Table T9_2_1_2-2b
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 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 55.7 | 0.8 | 50.8 | 0.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 50.4 | 0.8 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 38.0 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 2.0 |
18–44 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 56.8 | 0.8 | 60.6 | 0.9 | 47.3 | 1.4 | 38.9 | 1.1 | |
45–64 | 73.8 | 0.6 | 75.2 | 0.7 | 76.8 | 0.8 | 71.3 | 1.3 | 61.9 | 1.4 | |
65 and over | 91.2 | 0.5 | 91.6 | 0.5 | 92.0 | 0.6 | 90.5 | 1.4 | 87.1 | 1.7 | |
Gender | Male | 55.5 | 0.5 | 57.6 | 0.6 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 50.2 | 1.1 | 45.7 | 1.0 |
Female | 67.3 | 0.5 | 69.5 | 0.6 | 73.0 | 0.7 | 60.1 | 1.0 | 56.5 | 1.0 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 58.5 | 0.8 | 61.5 | 1.0 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 55.2 | 1.5 | 49.2 | 1.5 |
Near poor/low | 57.8 | 0.8 | 61.1 | 1.0 | 65.0 | 1.2 | 54.5 | 1.5 | 48.8 | 1.3 | |
Middle | 60.2 | 0.7 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 56.6 | 1.4 | 49.2 | 1.4 | |
High | 66.1 | 0.7 | 66.8 | 0.8 | 69.1 | 0.9 | 56.1 | 1.9 | 57.4 | 1.8 | |
Education,c age 18 and over | Less than high school | 60.4 | 0.9 | 66.1 | 1.3 | 69.4 | 1.6 | 59.3 | 1.7 | 49.8 | 1.3 |
High school graduate | 63.7 | 0.7 | 65.5 | 0.8 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 60.6 | 1.4 | 52.6 | 1.4 | |
At least some college | 69.6 | 0.6 | 70.5 | 0.6 | 72.9 | 0.7 | 64.8 | 1.3 | 60.9 | 1.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 59.8 | 0.6 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 64.8 | 0.7 | 55.4 | 1.2 | 45.9 | 1.1 |
Not employed | 63.9 | 0.9 | 66.8 | 1.0 | 71.8 | 1.4 | 56.5 | 1.5 | 50.7 | 1.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 61.0 | 0.5 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 65.1 | 0.7 | 52.2 | 1.3 | 51.0 | 1.2 |
Public only | 65.5 | 0.8 | 67.3 | 1.0 | 73.0 | 1.5 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 59.7 | 1.5 | |
Uninsured | 35.9 | 1.1 | 39.3 | 1.5 | 42.5 | 2.0 | 31.4 | 1.3 | 28.6 | 1.5 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 88.7 | 1.0 | 88.7 | 1.0 | 89.2 | 1.1 | 88.0 | 2.7 | 88.1 | 2.6 |
Medicare and private | 93.8 | 0.7 | 93.9 | 0.7 | 94.1 | 0.7 | 93.3 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 90.9 | 1.5 | 90.9 | 1.9 | 90.3 | 2.8 | 91.9 | 2.3 | 90.9 | 2.2 | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 61.0 | 0.5 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 55.4 | 0.9 | 50.5 | 0.8 |
Large central metro | 56.3 | 0.8 | 59.5 | 0.9 | 64.5 | 1.2 | 53.7 | 1.3 | 48.1 | 1.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.4 | 0.9 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 68.2 | 1.0 | 55.1 | 1.7 | 51.6 | 1.8 | |
Medium metro | 63.5 | 1.0 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 67.0 | 1.2 | 59.6 | 1.7 | 54.1 | 1.5 | |
Small metro | 64.0 | 1.4 | 65.1 | 1.5 | 67.3 | 1.7 | 55.2 | 2.6 | 55.1 | 2.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 63.9 | 1.0 | 64.5 | 1.1 | 65.4 | 1.2 | 58.4 | 1.9 | 54.8 | 2.8 | |
Micropolitan | 64.3 | 1.1 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 66.1 | 1.3 | 57.7 | 2.0 | 51.6 | 3.4 | |
Noncore | 63.1 | 2.2 | 63.4 | 2.3 | 63.9 | 2.7 | 60.5 | 3.5 | 59.5 | 3.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 64.2 | 0.4 | 64.9 | 0.4 | 67.4 | 0.5 | 56.4 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 1.1 |
Other | 45.8 | 0.9 | 44.9 | 1.7 | 46.2 | 3.6 | 37.2 | 3.5 | 46.2 | 1.0 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 59.9 | 0.4 | 62.2 | 0.5 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 0.9 | 48.0 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 81.1 | 1.2 | 83.9 | 1.5 | 84.3 | 2.0 | 82.6 | 2.0 | 72.5 | 2.1 | |
Activity limitations,d age 18 and over | Basic activities | 88.7 | 1.1 | 89.3 | 1.1 | 89.8 | 1.3 | 87.3 | 2.1 | 83.3 | 2.7 |
Complex activities | 90.8 | 1.1 | 90.9 | 1.1 | 91.0 | 1.4 | 91.7 | 2.2 | 90.3 | 2.4 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.9 | 0.5 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 58.5 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 1.1 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 63.9 | 0.4 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 56.5 | 0.9 | 56.8 | 1.1 |
No | 47.6 | 1.0 | 50.7 | 1.4 | 55.9 | 3.2 | 51.3 | 2.7 | 45.1 | 1.5 |
a 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.
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 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.
d 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.