Series 10, Number 259 December 2013

Summary Health Statistics

for the U.S. Population:

National Health Interview

Survey, 2012
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Series 10, Number 259

Summary Health Statistics

for the U.S. Population:

National Health Interview

Survey, 2012

Data From the National Health

Interview Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Maryland

December 2013

DHHS Publication No. 2014–1587
National Center for Health Statistics

Charles J. Rothwell, M.S., M.B.A., Director

Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D., Director
Contents
 

Abstract .................................................................................................. 1 
 

Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 
 

Methods ................................................................................................. 1 
 

Data Source ............................................................................................ 1 
 

Estimation Procedures..................................................................................... 2 
 

Age Adjustment .......................................................................................... 2 
 

Data Limitations That Impact Comparisons Across Years ........................................................ 3 
 

Variance Estimation and Significance Testing .................................................................. 3 
 

Further Information ......................................................................................... 3 
 

Selected Highlights ......................................................................................... 3 
 

Respondent-assessed Health Status........................................................................... 4 
 

Limitation in Usual Activities .............................................................................. 4 
 

Limitation in Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living .................................. 4 
 

Limitation in Work Activity ................................................................................ 4 
 

Incidence of Medically Consulted Injury and Poisoning Episodes.................................................. 4 
 

Causes of Injury and Poisoning Episodes ..................................................................... 5 
 

Activity at Time of Injury and Poisoning Episodes ............................................................. 5 
 

Place of Occurrence of Injury and Poisoning Episodes .......................................................... 5 
 

Access to Medical Care ................................................................................... 5 
 

Overnight Hospital Stays .................................................................................. 5 
 

Type of Health Insurance Coverage .......................................................................... 6 
 

Periods Without Health Insurance Coverage Among Currently Insured Persons Under Age 65 .......................... 6 
 

Length of Time Since Last Covered by Health Insurance Among Currently Uninsured Persons Under Age 65 ............. 6 
 

Reasons for No Health Insurance Coverage Among Currently Uninsured Persons Under Age 65 ........................ 6 
 

References ................................................................................................ 7 
 

Detailed Tables ............................................................................................ 8 
 

Appendix I. Technical Notes on Methods ...................................................................... 59 
 

Appendix II. Definitions of Selected Terms..................................................................... 63 
 

Appendix III. Tables of Unadjusted (Crude) Estimates............................................................ 66 
 

List of Detailed Tables

1.	 Crude frequency distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012...... 8 
 

2.	 Age-adjusted percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012. . . 10
 

3.	 Crude frequency distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude frequency of limitations due to one or more
 

chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ........................................... 12 
 

4.	 Age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and age-adjusted percentage of persons limited due to
 

one or more chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................ 14 
 

5.	 Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental
 

activities of daily living among persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012........... 16 
 

6.	 Crude frequency distribution and age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems
 

among persons aged 18–69, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012.................................... 18 
 

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7.	 Crude annualized frequency and age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes,
 

by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ........................................................... 20 
 

8.	 Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected
 

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 22 
 

9.	 Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected
 

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 24 
 

10.	 Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time
 

of the episode and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ........................................... 26 
 

11.	 Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time
 

of the episode and selected characteristics: United States, 2012 .............................................. 28 
 

12.	 Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected
 

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 30 
 

13.	 Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and
 

selected characteristics: United States, 2012 .............................................................. 32 
 

14.	 Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking
 

medical care in the past year due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012......................... 34 
 

15.	 Crude frequency distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected
 

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 37 
 

16.	 Age-adjusted percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected
 

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 39 
 

17.	 Crude frequency distributions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged
 

65 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................................ 41 
 

18.	 Age-adjusted percent distributions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged
 

65 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................................ 44 
 

19.	 Crude frequency distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude
 

frequencies of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured
 

persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012......................................... 47 
 

20.	 Age-adjusted percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and
 

age-adjusted percentages of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among
 

currently insured persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 .......................... 49 
 

21.	 Crude frequency distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured
 

persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012......................................... 51 
 

22.	 Age-adjusted percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently
 

uninsured persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................ 53 
 

23.	 Crude frequency of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage
 

and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012........................................................ 55 
 

24.	 Age-adjusted percentage of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance
 

coverage and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012................................................ 57 
 

