Table 16_3_6-3
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 77.4 | 1.5 | 75.6 | 1.4 | 75.7 | 1.4 | 73.0 | 1.6 | 72.3 | 1.7 | 73.2 | 1.3 | |
Age | 0-17 | 73.4 | 4.4 | 72.3 | 4.1 | 71.2 | 3.8 | 68.0 | 3.9 | 68.6 | 3.8 | 66.4 | 3.6 |
18-44 | 82.3 | 1.9 | 77.2 | 1.9 | 79.1 | 1.8 | 76.1 | 2.0 | 73.3 | 2.1 | 78.6 | 1.6 | |
45-64 | 78.3 | 2.3 | 79.1 | 2.0 | 74.4 | 2.4 | 72.9 | 2.4 | 73.6 | 2.5 | 69.5 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 53.8 | 5.4 | 57.3 | 5.2 | 66.8 | 4.6 | 61.2 | 4.9 | 69.9 | 4.6 | 62.9 | 4.1 | |
Gender | Male | 77.4 | 2.0 | 75.8 | 1.7 | 76.1 | 2.0 | 71.9 | 2.3 | 71.2 | 2.2 | 73.7 | 1.8 |
Female | 77.5 | 1.8 | 75.5 | 1.7 | 75.4 | 1.7 | 73.9 | 1.7 | 73.2 | 1.9 | 72.9 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 78.2 | 1.7 | 75.8 | 1.6 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 75.5 | 1.7 | 72.7 | 2.0 | 73.8 | 1.4 |
Black, single race | 74.5 | 3.1 | 74.0 | 3.0 | 75.5 | 2.7 | 62.2 | 4.1 | 72.1 | 3.5 | 71.4 | 3.6 | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 76.6 | 1.7 | 74.5 | 1.6 | 73.9 | 1.6 | 71.6 | 1.7 | 71.3 | 1.8 | 72.3 | 1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 77.2 | 2.0 | 74.4 | 1.9 | 73.5 | 1.9 | 73.9 | 1.9 | 70.9 | 2.2 | 73.0 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 74.5 | 3.2 | 73.9 | 3.1 | 75.3 | 2.8 | 63.0 | 4.2 | 72.9 | 3.6 | 70.7 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic, all races | 82.4 | 2.7 | 83.1 | 3.1 | 85.8 | 2.6 | 81.6 | 2.5 | 79.2 | 3.5 | 79.1 | 3.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 82.6 | 2.5 | 84.6 | 2.4 | 83.4 | 2.0 | 81.4 | 2.5 | 81.6 | 2.5 | 82.9 | 2.1 |
Near poor/low | 79.6 | 2.6 | 84.4 | 2.0 | 86.5 | 2.0 | 79.2 | 2.6 | 82.2 | 2.3 | 85.5 | 1.9 | |
Middle | 81.8 | 2.3 | 75.6 | 2.3 | 75.4 | 2.9 | 77.9 | 2.1 | 73.8 | 2.8 | 75.1 | 2.8 | |
High | 63.7 | 4.3 | 59.0 | 3.5 | 55.5 | 3.7 | 45.3 | 4.1 | 48.7 | 4.3 | 48.5 | 3.0 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 82.4 | 2.5 | 84.9 | 2.4 | 83.5 | 2.2 | 82.1 | 2.2 | 81.8 | 2.6 | 81.9 | 2.1 |
High school graduate | 83.9 | 2.1 | 79.2 | 2.3 | 79.0 | 2.1 | 76.8 | 2.4 | 76.2 | 2.5 | 75.3 | 2.1 | |
At least some college | 70.9 | 2.4 | 68.9 | 2.5 | 70.6 | 2.4 | 65.5 | 2.7 | 65.5 | 2.7 | 69.4 | 2.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 79.4 | 1.8 | 77.1 | 1.8 | 76.5 | 1.7 | 73.3 | 1.9 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 74.2 | 1.6 |
Not employed | 84.0 | 2.4 | 80.5 | 2.3 | 80.2 | 2.3 | 79.6 | 2.6 | 82.3 | 2.5 | 79.4 | 2.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 72.6 | 2.4 | 68.8 | 2.2 | 65.9 | 2.4 | 64.0 | 2.4 | 61.2 | 2.5 | 65.5 | 2.1 |
Public only | 75.4 | 3.1 | 77.1 | 3.1 | 79.1 | 2.7 | 74.9 | 3.1 | 75.4 | 2.8 | 79.4 | 2.5 | |
Uninsured | 92.3 | 1.7 | 93.3 | 1.5 | 93.9 | 1.2 | 91.6 | 2.0 | 93.6 | 1.3 | 89.1 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 77.3 | 1.6 | 75.9 | 1.6 | 77.1 | 1.4 | 73.3 | 1.8 | 72.5 | 1.9 | 73.7 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 73.9 | 2.9 | 77.5 | 2.4 | 77.8 | 2.0 | 74.0 | 2.8 | 75.4 | 2.6 | 75.0 | 2.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 76.1 | 3.4 | 75.5 | 3.1 | 71.9 | 3.1 | 70.7 | 3.6 | 63.8 | 3.7 | 71.2 | 3.4 | |
Medium metro | 80.5 | 2.9 | 73.7 | 3.7 | 78.5 | 2.9 | 73.3 | 3.5 | 74.2 | 3.4 | 73.8 | 2.7 | |
Small metro | 82.7 | 5.0 | 76.3 | 4.6 | 85.7 | 3.2 | 77.5 | 3.8 | 79.8 | 3.3 | 74.0 | 4.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 78.5 | 3.8 | 74.6 | 3.0 | 69.2 | 4.2 | 71.4 | 3.8 | 71.2 | 4.0 | 70.5 | 3.4 | |
Micropolitan | 77.0 | 4.7 | 76.4 | 3.4 | 71.5 | 4.9 | 71.6 | 4.1 | 69.9 | 5.2 | 73.2 | 4.2 | |
Noncore | DSU | DSU | 70.7 | 5.0 | 66.0 | 7.2 | 71.1 | 6.2 | 73.6 | 4.9 | 64.9 | 5.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 77.1 | 1.7 | 75.3 | 1.5 | 74.3 | 1.5 | 72.2 | 1.7 | 71.6 | 1.8 | 72.2 | 1.4 |
Other | 80.1 | 3.4 | 79.0 | 4.5 | 86.2 | 3.3 | 79.4 | 4.7 | 78.6 | 3.1 | 82.0 | 3.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 76.7 | 1.8 | 74.4 | 1.7 | 73.5 | 1.6 | 71.2 | 1.7 | 70.5 | 1.9 | 72.1 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 79.9 | 2.6 | 80.2 | 1.9 | 83.4 | 1.9 | 79.6 | 2.7 | 80.0 | 2.8 | 77.5 | 2.6 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 80.4 | 2.6 | 75.7 | 2.6 | 82.1 | 2.1 | 80.6 | 2.3 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 72.8 | 2.7 |
Complex activities | 81.1 | 2.7 | 77.5 | 2.9 | 84.0 | 2.3 | 78.9 | 3.0 | 79.2 | 3.3 | 74.0 | 3.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 77.5 | 1.8 | 76.0 | 1.8 | 74.7 | 1.7 | 71.1 | 1.9 | 70.8 | 1.9 | 74.6 | 1.5 |
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.