Table 16_2_1-2d

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 16_2_1.2d
People under age 65 whose family's out-of-pocket health insurance premiums and medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a by education,^b United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		16.5	0.4	17.4	0.8	19.3	0.6	14.6	0.5
Age	18-44	12.9	0.5	13.0	0.9	15.1	0.8	11.7	0.6
Age	45-64	21.7	0.6	26.7	1.5	24.9	1.1	18.7	0.8
Gender	Male	15.1	0.5	16.4	1.0	17.2	0.8	13.4	0.6
Gender	Female	17.9	0.5	18.7	1.1	21.5	0.9	15.7	0.6
Race	White, single race	16.9	0.5	17.3	0.9	20.0	0.7	15.1	0.6
	Black, single race	14.7	0.9	16.6	1.9	18.0	1.5	10.9	1.2
	Asian, single race	16.8	2.0	DSU	DSU	17.1	3.9	14.8	2.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	10.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	14.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	17.2	0.4	20.5	1.1	20.4	0.7	14.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	17.8	0.5	21.4	1.3	21.4	0.8	15.3	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14.8	0.9	16.9	1.9	18.2	1.5	11.0	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	12.5	0.7	12.0	1.0	12.4	1.2	13.5	1.3
Family income^c	Negative/poor	33.6	1.4	23.5	1.8	37.6	2.3	43.2	2.6
	Near poor/low	25.6	1.2	20.7	1.6	22.9	1.6	33.1	2.3
	Middle	18.9	0.8	14.3	1.4	20.4	1.3	19.5	1.1
	High	7.3	0.4	9.3	1.7	9.0	1.0	6.5	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	13.3	0.4	12.6	0.9	15.7	0.7	12.2	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	29.1	0.9	25.7	1.4	32.6	1.7	29.0	1.4
Health insurance^d	Private, employer sponsored	15.6	0.5	19.9	1.5	19.8	0.9	13.2	0.6
	Private, nongroup	49.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	44.5	4.4
	Public only	20.5	1.4	16.9	1.8	24.5	2.6	20.9	2.8
	Part-year uninsured	17.0	1.0	18.9	1.9	18.8	1.7	15.0	1.5
	Full-year uninsured	13.2	0.7	12.2	1.1	13.5	1.1	13.8	1.4
Location of residence^e	Metropolitan	15.7	0.4	16.6	0.9	18.5	0.7	14.0	0.5
	Large central metro	14.2	0.7	14.2	1.2	17.2	1.3	12.9	0.8
	Large fringe metro	15.5	0.9	18.6	2.2	17.5	1.4	13.9	1.0
	Medium metro	17.1	0.9	17.9	1.8	19.4	1.5	15.3	1.1
	Small metro	18.4	1.5	19.1	2.8	22.3	2.2	15.4	1.8
	Nonmetropolitan	20.9	1.1	21.1	1.7	22.4	1.5	19.4	1.7
	Micropolitan	21.6	1.2	18.0	2.0	24.3	1.8	20.7	2.1
	Noncore	19.4	1.9	26.3	2.9	18.4	2.8	16.6	2.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.9	0.4	19.5	1.0	19.8	0.7	14.6	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	13.7	1.0	13.1	1.2	13.8	1.6	14.5	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.8	0.4	13.9	0.8	17.5	0.7	13.6	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.3	1.2	34.0	2.1	32.3	2.2	28.4	2.0
Activity limitations^e	Basic activities	31.6	1.4	34.8	2.7	33.9	2.3	27.8	2.2
	Complex activities	34.9	1.6	33.6	3.1	37.7	2.9	33.2	2.7
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.7	0.4	14.8	0.8	17.0	0.6	13.5	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	17.0	0.5	19.1	1.0	20.0	0.7	14.8	0.6
U.S. born	No	13.9	0.9	14.1	1.3	14.3	1.6	13.5	1.3

^a For income, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs). For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^b 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.

^c 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.

^d Insurance categories are defined hierarchically in the order shown. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^e 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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 16_2_1-2d: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_2_1-2d.html