Table 16_3_6-1c
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 65.2 | 1.2 | 78.9 | 2.0 | 78.1 | 1.9 | 66.4 | 1.7 | 44.8 | 2.5 | |
Age | 0–17 | 63.7 | 3.1 | 62.6 | 6.1 | 79.2 | 4.4 | 71.8 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 70.1 | 1.4 | 82.9 | 2.7 | 84.2 | 2.5 | 67.9 | 2.5 | 50.7 | 3.6 | |
45–64 | 66.0 | 1.7 | 82.3 | 2.8 | 83.5 | 2.5 | 69.1 | 2.9 | 45.4 | 3.2 | |
65 and over | 45.0 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | 50.4 | 5.5 | 40.7 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 64.6 | 1.5 | 80.1 | 3.0 | 78.4 | 2.2 | 64.5 | 2.6 | 46.2 | 3.1 |
Female | 65.7 | 1.4 | 78.2 | 2.3 | 77.9 | 2.5 | 67.9 | 2.3 | 43.7 | 3.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 64.4 | 1.4 | 80.7 | 2.5 | 77.2 | 2.1 | 66.4 | 2.0 | 44.2 | 2.8 |
Black, single race | 70.3 | 2.4 | 73.7 | 3.8 | 85.6 | 2.5 | 67.1 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 65.7 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 63.9 | 1.3 | 78.8 | 2.2 | 77.8 | 2.0 | 65.3 | 2.0 | 44.3 | 2.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 62.8 | 1.5 | 80.7 | 2.9 | 76.5 | 2.4 | 65.4 | 2.3 | 43.5 | 2.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 70.4 | 2.4 | 73.5 | 3.9 | 86.4 | 2.4 | 66.8 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 74.7 | 2.2 | 79.2 | 3.8 | 79.8 | 4.1 | 73.4 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 78.2 | 1.8 | 81.5 | 2.6 | 79.9 | 3.1 | 75.4 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 69.8 | 1.9 | 84.6 | 3.0 | 78.8 | 2.9 | 68.1 | 2.9 | 50.3 | 4.0 | |
At least some college | 56.1 | 1.8 | 76.4 | 3.8 | 75.0 | 3.2 | 59.0 | 3.2 | 41.8 | 3.1 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 66.5 | 1.4 | 86.2 | 2.7 | 84.0 | 2.2 | 68.7 | 2.2 | 47.2 | 2.9 |
Not employed | 73.6 | 2.0 | 79.8 | 2.7 | 83.9 | 2.8 | 67.0 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 56.7 | 1.6 | 71.7 | 5.4 | 77.7 | 3.3 | 62.6 | 2.4 | 41.5 | 2.6 |
Public only | 73.5 | 2.5 | 72.0 | 3.3 | 78.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 91.5 | 1.4 | 94.6 | 1.6 | 92.7 | 1.9 | 89.1 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 48.3 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 40.9 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 65.3 | 1.3 | 78.2 | 2.3 | 78.6 | 2.1 | 67.8 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 2.8 |
Large central metro | 66.4 | 1.9 | 77.2 | 2.7 | 80.7 | 3.0 | 65.6 | 3.1 | 48.4 | 4.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.6 | 2.3 | 82.2 | 6.5 | 82.1 | 3.8 | 65.4 | 4.4 | 45.4 | 4.4 | |
Medium metro | 64.4 | 3.2 | 77.4 | 4.5 | 71.8 | 5.1 | 73.1 | 3.5 | 34.9 | 5.2 | |
Small metro | 69.2 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 64.6 | 2.6 | 81.7 | 3.6 | 76.3 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 4.6 | 44.5 | 5.1 | |
Micropolitan | 65.6 | 3.2 | 82.7 | 4.4 | 78.8 | 4.5 | 62.2 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 62.4 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 64.6 | 1.2 | 78.7 | 2.2 | 76.7 | 2.0 | 66.8 | 1.8 | 45.1 | 2.6 |
Other | 72.0 | 3.5 | 80.9 | 4.5 | 88.4 | 3.0 | 62.0 | 7.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 63.4 | 1.4 | 78.3 | 2.7 | 78.9 | 2.3 | 65.4 | 2.1 | 43.7 | 2.7 |
Fair/poor | 71.1 | 1.8 | 79.9 | 2.4 | 76.0 | 2.7 | 70.5 | 3.7 | 51.1 | 5.2 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 64.0 | 1.8 | 76.0 | 2.9 | 69.7 | 3.5 | 59.2 | 3.7 | 49.7 | 4.8 |
Complex activities | 71.4 | 2.2 | 78.5 | 2.8 | 73.6 | 3.9 | 70.3 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 65.4 | 1.5 | 83.5 | 2.5 | 81.3 | 2.3 | 67.1 | 2.2 | 45.6 | 2.7 |
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.