4 | 26.2 | 4.1 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 24.4 | 4.8 | 29.1 | 5.9 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 45.0 | 1.0 | 45.8 | 1.1 | 46.1 | 1.3 | 43.6 | 1.6 | 40.6 | 1.9 |
Large central metro | 44.8 | 1.1 | 45.8 | 1.4 | 45.8 | 1.9 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 42.0 | 1.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 49.3 | 1.5 | 50.1 | 1.6 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 47.3 | 3.4 | 41.3 | 3.4 | |
Medium metro | 42.4 | 3.0 | 43.1 | 3.1 | 43.4 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 3.0 | 38.1 | 6.8 | |
Small metro | 39.4 | 2.5 | 39.8 | 2.7 | 41.0 | 2.9 | 34.0 | 4.8 | 36.2 | 4.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 34.0 | 2.2 | 34.6 | 2.3 | 34.8 | 2.2 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 25.5 | 4.6 | |
Micropolitan | 37.6 | 2.7 | 37.7 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 2.5 | 26.9 | 4.1 | 35.5 | 6.7 | |
Noncore | 26.8 | 3.9 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 29.1 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | 16.4 | 4.7 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 43.6 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 43.5 | 1.0 | 41.2 | 1.6 | 43.4 | 2.1 |
Other | 38.4 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 3.7 | 57.0 | 9.7 | 41.8 | 9.3 | 35.3 | 2.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 44.3 | 0.9 | 45.0 | 1.0 | 45.1 | 1.1 | 42.6 | 1.6 | 40.0 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 33.3 | 1.4 | 33.1 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.7 | 32.2 | 2.7 | 34.8 | 2.7 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 31.1 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 1.4 | 31.2 | 1.5 | 29.1 | 2.7 | 29.7 | 2.9 |
Complex activities | 31.0 | 1.5 | 30.7 | 1.6 | 30.3 | 1.8 | 30.5 | 2.9 | 34.5 | 3.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 40.3 | 0.9 | 40.6 | 1.0 | 40.5 | 1.1 | 39.4 | 1.8 | 38.0 | 1.6 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 43.4 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 41.1 | 1.6 | 41.4 | 2.1 |
No | 40.2 | 1.4 | 44.5 | 2.3 | 48.5 | 3.8 | 43.2 | 4.3 | 34.7 | 1.9 |
a 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.
b 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.
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.