Table 16_3_6-5c
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 64.6 | 1.3 | 76.3 | 2.1 | 72.5 | 2.3 | 68.6 | 2.2 | 45.9 | 2.9 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 59.9 | 3.5 | 61.8 | 6.4 | 67.0 | 6.5 | 62.0 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU |
| 18-44 | 70.5 | 1.8 | 83.2 | 2.6 | 80.3 | 2.9 | 70.9 | 3.1 | 51.0 | 4.2 | |
| 45-64 | 65.3 | 2.1 | 77.2 | 3.1 | 78.8 | 4.0 | 72.4 | 3.2 | 45.4 | 3.9 | |
| 65 and over | 43.7 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 44.9 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 64.2 | 1.8 | 76.2 | 3.0 | 73.4 | 3.1 | 68.3 | 3.0 | 45.6 | 3.5 |
| Female | 64.8 | 1.6 | 76.3 | 2.5 | 71.8 | 2.8 | 68.8 | 2.8 | 46.1 | 3.6 | |
| Race | White, single race | 64.6 | 1.5 | 77.2 | 2.4 | 72.8 | 2.6 | 69.6 | 2.4 | 45.7 | 3.2 |
| Black, single race | 66.0 | 2.8 | 73.4 | 4.2 | 70.8 | 5.5 | 62.4 | 6.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 63.2 | 1.4 | 75.3 | 2.4 | 72.2 | 2.6 | 67.7 | 2.5 | 45.4 | 3.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 62.8 | 1.7 | 76.1 | 2.9 | 72.5 | 3.1 | 68.1 | 2.8 | 45.1 | 3.4 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 67.3 | 2.4 | 73.7 | 4.3 | 71.1 | 5.3 | 67.0 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | |
| Hispanic, all races | 72.9 | 2.8 | 80.2 | 4.0 | 73.8 | 4.6 | 73.7 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 76.0 | 2.1 | 75.3 | 3.4 | 79.5 | 3.4 | 79.3 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 69.6 | 2.1 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 74.5 | 3.6 | 69.5 | 3.3 | 51.3 | 5.3 | |
| At least some college | 57.4 | 2.0 | 79.2 | 3.6 | 66.3 | 4.6 | 66.8 | 3.2 | 41.5 | 3.1 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 66.8 | 1.5 | 85.4 | 2.8 | 80.4 | 2.8 | 70.4 | 2.5 | 48.6 | 3.1 |
| Not employed | 72.2 | 2.3 | 77.0 | 2.8 | 78.1 | 3.9 | 76.5 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 55.7 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | 71.9 | 4.5 | 63.7 | 2.9 | 42.5 | 2.9 |
| Public only | 69.3 | 2.5 | 70.3 | 3.1 | 69.8 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 89.7 | 1.6 | 92.3 | 2.2 | 88.9 | 2.3 | 92.5 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 45.4 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 38.6 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 64.3 | 1.4 | 76.7 | 2.3 | 72.4 | 2.7 | 69.0 | 2.5 | 45.7 | 3.1 |
| Large central metro | 61.8 | 2.4 | 72.3 | 4.2 | 67.9 | 4.1 | 67.7 | 4.5 | 42.9 | 4.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 60.4 | 2.9 | 78.2 | 5.0 | 74.0 | 6.1 | 69.9 | 5.4 | 39.8 | 4.4 | |
| Medium metro | 71.0 | 2.9 | 79.5 | 3.9 | 77.9 | 4.6 | 70.7 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | |
| Small metro | 67.5 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 65.7 | 2.8 | 74.5 | 5.0 | 72.9 | 3.9 | 66.6 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 65.9 | 3.5 | 79.6 | 5.3 | 74.2 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | 65.3 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 63.4 | 1.4 | 76.1 | 2.3 | 72.4 | 2.6 | 67.5 | 2.5 | 45.2 | 3.0 |
| Other | 75.2 | 3.1 | 77.5 | 5.5 | 73.1 | 5.2 | 79.5 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 63.5 | 1.5 | 75.5 | 2.8 | 73.7 | 2.7 | 68.6 | 2.6 | 45.2 | 3.0 |
| Fair/poor | 67.8 | 2.1 | 77.7 | 2.9 | 69.3 | 4.1 | 68.7 | 3.4 | 49.5 | 6.4 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 66.0 | 2.3 | 74.7 | 3.3 | 67.6 | 4.5 | 70.7 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | 68.4 | 2.4 | 74.2 | 3.2 | 68.5 | 4.8 | 70.2 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 65.0 | 1.6 | 81.9 | 2.7 | 76.3 | 2.7 | 69.4 | 2.5 | 45.4 | 3.1 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 63.8 | 1.4 | 76.6 | 2.2 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 67.9 | 2.4 | 44.2 | 3.1 |
| No | 70.6 | 2.7 | 74.2 | 5.9 | 73.9 | 4.8 | 74.0 | 5.2 | 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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