Table T9_1_2_2-2d

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_2_2.2d
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 education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.8	0.3	6.7	0.9	5.4	0.6	4.4	0.4
Age	18–44	3.6	0.3	6.5	1.1	4.4	0.7	2.9	0.4
Age	45–64	6.2	0.6	7.2	1.5	6.4	0.9	6.0	0.6
Gender	Male	4.3	0.3	6.2	1.2	5.0	0.7	3.7	0.4
Gender	Female	5.4	0.4	7.3	1.4	5.9	0.7	5.0	0.5
Race	White, single race	5.1	0.4	6.8	1.0	5.9	0.7	4.5	0.4
	Black, single race	2.8	0.4	DSU	DSU	2.5	0.6	2.8	0.6
	Asian, single race	4.6	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	4.0	0.9
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	5.0	0.3	7.7	1.1	5.9	0.6	4.4	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	5.3	0.4	8.0	1.3	6.4	0.8	4.6	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.8	0.4	DSU	DSU	2.5	0.6	2.9	0.6
	Hispanic, all races	3.3	0.6	DSU	DSU	2.2	0.6	3.9	1.0
Family income^c	Negative/poor	43.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	44.3	5.9	45.1	4.4
	Near poor/low	10.3	1.4	6.9	2.0	9.1	1.8	12.4	2.0
	Middle	4.5	0.5	5.0	1.3	3.6	0.7	5.0	0.8
	High	1.8	0.2	DSU	DSU	2.1	0.5	1.5	0.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	3.2	0.3	3.9	0.8	3.6	0.5	3.1	0.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	13.8	1.1	13.1	2.1	14.4	2.2	13.7	1.5
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	4.5	0.3	5.9	1.0	4.9	0.6	4.1	0.4
	Large central metro	3.9	0.6	DSU	DSU	3.2	0.8	4.0	0.6
	Large fringe metro	4.3	0.5	DSU	DSU	4.1	0.8	4.2	0.7
	Medium metro	4.9	0.7	7.3	2.1	5.6	1.2	4.4	0.8
	Small metro	5.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	9.6	2.5	4.0	1.2
	Nonmetropolitan	7.0	1.0	10.1	2.9	7.8	1.6	6.0	1.2
	Micropolitan	6.4	1.1	DSU	DSU	8.0	2.0	5.5	1.2
	Noncore	8.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	7.3	2.2	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	5.0	0.3	7.3	1.0	5.6	0.6	4.5	0.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	3.1	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.4	0.3	5.9	0.9	4.8	0.5	4.1	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10.2	1.3	12.3	3.6	10.9	2.3	9.1	1.6
Activity limitations,^d ages 18–64	Basic activities	10.8	1.5	DSU	DSU	13.1	2.7	9.5	1.9
	Complex activities	14.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	14.4	3.5	13.1	2.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	4.4	0.3	6.0	0.9	4.6	0.5	4.1	0.4
U.S. born	Yes	5.0	0.3	7.3	1.0	5.6	0.6	4.4	0.4
U.S. born	No	4.0	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.8	0.6

^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 People 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.

^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 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_2_2-2d: 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_2_2-2d.html