List of Appendix Tables

I.	 Age distributions and age-adjustment weights used in age-adjusting data shown in Tables 1–24: Projected 2000 U.S.
 

standard population.................................................................................. 60 
 

II.	 Weighted counts and weighted percentages of persons with unknown information for selected health variables:
 

National Health Interview Survey, 2012 ................................................................. 61 
 

III.	 Weighted counts and weighted percentages of injury and poisoning episodes with unknown information: National
 

Health Interview Survey, 2012......................................................................... 62 
 

IV.	 Weighted counts and weighted percentages of persons with unknown information on selected sociodemographic
 

characteristics: National Health Interview Survey, 2012 .................................................... 62 
 

V.	 Crude percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012....... 66 
 

VI.	 Crude percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude percentage of persons limited due to one or
 

more chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ...................................... 68 
 

VII.	 Crude percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living
 

among persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ............................... 70 
 

VIII.	 Crude percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems among persons aged 18–69, by
 

selected characteristics: United States, 2012 .............................................................. 72 
 

IX.	 Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected characteristics: United States,
 

2012.............................................................................................. 74 
 

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X. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 76

XI. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the

episode and selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................................... 78

XII. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 80

XIII. Crude percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking medical care in the past year

due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ................................................. 83

XIV. Crude percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012 ..................................................................... 85

XV. Crude percent distributions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and

over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012 ...................................................... 87

XVI. Crude percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude

percentages of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured

persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012......................................... 90

XVII. Crude percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured

persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012......................................... 92

XVIII. Crude percentage of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage

and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012........................................................ 94

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Objectives

This report presents both ageadjusted and unadjusted health

statistics from the 2012 National Health

Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian

noninstitutionalized population of the

United States. Estimates are

disaggregated by sex, age, race,

Hispanic origin, education, family

income, poverty status, health

insurance coverage (where

appropriate), place of residence, and

region of residence. The topics covered

are respondent-assessed health status,

limitations in activities, injury and

poisoning episodes, health care access

and utilization, and health insurance

coverage.

Data Source

NHIS is a household, multistage

probability sample survey conducted

annually by interviewers of the U.S.

Census Bureau for the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention’s

National Center for Health Statistics. In

2012, household interviews were

completed for 108,131 persons living in

42,366 households.

Selected Highlights

Nearly 7 in 10 persons were in

excellent or very good health in 2012.

About 40 million persons (12%) were

limited in their usual activities due to

one or more chronic health conditions.

About 5 million persons (2%) required

the help of another person with

activities of daily living, and about 10

million persons (4%) required the help

of another person with instrumental

activities of daily living. Among persons

under age 65, about 45 million (17%)

did not have any health insurance

coverage. The most common reason for

lacking health insurance was cost,

followed by a change in employment.

Keywords: activity limitation •

injuries and poisonings • health care

access • health insurance coverage

Summary Health Statistics for
 

the U.S. Population: National
 

Health Interview Survey, 2012
 

by Patricia F. Adams; Whitney K. Kirzinger, M.P.H.; and Michael E.

Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A., Division of Health Interview Statistics

Introduction
 

This is one in a set of three reports

summarizing data from the 2012

National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS). NHIS is a multipurpose health

survey conducted by the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)

National Center for Health Statistics

(NCHS). This report provides national

estimates for a broad range of health

measures for the U.S. civilian

noninstitutionalized population. The

other two reports in this set provide

estimates of selected health measures for

children (1) and for adults (2). These

three volumes of descriptive statistics

and highlights are published for each

year of NHIS (3–5) and since 1997 have

replaced the annual, one-volume Current

Estimates series (6).

Estimates are derived from the

Family Core component of the annual

NHIS and are presented for respondentassessed health status, limitations in

activities, injury and poisoning episodes,

health care access and utilization, and

health insurance coverage. These

estimates are shown in Tables 1–24 for

various subgroups of the population,

including those defined by sex, age,

race, Hispanic origin, educational

attainment (for persons aged 25 and

over), family income, poverty status,

health insurance coverage, place of

residence, and region of residence. In

2012, one table on special education and

early intervention services was dropped

from the report and moved to the

companion Summary Health Statistics

report for children (1). Consequently,

the tables here are numbered differently

than those in previous years. Estimates

for other characteristics of special

relevance are also included. Appendix I

contains brief technical notes on

methods, including information about

age adjustment and unknown values

(Tables I–IV). Appendix II provides

definitions of terms used in this report,

and Appendix III contains tables of

unadjusted (crude) percentages and rates

(Tables V–XVIII).

