Table 16_4_7-1a
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 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 74.5 | 0.7 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 47.3 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Age | 18–44 | 63.9 | 1.2 | 65.3 | 1.3 | 63.6 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
45–64 | 73.1 | 1.0 | 74.9 | 1.1 | 68.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | 84.9 | 1.0 | 86.3 | 1.0 | 80.7 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 72.9 | 1.1 | 75.1 | 1.1 | 63.8 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Female | 72.5 | 0.9 | 74.0 | 0.9 | 71.5 | 2.3 | 48.3 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 62.1 | 2.0 | 64.0 | 2.2 | 58.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 67.0 | 1.6 | 68.4 | 1.7 | 64.7 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 72.0 | 1.4 | 73.6 | 1.4 | 68.2 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 76.9 | 1.0 | 78.4 | 0.9 | 77.9 | 3.5 | 51.6 | 7.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 68.9 | 1.7 | 70.3 | 1.8 | 69.5 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 74.5 | 1.3 | 76.4 | 1.3 | 66.7 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 73.0 | 1.0 | 74.7 | 0.9 | 69.4 | 2.6 | 50.5 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.8 | 1.0 | 71.0 | 1.0 | 69.8 | 2.5 | 45.5 | 7.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Not employed | 65.7 | 1.4 | 68.8 | 1.6 | 57.7 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 73.1 | 0.9 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 70.8 | 2.5 | 43.2 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 55.3 | 2.3 | 54.2 | 2.8 | 62.0 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 44.2 | 2.6 | 44.6 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 87.4 | 1.9 | 88.2 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 86.1 | 1.2 | 87.3 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 72.0 | 3.8 | 73.5 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 72.7 | 0.8 | 74.7 | 0.8 | 68.7 | 2.1 | 47.3 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Large central metro | 66.6 | 1.4 | 67.8 | 1.6 | 65.3 | 3.1 | 55.4 | 7.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 75.1 | 1.3 | 77.5 | 1.4 | 69.7 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 77.1 | 1.5 | 78.9 | 1.5 | 73.2 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 74.6 | 1.8 | 75.6 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 72.4 | 1.5 | 73.3 | 1.6 | 67.0 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 71.5 | 1.9 | 71.8 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 74.1 | 2.8 | 76.2 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 74.3 | 0.7 | 75.8 | 0.7 | 68.8 | 2.0 | 50.3 | 6.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Other | 50.7 | 2.8 | 52.7 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.5 | 0.8 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 72.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Fair/poor | 66.1 | 1.4 | 68.7 | 1.5 | 60.5 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 73.3 | 1.4 | 75.1 | 1.5 | 68.6 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 65.9 | 1.8 | 68.0 | 2.1 | 60.7 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 73.1 | 0.8 | 74.8 | 0.7 | 69.9 | 2.6 | 46.7 | 5.8 | 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.