Table T2_10_1_1-1_2c
2012 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 | 67.6 | 1.4 | 71.2 | 2.9 | 61.2 | 3.1 | 66.2 | 2.4 | 72.8 | 3.0 | |
Age | 18–44 | 60.1 | 2.2 | 62.4 | 3.9 | 55.4 | 4.4 | 54.6 | 4.4 | 69.7 | 4.6 |
45–64 | 78.7 | 1.5 | 81.3 | 3.4 | 72.2 | 3.8 | 77.9 | 2.6 | 81.8 | 2.6 | |
65 and over | 71.7 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 63.3 | 2.1 | 65.2 | 4.8 | 55.4 | 4.5 | 61.3 | 3.6 | 71.3 | 3.8 |
Female | 71.3 | 1.9 | 74.5 | 3.4 | 66.1 | 4.2 | 70.9 | 3.0 | 74.3 | 4.3 | |
Race | White, single race | 69.1 | 1.7 | 74.2 | 3.5 | 62.9 | 3.6 | 67.4 | 2.9 | 73.4 | 3.2 |
Black, single race | 60.6 | 2.6 | 63.3 | 5.0 | 56.0 | 4.2 | 56.7 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | |
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 | 68.6 | 1.5 | 72.2 | 3.1 | 62.7 | 3.4 | 66.8 | 2.6 | 73.8 | 3.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 70.5 | 1.8 | 75.6 | 3.8 | 65.0 | 4.1 | 68.3 | 3.2 | 74.6 | 3.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 60.5 | 2.6 | 64.1 | 5.0 | 56.0 | 4.2 | 56.1 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 56.6 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 63.1 | 2.7 | 69.9 | 4.4 | 61.0 | 5.3 | 58.6 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 65.3 | 2.5 | 66.1 | 5.5 | 60.5 | 4.4 | 62.9 | 3.8 | 71.6 | 5.1 | |
At least some college | 72.8 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 62.2 | 5.4 | 72.3 | 3.5 | 75.0 | 3.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 64.7 | 1.8 | 60.0 | 5.1 | 54.6 | 3.8 | 63.3 | 3.1 | 72.9 | 3.4 |
Not employed | 72.2 | 3.0 | 73.1 | 3.7 | 79.3 | 3.9 | 60.4 | 7.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 70.5 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 64.6 | 5.3 | 66.5 | 3.3 | 76.8 | 3.0 |
Public only | 69.9 | 2.7 | 75.4 | 3.4 | 61.7 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 48.5 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 71.3 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 67.9 | 1.6 | 70.4 | 3.2 | 60.4 | 3.5 | 65.4 | 2.7 | 75.1 | 3.1 |
Large central metro | 66.2 | 2.6 | 70.4 | 4.4 | 60.6 | 5.7 | 60.6 | 5.0 | 71.7 | 5.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 73.9 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 68.1 | 4.4 | 82.9 | 3.3 | |
Medium metro | 67.5 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 70.4 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 59.3 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 66.9 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 63.9 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 69.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 67.9 | 1.5 | 72.0 | 3.0 | 61.8 | 3.3 | 66.7 | 2.5 | 72.7 | 3.0 |
Other | 61.7 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64.0 | 1.6 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 55.7 | 3.7 | 64.5 | 2.5 | 69.8 | 3.3 |
Fair/poor | 80.7 | 2.3 | 80.0 | 3.8 | 76.6 | 4.7 | 77.0 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 80.6 | 3.1 | 83.4 | 4.3 | 82.9 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 79.1 | 3.8 | 84.0 | 4.2 | 82.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 65.2 | 1.7 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 57.3 | 3.9 | 64.3 | 2.4 | 71.0 | 3.3 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 67.6 | 1.6 | 71.3 | 3.1 | 62.4 | 3.3 | 66.1 | 2.6 | 72.3 | 3.2 |
No | 68.0 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and 65 and over. Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing 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 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.