Methods

Data Source

The main objective of NHIS is to

monitor the health of the U.S.

population through the collection and

analysis of data on a broad range of

health topics. The target population for

NHIS is the civilian noninstitutionalized

population of the United States.

Excluded are patients in long-term care

institutions (e.g., nursing homes for the

elderly, hospitals for the chronically ill

or physically or intellectually disabled,

and wards for abused or neglected

children); persons in correctional

facilities (e.g., prisons or jails, juvenile

detention centers, and halfway houses);

active-duty Armed Forces personnel

(although their civilian family members

are included); and U.S. nationals living

in foreign countries. Each year, a

representative sample of households

across the country is selected for NHIS,

using a multistage cluster sample design.

Trained interviewers from the U.S.

Census Bureau visit each selected

household and administer NHIS in

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person. Detailed interviewer instructions

can be found in the NHIS field

representative’s manual (7).

The annual NHIS questionnaire

(also called the Core) consists of four

main components: Household

Composition, Family Core, Sample

Adult Core, and Sample Child Core.

The Household Composition section of

the questionnaire collects basic

demographic and relationship

information about all persons in the

household. The Family Core, which is

administered separately for each family

in the household and is the source of

data for this report, collects information

for all family members. Topics on the

Family Core include sociodemographic

characteristics, basic indicators of health

status, limitation in activities, injuries,

health insurance coverage, and

utilization of health care services. One

family member whose age is equal to or

over the age of majority for a given

state responds to questions about all

family members in the Family Core. In

most states this age is 18 years, but in

Alabama and Nebraska it is 19 years,

and in Mississippi it is 21 years.

Although considerable effort is made to

ensure accurate reporting, information

from both proxies and self-respondents

may be inaccurate because the

respondent is unaware of relevant

information, has forgotten it, does not

wish to reveal it to an interviewer, or

does not understand the intended

meaning of the question.

The Sample Adult and Sample

Child Cores obtain additional

information on the health of one

randomly selected adult (sample adult)

and one randomly selected child (sample

child) in the family. Sample adults

respond for themselves, and a

knowledgeable adult in the family

provides proxy responses for the sample

child. In rare instances when the sample

adult is mentally or physically incapable

of responding, proxy responses are

accepted for this person.

In 2012, the NHIS sample size was

augmented in 32 states and the District

of Columbia. The main goal of the

augmentation was to increase the

number of reliable state-level estimates

that can be made for all persons. The

2012 NHIS sample is the largest since

the current sample design was

implemented in 2006 (8). This allowed

reliable state-level health insurance

estimates to be made for 43 states (9);

however, only national and regional

estimates are included in this report.

The interviewed sample for 2012

consisted of 42,366 households, which

yielded 108,131 persons in 43,345

families. The total family response rate

was 77.6%. The noninterview rate

consists of 14.6% respondent refusal and

unacceptable partial interviews. The

remainder was primarily the result of

failure to locate an eligible respondent

at home after repeated calls (8).

Estimation Procedures

Data analyzed for this report were

weighted to provide national health

estimates. Estimates for 2012 were

calculated using the Person record

weight, which was calibrated to

2010-census-based population estimates

for age, sex, and race/ethnicity of the

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized

population.

For each health measure, both

weighted frequencies and percentages

(or rates) for all persons and for various

subgroups of the population are shown.

All counts are expressed in thousands.

For a more straightforward presentation

of the data, counts for persons of

unknown status with respect to each

health characteristic of interest are not

shown separately in the tables, nor are

they included in the calculation of

percentages or rates (as part of either

the denominator or the numerator). In

addition, frequencies presented in the

tables may be underestimated due to

item nonresponse or to numerators

decreasing in size. However, for all

health measures in this report, the

weighted percentages with unknown

values are typically small (generally 1%

or less) and are shown in Appendix I

(Tables II–IV). Nevertheless, these

unknown cases are included in the total

population counts shown in selected

tables (typically in column 1 of each

frequency table). Therefore, slightly

different percentages or rates than those

shown in the tables may be obtained if

percentages or rates are calculated based

on the frequencies and population

counts presented in the tables.

