Table 16_3_3-1a
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 | 77.6 | 0.5 | 78.7 | 0.6 | 75.4 | 0.9 | 64.7 | 2.5 | 81.7 | 4.8 | 80.1 | 5.1 | 75.5 | 2.6 | |
Age | 0–17 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 90.5 | 0.6 | 88.2 | 1.1 | 78.1 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 87.1 | 2.9 |
18–44 | 63.2 | 0.8 | 64.7 | 1.0 | 59.6 | 1.6 | 48.3 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | 74.2 | 7.4 | 55.8 | 4.4 | |
45–64 | 80.8 | 0.7 | 81.4 | 0.8 | 79.8 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | 91.1 | 0.6 | 91.2 | 0.7 | 90.5 | 1.5 | 92.5 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 73.8 | 0.6 | 75.1 | 0.7 | 69.3 | 1.4 | 60.7 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | 75.2 | 6.0 | 72.4 | 3.8 |
Female | 81.3 | 0.6 | 82.2 | 0.6 | 80.7 | 1.0 | 68.5 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | 84.8 | 4.8 | 78.2 | 3.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 72.3 | 1.1 | 73.0 | 1.3 | 73.8 | 1.9 | 49.3 | 7.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.6 | 4.9 |
Near poor/low | 72.7 | 0.9 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 75.8 | 1.7 | 56.4 | 7.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 76.4 | 4.6 | |
Middle | 77.0 | 0.8 | 78.5 | 0.9 | 73.6 | 1.6 | 61.1 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 70.8 | 4.8 | |
High | 82.2 | 0.7 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 1.8 | 72.7 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 83.2 | 4.4 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 67.4 | 1.0 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 71.8 | 1.8 | 69.4 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 74.0 | 0.7 | 75.8 | 0.8 | 66.5 | 1.8 | 63.5 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 61.6 | 5.6 | |
At least some college | 75.9 | 0.7 | 77.6 | 0.7 | 72.1 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 72.2 | 4.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.8 | 0.7 | 71.1 | 0.8 | 66.3 | 1.3 | 57.8 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 72.2 | 5.6 | 58.1 | 3.8 |
Not employed | 72.4 | 1.0 | 73.9 | 1.0 | 69.1 | 2.1 | 51.3 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 80.6 | 0.6 | 81.9 | 0.7 | 76.5 | 1.2 | 68.9 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 81.1 | 5.0 | 76.2 | 3.4 |
Public only | 81.7 | 0.8 | 81.8 | 0.9 | 83.5 | 1.4 | 53.9 | 7.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 86.6 | 3.0 | |
Uninsured | 45.4 | 1.2 | 46.1 | 1.4 | 45.2 | 2.5 | 23.9 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 89.3 | 1.3 | 89.5 | 1.4 | 87.5 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 92.7 | 0.8 | 92.6 | 0.9 | 93.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 89.9 | 1.2 | 89.7 | 1.6 | 90.3 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 76.9 | 0.6 | 78.0 | 0.7 | 75.1 | 1.0 | 64.1 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 77.0 | 6.3 | 76.9 | 2.7 |
Large central metro | 72.9 | 0.9 | 73.4 | 1.1 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 62.8 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.9 | 4.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 78.7 | 1.0 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 74.1 | 1.4 | 68.3 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 77.8 | 5.2 | |
Medium metro | 80.5 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 1.1 | 76.5 | 2.2 | 59.2 | 9.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 83.1 | 4.3 | |
Small metro | 77.1 | 2.0 | 77.9 | 2.0 | 75.6 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 81.4 | 1.0 | 82.0 | 1.2 | 77.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 70.3 | 5.4 | |
Micropolitan | 79.4 | 1.2 | 79.9 | 1.4 | 71.7 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 72.3 | 6.0 | |
Noncore | 85.5 | 1.8 | 86.0 | 1.9 | 87.2 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 80.0 | 0.5 | 81.1 | 0.6 | 75.7 | 1.0 | 70.9 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 82.2 | 4.9 | 75.9 | 2.6 |
Other | 60.4 | 1.3 | 60.5 | 1.3 | 65.1 | 5.0 | 58.9 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 77.0 | 0.6 | 78.1 | 0.6 | 74.5 | 1.0 | 64.0 | 2.6 | 82.6 | 4.8 | 80.1 | 5.7 | 75.8 | 2.7 |
Fair/poor | 83.2 | 0.7 | 84.3 | 0.8 | 81.3 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 86.6 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 0.9 | 84.9 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 86.1 | 0.9 | 86.0 | 1.0 | 87.6 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.6 | 0.7 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 66.5 | 1.2 | 60.1 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 76.8 | 5.6 | 62.1 | 3.7 |
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.