Table T9_2_1_2-2d
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Totalb | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 66.2 | 0.5 | 60.4 | 0.9 | 63.7 | 0.7 | 69.6 | 0.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 45.8 | 1.3 | 49.1 | 1.2 | 59.0 | 0.9 |
45–64 | 74.0 | 0.6 | 69.2 | 1.7 | 73.8 | 1.1 | 75.3 | 0.8 | |
65 and over | 91.6 | 0.5 | 90.4 | 1.2 | 91.4 | 0.9 | 92.4 | 0.8 | |
Gender | Male | 57.6 | 0.6 | 53.3 | 1.2 | 55.6 | 0.9 | 60.5 | 0.9 |
Female | 74.7 | 0.5 | 68.7 | 1.1 | 72.6 | 1.0 | 77.3 | 0.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 67.7 | 0.5 | 61.2 | 1.1 | 64.8 | 0.9 | 71.4 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 62.1 | 0.9 | 59.0 | 1.7 | 60.6 | 1.4 | 64.9 | 1.3 | |
Asian, single race | 53.5 | 1.4 | 43.7 | 3.6 | 49.7 | 3.0 | 56.1 | 1.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 66.6 | 4.8 | 59.1 | 8.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 63.2 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 59.2 | 4.9 | 67.7 | 4.2 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 68.4 | 0.5 | 66.1 | 1.3 | 65.5 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 70.8 | 0.6 | 69.4 | 1.6 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 72.9 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 62.1 | 0.9 | 59.3 | 1.7 | 60.6 | 1.4 | 64.8 | 1.3 | |
Hispanic, all races | 54.3 | 0.9 | 49.8 | 1.3 | 52.6 | 1.4 | 60.9 | 1.6 | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 64.2 | 1.0 | 60.8 | 1.7 | 65.3 | 1.6 | 67.2 | 1.8 |
Near poor/low | 62.6 | 0.9 | 59.2 | 1.4 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 66.0 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 64.5 | 0.7 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 61.4 | 1.2 | 68.3 | 1.0 | |
High | 70.0 | 0.7 | 64.3 | 2.6 | 66.8 | 1.5 | 71.4 | 0.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 59.9 | 0.6 | 49.3 | 1.4 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 64.5 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 64.0 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 1.5 | 65.3 | 1.4 | 65.7 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 65.3 | 0.6 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 61.7 | 1.0 | 67.5 | 0.7 |
Public only | 73.1 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 1.9 | 74.9 | 1.7 | 77.1 | 1.8 | |
Uninsured | 39.0 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 1.7 | 39.7 | 1.5 | 40.5 | 1.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 89.2 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 2.3 | 89.0 | 1.6 | 90.4 | 1.7 |
Medicare and private | 93.8 | 0.7 | 94.2 | 1.5 | 93.6 | 1.1 | 94.2 | 0.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 91.5 | 1.5 | 91.7 | 1.8 | 93.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 65.9 | 0.5 | 59.2 | 1.0 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 69.3 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 61.8 | 0.8 | 54.1 | 1.4 | 59.6 | 1.3 | 65.5 | 1.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 68.1 | 0.9 | 62.3 | 2.3 | 64.3 | 1.4 | 71.4 | 1.1 | |
Medium metro | 68.0 | 1.1 | 62.4 | 1.9 | 65.2 | 1.5 | 71.5 | 1.4 | |
Small metro | 69.2 | 1.3 | 64.1 | 2.9 | 67.6 | 2.2 | 71.8 | 1.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 67.4 | 1.0 | 65.2 | 2.0 | 64.9 | 1.9 | 71.0 | 1.9 | |
Micropolitan | 68.0 | 1.1 | 63.6 | 3.0 | 65.2 | 2.0 | 72.8 | 2.1 | |
Noncore | 66.3 | 2.1 | 68.6 | 2.5 | 64.8 | 3.8 | 66.8 | 3.4 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 68.8 | 0.4 | 67.0 | 1.1 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 70.9 | 0.6 |
Other | 48.8 | 1.0 | 46.2 | 1.4 | 46.3 | 1.6 | 53.7 | 1.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64.3 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 1.0 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 68.1 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 83.1 | 0.9 | 78.2 | 1.5 | 81.0 | 1.8 | 89.2 | 1.3 | |
Activity limitations,d age 18 and over | Basic activities | 88.7 | 1.1 | 86.4 | 2.2 | 88.7 | 1.7 | 90.3 | 1.7 |
Complex activities | 90.8 | 1.1 | 88.4 | 2.1 | 89.7 | 1.8 | 94.4 | 1.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 64.1 | 0.5 | 56.6 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 68.1 | 0.6 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 68.8 | 0.5 | 66.8 | 1.1 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 71.3 | 0.6 |
No | 53.8 | 0.9 | 47.2 | 1.4 | 51.8 | 1.5 | 59.5 | 1.2 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using four age groups: 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over.
b Persons age 18 and over. 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 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 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.