Table 16_2_1-2a
2010 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 | 16.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | 9.9 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 2.2 | |
Age | 0-17 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 0.9 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 16.1 | 2.9 |
18-44 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 13.3 | 2.7 | |
45-64 | 21.8 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 0.7 | 19.8 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 15.2 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 16.1 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 13.1 | 2.6 |
Female | 17.4 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 15.9 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 17.0 | 2.7 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 29.6 | 1.4 | 32.1 | 1.8 | 22.0 | 1.9 | 42.9 | 9.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 33.3 | 6.5 |
Near poor/low | 23.6 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 28.2 | 7.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 21.4 | 5.7 | |
Middle | 18.7 | 0.9 | 20.1 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
High | 6.7 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Education,c ages 18-64 | Less than high school | 17.4 | 0.8 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 19.3 | 0.6 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 14.6 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 13.3 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 10.3 | 2.4 |
Not employed | 29.1 | 0.9 | 29.9 | 1.1 | 25.5 | 2.0 | 31.8 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insuranced | Private, employer sponsored | 15.8 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 12.7 | 2.7 |
Private, nongroup | 46.7 | 4.1 | 48.0 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Public only | 15.6 | 1.0 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Part-year uninsured | 17.0 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 1.1 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 20.6 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Full-year uninsured | 13.6 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 13.9 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Location of residencee | Metropolitan | 15.4 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 16.1 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 15.1 | 2.3 |
Large central metro | 14.0 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 16.3 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 16.7 | 3.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 14.9 | 0.9 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 18.7 | 4.1 | |
Medium metro | 16.9 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 18.2 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 17.2 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 21.1 | 1.2 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 20.3 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 21.8 | 1.4 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 19.6 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 19.7 | 2.2 | 19.4 | 2.4 | 21.6 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 16.7 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 9.3 | 2.7 | 15.5 | 2.3 |
Other | 13.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 1.1 | DSU | DSU | 19.6 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 15.0 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 14.0 | 2.1 |
Fair/poor | 30.5 | 1.2 | 31.7 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationse | Basic activities | 31.6 | 1.4 | 32.5 | 1.6 | 30.1 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 34.9 | 1.6 | 36.9 | 1.9 | 26.9 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.8 | 0.4 | 15.1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 11.0 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 2.4 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 16.6 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | 9.6 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.2 |
No | 13.8 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 17.1 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a For income, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs). For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
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 Insurance categories are defined hierarchically in the order shown. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
e For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
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.