Table 14_1_11-4d
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 36.3 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 1.1 | 32.4 | 1.0 | 39.9 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 40.4 | 0.8 | 35.5 | 1.8 | 36.1 | 1.7 | 43.4 | 1.1 |
45–64 | 36.5 | 0.8 | 30.1 | 2.0 | 33.4 | 1.6 | 39.4 | 1.1 | |
65 and over | 26.8 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 1.6 | 30.2 | 1.7 | |
Gender | Male | 37.6 | 0.8 | 31.5 | 1.6 | 34.8 | 1.4 | 40.7 | 1.1 |
Female | 35.3 | 0.7 | 29.6 | 1.3 | 30.8 | 1.1 | 39.3 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 36.2 | 0.6 | 30.4 | 1.2 | 32.2 | 1.1 | 39.8 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 35.1 | 1.2 | 29.9 | 2.1 | 34.0 | 2.0 | 38.2 | 1.9 | |
Asian, single race | 44.5 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 46.4 | 3.7 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 25.6 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 37.6 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 36.5 | 0.6 | 30.6 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 40.1 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 36.5 | 0.7 | 30.4 | 1.5 | 32.1 | 1.2 | 39.9 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 34.7 | 1.3 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 33.6 | 2.0 | 37.9 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic, all races | 33.7 | 1.3 | 30.3 | 1.8 | 34.0 | 2.5 | 37.6 | 2.6 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 31.5 | 1.3 | 26.2 | 1.8 | 32.0 | 2.1 | 37.9 | 3.5 |
Near poor/low | 32.7 | 1.1 | 31.9 | 1.9 | 29.4 | 1.7 | 37.2 | 2.0 | |
Middle | 37.5 | 1.0 | 31.0 | 2.1 | 33.6 | 1.5 | 42.5 | 1.4 | |
High | 37.6 | 0.9 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 33.1 | 1.7 | 39.3 | 1.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 39.3 | 0.7 | 33.1 | 1.8 | 35.2 | 1.3 | 42.1 | 0.9 |
Not employed | 35.8 | 1.2 | 33.8 | 2.0 | 33.5 | 1.9 | 38.9 | 2.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 39.5 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 1.2 | 41.9 | 0.8 |
Public only | 35.3 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 2.3 | 32.2 | 2.0 | 40.6 | 3.2 | |
Uninsured | 34.1 | 1.7 | 27.1 | 2.5 | 35.7 | 3.2 | 38.6 | 2.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 25.9 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 2.9 | 25.7 | 3.0 | 27.7 | 3.1 |
Medicare and private | 27.1 | 1.3 | 21.6 | 2.7 | 24.6 | 1.9 | 30.9 | 2.0 | |
Medicare and other public | 27.4 | 2.5 | 27.9 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 36.3 | 0.6 | 30.6 | 1.2 | 32.2 | 1.1 | 39.8 | 0.8 |
Large central metro | 36.8 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 1.8 | 32.8 | 1.7 | 40.8 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 39.0 | 1.2 | 32.7 | 2.7 | 33.0 | 2.1 | 42.8 | 1.2 | |
Medium metro | 33.1 | 1.3 | 31.0 | 2.1 | 31.5 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 1.9 | |
Small metro | 35.3 | 1.6 | 32.3 | 3.8 | 30.3 | 2.0 | 38.9 | 2.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 36.0 | 0.9 | 30.2 | 2.4 | 33.4 | 1.9 | 40.8 | 1.6 | |
Micropolitan | 36.6 | 1.2 | 29.4 | 3.0 | 34.5 | 2.2 | 41.2 | 1.8 | |
Noncore | 35.0 | 1.3 | 31.5 | 3.8 | 31.1 | 3.2 | 40.0 | 2.9 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 36.4 | 0.6 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 0.8 |
Other | 35.2 | 1.9 | 32.1 | 2.3 | 35.1 | 3.9 | 38.9 | 3.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 36.6 | 0.6 | 31.6 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 1.1 | 39.7 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 34.4 | 1.1 | 27.7 | 1.7 | 32.3 | 2.0 | 41.9 | 1.8 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 31.4 | 1.1 | 26.1 | 1.8 | 28.2 | 1.8 | 38.1 | 2.0 |
Complex activities | 33.3 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 2.3 | 30.8 | 2.3 | 39.0 | 2.3 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 37.2 | 0.6 | 32.1 | 1.3 | 33.5 | 1.2 | 40.1 | 0.8 |
a 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.
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 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.