Table 6_4_9-2c
2010 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 | 62.5 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 2.6 | 63.6 | 2.9 | 56.9 | 3.2 | 63.6 | 3.2 | |
| Age | 0-5 | 63.3 | 1.4 | 67.4 | 2.7 | 64.8 | 3.0 | 57.9 | 3.1 | 64.1 | 3.2 |
| 6-17 | 45.5 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 65.3 | 1.9 | 67.5 | 3.4 | 69.3 | 3.4 | 60.6 | 4.1 | 65.1 | 4.3 |
| Female | 59.8 | 2.1 | 65.9 | 3.4 | 57.3 | 4.2 | 53.2 | 4.2 | 62.5 | 4.2 | |
| Race | White, single race | 62.6 | 1.8 | 65.7 | 3.3 | 60.6 | 3.6 | 59.3 | 3.5 | 64.8 | 3.5 |
| Black, single race | 69.1 | 3.1 | 77.4 | 3.7 | 72.4 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 53.9 | 8.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 63.3 | 1.7 | 68.4 | 3.3 | 64.8 | 3.8 | 56.9 | 3.5 | 65.0 | 3.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 63.5 | 2.3 | 65.9 | 5.2 | 60.3 | 5.6 | 60.4 | 4.2 | 66.1 | 3.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 69.9 | 3.0 | 77.7 | 3.8 | 72.4 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Hispanic, all races | 59.7 | 2.5 | 63.5 | 3.7 | 61.5 | 4.3 | 56.7 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 61.6 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 57.0 | 5.1 | 59.2 | 3.6 | 64.5 | 3.2 |
| Public only | 67.7 | 2.0 | 67.7 | 2.8 | 71.0 | 3.3 | 62.2 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 38.7 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residenceb | Metropolitan | 63.0 | 1.6 | 68.2 | 2.8 | 64.4 | 3.1 | 57.4 | 3.3 | 63.7 | 3.3 |
| Large central metro | 65.4 | 2.2 | 68.6 | 4.1 | 61.5 | 4.1 | 60.7 | 5.2 | 70.9 | 5.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 62.7 | 3.0 | 70.3 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | 64.6 | 5.2 | 60.2 | 5.2 | |
| Medium metro | 61.9 | 3.3 | 61.9 | 5.5 | 70.7 | 6.3 | 52.3 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | |
| Small metro | 58.4 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 58.9 | 3.6 | 59.7 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 58.4 | 4.3 | 59.6 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 63.5 | 1.7 | 68.2 | 2.9 | 65.8 | 3.5 | 58.3 | 3.4 | 63.9 | 3.3 |
| Other | 57.8 | 3.0 | 62.5 | 4.9 | 58.3 | 5.1 | 50.1 | 7.6 | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 62.4 | 1.5 | 66.8 | 2.6 | 62.7 | 3.0 | 57.1 | 3.1 | 63.7 | 3.2 |
| Fair/poor | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Children with special health care needsb | Yes | 67.3 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| No | 62.1 | 1.5 | 67.9 | 2.7 | 63.3 | 3.1 | 55.3 | 3.3 | 63.2 | 3.4 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 62.5 | 1.5 | 66.6 | 2.6 | 63.9 | 2.9 | 56.8 | 3.2 | 63.9 | 3.2 |
| No | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
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 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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