Table 13_1_1-3a
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 48.5 | 0.6 | 49.0 | 0.6 | 50.1 | 1.6 | 35.1 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 50.5 | 6.4 | 38.2 | 4.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 44.9 | 1.0 | 45.1 | 1.1 | 47.6 | 2.1 | 32.6 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
45–64 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 47.9 | 0.9 | 49.9 | 2.6 | 26.9 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | 58.5 | 1.2 | 58.4 | 1.3 | 59.6 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 49.6 | 0.9 | 50.3 | 0.9 | 52.2 | 2.7 | 34.0 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Female | 47.6 | 0.7 | 48.0 | 0.7 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 36.0 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 40.5 | 5.5 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 46.5 | 1.5 | 47.4 | 1.8 | 45.4 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 50.1 | 1.4 | 50.5 | 1.5 | 53.5 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 47.1 | 1.1 | 47.3 | 1.1 | 50.1 | 3.0 | 32.6 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 49.2 | 1.0 | 49.9 | 1.0 | 50.9 | 3.1 | 36.4 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 50.7 | 1.2 | 51.2 | 1.4 | 51.9 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 51.3 | 1.0 | 51.9 | 1.2 | 51.3 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 46.6 | 0.8 | 47.0 | 0.9 | 48.9 | 2.4 | 36.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.7 | 0.7 | 46.3 | 0.8 | 48.4 | 1.9 | 29.8 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Not employed | 46.7 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 1.4 | 49.1 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 46.7 | 0.7 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 42.8 | 1.6 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 45.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 42.7 | 2.1 | 43.4 | 2.3 | 41.9 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.5 | 2.2 | 60.4 | 2.4 | 60.0 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 57.9 | 1.6 | 57.3 | 1.7 | 62.4 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 58.2 | 3.5 | 61.1 | 4.5 | 56.1 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 48.0 | 0.6 | 48.5 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 34.7 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 39.5 | 4.9 |
Large central metro | 46.7 | 1.0 | 47.1 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 2.2 | 33.5 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 47.9 | 1.1 | 48.2 | 1.3 | 52.5 | 3.5 | 34.2 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 49.8 | 1.1 | 50.4 | 1.2 | 48.0 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 47.8 | 2.3 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 44.6 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 50.9 | 1.4 | 51.4 | 1.6 | 51.1 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 50.3 | 1.8 | 50.7 | 2.0 | 52.4 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 52.0 | 2.1 | 52.7 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 49.2 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 0.6 | 50.2 | 1.6 | 39.6 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 38.3 | 4.3 |
Other | 38.7 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 30.1 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.2 | 0.6 | 49.7 | 0.7 | 50.4 | 1.8 | 35.4 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 40.2 | 5.1 |
Fair/poor | 44.6 | 1.3 | 44.7 | 1.5 | 49.2 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 48.3 | 1.3 | 48.2 | 1.4 | 52.7 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 45.3 | 1.5 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 53.7 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 48.6 | 0.6 | 49.4 | 0.7 | 49.1 | 1.7 | 34.4 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 39.2 | 5.2 |
a 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.
b 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
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.