Table 16_3_3-2a
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 | 76.3 | 0.5 | 77.2 | 0.5 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 72.0 | 5.5 | 77.1 | 2.6 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 88.5 | 0.7 | 84.2 | 1.6 | 80.8 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 87.8 | 3.7 |
| 18-44 | 61.5 | 0.7 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 57.3 | 1.6 | 59.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 60.7 | 4.5 | |
| 45-64 | 80.1 | 0.7 | 80.7 | 0.8 | 79.5 | 1.4 | 69.7 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 65 and over | 90.6 | 0.7 | 91.0 | 0.8 | 89.7 | 1.7 | 88.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 72.6 | 0.6 | 73.5 | 0.6 | 68.6 | 1.4 | 66.2 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 68.5 | 6.7 | 74.9 | 3.4 |
| Female | 79.9 | 0.5 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 77.3 | 1.1 | 72.3 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 75.5 | 6.2 | 79.1 | 3.1 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 70.5 | 1.0 | 69.1 | 1.2 | 72.5 | 1.9 | 74.1 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 83.2 | 3.6 |
| Near poor/low | 71.5 | 0.9 | 72.0 | 1.1 | 71.1 | 2.2 | 61.2 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.1 | 6.2 | |
| Middle | 75.1 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 0.9 | 70.6 | 1.9 | 71.3 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 79.9 | 4.3 | |
| High | 81.5 | 0.7 | 82.5 | 0.8 | 80.4 | 1.9 | 69.7 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 74.2 | 4.8 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 66.7 | 1.1 | 65.8 | 1.3 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 69.9 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 71.8 | 0.8 | 73.4 | 0.9 | 65.1 | 1.8 | 67.0 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 66.6 | 5.2 | |
| At least some college | 75.4 | 0.7 | 76.7 | 0.7 | 70.7 | 1.7 | 65.5 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 69.7 | 4.9 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 68.2 | 0.7 | 69.1 | 0.8 | 64.9 | 1.4 | 63.2 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 62.9 | 4.3 |
| Not employed | 73.0 | 0.9 | 74.4 | 1.1 | 68.1 | 2.1 | 63.4 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 79.4 | 0.5 | 80.6 | 0.6 | 73.7 | 1.4 | 71.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 78.7 | 3.3 |
| Public only | 81.1 | 0.9 | 81.0 | 1.1 | 83.0 | 1.4 | 63.9 | 7.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 87.7 | 4.0 | |
| Uninsured | 44.0 | 1.3 | 44.4 | 1.5 | 42.2 | 2.6 | 41.7 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 87.7 | 1.3 | 87.8 | 1.5 | 90.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 92.9 | 0.8 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 91.1 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 91.5 | 1.5 | 92.9 | 1.8 | 87.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 75.9 | 0.5 | 76.8 | 0.6 | 73.3 | 1.1 | 69.6 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 67.4 | 6.2 | 77.9 | 2.7 |
| Large central metro | 73.1 | 0.8 | 73.0 | 1.0 | 74.7 | 1.5 | 69.7 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.5 | 4.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 79.2 | 0.9 | 80.4 | 1.0 | 72.2 | 2.1 | 76.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 79.9 | 5.1 | |
| Medium metro | 77.3 | 1.1 | 78.5 | 1.1 | 72.2 | 2.8 | 57.7 | 7.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 82.9 | 4.5 | |
| Small metro | 73.7 | 1.8 | 74.4 | 1.9 | 70.3 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 78.6 | 1.1 | 79.2 | 1.2 | 73.2 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 76.8 | 1.4 | 77.1 | 1.5 | 72.0 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | 82.0 | 1.8 | 83.3 | 1.9 | 75.5 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 78.4 | 0.5 | 79.4 | 0.5 | 73.7 | 1.0 | 71.7 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 74.6 | 6.1 | 77.5 | 2.7 |
| Other | 62.3 | 1.3 | 61.5 | 1.5 | 59.5 | 6.7 | 66.9 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 75.9 | 0.5 | 76.8 | 0.6 | 72.3 | 1.1 | 69.1 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 71.8 | 6.0 | 76.2 | 2.8 |
| Fair/poor | 80.2 | 1.0 | 80.5 | 1.2 | 80.3 | 1.9 | 72.6 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 86.7 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 0.8 | 81.6 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | 84.2 | 1.1 | 84.9 | 1.3 | 80.9 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 70.4 | 0.6 | 71.5 | 0.7 | 66.2 | 1.2 | 65.1 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 64.2 | 7.0 | 64.9 | 4.0 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 78.7 | 0.5 | 79.6 | 0.5 | 74.0 | 1.0 | 75.7 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 72.6 | 6.0 | 78.6 | 2.5 |
| No | 60.9 | 1.4 | 58.9 | 1.6 | 63.4 | 3.9 | 66.3 | 2.6 | 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 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.
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