Table 16_3_6-3c
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 | 75.6 | 1.4 | 84.6 | 2.4 | 84.4 | 2.0 | 75.6 | 2.3 | 59.0 | 3.5 | |
Age | 0–17 | 72.3 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | 82.8 | 6.3 | 78.1 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 77.2 | 1.9 | 86.5 | 3.3 | 88.0 | 2.5 | 76.5 | 2.8 | 59.2 | 5.1 | |
45–64 | 79.1 | 2.0 | 89.3 | 3.0 | 86.7 | 3.2 | 79.1 | 3.9 | 66.3 | 4.9 | |
65 and over | 57.3 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 75.8 | 1.7 | 88.3 | 3.1 | 85.0 | 2.8 | 74.5 | 3.2 | 60.9 | 4.5 |
Female | 75.5 | 1.7 | 82.2 | 3.2 | 83.9 | 2.4 | 76.5 | 2.8 | 57.2 | 4.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 75.8 | 1.6 | 88.1 | 3.0 | 83.9 | 2.3 | 76.2 | 2.6 | 58.6 | 4.1 |
Black, single race | 74.0 | 3.0 | 76.2 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 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 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 74.5 | 1.6 | 83.8 | 2.7 | 83.5 | 2.4 | 75.3 | 2.5 | 57.8 | 3.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 74.4 | 1.9 | 87.8 | 3.5 | 82.3 | 2.8 | 76.2 | 2.9 | 57.2 | 4.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 73.9 | 3.1 | 75.6 | 5.0 | 90.9 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 83.1 | 3.1 | 88.4 | 3.5 | 89.3 | 3.2 | 77.2 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 84.9 | 2.4 | 84.3 | 3.3 | 86.7 | 3.4 | 82.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 79.2 | 2.3 | 88.5 | 4.2 | 88.1 | 2.8 | 74.2 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 68.9 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 78.8 | 4.2 | 71.6 | 3.9 | 56.4 | 4.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 77.1 | 1.8 | 90.8 | 2.6 | 87.9 | 2.2 | 79.2 | 2.8 | 60.9 | 4.1 |
Not employed | 80.5 | 2.3 | 85.3 | 3.4 | 86.6 | 3.6 | 69.4 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 68.8 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 84.1 | 3.8 | 73.4 | 3.1 | 53.5 | 4.0 |
Public only | 77.1 | 3.1 | 78.2 | 4.5 | 78.8 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 93.3 | 1.5 | 94.3 | 2.1 | 95.7 | 1.5 | 90.4 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | 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 | 75.9 | 1.6 | 82.9 | 2.9 | 84.5 | 2.2 | 76.5 | 2.5 | 60.1 | 3.9 |
Large central metro | 77.5 | 2.4 | 83.6 | 2.8 | 86.5 | 2.8 | 75.1 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 75.5 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 89.5 | 3.2 | 75.3 | 5.2 | 62.2 | 6.9 | |
Medium metro | 73.7 | 3.7 | 83.1 | 5.4 | 75.2 | 6.3 | 78.3 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 76.3 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 74.6 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 83.8 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 76.4 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 70.7 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.3 | 1.5 | 84.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 2.3 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 59.0 | 3.7 |
Other | 79.0 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | 94.8 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.4 | 1.7 | 83.7 | 3.3 | 85.3 | 2.4 | 75.7 | 2.7 | 56.6 | 3.9 |
Fair/poor | 80.2 | 1.9 | 86.1 | 2.9 | 81.9 | 3.4 | 74.8 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 75.7 | 2.6 | 83.3 | 3.8 | 75.6 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 77.5 | 2.9 | 85.3 | 3.6 | 74.3 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 76.0 | 1.8 | 88.6 | 2.8 | 87.7 | 2.2 | 75.9 | 2.7 | 59.7 | 4.0 |
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.