Table T9_1_1_5-2d

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_1_1_5.2d
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, by education,^a United States, 2009
		Total^a		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		19.0	0.6	37.0	1.3	23.2	0.9	11.2	0.5
Age	18–44	21.7	0.7	38.3	1.5	27.3	1.1	12.5	0.6
Age	45–64	15.3	0.6	34.3	1.7	18.0	1.1	9.5	0.6
Gender	Male	22.0	0.8	40.9	1.8	25.7	1.1	13.1	0.7
Gender	Female	16.1	0.6	32.4	1.5	20.4	1.0	9.5	0.6
Race	White, single race	18.7	0.7	39.1	1.6	22.4	1.0	10.5	0.6
	Black, single race	21.4	0.9	27.4	1.8	26.0	1.3	15.2	0.9
	Asian, single race	16.4	1.5	29.3	4.6	23.5	4.1	13.1	1.5
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	35.0	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	17.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	20.7	4.1	11.5	3.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	15.2	0.5	27.6	1.3	20.5	0.9	9.8	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	13.9	0.5	27.3	1.7	18.9	1.1	8.8	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	21.3	0.9	27.4	1.8	25.9	1.3	15.2	1.0
	Hispanic, all races	40.2	1.8	54.1	2.1	37.8	2.0	25.5	2.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	39.1	1.5	44.0	2.1	39.2	2.0	32.5	2.6
	Near poor/low	35.3	1.2	45.8	1.9	36.4	1.8	25.7	1.8
	Middle	18.4	0.7	34.9	2.1	19.4	1.1	12.5	0.7
	High	6.6	0.4	11.9	1.7	10.5	1.3	5.0	0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	17.2	0.6	40.9	1.7	21.6	1.0	9.9	0.5
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	24.7	0.9	31.6	1.4	27.1	1.4	17.2	1.1
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	18.6	0.6	37.6	1.4	22.5	0.9	11.2	0.5
	Large central metro	22.3	0.9	41.6	2.3	28.3	1.6	13.0	0.8
	Large fringe metro	14.7	0.8	33.2	2.3	17.8	1.3	9.1	0.8
	Medium metro	18.2	1.8	35.7	3.8	21.8	2.1	11.2	1.3
	Small metro	18.2	1.7	36.4	3.6	20.5	2.3	11.0	1.8
	Nonmetropolitan	21.4	1.4	34.6	3.4	25.7	2.2	11.3	1.5
	Micropolitan	20.0	1.7	32.0	3.1	24.5	2.3	10.8	1.7
	Noncore	24.4	2.5	39.3	5.3	28.3	4.3	12.3	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	English	15.3	0.4	27.2	1.1	20.4	0.8	9.8	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	45.2	2.0	58.3	2.3	46.3	2.7	27.8	2.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	18.5	0.6	37.9	1.3	23.1	0.9	11.0	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	22.5	1.1	32.7	2.3	23.8	1.7	13.7	1.5
Activity limitations,^c ages 18–64	Basic activities	15.2	1.2	24.2	2.7	16.9	2.1	8.7	1.4
	Complex activities	12.8	1.1	15.5	2.0	14.0	2.1	9.4	1.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	19.4	0.6	39.4	1.4	24.1	0.9	11.3	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	15.5	0.5	27.7	1.2	20.5	0.8	9.8	0.5
U.S. born	No	36.2	1.7	57.0	2.3	40.5	2.3	19.9	1.4

^a Persons ages 18–64. 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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_1_1_5-2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_1_5-2d.html