Table 17_1_2-2a
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 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 63.7 | 0.5 | 55.1 | 0.9 | 46.4 | 1.7 | 58.7 | 5.6 | 56.1 | 4.9 | 57.7 | 2.6 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 46.7 | 0.8 | 49.1 | 0.9 | 39.1 | 1.4 | 28.7 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 46.2 | 4.4 |
| 18-44 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 0.7 | 47.9 | 1.3 | 39.4 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 57.2 | 4.1 | |
| 45-64 | 74.4 | 0.6 | 75.1 | 0.7 | 74.4 | 1.4 | 60.4 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 65 and over | 90.0 | 0.7 | 90.6 | 0.7 | 89.7 | 1.5 | 80.9 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 55.7 | 0.6 | 57.5 | 0.7 | 49.2 | 1.3 | 43.1 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 54.0 | 6.1 | 49.6 | 3.8 |
| Female | 67.5 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 1.1 | 49.4 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 57.9 | 6.6 | 64.8 | 3.2 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 56.5 | 1.1 | 57.6 | 1.4 | 53.9 | 1.7 | 49.7 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 62.1 | 5.5 |
| Near poor/low | 57.3 | 0.9 | 59.1 | 1.1 | 53.4 | 1.7 | 41.3 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 50.3 | 5.1 | |
| Middle | 59.5 | 0.7 | 61.2 | 0.8 | 53.1 | 1.7 | 43.0 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 64.2 | 4.4 | |
| High | 67.3 | 0.7 | 69.2 | 0.7 | 61.1 | 2.1 | 49.1 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 53.6 | 5.0 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 61.1 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 1.1 | 63.9 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 66.3 | 0.8 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 58.9 | 1.7 | 51.4 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 65.9 | 4.9 | |
| At least some college | 68.9 | 0.6 | 71.0 | 0.6 | 64.0 | 1.5 | 49.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 65.6 | 4.8 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 60.3 | 0.6 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 55.9 | 5.4 | 60.6 | 3.9 |
| Not employed | 68.0 | 1.0 | 70.7 | 1.0 | 60.8 | 2.1 | 45.5 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 62.5 | 0.5 | 64.7 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 1.3 | 45.6 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 54.3 | 7.7 | 56.2 | 3.6 |
| Public only | 56.0 | 1.0 | 57.1 | 1.3 | 54.3 | 1.7 | 36.5 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 60.0 | 4.8 | |
| Uninsured | 36.5 | 1.0 | 37.3 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 2.2 | 28.1 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 86.8 | 1.3 | 87.4 | 1.3 | 87.6 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 93.0 | 0.8 | 93.4 | 0.8 | 92.6 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 91.1 | 1.5 | 91.8 | 1.9 | 90.7 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 60.9 | 0.5 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 0.9 | 45.9 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | 50.1 | 4.8 | 56.4 | 2.8 |
| Large central metro | 55.5 | 0.8 | 56.7 | 1.0 | 55.5 | 1.3 | 45.3 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.9 | 5.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 63.4 | 0.9 | 66.1 | 1.0 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 46.7 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 66.1 | 5.2 | |
| Medium metro | 64.5 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 55.5 | 2.2 | 46.5 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 54.7 | 4.2 | |
| Small metro | 64.0 | 1.5 | 65.5 | 1.7 | 55.7 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 66.1 | 1.0 | 66.9 | 1.1 | 57.4 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 67.6 | 1.3 | 68.3 | 1.3 | 56.5 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | 63.3 | 1.8 | 64.1 | 1.9 | 59.3 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 64.9 | 0.4 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 55.9 | 0.9 | 50.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 60.7 | 5.5 | 57.4 | 2.7 |
| Other | 42.1 | 1.0 | 42.1 | 1.2 | 35.5 | 4.3 | 42.6 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.9 | 0.5 | 61.1 | 0.5 | 51.0 | 0.9 | 44.4 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 51.5 | 5.1 | 52.8 | 2.8 |
| Fair/poor | 86.8 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 1.6 | 74.7 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 92.1 | 0.7 | 92.7 | 0.8 | 90.2 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | 92.0 | 0.8 | 92.5 | 1.0 | 90.7 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 62.5 | 0.5 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 56.7 | 1.0 | 48.9 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 57.2 | 5.8 | 60.0 | 3.7 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 63.9 | 0.5 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 55.2 | 0.9 | 40.6 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | 58.1 | 5.3 | 58.2 | 2.8 |
| No | 49.9 | 1.1 | 49.0 | 1.3 | 57.0 | 3.7 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 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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