Table 2_1_3-2a
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 | 59.3 | 1.5 | 60.2 | 1.7 | 53.0 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Age | 40–59 | 53.2 | 2.2 | 54.4 | 2.6 | 44.0 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
60 and over | 69.1 | 1.8 | 69.4 | 1.9 | 67.6 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 58.1 | 2.3 | 58.3 | 2.6 | 48.0 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Female | 60.4 | 2.0 | 62.1 | 2.3 | 56.5 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 50.9 | 4.2 | 54.2 | 4.6 | 47.2 | 8.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 53.7 | 2.9 | 55.1 | 3.4 | 48.7 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 60.1 | 2.5 | 57.2 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 64.9 | 2.4 | 66.7 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 50.8 | 2.7 | 50.8 | 3.1 | 51.7 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 60.4 | 2.5 | 62.3 | 3.0 | 51.5 | 7.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 63.8 | 2.5 | 64.5 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 57.3 | 3.0 | 56.5 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Not employed | 61.1 | 2.5 | 64.7 | 3.0 | 51.6 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 64.1 | 2.5 | 64.4 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 55.7 | 3.7 | 59.6 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 35.4 | 5.8 | 38.7 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 67.0 | 3.3 | 65.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 73.0 | 2.8 | 72.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 58.5 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 61.8 | 1.8 | 63.3 | 1.9 | 54.9 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Large central metro | 60.0 | 2.6 | 57.4 | 2.9 | 63.1 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 65.0 | 3.6 | 68.3 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 60.9 | 3.1 | 62.8 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 62.7 | 6.3 | 66.9 | 6.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 48.7 | 3.0 | 49.2 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 52.7 | 3.8 | 54.5 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 42.0 | 3.8 | 41.0 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.1 | 1.6 | 61.6 | 1.8 | 53.1 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Other | 50.7 | 3.9 | 47.8 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 61.8 | 2.0 | 62.2 | 2.3 | 53.7 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Fair/poor | 55.1 | 2.3 | 56.6 | 2.7 | 52.4 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 57.6 | 2.7 | 58.4 | 3.3 | 52.3 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 53.9 | 3.0 | 55.3 | 3.4 | 45.7 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 60.7 | 1.9 | 61.2 | 2.2 | 55.4 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.
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 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.
d 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.