Additionally, some of the

sociodemographic variables used to

delineate various population subgroups

have unknown values. For most of these

variables, the percentage unknown is

small. However, in the case of family

income, no income information exists

for about 5% of respondents in the 2012

survey, and about 17% of respondents

provided only a broad range for their

family’s income. As a result, poverty

status, which is based on family income,

has a high nonresponse rate (see

Appendix I, Table IV) (10). Missing

data on family income and personal

earnings in NHIS have been imputed by

NCHS analysts using multipleimputation methodology. However,

income and poverty estimates in the

present report are based on reported

income only, to maintain consistency

with previous reports, and may differ

from other estimates that are based on

imputed income data. Health estimates

for persons with unknown

sociodemographic characteristics are not

shown in the relevant table rows. See

Appendix I for more information on the

extent of unknown data for income and

poverty status.

Age Adjustment

Beginning with the 2002 report,

estimates are provided in two sets of

tables. Unless otherwise specified,

percentages and rates in the first set

(Tables 1–24) were age-adjusted using

the projected 2000 U.S. population as

the standard population. Frequencies

were not age-adjusted. When assessing

changes in prevalence over time,

age-adjusted percentages are more

appropriate than unadjusted percentages

if the age distribution of the population

is changing. Thus, age-adjusted

percentages from this report can be

compared with the same age-adjusted

percentages from earlier Summary

Health Statistics reports. Age adjustment

was used to permit comparison among

various sociodemographic subgroupsthat

may have different age structures

(11,12). Unless otherwise noted, the age
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groups used for age adjustment are the

same groups presented in the tables.

Health insurance and education are

restricted to certain age groups and are

therefore adjusted accordingly (see

relevant table footnotes for age groups).

The age-adjusted percentages and rates

in this report may not match ageadjusted percentages and rates for the

same health characteristic in other

reports if different age groups were used

for age adjustment or different record

weights were used.

Age-adjusted percentages and rates

should be viewed as relative indexes

rather than actual measures of risk.

Unadjusted percentages and rates are

more appropriate when actual risk or

burden of illness is of interest. Appendix

III provides tables of unadjusted

percentages and rates, permitting readers

to compare current percentages and rates

with those published in the 1997–2001

Summary Health Statistics reports and

to see the effects of age adjustment on

the 2012 percentages and rates (see

Appendix I for details on age

adjustment). Frequency tables have been

removed from the set of unadjusted data

tables in Appendix III to eliminate

redundancy.

Data Limitations That

Impact Comparisons

Across Years

The 1997–2012 NHIS differs

considerably in content, format, and

mode of data collection from earlier

versions of the survey. These changes

can make it complex to compare

1997–2012 NHIS estimates with those

of earlier years. A change in the sample

design was implemented in 2006 and

should also be considered when

comparing estimates from the

2006–2012 NHIS with those from 2005

and earlier years. From 2003–2011,

NHIS used weights derived from the

2000-census-based population estimates;

beginning in 2012, NHIS weights were

derived from the 2010-census-based

population estimates. Analysts who

compare 2012 estimates with estimates

from 2003–2011 need to recognize that

some of the observed differences may

be due to the change in population

estimates. Unadjusted percentages and

rates shown in the Appendix III tables

may be compared with those published

in Summary Health Statistics reports for

1997–2001, which did not contain

age-adjusted percentages and rates.

Age-adjusted percentages and rates in

this report should not be compared with

earlier unadjusted percentages and rates

unless it can be demonstrated that the

effect of age adjustment is minimal.

Interpretation of estimates and

comparisons across years should only be

made after reviewing Appendix I, which

contains important information about the

methods used to obtain the estimates,

changes in the survey instrument, and

measurement issues that are currently

being evaluated.

Variance Estimation and

Significance Testing

NHIS data are based on a sample of

the population and are, therefore, subject

to sampling error. Standard errors are

reported in order to indicate the

reliability of the estimates. Estimates

and standard errors were calculated

using SUDAAN software (13), which

takes into account the complex sampling

design of NHIS. The Taylor series

linearization method was used for

variance estimation in SUDAAN.

