Table 16_1_5-1a
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 14.3 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 20.5 | 3.3 | 12.3 | 1.7 | |
Age | 0–17 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 20.3 | 0.6 | 20.6 | 0.7 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 16.1 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 27.1 | 6.5 | 20.8 | 3.3 | |
45–64 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 16.4 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 24.0 | 4.5 | 13.8 | 2.9 |
Female | 12.2 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | 16.9 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 2.3 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 23.7 | 1.1 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 8.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 24.5 | 0.9 | 26.3 | 1.1 | 20.4 | 1.7 | 13.5 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 13.2 | 3.1 | |
Middle | 15.5 | 0.7 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 17.0 | 3.9 | |
High | 5.7 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 33.3 | 1.1 | 35.7 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 20.9 | 0.6 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 1.5 | 24.0 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 10.0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 16.9 | 4.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 16.5 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 24.6 | 5.0 | 20.6 | 3.3 |
Not employed | 21.1 | 0.8 | 21.0 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 14.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 19.8 | 3.9 | 12.0 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 17.4 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 11.6 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 12.7 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 15.6 | 4.0 | |
Small metro | 13.2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 15.8 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 15.4 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 14.7 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 16.9 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 17.3 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 11.5 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | 17.9 | 2.8 | 12.4 | 1.7 |
Other | 33.5 | 1.3 | 37.1 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 5.5 | 19.8 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 13.9 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 20.0 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 1.9 |
Fair/poor | 19.0 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 14.6 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 13.7 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 13.4 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 17.5 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 20.1 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | 22.2 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 3.2 |
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.