Table T2_9_3_1-1_1
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 25.1 | 1.0 | 25.9 | 1.2 | 28.3 | 1.2 | 30.9 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 1.1 | 29.7 | 1.2 | 29.6 | 1.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 23.4 | 1.7 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 29.7 | 2.3 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 30.6 | 2.3 | 32.8 | 2.5 | 28.4 | 2.4 |
18–44 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 1.6 | 19.9 | 1.9 | 23.7 | 2.1 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 20.5 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 1.9 | |
45–64 | 30.6 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 2.3 | 32.9 | 2.3 | 33.8 | 2.3 | 40.7 | 2.5 | 35.6 | 2.3 | 38.7 | 2.7 | |
65 and over | 45.9 | 3.7 | 46.3 | 4.3 | 43.6 | 3.8 | 47.6 | 3.5 | 41.0 | 3.6 | 41.8 | 3.8 | 42.0 | 3.8 | |
Gender | Male | 25.3 | 1.5 | 28.4 | 1.9 | 25.7 | 1.7 | 29.2 | 1.9 | 29.6 | 1.8 | 28.5 | 1.7 | 30.7 | 2.0 |
Female | 24.9 | 1.4 | 24.1 | 1.4 | 29.2 | 1.6 | 31.2 | 1.6 | 32.1 | 1.6 | 30.8 | 1.6 | 28.5 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 26.4 | 1.2 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 29.2 | 1.4 | 32.7 | 1.5 | 32.8 | 1.3 | 30.4 | 1.4 | 29.7 | 1.5 |
Black, single race | 22.2 | 1.7 | 20.3 | 2.1 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 25.1 | 2.6 | 28.1 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 30.3 | 3.0 | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 25.5 | 1.1 | 26.2 | 1.3 | 28.7 | 1.3 | 31.7 | 1.4 | 32.5 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 29.6 | 1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 27.0 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 29.8 | 1.6 | 33.9 | 1.6 | 34.5 | 1.5 | 30.9 | 1.6 | 29.7 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 22.3 | 1.8 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 26.3 | 2.7 | 25.6 | 2.7 | 28.4 | 2.7 | 30.6 | 2.8 | 29.8 | 3.0 | |
Hispanic, all races | 21.7 | 2.0 | 24.5 | 2.7 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 2.8 | 21.6 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 3.0 | 29.5 | 3.2 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 20.1 | 1.5 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 23.0 | 2.2 | 31.5 | 2.7 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 30.5 | 2.3 | 27.9 | 2.4 |
Near poor/low | 23.9 | 1.9 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 23.8 | 2.8 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 2.6 | 26.7 | 2.1 | 25.1 | 2.3 | |
Middle | 23.7 | 2.1 | 24.4 | 2.0 | 29.8 | 2.2 | 29.8 | 2.3 | 29.1 | 2.4 | 26.6 | 2.0 | 29.3 | 2.3 | |
High | 30.7 | 2.2 | 30.1 | 2.7 | 32.8 | 2.4 | 32.0 | 2.2 | 37.7 | 2.2 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 35.0 | 2.3 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 24.2 | 2.1 | 25.6 | 2.5 | 26.7 | 2.9 | 28.7 | 2.6 | 26.4 | 2.5 | 24.8 | 2.5 | 24.3 | 2.5 |
High school graduate | 24.8 | 1.8 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 30.6 | 3.0 | 31.9 | 2.9 | 32.3 | 2.9 | 28.9 | 2.6 | 27.7 | 2.7 | |
At least some college | 27.3 | 1.9 | 26.7 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 2.0 | 30.7 | 2.1 | 33.5 | 2.1 | 29.6 | 2.2 | 34.1 | 2.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 21.8 | 1.7 | 21.6 | 1.7 | 24.4 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 29.3 | 1.7 | 26.5 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 1.9 |
Not employed | 20.4 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 2.2 | 26.1 | 3.0 | 29.2 | 2.9 | 30.1 | 3.0 | 24.9 | 2.7 | 32.2 | 3.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 24.1 | 1.4 | 24.9 | 1.7 | 28.6 | 1.6 | 29.1 | 1.7 | 31.6 | 1.6 | 29.9 | 1.6 | 29.8 | 1.7 |
Public only | 22.8 | 1.6 | 23.1 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 2.5 | 30.2 | 2.4 | 29.1 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 29.5 | 2.6 | |
Uninsured | 9.6 | 2.1 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 3.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.6 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 46.6 | 5.4 | 47.9 | 6.4 | 45.4 | 5.7 | 49.2 | 5.1 | 45.2 | 4.7 | 43.1 | 5.2 | 44.1 | 4.9 | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 25.5 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 1.4 | 28.9 | 1.3 | 31.7 | 1.5 | 31.8 | 1.3 | 29.4 | 1.3 | 29.6 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 24.7 | 2.1 | 25.3 | 2.1 | 23.6 | 2.2 | 26.4 | 2.0 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 24.2 | 2.3 | 27.0 | 2.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 25.8 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 2.6 | 32.7 | 2.5 | 36.2 | 3.1 | 36.1 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 2.6 | 32.2 | 2.8 | |
Medium metro | 24.3 | 2.4 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 30.9 | 3.0 | 30.4 | 3.1 | 33.1 | 2.6 | 31.2 | 2.5 | 30.2 | 2.5 | |
Small metro | 27.5 | 3.3 | 27.8 | 3.7 | 33.0 | 4.4 | 41.7 | 4.4 | 35.7 | 4.3 | 27.0 | 2.7 | 29.6 | 3.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 23.2 | 2.3 | 22.4 | 2.4 | 24.9 | 3.2 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 2.3 | 31.7 | 2.8 | 30.8 | 3.0 | |
Micropolitan | 23.7 | 2.8 | 22.3 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 3.8 | 30.2 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 3.1 | 30.1 | 3.9 | |
Noncore | 21.9 | 4.6 | 23.3 | 4.5 | 23.4 | 5.0 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 2.9 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 32.0 | 3.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 25.5 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 1.3 | 28.5 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 1.4 | 31.8 | 1.2 | 29.7 | 1.2 | 29.5 | 1.3 |
Other | 19.2 | 2.4 | 27.4 | 3.1 | 25.1 | 3.6 | 23.7 | 3.4 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 29.0 | 5.1 | 32.3 | 5.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 24.0 | 1.2 | 24.1 | 1.4 | 27.8 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 1.4 | 30.5 | 1.3 | 28.1 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 33.2 | 2.7 | 30.7 | 2.4 | 30.5 | 2.7 | 41.2 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 2.9 | 38.4 | 2.7 | 39.8 | 2.8 | |
Activity limitations,d age 18 and over | Basic activities | 31.3 | 3.1 | 26.2 | 2.5 | 31.0 | 4.1 | 34.6 | 3.7 | 32.5 | 4.1 | 33.5 | 3.6 | 35.5 | 3.4 |
Complex activities | 34.3 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 3.1 | 32.1 | 4.1 | 40.2 | 4.2 | 33.4 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 4.2 | 37.5 | 3.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 24.1 | 1.6 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 26.5 | 1.7 | 30.7 | 1.8 | 32.6 | 1.8 | 27.8 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 1.8 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 25.4 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 1.2 | 28.8 | 1.3 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 29.9 | 1.3 |
No | 17.9 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 3.4 | 21.2 | 3.5 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 24.1 | 3.6 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using four age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, and 65 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.
DNC - Data were not collected.
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.