Table T9_1_3_3-2a
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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| Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 75.9 | 0.6 | 76.7 | 0.6 | 72.7 | 1.0 | 68.4 | 2.1 | 74.6 | 7.2 | 80.1 | 5.0 | 77.7 | 2.2 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 88.0 | 0.6 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 84.7 | 1.4 | 81.6 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 94.6 | 3.2 | 89.1 | 2.2 |
| 18–44 | 61.1 | 0.8 | 61.6 | 1.0 | 58.3 | 1.4 | 57.2 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 73.2 | 7.2 | 63.8 | 4.2 | |
| 45–64 | 78.4 | 0.7 | 79.4 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 68.2 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 68.9 | 5.3 | |
| 65 and over | 89.5 | 0.7 | 89.9 | 0.7 | 88.0 | 1.7 | 85.4 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 72.0 | 0.7 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 66.8 | 1.4 | 64.0 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 74.5 | 6.3 | 72.3 | 3.1 |
| Female | 79.7 | 0.6 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 77.8 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 86.0 | 4.6 | 83.4 | 2.7 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 67.2 | 1.0 | 67.1 | 1.3 | 67.9 | 1.6 | 53.8 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | 82.7 | 6.6 | 70.7 | 5.0 |
| Near poor/low | 70.0 | 0.9 | 69.2 | 1.1 | 73.5 | 1.6 | 67.7 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | 69.7 | 7.8 | 74.5 | 5.1 | |
| Middle | 76.3 | 0.8 | 77.4 | 0.9 | 71.5 | 1.7 | 66.5 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 77.0 | 3.9 | |
| High | 81.9 | 0.7 | 82.7 | 0.8 | 79.5 | 1.7 | 73.3 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 84.6 | 3.6 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 64.0 | 1.1 | 63.7 | 1.3 | 63.9 | 2.0 | 66.0 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 71.3 | 0.8 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 66.2 | 1.4 | 66.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 66.1 | 5.2 | |
| At least some college | 74.9 | 0.8 | 76.3 | 0.8 | 70.8 | 1.4 | 63.3 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 67.7 | 4.5 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 68.4 | 0.8 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 64.6 | 1.2 | 62.2 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 72.1 | 6.7 | 63.9 | 3.9 |
| Not employed | 68.1 | 1.0 | 69.1 | 1.3 | 65.8 | 1.7 | 57.8 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 69.0 | 6.1 | |
| Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 79.6 | 0.6 | 80.5 | 0.6 | 75.6 | 1.1 | 72.5 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 88.0 | 3.7 | 80.4 | 2.9 |
| Public only | 80.6 | 0.9 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 78.2 | 1.6 | 70.9 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | 90.7 | 5.3 | 80.7 | 3.8 | |
| Uninsured | 41.5 | 1.2 | 41.4 | 1.4 | 42.9 | 1.9 | 31.8 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 88.8 | 1.1 | 89.0 | 1.3 | 89.8 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 90.8 | 0.9 | 91.0 | 0.9 | 90.5 | 2.4 | 86.6 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 87.2 | 1.8 | 87.6 | 2.2 | 84.1 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 75.4 | 0.6 | 76.3 | 0.6 | 72.6 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 2.1 | 74.2 | 7.3 | 76.9 | 3.9 | 76.8 | 2.3 |
| Large central metro | 71.2 | 0.9 | 71.7 | 1.2 | 72.8 | 1.4 | 64.7 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 71.5 | 5.8 | 64.6 | 5.0 | |
| Large fringe metro | 79.0 | 0.9 | 79.9 | 1.0 | 76.2 | 1.8 | 71.4 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 83.2 | 2.9 | |
| Medium metro | 75.2 | 1.3 | 76.1 | 1.3 | 67.8 | 2.9 | 70.3 | 7.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 84.3 | 4.2 | |
| Small metro | 78.9 | 1.3 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 72.6 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 78.4 | 1.6 | 78.6 | 1.8 | 73.3 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 78.1 | 1.8 | 78.5 | 2.1 | 71.3 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | 79.0 | 2.8 | 78.8 | 3.0 | 78.4 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 78.1 | 0.6 | 79.1 | 0.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 70.7 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 84.4 | 4.9 | 78.5 | 2.3 |
| Other | 61.0 | 1.4 | 59.8 | 1.5 | 56.8 | 6.3 | 66.1 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 63.1 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 75.3 | 0.6 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 72.0 | 1.1 | 68.2 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 79.1 | 5.2 | 77.0 | 2.3 |
| Fair/poor | 80.7 | 0.9 | 81.3 | 1.1 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 70.7 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 86.9 | 0.8 | 87.3 | 0.9 | 84.1 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | 85.5 | 1.0 | 86.1 | 1.1 | 85.1 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 69.5 | 0.7 | 70.6 | 0.8 | 64.8 | 1.1 | 63.4 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | 70.0 | 6.7 | 66.7 | 3.5 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 78.6 | 0.5 | 79.4 | 0.6 | 73.5 | 1.0 | 75.5 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | 85.8 | 4.4 | 78.7 | 2.3 |
| No | 57.4 | 1.4 | 54.1 | 1.6 | 63.6 | 3.2 | 64.6 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
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.
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