Table 16_3_6-4d
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 68.0 | 1.8 | 75.1 | 3.0 | 71.8 | 2.9 | 61.3 | 3.0 | |
Age | 18–44 | 74.8 | 2.7 | 88.5 | 3.2 | 82.5 | 3.9 | 61.9 | 4.4 |
45–64 | 68.5 | 2.6 | 77.9 | 4.3 | 66.3 | 4.9 | 64.9 | 4.0 | |
65 and over | 48.9 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 64.3 | 2.7 | 76.7 | 4.3 | 69.0 | 4.7 | 52.8 | 4.7 |
Female | 70.3 | 2.1 | 73.9 | 4.0 | 73.4 | 3.3 | 66.1 | 3.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 67.0 | 2.2 | 75.0 | 3.5 | 72.0 | 3.3 | 59.3 | 3.3 |
Black, single race | 75.4 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 67.0 | 1.9 | 73.7 | 3.4 | 70.6 | 3.1 | 60.9 | 3.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 65.8 | 2.3 | 72.9 | 4.0 | 70.7 | 3.6 | 59.0 | 3.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 75.3 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 78.5 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 78.0 | 3.0 | 74.9 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 77.6 | 3.1 | 75.3 | 5.3 | 81.5 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 67.5 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 69.4 | 4.8 | 63.7 | 5.1 | |
High | 51.4 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.1 | 5.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 70.1 | 2.5 | 87.5 | 3.7 | 76.0 | 3.8 | 60.2 | 3.7 |
Not employed | 75.4 | 2.8 | 77.2 | 4.2 | 74.4 | 4.6 | 74.8 | 4.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 64.6 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 71.9 | 4.3 | 58.3 | 3.9 |
Public only | 76.2 | 3.6 | 74.4 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 84.1 | 3.1 | 91.3 | 3.3 | 83.1 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 67.5 | 2.0 | 74.3 | 3.4 | 72.8 | 3.2 | 60.3 | 3.3 |
Large central metro | 65.6 | 3.1 | 70.1 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | 58.3 | 5.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 65.9 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 66.3 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 80.5 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 70.4 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 68.1 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 74.4 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 67.5 | 1.9 | 74.1 | 3.3 | 71.3 | 2.9 | 61.4 | 3.1 |
Other | 78.2 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64.0 | 2.4 | 68.1 | 4.8 | 68.3 | 3.9 | 59.3 | 3.6 |
Fair/poor | 75.9 | 2.6 | 82.1 | 3.2 | 79.0 | 3.7 | 66.6 | 5.4 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 69.6 | 2.6 | 70.0 | 4.6 | 70.3 | 5.6 | 68.6 | 4.8 |
Complex activities | 77.8 | 2.9 | 76.5 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 66.5 | 2.6 | 79.7 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 3.7 | 57.6 | 3.7 |
a People age 18 and over. 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.
b 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.
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.