Table 2_1_5-1
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 59.0 | 1.5 | 59.1 | 1.6 | 54.6 | 1.6 | 46.7 | 1.5 | 58.2 | 1.8 | 56.3 | 1.6 | |
| Age | 40-59 | 49.8 | 2.3 | 51.4 | 2.2 | 46.6 | 2.3 | 38.4 | 2.2 | 48.8 | 2.6 | 47.3 | 2.4 |
| 60 and over | 73.7 | 1.8 | 71.5 | 2.0 | 67.5 | 2.0 | 60.0 | 1.8 | 73.3 | 1.8 | 70.7 | 1.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 59.7 | 2.1 | 55.1 | 2.6 | 53.3 | 2.3 | 46.8 | 2.3 | 59.9 | 2.7 | 56.9 | 2.3 |
| Female | 58.5 | 2.0 | 62.8 | 2.0 | 55.7 | 2.2 | 46.8 | 2.0 | 56.5 | 2.1 | 55.9 | 2.0 | |
| Race | White, single race | 60.2 | 1.8 | 61.2 | 1.9 | 58.0 | 1.8 | 48.9 | 1.8 | 61.3 | 2.1 | 58.7 | 1.7 |
| Black, single race | 52.4 | 3.4 | 49.6 | 3.3 | 39.8 | 3.3 | 33.5 | 3.7 | 47.1 | 3.4 | 45.1 | 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 | 59.3 | 1.7 | 61.6 | 1.8 | 56.2 | 1.8 | 46.8 | 1.8 | 58.9 | 2.1 | 58.1 | 1.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 61.2 | 2.1 | 64.3 | 2.2 | 60.8 | 2.1 | 49.3 | 2.1 | 62.5 | 2.6 | 61.7 | 2.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 51.6 | 3.3 | 49.9 | 3.4 | 39.7 | 3.3 | 33.4 | 3.6 | 46.7 | 3.3 | 45.1 | 3.6 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 58.3 | 3.0 | 46.4 | 2.9 | 45.3 | 3.8 | 46.4 | 3.3 | 53.6 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 3.9 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 58.0 | 3.8 | 55.7 | 3.3 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 43.6 | 3.3 | 53.2 | 3.9 | 53.8 | 3.7 |
| Near poor/low | 59.6 | 3.3 | 54.7 | 2.9 | 46.2 | 3.2 | 50.0 | 3.7 | 53.5 | 3.6 | 59.3 | 3.6 | |
| Middle | 55.9 | 2.8 | 55.2 | 2.8 | 54.4 | 3.0 | 47.6 | 3.0 | 56.7 | 2.9 | 51.6 | 2.6 | |
| High | 61.9 | 2.8 | 66.1 | 2.8 | 62.3 | 3.1 | 45.7 | 2.9 | 64.5 | 3.3 | 59.6 | 3.0 | |
| Educationc | Less than high school | 56.1 | 3.0 | 52.8 | 2.7 | 45.4 | 3.0 | 43.9 | 3.2 | 55.4 | 2.7 | 53.8 | 2.6 |
| High school graduate | 57.6 | 2.5 | 59.0 | 2.6 | 54.7 | 2.9 | 45.5 | 2.6 | 59.7 | 3.0 | 59.1 | 3.1 | |
| At least some college | 62.7 | 2.6 | 63.0 | 2.5 | 61.3 | 2.6 | 50.3 | 2.9 | 59.5 | 3.3 | 56.5 | 2.7 | |
| Employment status, ages 40-64 | Employed | 54.3 | 2.8 | 53.0 | 2.8 | 48.5 | 3.5 | 39.0 | 3.2 | 53.1 | 3.5 | 51.2 | 3.1 |
| Not employed | 61.7 | 2.9 | 60.1 | 2.9 | 48.7 | 2.8 | 44.3 | 3.2 | 55.3 | 3.0 | 56.0 | 2.8 | |
| Health insurance, ages 40-64 | Any private | 58.4 | 2.4 | 57.6 | 2.7 | 51.5 | 2.7 | 42.1 | 2.4 | 54.2 | 3.0 | 51.2 | 2.6 |
| Public only | 60.4 | 3.7 | 55.6 | 3.6 | 49.3 | 4.1 | 40.7 | 4.5 | 52.3 | 4.2 | 61.8 | 3.7 | |