Standard errors are shown for all

rates and percentages in the tables (but

not for the frequencies). Estimates with

a relative standard error greater than

30% and less than or equal to 50% are

preceded by an asterisk (*) and should

be used with caution because they do

not meet standards of reliability or

precision. Estimates with a relative

standard error greater than 50% are also

indicated with an asterisk (*) and the

estimates are not shown. The statistical

significance of differences between

point estimates was evaluated using

two-sided z tests at the 0.05 level and

assuming independence. Terms such

as ‘‘greater than,’’ ‘‘less than,’’ ‘‘more

likely,’’ ‘‘less likely,’’ ‘‘compared with,’’

or ‘‘opposed to’’ indicate a significant

difference between estimates, whereas

‘‘similar,’’ ‘‘no difference,’’ or

‘‘comparable’’ indicate that the estimates

are not significantly different. A lack of

commentary about any two estimates

should not be interpreted to mean that a

z test was performed and the difference

was found to be not significant.

Furthermore, these tests did not take

into account multiple comparisons.

Estimates for population subgroups with

small sample sizes may fluctuate

considerably from year to year due to

sampling variability.

Further Information

The latest information about NHIS

is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

nhis.htm. This website features

downloadable public-use data and

documentation for NHIS, as well as

important information about any

modifications or updates to the data or

documentation.

Readers may also wish to join the

NHIS electronic mailing list by visiting:

http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html. Enter

your name and e-mail address, and click

the ‘‘National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS) researchers’’ box, followed by

the ‘‘Subscribe’’ button at the bottom of

the page. The list is made up of

approximately 4,000 NHIS data users

worldwide who receive e-news about

NHIS surveys (e.g., new releases of data

or modifications to existing data),

publications, conferences, and

workshops.

Selected Highlights

This section presents brief bulleted

summaries of the estimates shown in

Tables 1–24. Estimated percentages and

rates were age-adjusted by the direct

method using the projected 2000 U.S.

population as the standard population.
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Respondent-assessed

Health Status (Tables 1 and

2)

+	 Nearly 7 in 10 persons were in

excellent or very good health, and

fewer than 1 in 10 were in fair or

poor health.

+	 Nearly 3 in 10 adults aged 75 and

over were in fair or poor health.

+	 White (38%) and Asian (37%)

persons were more likely than black

persons (31%) to be in excellent

health.

+	 The percentage of persons in

excellent health increased with

increased levels of education and

family income.

+	 College graduates (39%) were more

than twice as likely as persons who

had not graduated from high school

(17%) to be in excellent health.

+	 Persons with family incomes of

$100,000 or more (50%) were

almost twice as likely as those with

family incomes of less than $35,000

(28%) to be in excellent health.

+	 Among persons under age 65, those

with private health insurance were

more likely than those with

Medicaid, other types of health

insurance, and those who were

uninsured to be in excellent health.

+	 Persons who lived in a metropolitan

statistical area (MSA) were more

likely than those who did not live in

an MSA to be in excellent health.

Limitation in Usual

Activities (Tables 3 and 4)

+	 About 39.7 million persons (12%)

were limited in their usual activities

due to one or more chronic health

conditions.

+	 Prevalence of limitation in usual

activities due to one or more chronic

conditions generally increased with

age: 8% of children under age 12

had an activity limitation, compared

with 17% of adults aged 45–64,

24% of adults aged 65–74, and 42%

of adults aged 75 and over.

+	 Asian persons were the least likely

to be limited in their usual activities

due to one or more chronic

conditions, compared with white,

black, or American Indian or Alaska

Native (AIAN) persons.

+	 Persons with the least education and

the lowest family incomes were the

most likely to have an activity

limitation.

+	 Persons under age 65 who had

private health insurance, as well as

those who were uninsured, were less

likely than those who had Medicaid

and those who had some other type

of health insurance to have an

activity limitation.

+	 Persons aged 65 and over with both

Medicare and Medicaid were more

likely to have an activity limitation

than those with private health

insurance, Medicare only, some

other type of health care coverage,

and those who were uninsured.

Limitation in Activities of

Daily Living and

Instrumental Activities of

Daily Living (Table 5)

+	 About 4.9 million adults (2%)

required the help of another person

with activities of daily living

(ADLs) such as eating, dressing, or

bathing, and 9.5 million (4%)

required help with instrumental

activities of daily living (IADLs)

such as household chores or

shopping.

