Table T9_2_1_2-2c
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 61.5 | 0.4 | 58.5 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 0.7 | 66.1 | 0.7 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 43.1 | 1.7 | 44.8 | 1.5 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 55.4 | 1.5 |
| 18–44 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 50.1 | 1.4 | 48.5 | 1.4 | 52.5 | 1.0 | 58.6 | 1.2 | |
| 45–64 | 73.8 | 0.6 | 74.9 | 1.7 | 70.5 | 1.6 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 76.6 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 91.2 | 0.5 | 87.5 | 1.6 | 91.0 | 1.1 | 90.7 | 0.9 | 93.0 | 0.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 55.5 | 0.5 | 51.1 | 1.2 | 51.4 | 1.0 | 53.6 | 0.9 | 61.1 | 0.9 |
| Female | 67.3 | 0.5 | 63.8 | 1.0 | 63.8 | 1.1 | 67.1 | 0.9 | 71.6 | 1.0 | |
| Race | White, single race | 63.3 | 0.5 | 60.1 | 1.0 | 59.3 | 1.0 | 61.8 | 0.8 | 68.1 | 0.8 |
| Black, single race | 55.6 | 0.8 | 55.2 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 1.5 | 56.6 | 1.4 | 55.7 | 1.8 | |
| Asian, single race | 47.9 | 1.3 | 46.7 | 4.1 | 41.8 | 3.5 | 44.1 | 2.4 | 51.6 | 2.0 | |
| NHOPI, single race | 56.6 | 7.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | 62.6 | 3.9 | 57.8 | 6.7 | 51.9 | 5.3 | 62.0 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 59.8 | 2.4 | 62.3 | 4.3 | 59.3 | 4.0 | 55.7 | 3.8 | 66.5 | 4.0 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 63.6 | 0.5 | 61.5 | 1.0 | 61.1 | 1.0 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 66.8 | 0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 66.6 | 0.5 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 65.0 | 1.2 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 69.1 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 55.7 | 0.8 | 55.2 | 1.5 | 54.5 | 1.5 | 56.6 | 1.4 | 56.1 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 50.8 | 0.8 | 49.2 | 1.5 | 48.8 | 1.3 | 49.2 | 1.4 | 57.4 | 1.8 | |
| Education,c age 18 and over | Less than high school | 60.4 | 0.9 | 60.8 | 1.7 | 59.2 | 1.4 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 64.3 | 2.6 |
| High school graduate | 63.7 | 0.7 | 65.3 | 1.6 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 61.4 | 1.2 | 66.8 | 1.5 | |
| At least some college | 69.6 | 0.6 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 66.0 | 1.7 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 71.4 | 0.9 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 59.8 | 0.6 | 52.5 | 1.9 | 52.7 | 1.3 | 58.2 | 0.9 | 64.4 | 0.9 |
| Not employed | 63.9 | 0.9 | 62.9 | 1.3 | 62.8 | 1.7 | 61.0 | 1.8 | 69.3 | 2.2 | |
| Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 61.0 | 0.5 | 57.8 | 2.0 | 57.0 | 1.4 | 59.4 | 0.9 | 63.9 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 65.5 | 0.8 | 65.7 | 1.1 | 65.1 | 1.5 | 66.3 | 2.1 | 63.8 | 5.5 | |
| Uninsured | 35.9 | 1.1 | 33.9 | 1.6 | 36.5 | 1.8 | 34.9 | 2.0 | 39.0 | 3.2 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 88.7 | 1.0 | 81.1 | 3.0 | 86.9 | 2.1 | 88.8 | 1.4 | 92.8 | 1.7 |
| Medicare and private | 93.8 | 0.7 | 94.0 | 2.0 | 95.1 | 1.2 | 93.1 | 1.4 | 94.0 | 1.0 | |
| Medicare and other public | 90.9 | 1.5 | 91.8 | 2.9 | 94.4 | 1.9 | 87.4 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 61.0 | 0.5 | 57.5 | 1.0 | 56.4 | 1.0 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 66.5 | 0.7 |
| Large central metro | 56.3 | 0.8 | 55.5 | 1.3 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 53.8 | 1.2 | 61.7 | 1.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 63.4 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 2.1 | 59.6 | 2.0 | 61.3 | 1.4 | 67.8 | 1.3 | |
| Medium metro | 63.5 | 1.0 | 57.8 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 1.8 | 62.6 | 1.8 | 70.0 | 1.4 | |
| Small metro | 64.0 | 1.4 | 64.2 | 2.7 | 60.8 | 2.5 | 61.2 | 2.0 | 69.0 | 2.3 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 63.9 | 1.0 | 63.0 | 1.6 | 63.7 | 1.7 | 66.0 | 1.8 | 62.5 | 2.5 | |
| Micropolitan | 64.3 | 1.1 | 63.3 | 2.0 | 64.2 | 2.1 | 64.5 | 2.0 | 66.1 | 2.4 | |
| Noncore | 63.1 | 2.2 | 63.3 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 3.1 | 68.7 | 3.4 | 51.9 | 4.8 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 64.2 | 0.4 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 62.8 | 0.7 | 67.4 | 0.7 |
| Other | 45.8 | 0.9 | 48.0 | 1.4 | 44.7 | 1.5 | 43.7 | 1.6 | 48.7 | 2.2 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 59.9 | 0.4 | 54.6 | 0.9 | 55.1 | 0.9 | 58.5 | 0.7 | 65.4 | 0.7 |
| Fair/poor | 81.1 | 1.2 | 80.1 | 1.8 | 82.3 | 1.7 | 77.7 | 2.9 | 86.9 | 2.8 | |
| Activity limitations,d age 18 and over | Basic activities | 88.7 | 1.1 | 89.4 | 1.8 | 88.9 | 1.9 | 87.2 | 2.3 | 89.6 | 2.2 |
| Complex activities | 90.8 | 1.1 | 90.4 | 1.8 | 89.9 | 2.0 | 91.5 | 2.4 | 91.3 | 2.6 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.9 | 0.5 | 59.1 | 1.1 | 59.0 | 1.1 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 68.6 | 0.8 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 63.9 | 0.4 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 61.4 | 0.9 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 67.5 | 0.8 |
| No | 47.6 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 1.8 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 46.7 | 2.0 | 52.7 | 2.4 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 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.
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