Table T9_1_4_7-1_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 | 14.6 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 19.4 | 1.3 | 25.6 | 1.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 22.1 | 1.0 | 20.7 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 31.4 | 2.5 |
45–64 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 23.7 | 2.4 | |
65 and over | 6.4 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 13.4 | 2.7 | |
Gender | Male | 15.0 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 28.2 | 2.5 |
Female | 14.3 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 23.7 | 1.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 27.1 | 1.8 | 26.2 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 2.4 | 31.3 | 3.3 | 31.4 | 3.5 |
Near poor/low | 19.7 | 1.4 | 18.4 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.8 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 2.9 | |
Middle | 14.0 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 24.8 | 3.0 | |
High | 10.3 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 19.7 | 3.1 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 18.5 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 3.8 | 23.5 | 1.9 |
High school graduate | 15.9 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 2.9 | 30.8 | 3.2 | |
At least some college | 13.0 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 23.4 | 2.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 16.5 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 2.5 |
Not employed | 20.2 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 25.5 | 2.7 | 28.4 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 13.3 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 19.2 | 2.1 |
Public only | 26.3 | 2.1 | 26.1 | 2.3 | 25.2 | 2.7 | 27.7 | 3.4 | 27.2 | 3.7 | |
Uninsured | 42.6 | 2.7 | 39.7 | 3.3 | 33.9 | 3.9 | 51.4 | 5.2 | 50.8 | 3.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6.3 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 5.5 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 11.7 | 2.3 | 11.9 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 14.9 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 19.6 | 1.4 | 25.5 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 17.5 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 20.1 | 2.2 | 24.9 | 2.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 13.3 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 21.1 | 2.5 | 24.8 | 4.1 | |
Medium metro | 12.9 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 17.3 | 3.2 | 27.6 | 3.0 | |
Small metro | 16.3 | 2.3 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 12.9 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 13.4 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 20.6 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 11.4 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 13.4 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 19.6 | 1.8 |
Other | 30.4 | 2.3 | 28.2 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 31.5 | 2.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 13.1 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 25.5 | 1.9 |
Fair/poor | 20.1 | 1.3 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 18.3 | 1.6 | 23.0 | 2.6 | 25.6 | 2.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 15.0 | 1.1 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 19.2 | 2.3 | 19.6 | 2.6 |
Complex activities | 18.5 | 1.6 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 1.9 | 19.4 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 3.3 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.2 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 19.5 | 1.6 | 27.0 | 1.9 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 13.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 1.3 | 21.4 | 2.0 |
No | 24.4 | 1.6 | 20.9 | 2.1 | 13.8 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | 29.0 | 2.2 |
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.