Table T9_2_1_1-2c
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 73.3 | 0.4 | 66.3 | 0.9 | 66.2 | 0.7 | 72.3 | 0.6 | 81.1 | 0.6 | |
Age | 0–17 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 67.8 | 1.4 | 69.8 | 1.3 | 75.9 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 1.2 |
18–44 | 63.0 | 0.7 | 54.2 | 1.3 | 54.2 | 1.2 | 62.4 | 0.9 | 72.1 | 1.0 | |
45–64 | 78.8 | 0.6 | 73.6 | 1.7 | 70.7 | 1.6 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 84.3 | 0.8 | |
65 and over | 91.2 | 0.6 | 88.2 | 1.8 | 88.2 | 1.3 | 91.3 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 1.0 | |
Gender | Male | 67.4 | 0.5 | 58.5 | 1.2 | 58.7 | 1.0 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 76.8 | 0.7 |
Female | 79.1 | 0.5 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 73.4 | 0.9 | 79.2 | 0.8 | 85.8 | 0.9 | |
Race | White, single race | 75.1 | 0.5 | 67.7 | 1.0 | 67.7 | 0.8 | 73.9 | 0.7 | 82.6 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 65.3 | 0.8 | 62.3 | 1.5 | 60.9 | 1.7 | 66.7 | 1.6 | 72.0 | 1.9 | |
Asian, single race | 66.5 | 1.5 | 59.7 | 4.4 | 61.4 | 3.9 | 60.8 | 2.8 | 72.8 | 1.8 | |
NHOPI, single race | 58.1 | 8.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 69.7 | 2.8 | 73.6 | 3.9 | 57.9 | 4.3 | 68.7 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 71.7 | 2.5 | 70.8 | 4.6 | 65.9 | 4.9 | 70.6 | 3.6 | 79.6 | 4.6 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 75.5 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 1.1 | 68.8 | 0.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 81.7 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 78.4 | 0.5 | 71.6 | 1.4 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 77.1 | 0.8 | 83.4 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 65.2 | 0.9 | 61.8 | 1.5 | 60.7 | 1.8 | 67.0 | 1.6 | 72.0 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic, all races | 62.4 | 0.8 | 59.6 | 1.3 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 60.6 | 1.4 | 74.2 | 1.7 | |
Education,d age 18 and over | Less than high school | 64.1 | 0.9 | 61.0 | 1.5 | 59.9 | 1.5 | 63.9 | 1.5 | 77.0 | 2.1 |
High school graduate | 68.0 | 0.6 | 66.5 | 1.5 | 63.1 | 1.2 | 67.1 | 1.2 | 73.3 | 1.6 | |
At least some college | 78.3 | 0.6 | 71.9 | 1.7 | 71.8 | 1.4 | 76.5 | 0.9 | 81.5 | 0.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 68.7 | 0.6 | 54.5 | 1.9 | 57.1 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 0.8 | 76.4 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 68.6 | 0.8 | 65.4 | 1.3 | 65.2 | 1.5 | 68.0 | 1.7 | 77.1 | 2.1 | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 76.9 | 0.5 | 69.7 | 2.1 | 70.3 | 1.1 | 74.5 | 0.8 | 81.1 | 0.7 |
Public only | 74.9 | 0.8 | 73.8 | 1.1 | 74.3 | 1.4 | 76.4 | 2.3 | 86.4 | 3.7 | |
Uninsured | 42.8 | 1.1 | 40.6 | 1.7 | 40.4 | 1.8 | 42.6 | 2.2 | 50.4 | 3.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 89.3 | 1.1 | 86.4 | 2.4 | 86.0 | 2.3 | 89.9 | 1.5 | 92.8 | 1.9 |
Medicare and private | 93.5 | 0.8 | 91.7 | 3.3 | 90.9 | 2.1 | 93.9 | 1.3 | 94.6 | 1.0 | |
Medicare and other public | 88.0 | 1.9 | 87.4 | 3.2 | 89.4 | 2.9 | 84.7 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locatione | Metropolitan | 73.3 | 0.5 | 66.4 | 0.9 | 65.5 | 0.8 | 71.7 | 0.7 | 81.2 | 0.6 |
Large central metro | 69.3 | 0.7 | 63.7 | 1.3 | 61.9 | 1.4 | 66.6 | 1.2 | 78.7 | 1.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 76.3 | 0.8 | 67.0 | 2.0 | 66.8 | 1.7 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 82.2 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 74.1 | 1.1 | 66.6 | 1.6 | 67.0 | 1.4 | 73.7 | 1.7 | 82.0 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 76.3 | 1.4 | 74.3 | 2.5 | 70.2 | 2.9 | 73.2 | 1.7 | 83.6 | 1.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 73.3 | 1.2 | 66.1 | 2.2 | 69.3 | 1.9 | 75.1 | 1.7 | 80.6 | 2.1 | |
Micropolitan | 74.0 | 1.6 | 66.3 | 3.3 | 71.6 | 2.0 | 74.7 | 2.3 | 81.4 | 2.6 | |
Noncore | 72.0 | 1.9 | 67.1 | 2.3 | 63.4 | 3.8 | 75.9 | 2.6 | 78.6 | 3.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.9 | 0.5 | 69.5 | 1.0 | 69.5 | 0.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 82.1 | 0.6 |
Other | 58.3 | 1.0 | 57.1 | 1.6 | 56.0 | 1.6 | 57.6 | 1.7 | 66.9 | 1.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 72.6 | 0.4 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 71.1 | 0.6 | 80.9 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 82.7 | 0.9 | 79.7 | 1.6 | 79.2 | 1.8 | 86.7 | 1.8 | 88.3 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitations,e age 18 and over | Basic activities | 89.1 | 1.0 | 88.5 | 2.1 | 86.8 | 2.3 | 88.5 | 1.9 | 92.1 | 2.1 |
Complex activities | 91.0 | 1.1 | 90.0 | 2.0 | 88.5 | 2.1 | 91.6 | 2.4 | 94.4 | 2.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.2 | 0.5 | 61.6 | 1.1 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 69.6 | 0.7 | 78.6 | 0.7 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 75.5 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 0.9 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 74.3 | 0.7 | 82.2 | 0.7 |
No | 60.5 | 1.2 | 53.0 | 2.2 | 58.2 | 2.0 | 59.5 | 2.3 | 71.1 | 2.4 |
a Includes physician and nonphysician office-based visits; physician and nonphysician outpatient department visits; and inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date ("zero-night" stays).
b Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over.
c 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.
d 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.
e 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.