Table 6_4_2-1
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 | 52.2 | 0.9 | 52.2 | 0.9 | 50.7 | 1.1 | 51.6 | 1.0 | 50.9 | 0.9 | 49.1 | 0.9 | |
Age | 2-5 | 34.5 | 1.5 | 36.9 | 1.5 | 34.6 | 1.7 | 36.1 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 30.5 | 1.3 |
6-17 | 57.9 | 1.0 | 57.3 | 1.0 | 55.9 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 1.1 | 56.6 | 1.0 | 55.0 | 1.0 | |
Gender | Male | 50.6 | 1.2 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 49.3 | 1.2 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 49.5 | 1.1 | 48.6 | 1.0 |
Female | 53.7 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 52.1 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 1.3 | 52.5 | 1.1 | 49.6 | 1.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 54.4 | 1.1 | 54.6 | 1.0 | 53.6 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 1.2 | 54.4 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 1.0 |
Black, single race | 41.7 | 2.0 | 41.8 | 1.8 | 40.1 | 2.0 | 39.3 | 1.8 | 36.7 | 1.7 | 37.1 | 1.7 | |
Asian, single race | 49.8 | 4.3 | 51.3 | 5.0 | 46.5 | 4.7 | 52.7 | 3.9 | 41.1 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 4.6 | |
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 | 45.2 | 7.7 | |
Multiple races | 50.0 | 4.2 | 45.6 | 3.8 | 44.9 | 4.9 | 56.7 | 5.3 | 49.3 | 5.0 | 43.7 | 4.8 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 54.8 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 1.0 | 53.7 | 1.2 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 54.2 | 0.9 | 52.4 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 58.6 | 1.3 | 59.7 | 1.1 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 59.0 | 1.3 | 59.6 | 1.2 | 57.6 | 1.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 41.6 | 2.0 | 42.2 | 1.8 | 40.1 | 2.1 | 38.9 | 1.9 | 36.8 | 1.7 | 37.0 | 1.8 | |
Hispanic, all races | 42.1 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 1.4 | 38.4 | 1.8 | 38.3 | 1.6 | 36.7 | 1.5 | 33.8 | 1.3 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 39.2 | 1.8 | 37.1 | 1.6 | 36.4 | 1.9 | 36.3 | 1.7 | 34.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.8 |
Near poor/low | 39.6 | 1.8 | 41.6 | 2.0 | 39.5 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 1.6 | 35.9 | 1.5 | |
Middle | 53.9 | 1.5 | 53.0 | 1.4 | 51.6 | 1.7 | 52.6 | 1.6 | 52.7 | 1.7 | 50.5 | 1.4 | |
High | 66.8 | 1.8 | 68.4 | 1.4 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 69.6 | 1.7 | 68.7 | 1.6 | 67.2 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 59.7 | 1.2 | 59.6 | 1.1 | 58.7 | 1.4 | 59.6 | 1.2 | 57.9 | 1.1 | 56.9 | 1.0 |
Public only | 41.8 | 1.5 | 41.4 | 1.4 | 38.4 | 1.4 | 39.3 | 1.3 | 38.8 | 1.4 | 35.8 | 1.5 | |
Uninsured | 33.5 | 3.2 | 27.9 | 2.9 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 2.8 | 31.7 | 3.3 | 25.5 | 2.1 | |
Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 52.1 | 1.0 | 52.6 | 0.9 | 51.5 | 1.2 | 52.5 | 1.1 | 51.1 | 1.0 | 49.0 | 1.0 |
Large central metro | 49.3 | 1.5 | 48.3 | 1.4 | 45.0 | 1.6 | 44.6 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 1.4 | 41.8 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 55.3 | 2.0 | 58.0 | 1.6 | 55.7 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 2.0 | 58.2 | 1.9 | 53.5 | 1.9 | |
Medium metro | 50.9 | 2.4 | 52.5 | 2.5 | 54.6 | 2.6 | 56.3 | 2.2 | 53.2 | 2.2 | 54.1 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 54.9 | 2.8 | 52.6 | 3.0 | 56.1 | 3.6 | 55.8 | 4.7 | 55.1 | 3.4 | 49.0 | 2.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 52.5 | 2.1 | 49.9 | 2.4 | 46.1 | 2.3 | 46.8 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 49.5 | 2.0 | |
Micropolitan | 51.6 | 2.7 | 50.2 | 2.7 | 46.4 | 2.5 | 45.1 | 3.3 | 51.0 | 2.7 | 52.5 | 2.5 | |
Noncore | 54.1 | 3.8 | 49.3 | 4.3 | 45.7 | 4.7 | 49.3 | 3.8 | 48.2 | 3.2 | 43.5 | 3.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 54.9 | 1.0 | 54.9 | 0.9 | 53.3 | 1.2 | 54.3 | 1.1 | 53.7 | 0.9 | 51.4 | 0.9 |
Other | 37.7 | 1.9 | 36.8 | 1.8 | 36.0 | 1.9 | 35.4 | 1.8 | 34.5 | 1.9 | 29.8 | 1.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 52.2 | 0.9 | 52.2 | 0.9 | 50.9 | 1.1 | 51.7 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 49.4 | 0.9 |
Fair/poor | 48.9 | 5.2 | 54.2 | 4.8 | 42.5 | 4.3 | 44.1 | 3.8 | 40.6 | 4.3 | 37.7 | 3.7 | |
Children with special health care needsc | Yes | 61.8 | 1.6 | 59.8 | 1.5 | 56.3 | 1.9 | 55.8 | 1.6 | 59.4 | 1.4 | 59.2 | 1.5 |
No | 50.6 | 1.0 | 51.0 | 1.0 | 50.3 | 1.2 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 49.9 | 1.0 | 47.3 | 0.9 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 52.8 | 0.9 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 51.6 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0.9 |
No | 40.3 | 3.5 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 38.3 | 3.2 | 31.9 | 3.3 |
a Dental visit is based on event data.
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.
DNC - Data have not been collected.
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.