Table T9_1_4_9-1
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2009 | 2008 | ||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 8.6 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.4 | |
Age | 18–44 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.7 |
45–64 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.6 | |
65 and over | 3.6 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | |
Gender | Male | 8.3 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
Female | 8.8 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 0.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 7.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
Black, single race | 13.6 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 1.1 | |
Asian, single race | 16.9 | 2.3 | 21.1 | 2.9 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 11.8 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 2.7 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 8.0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 7.0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 13.1 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 1.1 | |
Hispanic, all races | 15.6 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 1.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 17.0 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 1.4 |
Near poor/low | 13.5 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 1.0 | |
Middle | 8.8 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.8 | |
High | 5.1 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 12.2 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 1.2 |
High school graduate | 9.5 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 0.6 | |
At least some college | 7.3 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 9.3 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 12.5 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 0.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 7.1 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
Public only | 15.9 | 1.3 | 17.5 | 1.3 | |
Uninsured | 28.9 | 2.3 | 29.7 | 1.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
Medicare and private | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
Medicare and other public | 6.3 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.9 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 8.5 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 9.8 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 0.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 8.4 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | |
Medium metro | 7.4 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 1.0 | |
Small metro | 8.1 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 1.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 9.1 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 | |
Micropolitan | 9.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
Noncore | 9.4 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 7.9 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
Other | 18.3 | 1.5 | 16.2 | 1.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 7.4 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
Fair/poor | 14.2 | 0.9 | 15.3 | 1.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 9.7 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 1.0 |
Complex activities | 10.5 | 1.1 | 15.6 | 1.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8.3 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.4 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 7.8 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 0.4 |
No | 14.8 | 1.0 | 14.6 | 1.1 |
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: 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.