Table 17_1_1-1b
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 73.4 | 0.5 | 76.0 | 0.5 | 78.9 | 0.4 | 65.7 | 1.0 | 59.1 | 0.9 | |
Age | 0–17 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 0.8 | 78.7 | 1.0 | 65.0 | 1.7 | 62.8 | 1.4 |
18–44 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 66.5 | 0.7 | 70.1 | 0.8 | 55.6 | 1.4 | 49.4 | 1.4 | |
45–64 | 79.4 | 0.6 | 80.5 | 0.6 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 75.4 | 1.4 | 69.1 | 1.6 | |
65 and over | 92.3 | 0.5 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 93.5 | 0.5 | 88.3 | 1.7 | 85.2 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 66.5 | 0.6 | 69.6 | 0.6 | 72.6 | 0.6 | 57.8 | 1.2 | 49.8 | 1.3 |
Female | 80.2 | 0.5 | 82.0 | 0.5 | 85.1 | 0.5 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 69.1 | 1.0 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 67.8 | 1.1 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 75.2 | 1.4 | 66.3 | 1.6 | 59.3 | 1.8 |
Near poor/low | 66.6 | 0.8 | 71.0 | 0.9 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 62.3 | 1.4 | 54.0 | 1.5 | |
Middle | 72.2 | 0.7 | 74.8 | 0.8 | 78.0 | 0.8 | 63.6 | 1.9 | 58.2 | 1.6 | |
High | 79.5 | 0.6 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 81.5 | 0.6 | 71.8 | 1.9 | 70.5 | 2.3 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 66.0 | 0.9 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 53.1 | 1.3 |
High school graduate | 71.3 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 0.9 | 76.5 | 0.9 | 61.1 | 1.6 | 54.7 | 1.6 | |
At least some college | 78.3 | 0.6 | 79.2 | 0.6 | 81.4 | 0.6 | 72.5 | 1.5 | 66.8 | 2.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 68.8 | 0.6 | 71.6 | 0.6 | 74.3 | 0.6 | 60.9 | 1.2 | 52.1 | 1.2 |
Not employed | 74.2 | 0.9 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 80.2 | 1.0 | 68.8 | 2.1 | 63.5 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 76.1 | 0.5 | 77.0 | 0.5 | 79.2 | 0.5 | 66.8 | 1.4 | 67.8 | 1.3 |
Public only | 72.4 | 0.9 | 75.2 | 1.0 | 79.6 | 1.3 | 70.4 | 1.5 | 65.8 | 1.6 | |
Uninsured | 42.6 | 1.1 | 46.7 | 1.4 | 51.0 | 1.6 | 37.3 | 2.2 | 33.9 | 1.5 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.6 | 0.9 | 91.1 | 1.0 | 91.9 | 1.0 | 86.3 | 3.2 | 83.9 | 3.4 |
Medicare and private | 94.4 | 0.6 | 94.6 | 0.6 | 95.2 | 0.6 | 89.0 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 89.9 | 1.3 | 90.4 | 1.5 | 89.5 | 2.3 | 90.1 | 2.9 | 88.6 | 2.7 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 72.9 | 0.5 | 75.7 | 0.5 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 66.3 | 1.1 | 59.5 | 1.0 |
Large central metro | 68.6 | 0.9 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 77.7 | 1.2 | 65.1 | 1.4 | 58.4 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 75.1 | 0.8 | 77.4 | 0.8 | 80.3 | 0.7 | 64.0 | 2.1 | 58.3 | 2.9 | |
Medium metro | 75.3 | 0.8 | 76.8 | 0.8 | 78.3 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 62.9 | 2.1 | |
Small metro | 76.2 | 1.4 | 77.5 | 1.5 | 78.7 | 1.4 | 71.5 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 2.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 76.0 | 1.1 | 77.5 | 1.0 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 61.3 | 2.9 | 53.8 | 3.5 | |
Micropolitan | 75.8 | 1.4 | 77.5 | 1.3 | 78.8 | 1.3 | 61.5 | 3.5 | 54.6 | 4.2 | |
Noncore | 76.3 | 1.6 | 77.5 | 1.5 | 79.7 | 1.6 | 61.0 | 5.7 | 51.0 | 5.9 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 76.2 | 0.4 | 77.0 | 0.4 | 79.3 | 0.4 | 66.2 | 1.0 | 65.8 | 1.5 |
Other | 55.1 | 1.2 | 57.1 | 2.8 | 63.8 | 4.1 | 53.9 | 5.4 | 54.2 | 1.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 72.0 | 0.5 | 74.6 | 0.5 | 77.8 | 0.5 | 62.8 | 1.2 | 57.0 | 1.0 |
Fair/poor | 86.8 | 0.7 | 88.4 | 0.7 | 89.6 | 0.8 | 84.7 | 1.4 | 77.8 | 1.8 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 92.4 | 0.5 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 93.9 | 0.6 | 89.2 | 1.3 | 87.5 | 2.1 |
Complex activities | 92.8 | 0.8 | 93.0 | 0.8 | 93.5 | 0.9 | 90.4 | 1.6 | 90.1 | 2.1 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 70.8 | 0.5 | 73.4 | 0.5 | 76.6 | 0.5 | 61.2 | 1.2 | 54.7 | 1.0 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.