Table 17_1_2-2b
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | All races | White | Black | ||||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 61.7 | 0.4 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 67.7 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 0.8 | 46.2 | 0.9 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 46.7 | 0.8 | 48.3 | 0.9 | 52.1 | 1.1 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 41.0 | 1.3 |
| 18-44 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 0.7 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 47.7 | 1.3 | 39.2 | 1.2 | |
| 45-64 | 74.4 | 0.6 | 75.8 | 0.6 | 76.8 | 0.7 | 74.4 | 1.4 | 62.2 | 1.7 | |
| 65 and over | 90.0 | 0.7 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 91.1 | 0.7 | 89.6 | 1.5 | 83.7 | 2.3 | |
| Gender | Male | 55.7 | 0.6 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 49.1 | 1.3 | 39.4 | 1.1 |
| Female | 67.5 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 73.4 | 0.7 | 60.2 | 1.1 | 53.4 | 1.2 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 56.5 | 1.1 | 60.2 | 1.3 | 64.4 | 1.9 | 53.8 | 1.7 | 46.1 | 1.7 |
| Near poor/low | 57.3 | 0.9 | 62.8 | 1.1 | 67.5 | 1.3 | 53.5 | 1.7 | 40.5 | 1.3 | |
| Middle | 59.5 | 0.7 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 64.9 | 0.8 | 52.7 | 1.7 | 45.5 | 1.7 | |
| High | 67.3 | 0.7 | 68.1 | 0.7 | 70.3 | 0.7 | 61.1 | 2.2 | 56.7 | 2.4 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 61.1 | 1.0 | 67.8 | 1.1 | 69.4 | 1.3 | 63.8 | 1.8 | 46.7 | 1.4 |
| High school graduate | 66.3 | 0.8 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 71.4 | 0.9 | 58.7 | 1.6 | 48.0 | 2.1 | |
| At least some college | 68.9 | 0.6 | 70.3 | 0.7 | 72.9 | 0.7 | 64.0 | 1.5 | 52.7 | 1.9 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 60.3 | 0.6 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 65.3 | 0.7 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 42.8 | 1.3 |
| Not employed | 68.0 | 1.0 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 60.6 | 2.1 | 54.3 | 1.8 | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 62.5 | 0.5 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 1.3 | 53.7 | 1.4 |
| Public only | 56.0 | 1.0 | 59.3 | 1.4 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 54.2 | 1.7 | 48.1 | 1.6 | |
| Uninsured | 36.5 | 1.0 | 41.6 | 1.3 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 32.5 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 1.3 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 86.8 | 1.3 | 86.7 | 1.3 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 87.6 | 2.6 | 87.4 | 3.7 |
| Medicare and private | 93.0 | 0.8 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 93.7 | 0.8 | 92.6 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 91.1 | 1.5 | 92.9 | 1.6 | 94.6 | 2.0 | 90.3 | 2.8 | 84.5 | 3.9 | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 60.9 | 0.5 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 67.5 | 0.6 | 54.7 | 0.9 | 46.1 | 1.0 |
| Large central metro | 55.5 | 0.8 | 59.8 | 0.9 | 64.2 | 1.2 | 55.3 | 1.3 | 43.5 | 1.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 63.4 | 0.9 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 68.8 | 1.1 | 52.8 | 2.3 | 47.5 | 2.6 | |
| Medium metro | 64.5 | 0.9 | 66.5 | 0.9 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 2.2 | 51.4 | 2.0 | |
| Small metro | 64.0 | 1.5 | 65.4 | 1.6 | 67.4 | 1.8 | 55.6 | 3.5 | 50.1 | 4.1 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 66.1 | 1.0 | 67.4 | 1.0 | 68.4 | 1.0 | 57.4 | 2.8 | 47.8 | 2.8 | |
| Micropolitan | 67.6 | 1.3 | 69.0 | 1.2 | 70.0 | 1.2 | 56.4 | 3.2 | 47.3 | 3.7 | |
| Noncore | 63.3 | 1.8 | 64.5 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.7 | 59.3 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 5.0 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 64.9 | 0.4 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 55.8 | 0.9 | 53.3 | 1.3 |
| Other | 42.1 | 1.0 | 43.3 | 2.2 | 45.7 | 4.8 | 34.7 | 4.5 | 41.6 | 1.2 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.9 | 0.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 51.0 | 0.9 | 42.6 | 0.9 |
| Fair/poor | 86.8 | 0.7 | 88.7 | 0.8 | 90.0 | 0.9 | 85.4 | 1.6 | 76.5 | 2.2 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 92.1 | 0.7 | 92.5 | 0.7 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 90.1 | 1.5 | 87.6 | 2.4 |
| Complex activities | 92.0 | 0.8 | 92.3 | 0.8 | 93.1 | 1.0 | 90.6 | 1.8 | 88.4 | 3.0 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 62.5 | 0.5 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 68.1 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 1.1 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 63.9 | 0.5 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 0.9 | 48.3 | 1.2 |
| No | 49.9 | 1.1 | 55.5 | 1.5 | 60.4 | 2.8 | 57.7 | 3.8 | 44.3 | 1.3 | |
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: 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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