Table 13_1_1-3c
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 48.5 | 0.6 | 46.5 | 1.5 | 50.1 | 1.4 | 47.1 | 1.1 | 49.2 | 1.0 | |
Age | 18–44 | 44.9 | 1.0 | 41.5 | 2.0 | 44.6 | 2.1 | 43.7 | 1.6 | 46.6 | 1.5 |
45–64 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 43.9 | 2.8 | 45.9 | 2.2 | 46.2 | 1.8 | 48.2 | 1.1 | |
65 and over | 58.5 | 1.2 | 63.6 | 3.0 | 60.5 | 2.3 | 56.2 | 2.3 | 58.1 | 2.2 | |
Gender | Male | 49.6 | 0.9 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 48.2 | 2.1 | 46.4 | 1.6 | 52.0 | 1.3 |
Female | 47.6 | 0.7 | 45.7 | 1.6 | 51.1 | 1.6 | 47.5 | 1.2 | 46.9 | 1.2 | |
Race | White, single race | 49.0 | 0.6 | 47.4 | 1.8 | 50.5 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 1.1 | 49.9 | 1.0 |
Black, single race | 50.1 | 1.6 | 45.4 | 2.6 | 53.5 | 3.2 | 50.1 | 3.0 | 50.9 | 3.1 | |
Asian, single race | 35.1 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 32.6 | 4.5 | 36.4 | 4.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 50.5 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 38.2 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 48.9 | 0.6 | 47.0 | 1.7 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 48.0 | 1.2 | 49.1 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 49.7 | 0.6 | 48.1 | 2.1 | 52.5 | 1.7 | 48.6 | 1.3 | 49.8 | 1.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 50.1 | 1.6 | 45.7 | 2.7 | 53.7 | 3.2 | 50.1 | 3.0 | 50.3 | 3.0 | |
Hispanic, all races | 43.9 | 1.5 | 43.9 | 3.0 | 41.3 | 2.8 | 39.5 | 2.7 | 52.4 | 3.4 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 50.7 | 1.2 | 49.7 | 2.2 | 51.2 | 2.3 | 48.7 | 2.5 | 54.9 | 3.1 |
High school graduate | 51.3 | 1.0 | 47.9 | 2.6 | 50.4 | 2.3 | 51.3 | 1.8 | 52.6 | 1.8 | |
At least some college | 46.6 | 0.8 | 41.7 | 2.9 | 49.2 | 2.4 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 47.8 | 1.1 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.7 | 0.7 | 39.0 | 2.7 | 45.0 | 2.0 | 44.2 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 1.0 |
Not employed | 46.7 | 1.2 | 44.8 | 2.1 | 45.4 | 2.6 | 47.0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 2.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 46.7 | 0.7 | 45.6 | 3.5 | 47.5 | 2.1 | 44.9 | 1.3 | 47.5 | 1.0 |
Public only | 42.8 | 1.6 | 43.0 | 2.1 | 42.9 | 2.9 | 37.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 42.7 | 2.1 | 36.1 | 3.4 | 41.0 | 4.1 | 46.8 | 3.9 | 44.4 | 5.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.5 | 2.2 | 61.2 | 5.8 | 58.1 | 3.6 | 56.3 | 3.9 | 67.7 | 4.4 |
Medicare and private | 57.9 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | 62.2 | 3.5 | 56.3 | 2.9 | 56.4 | 2.4 | |
Medicare and other public | 58.2 | 3.5 | 63.4 | 4.6 | 61.5 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 48.0 | 0.6 | 46.3 | 1.7 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 49.2 | 1.0 |
Large central metro | 46.7 | 1.0 | 45.4 | 2.5 | 48.3 | 2.5 | 41.0 | 1.8 | 49.9 | 1.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 47.9 | 1.1 | 48.0 | 3.8 | 51.2 | 3.2 | 47.9 | 2.4 | 47.2 | 1.7 | |
Medium metro | 49.8 | 1.1 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 45.0 | 3.2 | 48.6 | 2.1 | 52.5 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 47.8 | 2.3 | 41.7 | 5.1 | 54.5 | 4.5 | 48.9 | 3.2 | 45.6 | 3.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 50.9 | 1.4 | 47.0 | 3.3 | 54.7 | 2.9 | 52.0 | 2.7 | 49.2 | 2.3 | |
Micropolitan | 50.3 | 1.8 | 49.6 | 4.0 | 58.4 | 3.8 | 48.8 | 3.2 | 48.7 | 2.8 | |
Noncore | 52.0 | 2.1 | 41.3 | 5.3 | 50.0 | 4.1 | 57.1 | 4.1 | 50.7 | 4.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 49.2 | 0.6 | 46.1 | 1.6 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 48.0 | 1.1 | 49.8 | 1.0 |
Other | 38.7 | 2.0 | 48.6 | 3.6 | 40.3 | 3.4 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 34.1 | 4.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.2 | 0.6 | 46.5 | 2.0 | 51.2 | 1.7 | 47.8 | 1.1 | 49.9 | 1.0 |
Fair/poor | 44.6 | 1.3 | 46.4 | 2.3 | 47.1 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 2.6 | 42.5 | 2.5 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 48.3 | 1.3 | 47.5 | 2.4 | 51.2 | 2.4 | 48.6 | 2.5 | 46.0 | 2.5 |
Complex activities | 45.3 | 1.5 | 41.1 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 2.6 | 48.3 | 3.3 | 41.9 | 3.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 48.6 | 0.6 | 47.1 | 1.9 | 49.8 | 1.6 | 46.8 | 1.2 | 49.6 | 1.0 |
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.