Table T9_1_3_4-2b
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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| Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 19.8 | 0.4 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 25.6 | 0.8 | 30.2 | 0.9 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 24.0 | 0.6 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 28.0 | 1.4 | 37.5 | 1.2 |
| 18–44 | 20.3 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 25.6 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 1.0 | |
| 45–64 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 25.6 | 1.5 | 25.9 | 1.5 | |
| 65 and over | 15.7 | 0.7 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 2.3 | |
| Gender | Female | 19.6 | 0.4 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 25.3 | 1.0 | 31.9 | 1.1 |
| Male | 20.0 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 0.6 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 28.6 | 1.0 | |
| Health insurance,b ages 0–64 | All persons ages 0–64 | 19.6 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 24.7 | 1.0 | 31.2 | 1.0 |
| Private | 14.5 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 16.3 | 0.9 | |
| Public | 35.1 | 0.8 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 26.5 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 1.4 | 48.8 | 1.3 | |
| Uninsured | 24.0 | 0.8 | 22.3 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 27.9 | 1.4 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | All persons age 65 and over | 15.7 | 0.7 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 2.3 |
| Medicare and private | 12.4 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 3.8 | |
| Medicare and public | 29.4 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 2.1 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 29.2 | 3.8 | 41.8 | 4.6 | |
| Medicare only | 15.0 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 17.7 | 2.6 | 29.1 | 3.3 | |
| Family incomec | Negative/poor | 31.9 | 0.8 | 28.0 | 0.9 | 21.8 | 1.1 | 37.4 | 1.6 | 41.0 | 1.5 |
| Near poor/low | 24.6 | 0.7 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 19.5 | 0.9 | 27.0 | 1.5 | 34.3 | 1.4 | |
| Middle | 18.0 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 19.6 | 1.4 | 22.2 | 1.3 | |
| High | 13.1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 15.4 | 1.5 | |
| Education, age 25 and over | Less than high school | 26.2 | 0.9 | 21.7 | 1.1 | 17.6 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 34.3 | 1.6 |
| High school graduate | 18.5 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 26.2 | 1.9 | |
| At least some college | 15.6 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 20.3 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 1.2 | |
| Location of residenced | Metropolitan | 18.6 | 0.4 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 25.6 | 0.9 | 29.7 | 0.8 |
| Large central metro | 21.6 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 30.4 | 1.3 | 32.2 | 1.1 | |
| Large fringe metro | 13.3 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 22.0 | 1.5 | |
| Medium metro | 17.2 | 0.9 | 14.4 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 30.6 | 1.6 | |
| Small metro | 26.2 | 2.0 | 25.9 | 2.3 | 24.7 | 2.6 | 26.9 | 3.1 | 29.0 | 4.2 | |
| Micropolitan (nonmetropolitan) | 22.1 | 1.8 | 21.9 | 2.0 | 20.5 | 2.2 | 26.6 | 4.0 | 24.4 | 2.5 | |
| Noncore (nonmetropolitan) | 32.5 | 3.5 | 30.6 | 3.4 | 30.2 | 3.4 | 24.7 | 7.3 | 53.9 | 9.6 | |
| Activity limitations,d age 18 and over | Basic activities | 20.3 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 26.4 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 1.7 |
| Complex activities | 22.0 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 0.9 | 28.2 | 1.8 | 34.9 | 2.5 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 17.5 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 24.0 | 1.1 | 24.8 | 1.0 | |
a Estimates are not age adjusted.
b A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private" category only.
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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of people were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.
d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A: Data Sources.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.


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