Table 14_1_3-2
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 | 211,389 | 72.0 | 55.3 | 0.6 | 34.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 109,805 | 63.3 | 51.2 | 0.7 | 36.2 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 0.5 |
45–64 | 67,411 | 78.0 | 56.5 | 0.8 | 34.2 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.5 | |
65 and over | 34,173 | 88.3 | 62.7 | 1.1 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
Gender | Male | 101,486 | 63.2 | 56.3 | 0.8 | 33.7 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
Female | 109,904 | 80.1 | 54.6 | 0.7 | 34.9 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 174,268 | 73.0 | 54.8 | 0.6 | 35.2 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 0.3 |
Black, single race | 23,794 | 67.6 | 63.5 | 1.5 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 0.7 | |
Asian, single race | 8,739 | 63.0 | 48.1 | 3.3 | 38.3 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 2.0 | |
NHOPI, single race | 569 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 1,765 | 69.5 | 55.1 | 4.6 | 28.0 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 3.3 | |
Multiple races | 2,254 | 77.2 | 44.7 | 4.4 | 43.5 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 2.3 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 185,541 | 74.3 | 55.0 | 0.6 | 35.1 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 149,367 | 76.0 | 54.4 | 0.6 | 36.1 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 23,442 | 67.5 | 63.4 | 1.5 | 26.0 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 0.7 | |
Hispanic | 25,849 | 55.2 | 57.8 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 22,136 | 66.9 | 56.6 | 1.3 | 28.1 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 1.0 |
Near poor/low | 36,048 | 66.6 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 30.1 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 0.8 | |
Middle | 66,429 | 69.1 | 54.1 | 1.0 | 35.4 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 0.5 | |
High | 86,776 | 77.6 | 55.2 | 0.8 | 36.5 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 0.4 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 44,519 | 65.6 | 57.8 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 0.6 |
High school graduate | 69,198 | 69.2 | 57.3 | 0.8 | 32.4 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 0.5 | |
At least some college | 96,344 | 76.9 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 37.5 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 142,664 | 67.3 | 53.0 | 0.6 | 36.1 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.4 |
Not employed | 34,543 | 75.5 | 55.1 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 0.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 134,592 | 73.6 | 53.2 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
Public only | 14,896 | 75.8 | 58.7 | 1.5 | 25.6 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 1.1 | |
Uninsured | 27,728 | 42.2 | 50.8 | 1.7 | 30.9 | 1.5 | 18.3 | 1.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 9,790 | 86.3 | 63.9 | 1.9 | 27.1 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
Medicare and private | 20,417 | 89.7 | 62.0 | 1.5 | 32.4 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 | |
Medicare and other public | 3,692 | 88.3 | 63.8 | 2.9 | 28.7 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 176,407 | 71.7 | 54.8 | 0.6 | 34.6 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 64,336 | 68.9 | 52.2 | 1.0 | 35.6 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 0.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 50,250 | 74.3 | 54.3 | 1.1 | 35.4 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 0.7 | |
Medium metro | 43,344 | 73.3 | 57.5 | 1.3 | 32.6 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 0.6 | |
Small metro | 18,478 | 70.5 | 58.2 | 2.1 | 33.7 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 0.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 34,982 | 73.2 | 57.6 | 1.0 | 33.4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.6 | |
Micropolitan | 23,481 | 74.3 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 33.6 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 0.8 | |
Noncore | 11,501 | 70.8 | 56.0 | 1.9 | 33.1 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 1.0 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 187,887 | 74.2 | 55.3 | 0.6 | 34.9 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
Other | 23,440 | 53.6 | 55.1 | 1.6 | 29.1 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 1.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 183,616 | 69.7 | 56.1 | 0.6 | 34.7 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 27,773 | 87.3 | 51.1 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 0.8 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 27,816 | 88.1 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 33.2 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 0.8 |
Complex activities | 16,562 | 89.3 | 52.6 | 1.4 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 1.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 178,922 | 69.3 | 55.5 | 0.6 | 34.6 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 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.