Table T2_9_3_1-2_2a
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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| Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 42.1 | 1.4 | 45.0 | 1.7 | 35.4 | 4.4 | 36.3 | 7.4 | DSU | DSU | 30.6 | 9.1 | 37.9 | 5.0 | |
| Health insurance,a age less than 65 | Private | 37.2 | 1.9 | 41.1 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 6.0 | 27.5 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | 31.9 | 8.2 | 30.5 | 5.3 |
| Public | 48.7 | 2.6 | 57.4 | 4.3 | 47.5 | 8.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 29.8 | 7.4 | 18.0 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Overall | 67.3 | 2.1 | 66.3 | 2.3 | 65.6 | 8.3 | 63.8 | 9.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 63.3 | 2.6 | 64.5 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and public | 83.1 | 3.0 | 80.1 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Family income b | Negative/poor | 49.4 | 4.3 | 41.1 | 6.4 | 37.9 | 8.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Near poor/low | 37.9 | 3.4 | 37.6 | 4.7 | 46.5 | 12.4 | 21.5 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 46.8 | 9.9 | |
| Middle | 40.3 | 3.3 | 48.6 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 38.1 | 10.2 | |
| High | 41.7 | 2.1 | 46.7 | 2.3 | 33.0 | 6.1 | 27.1 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 26.7 | 6.0 | |
| Education, age 18 and over | Less than high school | 52.1 | 6.7 | 47.6 | 9.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 40.7 | 3.8 | 48.1 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| At least some college | 43.2 | 2.0 | 45.5 | 2.3 | 36.9 | 8.2 | 34.3 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 49.0 | 7.3 | |
| Residence location | Urban | 42.4 | 1.6 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 37.4 | 5.0 | 35.7 | 7.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 37.5 | 5.8 |
| Rural | 39.7 | 3.2 | 40.1 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 40.9 | 11.6 | |
| Preferred language | English | 43.3 | 2.0 | 46.3 | 2.0 | 37.7 | 6.4 | 38.2 | 11.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 44.7 | 7.2 |
| Spanish | 45.3 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Chinese | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Vietnamese | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Korean | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Other | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| English proficiency, age 18 and over | English only | 45.0 | 2.2 | 47.1 | 2.0 | 40.3 | 6.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.7 | 12.4 | 45.3 | 8.0 |
| Well/very well | 37.6 | 4.3 | 38.1 | 8.5 | DSU | DSU | 22.4 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Not well/not at all | 49.6 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 64.4 | 9.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 42.8 | 1.4 | 45.9 | 1.7 | 36.4 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 38.1 | 5.0 |
| No | 38.3 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 9.5 | DSU | DSU | 36.2 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
a A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "public health insurance" category only.
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 300 percent of the poverty line; and high, 300 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using hot deck imputation methodology.
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: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey.


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