Table 16_3_6-3a
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 | 75.6 | 1.4 | 75.8 | 1.6 | 74.0 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Age | 0–17 | 72.3 | 4.1 | 72.8 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 77.2 | 1.9 | 78.0 | 2.2 | 75.9 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
45–64 | 79.1 | 2.0 | 79.0 | 2.3 | 73.1 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | 57.3 | 5.2 | 55.0 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 75.8 | 1.7 | 75.2 | 2.0 | 76.1 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Female | 75.5 | 1.7 | 76.3 | 2.0 | 72.2 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 84.6 | 2.4 | 88.1 | 3.0 | 76.2 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 84.4 | 2.0 | 83.9 | 2.3 | 89.4 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 75.6 | 2.3 | 76.2 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 59.0 | 3.5 | 58.6 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 84.9 | 2.4 | 86.5 | 2.8 | 75.5 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 79.2 | 2.3 | 78.4 | 2.7 | 80.3 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 68.9 | 2.5 | 69.1 | 2.8 | 66.8 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 77.1 | 1.8 | 77.3 | 2.1 | 74.4 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Not employed | 80.5 | 2.3 | 81.9 | 2.7 | 75.9 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 68.8 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 2.6 | 71.1 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 77.1 | 3.1 | 80.2 | 3.7 | 67.7 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 93.3 | 1.5 | 95.0 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 75.9 | 1.6 | 76.2 | 1.9 | 73.4 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Large central metro | 77.5 | 2.4 | 77.4 | 3.2 | 77.6 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 75.5 | 3.1 | 77.8 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 73.7 | 3.7 | 73.2 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 76.3 | 4.6 | 74.8 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 74.6 | 3.0 | 74.0 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 76.4 | 3.4 | 76.0 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 70.7 | 5.0 | 69.6 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.3 | 1.5 | 75.3 | 1.8 | 73.6 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Other | 79.0 | 4.5 | 80.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.4 | 1.7 | 74.0 | 2.0 | 75.3 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Fair/poor | 80.2 | 1.9 | 82.7 | 2.3 | 71.0 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 75.7 | 2.6 | 77.5 | 3.1 | 66.8 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 77.5 | 2.9 | 78.5 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 76.0 | 1.8 | 75.7 | 2.0 | 75.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
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.