Table 14_1_1-4c
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 | 32.5 | 0.4 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 0.9 | 32.5 | 0.7 | 33.4 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 32.5 | 0.6 | 28.8 | 1.4 | 31.6 | 1.4 | 33.0 | 1.1 | 33.4 | 1.0 |
45–64 | 33.7 | 0.6 | 32.2 | 1.9 | 35.3 | 1.7 | 33.6 | 1.1 | 33.7 | 0.9 | |
65 and over | 30.1 | 0.9 | 27.8 | 2.1 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 29.3 | 1.4 | 32.5 | 1.5 | |
Gender | Male | 31.9 | 0.6 | 31.5 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 1.4 | 31.3 | 1.0 | 32.1 | 0.9 |
Female | 32.9 | 0.5 | 28.7 | 1.1 | 30.6 | 1.0 | 33.2 | 0.9 | 34.6 | 0.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 33.1 | 0.5 | 31.1 | 1.3 | 32.6 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 33.4 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 26.4 | 0.8 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 25.9 | 1.9 | 26.3 | 1.5 | 27.7 | 2.1 | |
Asian, single race | 37.1 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 30.3 | 3.7 | 41.8 | 3.9 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 24.9 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 37.5 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 32.4 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 1.1 | 31.3 | 1.0 | 32.0 | 0.7 | 33.6 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 33.1 | 0.5 | 30.5 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 0.8 | 33.7 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 26.1 | 0.9 | 24.9 | 1.6 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 27.3 | 2.1 | |
Hispanic, all races | 33.2 | 1.0 | 33.8 | 1.9 | 32.4 | 1.8 | 36.3 | 1.8 | 28.7 | 2.4 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 29.0 | 0.9 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 31.1 | 1.5 | 30.5 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 30.6 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 1.7 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 31.4 | 1.3 | 30.1 | 1.2 | |
At least some college | 34.6 | 0.5 | 30.0 | 1.9 | 33.5 | 1.7 | 34.0 | 0.9 | 35.3 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 33.3 | 0.5 | 30.7 | 1.7 | 32.2 | 1.4 | 33.6 | 0.9 | 33.7 | 0.7 |
Not employed | 32.1 | 0.8 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 34.7 | 1.7 | 31.6 | 1.7 | 33.1 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 33.5 | 0.5 | 29.6 | 2.4 | 33.7 | 1.5 | 33.4 | 0.9 | 33.7 | 0.7 |
Public only | 30.6 | 1.1 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 33.4 | 1.9 | 32.7 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 32.3 | 1.3 | 34.1 | 2.3 | 30.9 | 2.3 | 32.5 | 2.3 | 32.0 | 3.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 29.3 | 1.5 | 26.4 | 4.0 | 33.6 | 2.8 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 25.3 | 2.7 |
Medicare and private | 31.4 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 4.3 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 28.9 | 1.9 | 34.1 | 1.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 24.6 | 2.1 | 23.2 | 2.7 | 15.7 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 32.4 | 0.4 | 29.8 | 1.1 | 30.9 | 1.0 | 32.8 | 0.7 | 33.1 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 31.9 | 0.7 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 30.1 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 1.3 | 32.0 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 32.8 | 0.8 | 28.2 | 2.6 | 32.4 | 2.0 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 34.7 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 33.3 | 0.8 | 28.0 | 1.9 | 32.0 | 1.8 | 36.4 | 1.7 | 32.7 | 1.5 | |
Small metro | 30.8 | 1.4 | 31.5 | 3.8 | 27.8 | 2.6 | 30.9 | 2.5 | 31.9 | 2.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 32.9 | 1.0 | 28.9 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 2.4 | 30.8 | 1.5 | 35.6 | 1.7 | |
Micropolitan | 32.8 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 2.4 | 29.9 | 2.3 | 32.9 | 2.0 | 35.6 | 1.9 | |
Noncore | 33.1 | 1.5 | 33.8 | 3.4 | 39.0 | 3.8 | 27.5 | 2.1 | 35.6 | 2.8 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 32.3 | 0.4 | 28.7 | 1.1 | 31.2 | 1.0 | 32.4 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 0.7 |
Other | 34.6 | 1.3 | 35.9 | 2.5 | 33.4 | 2.0 | 33.2 | 2.2 | 37.0 | 3.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 32.2 | 0.4 | 29.7 | 1.2 | 31.0 | 1.1 | 32.1 | 0.8 | 33.0 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 34.0 | 0.8 | 29.4 | 1.7 | 32.8 | 1.6 | 34.4 | 1.7 | 38.1 | 1.9 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 33.4 | 0.8 | 28.3 | 1.6 | 32.5 | 1.5 | 32.6 | 1.5 | 37.9 | 1.8 |
Complex activities | 33.0 | 1.0 | 31.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 1.9 | 31.2 | 2.3 | 38.7 | 2.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 32.3 | 0.4 | 29.4 | 1.2 | 31.3 | 1.1 | 32.3 | 0.8 | 32.9 | 0.7 |
a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.
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 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.