Table T2_4_1_5-2c
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 | 56.3 | 1.6 | 48.9 | 3.6 | 51.5 | 3.2 | 55.5 | 2.6 | 63.3 | 2.7 | |
Age | 40–59 | 46.9 | 2.2 | 40.0 | 5.1 | 43.5 | 4.6 | 46.5 | 3.9 | 52.5 | 4.1 |
60 and over | 71.3 | 1.7 | 63.1 | 4.1 | 64.5 | 4.0 | 70.0 | 2.8 | 80.7 | 2.7 | |
Gender | Male | 54.8 | 2.2 | 45.0 | 6.0 | 45.8 | 4.6 | 57.0 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 3.9 |
Female | 57.7 | 2.1 | 51.4 | 4.4 | 55.9 | 4.4 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 67.5 | 4.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 58.8 | 1.9 | 56.3 | 4.9 | 51.9 | 4.3 | 57.9 | 3.3 | 64.3 | 3.1 |
Black, single race | 47.0 | 2.8 | 35.6 | 5.8 | 50.6 | 5.3 | 45.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | 50.5 | 5.3 | 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 | 56.9 | 1.7 | 48.7 | 4.2 | 53.9 | 3.7 | 55.2 | 3.0 | 63.4 | 2.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 60.1 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 55.2 | 5.3 | 57.7 | 3.9 | 64.1 | 3.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 46.6 | 2.9 | 32.9 | 5.8 | 50.8 | 5.4 | 45.3 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 50.8 | 3.3 | 50.5 | 6.1 | 41.4 | 5.6 | 55.0 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 49.4 | 2.8 | 51.7 | 5.1 | 46.2 | 4.5 | 46.9 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 54.2 | 2.5 | 54.3 | 5.6 | 49.0 | 6.2 | 55.0 | 4.1 | 56.6 | 5.2 | |
At least some college | 61.8 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 60.3 | 5.2 | 61.6 | 4.7 | 66.9 | 3.4 | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 51.7 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | 28.8 | 6.0 | 46.0 | 3.9 | 62.5 | 3.4 |
Not employed | 60.6 | 2.6 | 45.8 | 4.9 | 62.3 | 4.3 | 69.0 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 60.2 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 48.4 | 5.9 | 57.8 | 3.6 | 64.7 | 3.1 |
Public only | 50.2 | 4.1 | 41.1 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 37.5 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 72.6 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | 65.4 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 74.2 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 74.2 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 64.7 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 56.7 | 1.7 | 49.9 | 4.4 | 50.8 | 3.7 | 57.0 | 2.9 | 62.6 | 2.9 |
Large central metro | 55.4 | 3.5 | 49.4 | 6.0 | 53.9 | 6.0 | 50.3 | 5.0 | 63.7 | 5.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 60.8 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 60.6 | 5.4 | 69.6 | 4.3 | |
Medium metro | 53.8 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 63.0 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 54.7 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 54.5 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 49.3 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 59.6 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 45.9 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 57.4 | 1.7 | 52.2 | 4.2 | 53.0 | 3.6 | 55.4 | 2.9 | 63.5 | 2.8 |
Other | 46.5 | 3.4 | 36.1 | 5.0 | 43.3 | 6.0 | 54.4 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 55.8 | 1.9 | 42.8 | 5.5 | 47.6 | 4.9 | 55.1 | 3.2 | 63.1 | 3.0 |
Fair/poor | 57.3 | 2.7 | 54.5 | 4.8 | 55.7 | 4.9 | 56.5 | 4.6 | 64.8 | 6.5 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 63.4 | 2.9 | 53.5 | 5.0 | 64.2 | 5.1 | 62.1 | 6.0 | 76.8 | 6.5 |
Complex activities | 64.8 | 3.4 | 55.5 | 5.7 | 65.2 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 52.7 | 1.9 | 44.1 | 5.6 | 42.7 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 2.9 | 59.2 | 3.0 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 57.3 | 1.7 | 50.5 | 4.2 | 54.5 | 3.7 | 55.3 | 3.0 | 63.4 | 2.9 |
No | 50.5 | 2.8 | 43.2 | 4.8 | 38.3 | 5.3 | 56.2 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. 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.