Table 16_3_3-2d
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 72.7 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 71.8 | 0.8 | 75.4 | 0.7 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 61.6 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 1.6 | 59.2 | 1.2 | 65.5 | 1.0 |
| 45-64 | 80.1 | 0.7 | 70.5 | 1.6 | 78.9 | 1.1 | 83.2 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 90.9 | 0.7 | 89.8 | 1.2 | 90.1 | 1.2 | 92.3 | 0.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 67.4 | 0.7 | 59.1 | 1.5 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 72.0 | 0.9 |
| Female | 77.7 | 0.6 | 74.8 | 1.2 | 78.0 | 0.9 | 78.5 | 0.8 | |
| Race | White, single race | 73.8 | 0.6 | 65.8 | 1.3 | 73.4 | 0.9 | 76.7 | 0.7 |
| Black, single race | 68.6 | 1.1 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 65.1 | 1.8 | 70.7 | 1.7 | |
| Asian, single race | 66.3 | 2.2 | 69.9 | 5.8 | 67.0 | 4.5 | 65.5 | 2.6 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | 66.7 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 68.6 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | 66.6 | 5.2 | 69.7 | 4.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 75.4 | 0.5 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 74.3 | 0.9 | 76.5 | 0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 77.2 | 0.6 | 74.8 | 1.3 | 76.6 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 0.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 68.7 | 1.1 | 70.3 | 2.0 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 70.7 | 1.8 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 55.5 | 1.3 | 52.4 | 1.9 | 52.7 | 2.0 | 62.7 | 2.2 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 62.3 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 1.9 | 63.0 | 1.9 | 65.5 | 2.5 |
| Near poor/low | 67.2 | 1.0 | 64.3 | 1.7 | 68.5 | 1.5 | 68.9 | 1.9 | |
| Middle | 70.7 | 0.9 | 69.2 | 1.9 | 70.3 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 1.1 | |
| High | 79.0 | 0.8 | 77.1 | 2.3 | 78.6 | 1.5 | 79.4 | 0.8 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 68.3 | 0.7 | 55.8 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 0.8 |
| Not employed | 73.0 | 0.9 | 67.6 | 1.6 | 73.0 | 1.5 | 77.2 | 1.4 | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 75.8 | 0.6 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 75.6 | 1.0 | 76.0 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 73.2 | 1.3 | 70.8 | 2.0 | 75.7 | 2.2 | 73.8 | 2.7 | |
| Uninsured | 39.8 | 1.3 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 1.8 | 48.1 | 2.3 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 88.2 | 1.3 | 88.4 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 2.1 | 89.4 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and private | 92.9 | 0.8 | 91.1 | 1.9 | 92.6 | 1.3 | 93.6 | 1.1 | |
| Medicare and other public | 91.8 | 1.5 | 91.3 | 2.0 | 90.5 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 72.2 | 0.6 | 65.9 | 1.4 | 70.9 | 1.0 | 74.9 | 0.7 |
| Large central metro | 69.0 | 1.0 | 62.5 | 1.9 | 67.9 | 1.4 | 72.0 | 1.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 75.0 | 1.0 | 69.2 | 2.6 | 73.1 | 1.7 | 77.2 | 1.2 | |
| Medium metro | 74.1 | 1.2 | 69.4 | 2.5 | 71.0 | 2.1 | 77.8 | 1.2 | |
| Small metro | 71.2 | 1.9 | 64.6 | 3.7 | 73.8 | 2.7 | 72.0 | 2.4 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 75.4 | 1.2 | 69.9 | 2.3 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 78.8 | 1.8 | |
| Micropolitan | 73.9 | 1.5 | 67.7 | 3.1 | 73.0 | 1.7 | 77.8 | 2.0 | |
| Noncore | 78.4 | 2.0 | 73.4 | 4.1 | 79.1 | 2.6 | 80.9 | 3.4 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.0 | 0.5 | 72.3 | 1.1 | 73.5 | 0.9 | 76.7 | 0.7 |
| Other | 54.7 | 1.5 | 52.8 | 2.2 | 52.5 | 2.7 | 58.9 | 2.3 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71.7 | 0.6 | 63.7 | 1.4 | 70.4 | 0.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 |
| Fair/poor | 79.9 | 1.1 | 76.1 | 1.6 | 79.8 | 1.7 | 83.8 | 1.6 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 86.7 | 0.8 | 85.2 | 1.3 | 86.9 | 1.3 | 87.7 | 1.2 |
| Complex activities | 84.1 | 1.1 | 79.7 | 2.1 | 85.8 | 1.7 | 86.4 | 1.8 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 70.6 | 0.6 | 62.0 | 1.3 | 69.0 | 0.9 | 74.0 | 0.7 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 75.0 | 0.5 | 71.9 | 1.1 | 73.3 | 0.9 | 76.9 | 0.7 |
| No | 61.0 | 1.3 | 54.7 | 2.2 | 60.0 | 2.1 | 66.3 | 1.8 | |
a 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.
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 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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