Table 16_2_1-2d
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 16.5 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 0.5 | |
Age | 18-44 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
45-64 | 21.7 | 0.6 | 26.7 | 1.5 | 24.9 | 1.1 | 18.7 | 0.8 | |
Gender | Male | 15.1 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.6 |
Female | 17.9 | 0.5 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 15.7 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 16.9 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 0.6 |
Black, single race | 14.7 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 1.2 | |
Asian, single race | 16.8 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 17.1 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 2.0 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 10.2 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 14.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 17.2 | 0.4 | 20.5 | 1.1 | 20.4 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 17.8 | 0.5 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 0.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 14.8 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 1.2 | |
Hispanic, all races | 12.5 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 1.3 | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 33.6 | 1.4 | 23.5 | 1.8 | 37.6 | 2.3 | 43.2 | 2.6 |
Near poor/low | 25.6 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 1.6 | 22.9 | 1.6 | 33.1 | 2.3 | |
Middle | 18.9 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 1.1 | |
High | 7.3 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 13.3 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 29.1 | 0.9 | 25.7 | 1.4 | 32.6 | 1.7 | 29.0 | 1.4 | |
Health insuranced | Private, employer sponsored | 15.6 | 0.5 | 19.9 | 1.5 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 0.6 |
Private, nongroup | 49.7 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 44.5 | 4.4 | |
Public only | 20.5 | 1.4 | 16.9 | 1.8 | 24.5 | 2.6 | 20.9 | 2.8 | |
Part-year uninsured | 17.0 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 1.5 | |
Full-year uninsured | 13.2 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 1.4 | |
Location of residencee | Metropolitan | 15.7 | 0.4 | 16.6 | 0.9 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 0.5 |
Large central metro | 14.2 | 0.7 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 0.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 15.5 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 2.2 | 17.5 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 17.1 | 0.9 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 19.4 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 1.1 | |
Small metro | 18.4 | 1.5 | 19.1 | 2.8 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 1.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 20.9 | 1.1 | 21.1 | 1.7 | 22.4 | 1.5 | 19.4 | 1.7 | |
Micropolitan | 21.6 | 1.2 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 20.7 | 2.1 | |
Noncore | 19.4 | 1.9 | 26.3 | 2.9 | 18.4 | 2.8 | 16.6 | 2.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 16.9 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 0.7 | 14.6 | 0.5 |
Other | 13.7 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 14.5 | 1.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 14.8 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 13.6 | 0.5 |
Fair/poor | 31.3 | 1.2 | 34.0 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 2.2 | 28.4 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitationse | Basic activities | 31.6 | 1.4 | 34.8 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 27.8 | 2.2 |
Complex activities | 34.9 | 1.6 | 33.6 | 3.1 | 37.7 | 2.9 | 33.2 | 2.7 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.7 | 0.4 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 0.5 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 17.0 | 0.5 | 19.1 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.6 |
No | 13.9 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
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 Persons age 18 and over. 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 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.
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.