+	 Among adults aged 75 and over,

about 11% required the help of

another person with ADLs and 20%

required help with IADLs.

+	 Poor adults were at least three times

as likely as those who were not poor

to require help with ADLs and

IADLs.

+	 Persons under age 65 who had

private health insurance, as well as

those who were uninsured, were less

likely to need help with ADLs or

IADLs than were persons who had

Medicaid and those who had some

other type of health insurance.

+	 Among persons aged 65 and over,

those who had both Medicaid and

Medicare were at least twice as

likely as those with private health

insurance, Medicare only, and some

other type of health care coverage to

need help with ADLs and IADLs.

Limitation in Work

Activity (Table 6)

+	 About 13.8 million adults aged

18–69 (6%) were unable to work

due to health problems, and 6.7

million (3%) were limited in the

kind or amount of work they could

do because of their health.

+	 Persons aged 45–64 and 65–69 were

about three times as likely to be

unable to work due to health reasons

as persons aged 18–44.

+	 About 2% of Asian adults aged

18–69 were unable to work for

health reasons, compared with 6%

of white adults, 9% of black adults,

and 11% of AIAN adults.

+	 Persons with the least education and

the lowest incomes were the most

likely to be unable to work due to

health problems.

+	 Persons under age 65 who had

private health insurance and those

who were uninsured were less likely

to be limited in their work activity

than those who had Medicaid and

those who had other types of health

insurance.

+	 Poor non-Hispanic white persons

(22%) and poor non-Hispanic black

persons (21%) were about twice as

likely as poor Hispanic persons

(11%) to be unable to work.

Incidence of Medically

Consulted Injury and

Poisoning Episodes

(Table 7)

+	 In 2012, there were 37.4 million

medically consulted injury and

poisoning episodes among the U.S.

civilian noninstitutionalized

population—a rate of 120 episodes

per 1,000 population per year.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

among white persons (129 per

1,000) was higher than the rates

among black persons (86 per 1,000)

and Asian persons (57 per 1,000).

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

among non-Hispanic persons (129
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per 1,000) was higher than the rate

for Hispanic persons (82 per 1,000).

+	 Persons who were in poor health

had higher rates of medically

consulted injury and poisoning

episodes than persons who had

excellent, very good, good, or fair

health.

Causes of Injury and

Poisoning Episodes

(Tables 8 and 9)

+	 The four leading external causes of

medically consulted injury episodes

were falls (13.4 million episodes in

2012), overexertion (4.9 million

episodes), being struck by a person

or an object (3.8 million episodes),

and transportation (3.7 million

episodes).

+	 For non-Hispanic white persons, the

rate of injury due to a fall was

higher than the rate for nonHispanic black persons and Hispanic

persons.

Activity at Time of Injury

and Poisoning Episodes

(Tables 10 and 11)

+	 About 7.3 million medically

consulted injury and poisoning

episodes occurred while engaging in

nonsport leisure activities, 6.1

million while participating in sports,

5.4 million while working around

the house or yard, and 4.2 million

while working at a paid job.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes that

occurred while engaging in nonsport

leisure activities was higher for

non-Hispanic persons than for

Hispanic persons.

Place of Occurrence of

Injury and Poisoning

Episodes (Tables 12 and

13)

+	 In 2012, more than one-half of the

37.4 million medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurred in or around the home,

with 11.8 million episodes occurring

inside and 7.6 million occurring

outside the home.

+	 Streets and highways (4.7 million

episodes) and recreation areas (4.5

million episodes) were the third and

fourth most common locations for

medically consulted injuries and

poisonings.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring inside the home was

higher for females than for males,

and the rate occurring at recreation

areas was higher for males than for

females.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring inside the home was

higher for persons aged 75 and over

than for persons under age 12.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring inside the home was

higher for non-Hispanic persons

than for Hispanic persons.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring outside the home was

higher for non-Hispanic white

persons than for non-Hispanic black

persons.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring in recreation areas was

higher for persons in the highest

income group than for those in the

lowest income group.

+	 The rate of medically consulted

injury and poisoning episodes

occurring inside the home was

higher for poor persons than for

near-poor and not-poor persons.

