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2011 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 | 28.1 | 0.6 | 45.2 | 1.4 | 44.6 | 1.1 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 0.7 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 20.1 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 1.6 | 28.3 | 1.7 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 1.1 |
| 18-44 | 37.0 | 0.8 | 64.4 | 1.7 | 58.1 | 1.3 | 35.1 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 1.0 | |
| 45-64 | 23.0 | 0.8 | 48.1 | 2.2 | 43.7 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 0.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 29.4 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 1.7 | 46.7 | 1.4 | 30.2 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 0.9 |
| Female | 26.7 | 0.7 | 43.7 | 1.3 | 42.6 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0.8 | |
| Race | White, single race | 27.6 | 0.8 | 48.1 | 1.8 | 45.6 | 1.3 | 27.9 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 0.8 |
| Black, single race | 31.6 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 1.9 | 39.6 | 2.0 | 30.5 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 1.9 | |
| Asian, single race | 23.9 | 1.8 | 48.4 | 7.0 | 48.3 | 5.3 | 22.8 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 2.1 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | 38.1 | 3.6 | 46.5 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 27.8 | 2.8 | 32.0 | 4.5 | 41.7 | 7.9 | 27.6 | 5.0 | 18.9 | 5.0 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 24.6 | 0.6 | 42.7 | 1.5 | 40.9 | 1.3 | 25.1 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 23.1 | 0.7 | 45.2 | 2.4 | 40.6 | 1.7 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 0.8 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 31.2 | 1.0 | 37.9 | 2.0 | 39.8 | 2.0 | 29.8 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 45.1 | 1.3 | 51.6 | 2.3 | 54.0 | 1.9 | 43.8 | 1.7 | 25.1 | 2.2 | |
| Education,b ages 18 and over | Less than high school | 51.5 | 1.3 | 61.5 | 2.4 | 63.2 | 1.8 | 46.4 | 2.2 | 26.1 | 2.7 |
| High school graduate | 36.5 | 0.9 | 61.5 | 2.2 | 52.2 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 1.3 | |
| At least some college | 21.5 | 0.7 | 53.0 | 2.2 | 45.4 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 0.7 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 29.2 | 0.7 | 67.1 | 1.8 | 56.5 | 1.2 | 30.6 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 0.8 |
| Not employed | 38.1 | 1.1 | 51.3 | 1.9 | 44.4 | 2.0 | 35.8 | 2.0 | 20.5 | 2.0 | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 27.7 | 0.7 | 45.3 | 1.6 | 45.6 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 0.7 |
| Large central metro | 32.1 | 1.2 | 48.8 | 2.3 | 48.5 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 1.7 | 16.1 | 1.5 | |
| Large fringe metro | 21.6 | 1.0 | 39.8 | 3.8 | 43.3 | 2.6 | 23.2 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 0.9 | |
| Medium metro | 27.7 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 3.6 | 43.6 | 2.6 | 27.1 | 1.8 | 13.8 | 1.6 | |
| Small metro | 29.5 | 2.1 | 46.2 | 3.0 | 44.7 | 3.6 | 28.5 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 2.3 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 30.2 | 1.3 | 44.8 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 28.3 | 2.2 | 16.8 | 2.4 | |
| Micropolitan | 29.4 | 1.8 | 47.6 | 3.3 | 41.1 | 2.5 | 25.8 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 3.0 | |
| Noncore | 31.8 | 2.4 | 38.8 | 4.3 | 38.1 | 5.1 | 32.7 | 4.3 | 21.3 | 3.3 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 24.7 | 0.6 | 43.0 | 1.2 | 40.6 | 1.2 | 25.2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0.7 |
| Other | 49.1 | 1.8 | 52.9 | 3.7 | 57.8 | 2.4 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 28.1 | 3.1 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 27.4 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 1.5 | 44.4 | 1.2 | 27.9 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 0.8 |
| Fair/poor | 34.6 | 1.2 | 46.4 | 2.5 | 46.0 | 2.3 | 29.4 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 2.2 | |
| Activity limitations,c ages 18-64 | Basic activities | 26.8 | 1.4 | 37.9 | 2.9 | 38.9 | 3.0 | 22.3 | 2.6 | 14.7 | 2.4 |
| Complex activities | 26.4 | 1.4 | 35.4 | 2.8 | 29.2 | 3.2 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 15.7 | 3.1 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 31.5 | 0.7 | 64.8 | 1.8 | 56.0 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 14.6 | 0.8 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 25.1 | 0.6 | 40.3 | 1.3 | 40.1 | 1.1 | 25.5 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 0.7 |
| No | 47.1 | 1.8 | 70.9 | 3.6 | 66.5 | 2.0 | 45.4 | 2.4 | 17.9 | 1.7 | |
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: 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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