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2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 49.6 | 2.8 | 49.9 | 3.4 | 46.2 | 3.7 | 53.6 | 5.5 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 36.0 | 3.2 | 35.0 | 3.9 | 35.8 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU |
| 45-64 | 55.8 | 3.2 | 56.9 | 3.7 | 54.5 | 7.4 | DSU | DSU | |
| 65 and over | 84.4 | 3.2 | 82.4 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male� | 37.9 | 3.2 | 36.1 | 3.7 | 36.4 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU |
| Female | 59.9 | 2.6 | 62.7 | 3.0 | 53.7 | 4.3 | 58.1 | 6.9 | |
| Race | White, single race | 47.9 | 3.2 | 47.7 | 3.5 | 44.1 | 4.6 | 55.1 | 6.9 |
| Black, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Asian, single race | 60.0 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 59.5 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Non-Hispanic, White | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Hispanic, all races | 47.1 | 3.0 | 47.6 | 3.4 | 42.4 | 4.5 | 52.4 | 5.1 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 47.5 | 3.2 | 47.9 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Near poor/low� | 44.6 | 3.4 | 45.3 | 4.2 | 40.5 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Middle | 52.0 | 5.0 | 54.4 | 6.5 | 45.0 | 6.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| High | 64.6 | 7.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 38.9 | 3.2 | 37.4 | 3.9 | 39.3 | 5.0 | 44.2 | 5.4 |
| Not employed | 53.6 | 3.3 | 57.1 | 4.2 | 47.0 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 65.4 | 3.4 | 67.6 | 4.3 | 63.9 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU |
| Public only | 69.6 | 3.6 | 70.8 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 25.8 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 3.4 | 21.4 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 85.0 | 4.7 | 80.2 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 49.6 | 2.8 | 49.8 | 3.4 | 46.4 | 3.8 | 53.2 | 5.6 |
| Large central metro | 49.0 | 3.6 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 43.8 | 4.4 | 52.3 | 6.8 | |
| Large fringe metro | 47.7 | 4.7 | 54.7 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medium metro | 55.3 | 5.1 | 49.0 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Small metro | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 50.1 | 8.5 | 50.4 | 9.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Other | 48.8 | 2.8 | 49.8 | 3.5 | 45.0 | 3.8 | 50.6 | 5.2 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 43.9 | 3.0 | 43.3 | 3.8 | 44.3 | 3.9 | 45.7 | 4.9 |
| Fair/poor | 67.8 | 2.9 | 68.0 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 86.8 | 4.0 | 84.3 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 45.0 | 2.8 | 45.2 | 3.5 | 43.1 | 3.9 | 47.0 | 4.8 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| No | 48.7 | 2.8 | 49.4 | 3.4 | 44.4 | 3.8 | 52.2 | 5.1 | |
a. 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.
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. 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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