T17_1_1_2c
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 | 73.0 | 0.4 | 65.7 | 0.9 | 67.0 | 0.8 | 72.1 | 0.7 | 79.6 | 0.6 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 72.2 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 1.5 | 65.5 | 1.4 | 73.4 | 1.5 | 81.1 | 1.2 |
| 18-44 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 1.4 | 57.7 | 1.4 | 62.4 | 1.1 | 70.8 | 1.0 | |
| 45-64 | 79.8 | 0.6 | 71.5 | 2.0 | 71.8 | 1.5 | 77.0 | 1.1 | 84.9 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 91.6 | 0.6 | 85.8 | 2.1 | 90.4 | 1.2 | 91.2 | 1.1 | 94.2 | 0.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 66.7 | 0.5 | 56.5 | 1.3 | 60.4 | 1.2 | 65.1 | 0.9 | 74.5 | 0.8 |
| Female | 79.2 | 0.4 | 72.5 | 1.0 | 72.9 | 0.9 | 79.3 | 0.8 | 85.3 | 0.7 | |
| Race | White, single race | 74.8 | 0.5 | 66.9 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 1.1 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 80.7 | 0.7 |
| Black, single race | 65.1 | 0.9 | 63.7 | 1.5 | 62.7 | 1.7 | 63.4 | 1.6 | 72.2 | 2.0 | |
| Asian, single race | 65.2 | 1.7 | 54.1 | 4.7 | 53.4 | 4.2 | 57.6 | 2.9 | 75.2 | 1.8 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | 72.3 | 3.3 | 54.1 | 7.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 70.5 | 2.5 | 68.1 | 4.8 | 68.3 | 4.6 | 72.1 | 3.6 | 71.4 | 5.0 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 75.1 | 0.4 | 68.3 | 1.1 | 70.2 | 1.0 | 73.6 | 0.8 | 80.4 | 0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 77.9 | 0.5 | 71.8 | 1.5 | 73.8 | 1.3 | 76.5 | 1.0 | 81.8 | 0.8 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 65.1 | 0.9 | 63.5 | 1.5 | 62.3 | 1.7 | 63.4 | 1.6 | 72.7 | 2.1 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 61.9 | 1.0 | 57.3 | 1.6 | 57.5 | 1.5 | 63.9 | 1.6 | 70.7 | 1.9 | |
| Education,d age 18 and over | Less than high school | 63.8 | 0.9 | 63.1 | 1.4 | 60.3 | 1.8 | 63.3 | 1.7 | 71.2 | 2.2 |
| High school graduate | 69.2 | 0.7 | 62.7 | 1.7 | 66.0 | 1.3 | 68.6 | 1.3 | 74.0 | 1.3 | |
| At least some college | 79.2 | 0.5 | 74.6 | 2.1 | 75.5 | 1.4 | 76.9 | 0.9 | 81.6 | 0.7 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 69.2 | 0.5 | 54.0 | 1.9 | 60.9 | 1.4 | 66.8 | 1.0 | 75.7 | 0.8 |
| Not employed | 70.6 | 1.0 | 67.5 | 1.4 | 65.5 | 1.7 | 71.6 | 1.8 | 77.6 | 2.1 | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 75.7 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 2.1 | 68.7 | 1.3 | 73.5 | 0.9 | 79.6 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 75.8 | 0.8 | 74.1 | 1.2 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 81.3 | 1.8 | 74.2 | 4.2 | |
| Uninsured | 43.7 | 1.2 | 40.1 | 2.0 | 42.2 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 1.9 | 51.5 | 3.1 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.2 | 1.0 | 81.8 | 3.3 | 90.8 | 1.7 | 89.2 | 2.1 | 93.7 | 1.8 |
| Medicare and private | 93.5 | 0.8 | 86.5 | 4.7 | 92.3 | 1.8 | 94.6 | 1.3 | 94.3 | 1.0 | |
| Medicare and other public | 89.6 | 1.6 | 89.8 | 3.1 | 89.9 | 2.8 | 87.1 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locatione | Metropolitan | 73.1 | 0.4 | 64.5 | 1.0 | 66.9 | 0.9 | 71.7 | 0.8 | 80.0 | 0.6 |
| Large central metro | 68.9 | 0.7 | 59.6 | 1.4 | 63.4 | 1.2 | 68.0 | 1.3 | 76.5 | 1.1 | |
| Large fringe metro | 76.5 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 2.3 | 69.3 | 1.9 | 75.6 | 1.5 | 81.0 | 1.0 | |
| Medium metro | 74.3 | 0.9 | 67.4 | 2.5 | 69.7 | 1.9 | 70.9 | 1.7 | 81.8 | 1.4 | |
| Small metro | 74.7 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 2.2 | 67.2 | 2.5 | 74.7 | 2.1 | 83.3 | 2.1 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 72.3 | 0.9 | 70.3 | 2.1 | 67.4 | 1.9 | 74.0 | 1.6 | 75.0 | 2.1 | |
| Micropolitan | 73.2 | 1.1 | 72.2 | 2.4 | 66.7 | 2.5 | 76.8 | 1.4 | 73.7 | 2.5 | |
| Noncore | 70.8 | 1.5 | 66.5 | 3.7 | 68.8 | 2.6 | 69.1 | 3.4 | 77.1 | 3.9 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.4 | 0.4 | 68.9 | 1.0 | 70.5 | 0.9 | 74.3 | 0.8 | 80.4 | 0.6 |
| Other | 59.3 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 1.7 | 56.2 | 1.6 | 59.0 | 1.8 | 67.5 | 2.7 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 72.0 | 0.4 | 62.0 | 1.0 | 64.5 | 0.9 | 70.8 | 0.8 | 79.1 | 0.6 |
| Fair/poor | 84.6 | 1.0 | 79.2 | 1.7 | 82.7 | 1.8 | 88.4 | 1.5 | 88.5 | 3.2 | |
| Activity limitations,e age 18 and over | Basic activities | 90.3 | 1.0 | 86.5 | 2.5 | 91.3 | 1.5 | 91.0 | 1.7 | 92.2 | 2.2 |
| Complex activities | 92.3 | 0.8 | 90.5 | 1.5 | 92.4 | 1.7 | 92.6 | 1.8 | 94.5 | 1.9 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.9 | 0.5 | 60.4 | 1.3 | 64.2 | 1.1 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 78.3 | 0.7 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 75.1 | 0.4 | 69.2 | 1.0 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 80.2 | 0.6 |
| No | 59.6 | 1.4 | 52.8 | 2.1 | 52.8 | 2.1 | 58.5 | 2.7 | 74.1 | 1.9 | |
a. Includes physician and nonphysician office-based visits; physician and nonphysician outpatient department visits; and inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date ("zero-night" stays).
b. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0-17, 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, and 75 and over.
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. 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.
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.
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