Table T9_1_2_2-2b

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_2_2.2b
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.4	0.3	4.5	0.3	4.7	0.4	2.6	0.4	3.5	0.7
Age	0–17	3.2	0.4	3.1	0.5	2.8	0.5	2.0	0.6	DSU	DSU
	18–44	3.6	0.3	3.7	0.3	3.9	0.4	2.5	0.5	3.1	0.7
	45–64	6.3	0.6	6.5	0.6	6.7	0.7	3.3	0.7	3.5	0.9
Gender	Male	4.0	0.3	4.1	0.4	4.2	0.4	1.9	0.4	3.1	0.7
Gender	Female	4.9	0.4	5.0	0.4	5.2	0.4	3.2	0.6	3.9	0.9
Family income^b	Negative/poor	38.7	3.4	40.7	3.7	46.0	4.5	14.2	4.0	23.2	6.4
	Near poor/low	8.8	1.3	9.8	1.5	11.8	2.1	4.8	1.2	DSU	DSU
	Middle	3.9	0.5	4.0	0.5	4.2	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	1.5	0.2	1.6	0.2	1.5	0.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^c ages 18–64	Less than high school	6.7	0.9	7.7	1.1	8.0	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	5.4	0.6	5.9	0.6	6.4	0.8	2.5	0.6	2.2	0.6
	At least some college	4.4	0.4	4.4	0.4	4.6	0.4	2.9	0.6	3.9	1.0
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	3.2	0.3	3.4	0.3	3.7	0.4	1.6	0.4	2.2	0.5
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	14.0	1.1	14.4	1.2	14.5	1.4	11.2	2.2	10.0	2.4
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	4.1	0.3	4.2	0.3	4.3	0.4	2.6	0.4	3.3	0.8
	Large central metro	3.5	0.5	3.9	0.6	4.3	0.7	2.1	0.5	1.8	0.4
	Large fringe metro	4.1	0.5	3.9	0.5	3.8	0.6	2.6	0.7	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	4.6	0.7	4.7	0.7	4.5	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	5.1	1.1	5.1	1.1	5.5	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	6.2	1.1	6.3	1.1	6.4	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	5.5	1.0	5.5	1.0	5.6	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	8.0	2.2	8.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.5	0.3	4.6	0.3	4.7	0.4	2.7	0.4	3.6	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	3.1	0.9	DSU	DSU	0.0	0.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.1	0.3	4.2	0.3	4.4	0.4	2.0	0.4	3.1	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10.1	1.2	10.4	1.4	9.9	1.6	10.9	2.4	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d ages 18–64	Basic activities	11.0	1.5	11.0	1.6	10.6	1.6	11.0	3.2	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	14.4	2.0	14.0	2.1	13.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	4.4	0.3	4.5	0.4	4.8	0.4	2.2	0.4	2.9	0.6
U.S. born	Yes	4.5	0.3	4.6	0.3	4.7	0.4	2.8	0.4	3.4	0.8
U.S. born	No	4.0	0.7	4.2	0.9	5.1	1.3	DSU	DSU	3.7	1.0

^a For income, insurance, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of Health Insurance Eligibility Units. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^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: 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

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