Table 9_1_4-2c
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 51.6 | 0.8 | 45.9 | 1.9 | 46.9 | 2.0 | 48.3 | 1.5 | 58.7 | 1.4 | |
Age | 18-44 | 39.1 | 1.2 | 31.9 | 2.2 | 33.2 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 1.9 | 46.5 | 2.5 |
45-64 | 60.1 | 1.3 | 62.7 | 3.1 | 54.4 | 3.2 | 55.2 | 2.3 | 64.3 | 1.9 | |
65 and over | 66.4 | 2.1 | 65.2 | 5.1 | 64.1 | 4.0 | 65.9 | 3.8 | 69.2 | 3.4 | |
Gender | Male | 50.0 | 1.2 | 43.9 | 3.3 | 44.5 | 2.7 | 44.3 | 2.0 | 57.8 | 1.8 |
Female | 53.1 | 1.1 | 46.9 | 2.2 | 48.4 | 2.4 | 52.2 | 2.0 | 59.8 | 2.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 51.6 | 0.9 | 45.2 | 2.3 | 46.5 | 2.2 | 47.3 | 1.6 | 59.2 | 1.5 |
Black, single race | 51.5 | 1.8 | 43.6 | 3.4 | 47.6 | 3.8 | 53.8 | 3.5 | 58.1 | 3.6 | |
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 | 52.8 | 0.9 | 45.3 | 2.2 | 49.4 | 2.3 | 49.4 | 1.7 | 58.9 | 1.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 53.4 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 3.0 | 50.1 | 2.7 | 48.7 | 1.9 | 59.6 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 51.2 | 1.8 | 43.5 | 3.5 | 47.4 | 3.9 | 53.1 | 3.5 | 57.9 | 3.6 | |
Hispanic, all races | 44.6 | 1.9 | 47.6 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 2.9 | 42.7 | 3.2 | 55.2 | 4.9 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 47.3 | 1.7 | 44.2 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 2.8 | 46.0 | 3.1 | 56.6 | 4.8 |
High school graduate | 48.8 | 1.2 | 43.0 | 3.4 | 43.7 | 3.1 | 45.7 | 2.1 | 58.8 | 2.7 | |
At least some college | 56.1 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 4.4 | 52.2 | 4.0 | 52.6 | 2.4 | 59.2 | 1.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 47.7 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 2.5 | 43.9 | 1.7 | 57.1 | 1.6 |
Not employed | 53.4 | 1.8 | 50.3 | 2.8 | 55.7 | 3.3 | 53.4 | 3.6 | 55.9 | 4.3 | |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 52.0 | 1.1 | 50.7 | 5.0 | 41.7 | 2.9 | 47.5 | 1.7 | 57.8 | 1.6 |
Public only | 51.9 | 2.3 | 47.6 | 3.0 | 56.3 | 3.6 | 57.6 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 32.5 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 3.2 | 32.1 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | 61.3 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 70.1 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 72.7 | 4.5 | 71.9 | 3.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 65.0 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 52.5 | 0.9 | 46.7 | 2.2 | 46.5 | 2.1 | 49.5 | 1.7 | 59.2 | 1.5 |
Large central metro | 53.8 | 1.5 | 49.5 | 3.6 | 43.8 | 2.9 | 50.2 | 2.6 | 63.6 | 2.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 53.0 | 1.6 | 50.1 | 5.0 | 44.9 | 5.0 | 50.8 | 3.3 | 56.6 | 2.4 | |
Medium metro | 50.4 | 2.1 | 39.3 | 4.9 | 48.2 | 3.9 | 50.2 | 3.5 | 55.6 | 3.2 | |
Small metro | 51.9 | 2.5 | 47.6 | 5.7 | 52.6 | 5.5 | 43.1 | 4.8 | 62.5 | 4.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 47.9 | 1.9 | 42.9 | 3.7 | 48.2 | 4.9 | 44.2 | 3.0 | 55.4 | 3.7 | |
Micropolitan | 48.2 | 2.5 | 44.5 | 5.0 | 47.2 | 5.9 | 47.2 | 3.6 | 52.0 | 4.6 | |
Noncore | 47.3 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 50.0 | 7.3 | 39.9 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 52.4 | 0.9 | 45.7 | 2.1 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 49.3 | 1.6 | 59.1 | 1.4 |
Other | 43.4 | 2.4 | 46.6 | 4.6 | 42.8 | 3.7 | 39.8 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 48.1 | 0.9 | 39.0 | 2.3 | 39.9 | 2.1 | 45.0 | 1.5 | 56.2 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 67.0 | 1.7 | 60.9 | 3.0 | 67.0 | 3.5 | 63.9 | 3.2 | 76.1 | 3.0 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 69.0 | 1.7 | 67.6 | 3.2 | 70.7 | 3.4 | 66.8 | 3.2 | 70.7 | 3.4 |
Complex activities | 67.3 | 2.2 | 60.5 | 3.6 | 72.6 | 3.9 | 68.1 | 4.2 | 68.3 | 5.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 47.3 | 0.9 | 38.0 | 2.2 | 37.7 | 2.1 | 44.2 | 1.6 | 56.4 | 1.5 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 51.8 | 0.9 | 45.0 | 2.2 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 48.6 | 1.6 | 58.2 | 1.5 |
No | 50.2 | 2.2 | 49.7 | 4.4 | 42.5 | 3.6 | 46.1 | 3.4 | 63.2 | 4.7 |
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.