Table 16_4_7-1c
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 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 62.1 | 2.0 | 67.0 | 1.6 | 72.0 | 1.4 | 76.9 | 1.0 | |
Age | 18–44 | 63.9 | 1.2 | 52.9 | 3.1 | 55.0 | 3.0 | 65.8 | 2.2 | 68.2 | 2.0 |
45–64 | 73.1 | 1.0 | 59.2 | 3.4 | 64.1 | 2.7 | 70.5 | 2.2 | 78.2 | 1.2 | |
65 and over | 84.9 | 1.0 | 84.0 | 2.7 | 80.9 | 2.1 | 84.7 | 1.8 | 87.3 | 1.6 | |
Gender | Male | 72.9 | 1.1 | 60.8 | 3.6 | 64.0 | 2.5 | 69.2 | 1.9 | 79.1 | 1.4 |
Female | 72.5 | 0.9 | 62.8 | 2.4 | 69.1 | 1.8 | 74.0 | 1.7 | 75.0 | 1.3 | |
Race | White, single race | 74.5 | 0.7 | 64.0 | 2.2 | 68.4 | 1.7 | 73.6 | 1.4 | 78.4 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 68.5 | 2.0 | 58.9 | 3.9 | 64.7 | 4.0 | 68.2 | 3.6 | 77.9 | 3.5 | |
Asian, single race | 47.3 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 51.6 | 7.5 | |
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 | 73.9 | 0.8 | 62.5 | 2.3 | 69.7 | 1.6 | 73.8 | 1.5 | 77.1 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 76.1 | 0.7 | 64.8 | 2.6 | 72.1 | 1.9 | 76.0 | 1.6 | 78.7 | 1.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 68.3 | 2.0 | 58.7 | 4.0 | 63.9 | 4.0 | 67.8 | 3.6 | 77.9 | 3.5 | |
Hispanic, all races | 59.9 | 2.1 | 59.7 | 3.9 | 53.1 | 3.8 | 54.8 | 3.8 | 73.5 | 3.5 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 68.9 | 1.7 | 64.0 | 3.2 | 65.2 | 2.8 | 69.8 | 2.9 | 80.5 | 3.6 |
High school graduate | 74.5 | 1.3 | 65.4 | 3.6 | 72.3 | 2.5 | 73.4 | 2.2 | 79.3 | 1.8 | |
At least some college | 73.0 | 1.0 | 56.8 | 3.8 | 63.2 | 2.8 | 72.0 | 2.1 | 76.1 | 1.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.8 | 1.0 | 58.2 | 4.1 | 57.5 | 2.8 | 67.4 | 1.8 | 74.2 | 1.3 |
Not employed | 65.7 | 1.4 | 54.6 | 2.9 | 61.6 | 3.0 | 70.3 | 2.8 | 73.8 | 2.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 73.1 | 0.9 | 70.8 | 3.9 | 67.7 | 2.7 | 71.6 | 1.8 | 74.7 | 1.2 |
Public only | 55.3 | 2.3 | 55.0 | 3.4 | 55.4 | 3.7 | 55.3 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 44.2 | 2.6 | 37.0 | 4.4 | 40.7 | 4.7 | 46.1 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 87.4 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | 82.4 | 3.3 | 88.5 | 3.0 | 91.4 | 3.7 |
Medicare and private | 86.1 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | 84.8 | 2.9 | 84.1 | 2.3 | 87.4 | 1.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 72.0 | 3.8 | 79.2 | 4.7 | 67.2 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 72.7 | 0.8 | 62.6 | 2.3 | 66.5 | 1.8 | 71.8 | 1.5 | 76.8 | 1.1 |
Large central metro | 66.6 | 1.4 | 61.1 | 3.4 | 58.3 | 3.3 | 61.8 | 2.7 | 73.1 | 2.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 75.1 | 1.3 | 64.6 | 4.5 | 72.3 | 3.4 | 76.0 | 2.6 | 76.4 | 1.7 | |
Medium metro | 77.1 | 1.5 | 62.6 | 4.5 | 70.2 | 3.3 | 77.3 | 3.3 | 82.5 | 1.9 | |
Small metro | 74.6 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 69.7 | 5.0 | 76.8 | 3.3 | 76.9 | 3.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 72.4 | 1.5 | 59.9 | 4.9 | 68.9 | 3.2 | 72.9 | 2.8 | 77.1 | 2.5 | |
Micropolitan | 71.5 | 1.9 | 63.6 | 5.5 | 70.8 | 4.1 | 66.2 | 3.4 | 77.4 | 3.1 | |
Noncore | 74.1 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 66.1 | 5.9 | 83.5 | 3.6 | 76.6 | 5.4 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 74.3 | 0.7 | 63.0 | 2.2 | 69.8 | 1.6 | 73.7 | 1.5 | 77.8 | 1.0 |
Other | 50.7 | 2.8 | 55.1 | 4.7 | 46.4 | 4.4 | 51.1 | 4.1 | 51.9 | 6.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.5 | 0.8 | 66.6 | 2.7 | 68.1 | 2.1 | 73.1 | 1.6 | 77.6 | 1.1 |
Fair/poor | 66.1 | 1.4 | 56.7 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 2.5 | 71.9 | 2.8 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 73.3 | 1.4 | 62.2 | 3.4 | 69.2 | 2.3 | 75.5 | 2.5 | 79.4 | 2.3 |
Complex activities | 65.9 | 1.8 | 54.0 | 3.7 | 67.9 | 2.9 | 67.4 | 3.6 | 73.2 | 3.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 73.1 | 0.8 | 65.1 | 2.5 | 66.1 | 2.0 | 71.2 | 1.5 | 76.6 | 1.1 |
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.