Table 9_1_1-2d
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 66.2 | 1.5 | 65.2 | 2.4 | 65.1 | 2.2 | 67.7 | 2.5 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 61.0 | 2.3 | 59.1 | 4.1 | 58.0 | 3.5 | 64.9 | 4.3 |
| 45-64 | 70.6 | 2.1 | 67.5 | 4.1 | 72.3 | 3.1 | 70.2 | 3.1 | |
| 65 and over | 69.2 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 65.5 | 2.0 | 62.9 | 3.8 | 64.7 | 3.2 | 67.9 | 3.5 |
| Female | 66.8 | 2.0 | 67.9 | 3.4 | 65.5 | 2.8 | 67.4 | 3.4 | |
| Race | White, single race | 65.2 | 1.7 | 64.6 | 2.9 | 65.6 | 2.5 | 65.1 | 2.9 |
| Black, single race | 68.9 | 3.1 | 60.5 | 5.6 | 64.3 | 5.2 | 82.0 | 4.5 | |
| Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 66.9 | 1.5 | 66.6 | 2.6 | 65.3 | 2.2 | 68.5 | 2.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 66.1 | 1.8 | 66.8 | 3.3 | 65.9 | 2.6 | 66.0 | 3.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 68.9 | 3.2 | 60.4 | 5.7 | 64.3 | 5.2 | 82.0 | 4.5 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 55.3 | 4.7 | 56.2 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 67.9 | 2.9 | 68.7 | 4.0 | 64.8 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU |
| Near poor/low | 59.0 | 3.0 | 59.3 | 4.8 | 57.2 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | |
| Middle | 67.5 | 2.6 | 65.9 | 5.1 | 64.0 | 4.2 | 72.2 | 4.1 | |
| High | 67.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 71.2 | 4.3 | 65.8 | 4.0 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 65.4 | 1.9 | 59.2 | 3.8 | 65.2 | 2.8 | 67.8 | 3.0 |
| Not employed | 67.0 | 2.8 | 67.6 | 4.2 | 66.3 | 4.0 | 67.0 | 5.9 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 66.7 | 2.0 | 58.2 | 4.5 | 67.8 | 3.1 | 68.4 | 3.0 |
| Public only | 71.3 | 2.9 | 74.1 | 4.4 | 70.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 54.1 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 67.4 | 1.6 | 66.4 | 2.9 | 64.8 | 2.4 | 70.2 | 2.8 |
| Large central metro | 69.6 | 2.6 | 70.5 | 4.4 | 65.3 | 4.2 | 72.2 | 4.1 | |
| Large fringe metro | 69.0 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | 69.2 | 4.8 | 73.1 | 5.6 | |
| Medium metro | 67.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 63.4 | 4.5 | 75.0 | 5.3 | |
| Small metro | 57.8 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 61.4 | 3.6 | 61.6 | 5.1 | 66.4 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 61.4 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 66.3 | 1.5 | 65.3 | 2.6 | 65.7 | 2.2 | 67.5 | 2.6 |
| Other | 62.9 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 63.8 | 1.7 | 62.3 | 3.3 | 61.1 | 2.5 | 66.8 | 2.9 |
| Fair/poor | 74.2 | 2.7 | 71.0 | 4.2 | 80.1 | 3.6 | 71.2 | 5.2 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 74.8 | 2.7 | 76.9 | 4.4 | 75.1 | 4.8 | 73.3 | 5.3 |
| Complex activities | 75.5 | 3.0 | 78.2 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.8 | 1.7 | 60.5 | 3.1 | 62.8 | 2.7 | 66.4 | 2.8 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 66.4 | 1.5 | 65.9 | 2.6 | 65.0 | 2.2 | 68.1 | 2.5 |
| No | 63.3 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
a 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.
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.
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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