Table 9_1_4-2a
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 | 50.3 | 0.9 | 51.5 | 1.0 | 44.5 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 56.9 | 5.9 | |
Age | 18–44 | 36.3 | 1.2 | 36.6 | 1.4 | 33.2 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
45–64 | 60.2 | 1.3 | 61.5 | 1.4 | 54.6 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
65 and over | 66.0 | 2.0 | 65.6 | 2.2 | 67.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 48.5 | 1.3 | 49.1 | 1.4 | 41.9 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Female | 52.0 | 1.1 | 54.0 | 1.2 | 46.0 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 43.3 | 1.9 | 48.1 | 2.2 | 31.5 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Near poor/low | 46.6 | 1.5 | 47.0 | 1.7 | 43.0 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 47.4 | 1.6 | 47.2 | 1.8 | 46.3 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 56.8 | 1.5 | 57.8 | 1.6 | 53.7 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 45.7 | 1.6 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 42.8 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 49.2 | 1.4 | 50.8 | 1.6 | 42.7 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 53.4 | 1.3 | 54.5 | 1.4 | 47.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.6 | 1.1 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 41.5 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Not employed | 54.0 | 1.8 | 56.8 | 2.0 | 43.3 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 50.3 | 1.1 | 51.4 | 1.3 | 45.3 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 51.3 | 2.3 | 55.1 | 2.7 | 41.2 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 32.0 | 1.8 | 32.2 | 2.2 | 29.1 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 59.9 | 3.6 | 59.6 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 69.4 | 2.5 | 68.6 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 65.3 | 4.4 | 65.5 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 50.8 | 1.0 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 44.9 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Large central metro | 51.4 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 2.0 | 45.3 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 49.8 | 2.1 | 52.2 | 2.3 | 40.1 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 51.6 | 1.9 | 51.8 | 2.2 | 48.8 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 49.5 | 2.9 | 49.4 | 3.3 | 47.0 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 48.2 | 2.1 | 48.9 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 51.0 | 2.6 | 51.1 | 2.9 | 51.2 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 43.1 | 3.6 | 45.1 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.4 | 1.0 | 52.8 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Other | 39.4 | 2.0 | 40.1 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 46.6 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 1.1 | 40.5 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Fair/poor | 65.3 | 1.8 | 66.5 | 2.0 | 58.5 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 68.9 | 1.6 | 69.6 | 1.9 | 62.1 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 68.4 | 2.0 | 70.1 | 2.2 | 60.0 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 45.4 | 1.0 | 46.8 | 1.1 | 39.9 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
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.