Table 16_1_7-1b
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 18.3 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 1.0 | |
Age | 0–17 | 35.4 | 1.0 | 30.0 | 1.0 | 22.4 | 1.1 | 58.0 | 1.9 | 56.6 | 1.9 |
18–44 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 1.1 | 15.6 | 1.0 | |
45–64 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 1.5 | |
Gender | Male | 16.2 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 1.3 | 26.5 | 1.1 |
Female | 20.4 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 36.1 | 1.4 | 34.5 | 1.3 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 58.8 | 1.3 | 59.1 | 1.5 | 52.7 | 2.1 | 70.0 | 2.0 | 57.9 | 1.8 |
Near poor/low | 35.8 | 1.2 | 34.4 | 1.4 | 30.9 | 1.8 | 42.9 | 2.1 | 39.3 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 11.5 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 17.7 | 1.2 | |
High | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 24.2 | 0.9 | 26.3 | 1.2 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 41.8 | 2.6 | 20.5 | 1.4 |
High school graduate | 13.6 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 21.1 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 1.2 | |
At least some college | 6.0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 1.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 6.1 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 32.7 | 1.0 | 32.1 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 1.1 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 35.8 | 2.2 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 17.6 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 32.6 | 1.3 | 30.2 | 1.1 |
Large central metro | 20.8 | 0.9 | 17.2 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 35.8 | 1.9 | 30.2 | 1.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 12.5 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 23.8 | 2.1 | 25.7 | 2.1 | |
Medium metro | 18.5 | 1.2 | 16.6 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 37.7 | 3.0 | 32.9 | 2.5 | |
Small metro | 19.0 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 25.9 | 3.1 | 38.9 | 6.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 22.0 | 1.5 | 21.3 | 1.5 | 18.8 | 1.6 | 39.3 | 2.6 | 31.8 | 3.6 | |
Micropolitan | 20.1 | 1.4 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 43.1 | 4.0 | 31.3 | 3.4 | |
Noncore | 25.8 | 3.2 | 25.4 | 3.1 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 16.7 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 33.0 | 1.2 | 27.4 | 1.4 |
Other | 28.5 | 1.2 | 19.1 | 2.3 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 35.6 | 6.7 | 32.5 | 1.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 16.6 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 31.1 | 1.1 | 29.8 | 1.1 |
Fair/poor | 37.1 | 1.2 | 37.2 | 1.4 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 50.3 | 2.6 | 36.6 | 2.4 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 39.0 | 1.3 | 38.5 | 1.4 | 34.8 | 1.6 | 54.8 | 2.9 | 43.3 | 4.6 |
Complex activities | 54.4 | 1.5 | 54.3 | 1.6 | 51.1 | 1.8 | 66.6 | 3.0 | 55.8 | 4.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8.0 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 0.9 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.