Table 2_1_5-2b
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 | 59.1 | 1.6 | 61.6 | 1.8 | 64.3 | 2.2 | 49.9 | 3.4 | 46.4 | 2.9 | |
Age | 40–59 | 51.4 | 2.2 | 54.9 | 2.6 | 58.0 | 3.1 | 44.4 | 4.7 | 35.9 | 3.6 |
60 and over | 71.5 | 2.0 | 72.4 | 2.2 | 74.3 | 2.4 | 58.7 | 4.2 | 63.2 | 4.5 | |
Gender | Male | 55.1 | 2.6 | 57.7 | 2.9 | 59.9 | 3.4 | 46.7 | 5.6 | 40.5 | 4.7 |
Female | 62.8 | 2.0 | 65.2 | 2.4 | 68.7 | 2.9 | 51.9 | 3.9 | 51.3 | 3.6 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 55.7 | 3.3 | 58.3 | 4.1 | 62.3 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | 47.0 | 5.6 |
Near poor/low | 54.7 | 2.9 | 56.6 | 3.4 | 55.9 | 4.1 | 48.4 | 5.2 | 47.2 | 5.8 | |
Middle | 55.2 | 2.8 | 58.0 | 3.3 | 60.7 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | 42.3 | 4.3 | |
High | 66.1 | 2.8 | 67.4 | 3.0 | 70.0 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 52.8 | 2.7 | 57.1 | 3.8 | 58.4 | 5.1 | 49.1 | 6.3 | 45.4 | 3.3 |
High school graduate | 59.0 | 2.6 | 60.8 | 2.8 | 63.0 | 3.3 | 49.8 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 63.0 | 2.5 | 64.2 | 2.7 | 67.8 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 53.0 | 2.8 | 56.4 | 3.1 | 57.4 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | 30.9 | 6.8 |
Not employed | 60.1 | 2.9 | 60.9 | 3.2 | 63.4 | 3.9 | 47.9 | 5.7 | 60.8 | 5.2 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 57.6 | 2.7 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 62.2 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | 36.1 | 8.4 |
Public only | 55.6 | 3.6 | 55.8 | 4.1 | 55.3 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 44.9 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 75.4 | 3.0 | 75.9 | 3.2 | 80.7 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 74.8 | 3.1 | 75.7 | 3.2 | 77.5 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 73.9 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 58.7 | 1.8 | 61.7 | 2.1 | 64.4 | 2.6 | 49.4 | 3.8 | 45.9 | 3.1 |
Large central metro | 56.1 | 2.9 | 58.8 | 3.7 | 63.6 | 5.5 | 50.4 | 5.4 | 49.5 | 4.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 54.4 | 4.1 | 58.1 | 4.4 | 57.6 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 63.3 | 3.3 | 65.6 | 3.7 | 70.5 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 65.7 | 5.5 | 68.2 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 61.0 | 3.3 | 61.5 | 3.6 | 63.8 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 66.4 | 3.8 | 67.0 | 4.1 | 70.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 52.1 | 5.9 | 52.6 | 6.0 | 53.8 | 6.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 59.9 | 1.7 | 61.4 | 1.9 | 64.2 | 2.2 | 49.7 | 3.5 | 43.8 | 4.5 |
Other | 52.7 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 48.3 | 4.0 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.0 | 2.1 | 60.7 | 2.4 | 63.7 | 2.9 | 46.2 | 4.5 | 44.8 | 4.3 |
Fair/poor | 60.9 | 2.3 | 63.1 | 2.6 | 65.3 | 3.3 | 53.4 | 4.7 | 49.2 | 4.3 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 63.6 | 2.7 | 65.0 | 3.1 | 66.2 | 3.7 | 57.4 | 5.2 | 54.2 | 5.6 |
Complex activities | 66.4 | 2.7 | 67.0 | 3.1 | 69.1 | 3.5 | 57.2 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 55.8 | 2.1 | 58.6 | 2.4 | 62.0 | 2.9 | 44.4 | 4.9 | 43.4 | 3.9 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.