| Uninsured | 43.2 | 4.9 | 44.9 | 5.6 | 33.1 | 5.5 | 38.8 | 7.4 | DSU | DSU | 44.5 | 5.1 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 75.3 | 3.1 | 75.4 | 3.0 | 70.2 | 3.9 | 63.3 | 4.5 | 75.4 | 3.2 | 73.6 | 3.7 |
| Medicare and private | 75.6 | 3.2 | 74.8 | 3.1 | 76.7 | 2.8 | 66.2 | 2.9 | 78.9 | 2.9 | 76.3 | 2.9 | |
| Medicare and other public | 76.7 | 3.8 | 73.9 | 4.2 | 59.3 | 5.0 | 60.9 | 4.7 | 75.3 | 4.6 | 64.8 | 4.4 | |
| Location of residenced | Metropolitan | 60.9 | 1.6 | 58.7 | 1.8 | 54.0 | 1.7 | 47.2 | 1.7 | 58.1 | 2.0 | 55.0 | 1.8 |
| Large central metro | 57.7 | 2.6 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 45.6 | 2.8 | 46.3 | 2.9 | 57.9 | 3.1 | 50.2 | 2.7 | |
| Large fringe metro | 61.6 | 3.5 | 54.4 | 4.1 | 51.9 | 3.7 | 50.3 | 3.4 | 59.0 | 4.0 | 56.6 | 3.5 | |
| Medium metro | 64.7 | 3.4 | 63.3 | 3.3 | 64.2 | 3.1 | 45.9 | 3.1 | 55.7 | 4.0 | 56.8 | 3.9 | |
| Small metro | 61.1 | 4.3 | 65.7 | 5.5 | 63.7 | 6.7 | 46.7 | 4.9 | 61.3 | 4.3 | 64.1 | 4.6 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 50.3 | 3.8 | 61.0 | 3.3 | 56.7 | 3.5 | 44.9 | 3.8 | 58.6 | 3.2 | 61.9 | 3.0 | |
| Micropolitan | 52.2 | 5.1 | 66.4 | 3.8 | 61.6 | 4.1 | 43.8 | 5.0 | 60.1 | 4.8 | 60.6 | 3.7 | |
| Noncore | 46.4 | 4.3 | 52.1 | 5.9 | 50.4 | 5.9 | 47.0 | 5.4 | 56.4 | 4.6 | 64.4 | 5.3 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.1 | 1.7 | 59.9 | 1.7 | 56.2 | 1.7 | 46.9 | 1.7 | 59.7 | 2.0 | 58.6 | 1.7 |
| Other | 52.4 | 3.6 | 52.7 | 3.8 | 40.6 | 3.5 | 44.9 | 4.3 | 44.7 | 4.2 | 38.9 | 3.9 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.4 | 1.9 | 58.0 | 2.1 | 54.4 | 2.1 | 44.4 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 2.4 | 55.1 | 2.1 |
| Fair/poor | 59.9 | 2.6 | 60.9 | 2.3 | 54.8 | 2.2 | 50.1 | 2.3 | 59.2 | 2.5 | 57.9 | 2.5 | |
| Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 63.6 | 2.7 | 63.6 | 2.7 | 58.6 | 2.6 | 51.0 | 2.9 | 64.5 | 3.1 | 59.0 | 2.9 |
| Complex activities | 68.9 | 3.0 | 66.4 | 2.7 | 57.7 | 2.9 | 52.6 | 3.1 | 63.2 | 3.3 | 61.4 | 3.0 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 55.3 | 2.0 | 55.8 | 2.1 | 51.7 | 2.1 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 55.1 | 2.3 | 53.9 | 2.0 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using two age groups: 40-59 and 60 and over.
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 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.
d 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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