Table T2_4_1_5-1
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| 2009 | 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 56.3 | 1.6 | 58.2 | 1.7 | |
| Age | 40–59 | 46.9 | 2.2 | 49.7 | 2.4 |
| 60 and over | 71.3 | 1.7 | 71.9 | 1.7 | |
| Gender | Male | 54.8 | 2.2 | 57.8 | 2.3 |
| Female | 57.7 | 2.1 | 58.5 | 2.1 | |
| Race | White, single race | 58.8 | 1.9 | 58.7 | 1.9 |
| Black, single race | 47.0 | 2.8 | 51.8 | 3.0 | |
| Asian, single race | 50.5 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 56.9 | 1.7 | 59.0 | 1.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 60.1 | 2.2 | 59.8 | 2.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 46.6 | 2.9 | 52.0 | 3.0 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 50.8 | 3.3 | 52.9 | 3.0 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 48.9 | 3.6 | 56.0 | 3.5 |
| Near poor/low | 51.5 | 3.2 | 56.1 | 3.3 | |
| Middle | 55.5 | 2.6 | 56.0 | 3.2 | |
| High | 63.3 | 2.7 | 62.4 | 2.8 | |
| Educationc | Less than high school | 49.4 | 2.8 | 54.6 | 3.0 |
| High school graduate | 54.2 | 2.5 | 57.4 | 2.8 | |
| At least some college | 61.8 | 2.5 | 61.7 | 2.5 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 51.7 | 2.5 | 53.5 | 2.8 |
| Not employed | 60.6 | 2.6 | 60.0 | 2.8 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 60.2 | 2.3 | 60.6 | 2.6 |
| Public only | 50.2 | 4.1 | 52.5 | 3.8 | |
| Uninsured | 37.5 | 5.1 | 36.7 | 5.8 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 72.6 | 3.2 | 69.8 | 3.5 |
| Medicare and private | 74.2 | 2.7 | 78.8 | 2.5 | |
| Medicare and other public | 64.7 | 4.5 | 72.0 | 4.1 | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 56.7 | 1.7 | 58.8 | 1.7 |
| Large central metro | 55.4 | 3.5 | 58.6 | 2.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 60.8 | 3.0 | 60.5 | 3.0 | |
| Medium metro | 53.8 | 3.7 | 59.5 | 3.7 | |
| Small metro | 54.7 | 4.9 | 54.2 | 4.6 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 54.5 | 3.2 | 55.0 | 4.7 | |
| Micropolitan | 59.6 | 3.8 | 55.1 | 5.7 | |
| Noncore | 45.9 | 5.0 | 55.2 | 8.0 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 57.4 | 1.7 | 58.6 | 1.8 |
| Other | 46.5 | 3.4 | 55.0 | 3.5 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 55.8 | 1.9 | 58.0 | 2.0 |
| Fair/poor | 57.3 | 2.7 | 58.4 | 2.6 | |
| Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 63.4 | 2.9 | 61.4 | 2.9 |
| Complex activities | 64.8 | 3.4 | 62.1 | 3.1 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 52.7 | 1.9 | 56.1 | 2.0 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 57.3 | 1.7 | 58.5 | 1.9 |
| No | 50.5 | 2.8 | 56.6 | 3.4 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.
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 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.
d 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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