Table T9_1_3_3-2d
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Totala | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 71.9 | 0.6 | 64.0 | 1.1 | 71.3 | 0.8 | 74.9 | 0.8 | |
| Age | 18–44 | 61.2 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 1.5 | 59.0 | 1.2 | 65.9 | 1.1 |
| 45–64 | 78.5 | 0.7 | 69.1 | 1.6 | 77.8 | 1.0 | 81.0 | 0.9 | |
| 65 and over | 89.6 | 0.7 | 88.7 | 1.2 | 88.9 | 1.1 | 90.6 | 1.0 | |
| Gender | Male | 66.7 | 0.7 | 57.0 | 1.4 | 65.3 | 1.1 | 70.9 | 0.9 |
| Female | 76.8 | 0.7 | 71.3 | 1.4 | 76.9 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 0.8 | |
| Race | White, single race | 73.0 | 0.7 | 63.7 | 1.3 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 76.3 | 0.8 |
| Black, single race | 67.7 | 1.0 | 63.9 | 2.0 | 66.2 | 1.4 | 70.8 | 1.4 | |
| Asian, single race | 64.1 | 2.3 | 66.0 | 5.7 | 66.3 | 3.8 | 63.3 | 2.4 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | 73.2 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 68.2 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 66.1 | 5.2 | 67.7 | 4.5 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 74.7 | 0.6 | 71.3 | 1.3 | 73.7 | 0.9 | 76.0 | 0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 76.5 | 0.7 | 73.2 | 1.6 | 75.4 | 1.0 | 77.8 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 68.2 | 1.0 | 64.3 | 2.0 | 66.7 | 1.4 | 71.1 | 1.4 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 54.8 | 1.2 | 48.9 | 1.8 | 55.4 | 1.7 | 61.9 | 1.8 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 59.0 | 1.3 | 55.1 | 1.8 | 61.5 | 1.8 | 60.9 | 2.3 |
| Near poor/low | 63.6 | 1.1 | 62.5 | 1.7 | 64.5 | 1.6 | 63.3 | 1.7 | |
| Middle | 72.2 | 0.9 | 68.6 | 1.7 | 71.7 | 1.3 | 73.9 | 1.1 | |
| High | 79.3 | 0.8 | 73.9 | 2.5 | 80.2 | 1.3 | 79.5 | 0.9 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 68.5 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 1.6 | 66.3 | 1.1 | 72.9 | 0.9 |
| Not employed | 68.2 | 1.0 | 62.7 | 1.6 | 69.9 | 1.5 | 70.6 | 1.5 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 75.6 | 0.7 | 72.1 | 1.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 76.4 | 0.9 |
| Public only | 73.2 | 1.4 | 69.1 | 2.0 | 75.3 | 1.7 | 76.6 | 2.0 | |
| Uninsured | 38.9 | 1.2 | 33.7 | 1.5 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 40.8 | 1.9 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 88.7 | 1.1 | 89.2 | 1.7 | 87.6 | 2.1 | 89.6 | 1.8 |
| Medicare and private | 90.8 | 0.9 | 88.9 | 2.5 | 89.6 | 1.6 | 92.3 | 1.1 | |
| Medicare and other public | 87.3 | 1.8 | 89.5 | 1.8 | 90.6 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 71.2 | 0.6 | 62.1 | 1.2 | 70.5 | 0.8 | 74.3 | 0.8 |
| Large central metro | 66.7 | 1.1 | 58.3 | 2.1 | 66.3 | 1.6 | 69.8 | 1.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 74.9 | 1.0 | 65.7 | 2.5 | 74.8 | 1.4 | 77.2 | 1.1 | |
| Medium metro | 71.1 | 1.4 | 61.4 | 2.8 | 69.5 | 1.9 | 75.0 | 1.6 | |
| Small metro | 75.3 | 1.4 | 69.0 | 2.7 | 73.0 | 2.8 | 79.0 | 1.9 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 75.6 | 1.8 | 71.3 | 2.1 | 74.3 | 1.9 | 78.9 | 2.4 | |
| Micropolitan | 75.4 | 2.2 | 68.2 | 2.8 | 73.6 | 2.2 | 80.2 | 2.7 | |
| Noncore | 75.9 | 2.8 | 76.0 | 2.8 | 75.9 | 3.9 | 75.8 | 3.6 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 74.7 | 0.6 | 70.2 | 1.2 | 73.7 | 0.8 | 76.4 | 0.8 |
| Other | 50.7 | 1.6 | 48.7 | 2.2 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 55.8 | 2.2 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 70.7 | 0.7 | 59.9 | 1.3 | 69.6 | 0.9 | 74.1 | 0.8 |
| Fair/poor | 80.4 | 1.0 | 77.2 | 1.6 | 80.6 | 1.4 | 83.0 | 1.5 | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 86.8 | 0.8 | 85.8 | 1.5 | 86.4 | 1.3 | 88.0 | 1.4 |
| Complex activities | 85.5 | 1.0 | 85.5 | 1.8 | 84.5 | 1.5 | 86.6 | 1.9 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 69.6 | 0.7 | 58.1 | 1.3 | 68.4 | 0.9 | 73.5 | 0.8 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 74.7 | 0.6 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 73.2 | 0.8 | 76.8 | 0.8 |
| No | 56.8 | 1.4 | 48.9 | 2.0 | 57.2 | 1.9 | 62.3 | 1.7 | |
a Persons age 18 and over. 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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