Table 14_1_3-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Population group | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent with visit | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 221,664 | 70.8 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 110,210 | 61.4 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 32.8 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
45–64 | 75,467 | 76.4 | 57.3 | 0.8 | 33.7 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.5 | |
65 and over | 35,988 | 88.4 | 64.9 | 1.2 | 28.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | |
Gender | Male | 106,997 | 62.1 | 59.6 | 0.8 | 31.7 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
Female | 114,668 | 79.0 | 57.5 | 0.7 | 32.6 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 180,802 | 72.0 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 32.9 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Black, single race | 25,387 | 67.5 | 66.0 | 1.2 | 24.9 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 0.7 | |
Asian, single race | 10,100 | 59.2 | 50.3 | 3.0 | 38.6 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 1.8 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 1,848 | 74.3 | 61.8 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 2,880 | 66.5 | 48.5 | 4.5 | 37.4 | 4.6 | 14.1 | 3.1 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 192,147 | 73.9 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 32.1 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 152,528 | 75.9 | 58.2 | 0.7 | 32.9 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 24,935 | 67.8 | 66.2 | 1.2 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 0.7 | |
Hispanic, all races | 29,517 | 50.7 | 55.7 | 1.5 | 33.2 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 0.9 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 23,414 | 62.6 | 57.2 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 0.9 |
Near poor/low | 37,191 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 1.3 | 31.1 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.8 | |
Middle | 69,053 | 68.2 | 57.6 | 1.1 | 31.6 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 0.7 | |
High | 92,007 | 77.5 | 59.5 | 0.9 | 33.5 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 0.5 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 40,399 | 62.4 | 60.5 | 1.2 | 28.0 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
High school graduate | 68,260 | 66.6 | 60.2 | 1.0 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.5 | |
At least some college | 111,760 | 76.3 | 56.8 | 0.7 | 34.7 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 149,151 | 66.4 | 56.8 | 0.7 | 33.7 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
Not employed | 36,439 | 71.9 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 31.4 | 1.1 | 11.9 | 0.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 136,827 | 73.2 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 33.7 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
Public only | 16,734 | 73.2 | 53.7 | 1.6 | 30.3 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 1.4 | |
Uninsured | 32,116 | 39.6 | 51.9 | 1.8 | 32.7 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 1.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,927 | 85.8 | 65.9 | 2.1 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
Medicare and private | 20,862 | 90.8 | 64.1 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 3,904 | 85.6 | 66.2 | 3.2 | 23.5 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 1.8 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 184,536 | 70.5 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 66,201 | 67.1 | 58.6 | 1.0 | 31.7 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 52,607 | 73.0 | 57.8 | 1.1 | 33.5 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.7 | |
Medium metro | 46,189 | 73.2 | 58.7 | 1.3 | 32.1 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 0.8 | |
Small metro | 19,540 | 69.4 | 60.1 | 1.5 | 31.1 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 0.7 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 37,128 | 72.1 | 57.8 | 1.6 | 32.2 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 0.8 | |
Micropolitan | 24,719 | 71.3 | 57.1 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 1.1 | |
Noncore | 12,410 | 73.8 | 59.1 | 2.0 | 31.9 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 197,472 | 73.5 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 32.0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 0.3 |
Other | 24,175 | 48.8 | 52.8 | 1.7 | 35.3 | 1.6 | 11.9 | 1.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 192,990 | 68.6 | 59.7 | 0.6 | 32.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 28,674 | 85.7 | 51.4 | 1.4 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 15.5 | 1.0 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 29,665 | 87.8 | 56.3 | 1.2 | 31.9 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 0.8 |
Complex activities | 17,418 | 88.0 | 54.0 | 1.6 | 32.2 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 1.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 186,638 | 68.0 | 59.0 | 0.6 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
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.
d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
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.