Table T2_9_3_1-1_2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_9_3_1.1_2d
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler),^a by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total ^b		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		25.8	1.2	24.2	2.1	24.8	1.8	27.3	1.9
Age	18–44	16.6	1.5	14.4	2.7	13.4	2.5	19.3	2.4
	45–64	30.7	2.0	34.0	4.8	32.3	4.2	28.8	3.2
	65 and over	46.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	25.7	2.1	25.0	4.1	23.7	3.6	27.7	2.8
Gender	Female	26.0	1.6	23.7	2.4	26.0	2.5	26.7	2.5
Race	White, single race	27.0	1.4	24.8	2.4	26.2	2.1	28.7	2.2
	Black, single race	23.0	2.4	21.4	3.6	19.0	3.8	28.7	4.4
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	26.2	1.3	24.0	2.4	25.4	2.0	27.8	2.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	27.6	1.5	24.3	2.8	26.9	2.3	29.3	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	23.2	2.4	21.7	3.8	19.2	3.8	28.5	4.4
	Hispanic, all races	21.5	2.4	25.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	20.2	2.1	22.8	3.1	24.0	3.4	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	26.7	2.2	26.0	4.9	26.9	4.8	27.7	4.4
	Middle	23.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	22.8	3.5	26.5	3.7
	High	29.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.8	3.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	21.9	1.7	23.1	4.1	17.3	3.0	23.7	2.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	20.5	1.8	19.9	2.5	24.6	3.5	17.7	3.7
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	23.4	1.8	21.1	4.2	21.7	2.8	24.5	2.2
	Public only	24.0	2.1	26.9	3.2	25.8	4.0	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	10.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	46.6	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	25.9	1.4	25.7	2.7	23.2	2.3	27.6	2.1
	Large central metro	26.5	2.5	27.2	3.7	20.1	3.5	28.1	3.8
	Large fringe metro	24.0	2.0	DSU	DSU	20.1	4.4	25.5	2.8
	Medium metro	23.8	3.0	26.8	4.4	21.7	4.2	23.7	3.6
	Small metro	31.7	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	25.3	2.8	DSU	DSU	29.3	4.9	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	27.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	26.1	1.2	24.3	2.4	25.2	1.9	27.8	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	19.0	2.7	24.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	25.0	1.5	22.4	3.2	22.8	2.3	27.0	2.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	28.5	2.6	27.1	3.3	30.8	4.5	29.1	5.2
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	31.5	3.1	35.1	5.2	32.0	4.7	29.8	4.9
	Complex activities	34.5	3.1	35.8	5.1	DSU	DSU	32.0	6.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	24.2	1.6	19.5	3.1	22.3	2.4	26.7	2.1
U.S. born	Yes	26.0	1.3	24.8	2.4	24.7	2.0	27.7	2.0
U.S. born	No	23.5	3.5	21.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and 65 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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_9_3_1-1_2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_respiratorydiseases/T2_9_3_1-1_2d.html