Table 18_6_5-1a
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Without USC | With assistance | Without assistance | ||||||
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Population group | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 9,419 | 49.6 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 | |
Age | 18–44 | 5,307 | 63.0 | 2.6 | 33.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
45–64 | 2,911 | 41.4 | 3.0 | 51.5 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | |
65 and over | 1,202 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 74.1 | 4.4 | 16.4 | 3.9 | |
Gender | Male | 4,545 | 63.8 | 2.5 | 32.1 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU |
Female | 4,875 | 36.3 | 2.1 | 55.1 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 1.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 7,933 | 52.2 | 2.1 | 42.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
Black, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | 1,243 | 31.2 | 5.3 | 57.0 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 3.4 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 7,500 | 53.3 | 2.0 | 41.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,919 | 34.6 | 5.5 | 55.4 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 2.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 2,163 | 46.1 | 3.1 | 47.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
Near poor/low | 3,437 | 51.7 | 2.9 | 42.6 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | |
Middle | 3,029 | 53.3 | 3.3 | 41.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
High | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 6,315 | 51.4 | 2.3 | 44.2 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
High school graduate | 1,698 | 46.1 | 4.1 | 43.6 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 1,229 | 44.4 | 5.1 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 2.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 5,923 | 59.8 | 2.6 | 35.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
Not employed | 2,295 | 43.9 | 3.2 | 49.7 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 2,412 | 38.4 | 4.1 | 55.3 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 1,382 | 34.8 | 4.2 | 60.3 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 4,424 | 71.1 | 2.1 | 24.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 735 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 83.1 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 8,859 | 48.9 | 2.1 | 44.6 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
Large central metro | 5,669 | 48.3 | 2.5 | 46.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 1,476 | 53.1 | 4.9 | 35.3 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 1,281 | 45.5 | 3.3 | 46.8 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 560 | 59.1 | 9.2 | 35.0 | 8.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 435 | 61.7 | 11.0 | 33.8 | 10.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 7,620 | 54.7 | 2.4 | 39.4 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
Fair/poor | 1,799 | 27.5 | 3.0 | 63.5 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 905 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 4.0 |
Complex activities | 494 | DSU | DSU | 80.8 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8,323 | 53.3 | 2.2 | 41.1 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
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.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
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.