Table T2_9_3_1-1_2b

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_9_3_1.1_2b
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler),^a by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		25.1	1.0	25.5	1.1	27.0	1.3	22.3	1.8	21.7	2.0
Age	0–17	23.4	1.7	23.6	2.0	25.7	2.9	19.4	2.4	22.4	3.9
	18–44	16.5	1.5	16.8	1.7	18.0	2.0	13.0	2.8	14.7	2.1
	45–64	30.6	2.0	31.3	2.1	33.1	2.5	25.7	3.8	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	45.9	3.7	46.1	3.9	47.1	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	25.3	1.5	25.4	1.7	26.7	1.9	18.5	2.9	22.9	3.6
Gender	Female	24.9	1.4	25.7	1.5	27.6	1.9	23.3	2.2	19.8	2.5
Family income^b	Negative/poor	20.1	1.5	19.5	1.8	20.4	2.3	19.6	3.0	22.2	3.2
	Near poor/low	23.9	1.9	24.7	2.2	25.9	2.8	25.9	3.2	17.5	3.4
	Middle	23.7	2.1	23.9	2.3	25.4	2.8	14.2	2.9	24.4	4.4
	High	30.7	2.2	30.9	2.3	31.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	24.2	2.1	24.0	2.4	24.3	2.8	21.7	3.8	25.0	3.6
	High school graduate	24.8	1.8	25.4	2.0	26.9	2.3	19.2	3.8	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	27.3	1.9	27.8	2.0	29.3	2.3	28.5	4.4	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	21.8	1.7	22.5	1.8	23.5	2.2	17.7	2.8	15.4	2.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	20.4	1.8	20.3	1.9	22.4	2.5	16.7	2.7	19.5	3.6
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	24.1	1.4	24.7	1.5	26.2	1.8	18.3	2.3	18.2	3.1
	Public only	22.8	1.6	22.7	1.8	24.2	2.7	21.0	2.3	20.9	3.5
	Uninsured	9.6	2.1	8.4	2.1	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	46.6	5.4	47.5	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	25.5	1.1	25.9	1.2	28.0	1.5	22.2	1.9	22.2	2.1
	Large central metro	24.7	2.1	25.1	2.3	28.3	3.4	22.0	2.8	22.7	3.0
	Large fringe metro	25.8	1.9	26.4	2.1	28.2	2.5	22.0	3.7	22.5	5.1
	Medium metro	24.3	2.4	24.4	2.6	23.9	3.1	26.1	3.8	24.2	3.1
	Small metro	27.5	3.3	27.9	3.4	31.6	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	23.2	2.3	23.2	2.5	23.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	23.7	2.8	24.2	2.8	25.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	21.9	4.6	20.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	25.5	1.0	25.7	1.1	26.9	1.3	22.3	1.8	20.7	3.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	19.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.4	2.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	24.0	1.2	24.6	1.2	26.2	1.5	20.3	2.0	18.3	2.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.2	2.7	32.4	3.2	34.9	5.0	33.0	4.4	33.3	4.6
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	31.3	3.1	30.5	3.4	32.3	4.2	31.9	5.7	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	34.3	3.1	32.4	3.4	36.5	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	24.1	1.6	24.9	1.7	26.0	2.1	21.9	3.0	16.8	2.8
U.S. born	Yes	25.4	1.0	25.6	1.1	26.8	1.3	22.7	1.8	23.6	3.0
U.S. born	No	17.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.8	3.3

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using four age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, and 65 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: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_9_3_1-1_2b: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_respiratorydiseases/T2_9_3_1-1_2b.html