Access to Medical Care

(Table 14)

+	 About 25.9 million persons (8%)

delayed seeking medical care in the

last year due to cost, and 19.2

million (6%) did not receive needed

care due to the cost of care.

+	 Adults aged 18–44 and 45–64 were

more likely than older adults and

children to delay seeking or not

receive medical care due to cost.

+	 Persons with the least education

were about three times as likely as

persons with the most education to

have not received needed medical

care due to cost, and they were

more than twice as likely to have

delayed seeking care for this reason.

+	 Persons in the lowest income group

were about 10 times as likely as

persons in the highest income group

to not receive needed medical care

due to cost and more than 6 times

as likely to delay seeking medical

care.

+	 Persons under age 65 who were

uninsured were about three times as

likely as persons who had Medicaid

and persons who had other

insurance to delay seeking or not

receive needed medical care due to

cost.

+	 Persons who were in fair or poor

health were about three to four

times as likely as persons who were

in excellent or very good health to

delay seeking or not receive needed

medical care due to cost.

Overnight Hospital Stays

(Tables 15 and 16)

+	 About 17.5 million persons (6%)

had stayed overnight in the hospital

once in the past 12 months, about

3.5 million (1%) had stayed

overnight on two occasions, and

about 2.5 million (less than 1%) had

three or more overnight hospital

stays during the year.

+	 Persons aged 65 and over were

more likely than younger persons to

have stayed in the hospital overnight

in the past 12 months.

+	 Persons with the lowest incomes

were more likely to have stayed

overnight in the hospital than

persons with higher incomes.

+	 Among persons under age 65, those

with Medicaid (9%) were more

likely than those who had private

health insurance (4%) and those

who were uninsured (4%) to have

stayed overnight in the hospital once

in the past year.
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Type of Health Insurance

Coverage (Tables 17 and

18)

+	 Among persons under age 65, 163

million (61%) had private health

insurance, 46 million (18%) had

Medicaid, and 45 million (17%)

were uninsured.

+	 Children under age 12 were the

most likely to have Medicaid

coverage, compared with persons in

other age groups, and adults aged

18–44 were the most likely to be

uninsured.

+	 Among persons under age 65, white

and Asian persons were more likely

than black and AIAN persons to

have private health insurance

coverage.

+	 Hispanic persons under age 65

(32%) were more than twice as

likely as non-Hispanic persons in

that age group (14%) to be

uninsured.

+	 Among poor persons under age 65,

about 5 in 10 had Medicaid

coverage and about 3 in 10 were

uninsured.

+	 Persons under age 65 who were in

fair or poor health were more than

twice as likely to have Medicaid

coverage as persons in that age

group who were in excellent or very

good health.

+	 Health insurance coverage is nearly

universal among persons aged 65

and over, although the types of

coverage vary by demographic

characteristics.

+	 Among the 42 million adults aged

65 and over in 2012, 20.9 million

(50%) had private health insurance

and 14.6 million (35%) had

Medicare alone.

+	 About 371,000 persons aged 65 and

over (1%) were uninsured in 2012.

+	 Among persons aged 65 and over

who were poor, 41% were covered

by Medicare only, 33% were

covered by Medicaid and Medicare

combined, and 17% were covered

by private health insurance.

+	 Among persons aged 65 and over

who were not poor, 58% were

covered by private health insurance

and 31% were covered by Medicare

only.

Periods Without Health

Insurance Coverage

Among Currently Insured

Persons Under Age 65

(Tables 19 and 20)

+	 Among persons under age 65 who

were currently covered by health

insurance, approximately 207

million (94%) had health insurance

continuously over the preceding

12-month period.

+	 Among currently insured persons

under age 65, about 6% had been

without insurance at some time in

the past year—most of these for 6

months or less.

+	 Currently insured adults aged 18–44

were more likely than younger

persons and adults aged 45–64 to

have experienced a period without

health insurance in the past year.

+	 Poor and near-poor persons under

age 65 who had health insurance

were more than twice as likely as

not-poor persons to have been

without health insurance at some

time in the past year.

Length of Time Since Last

Covered by Health

Insurance Among

Currently Uninsured

Persons Under Age 65

(Tables 21 and 22)

+	 Among persons under age 65 who

were uninsured at the time of the

interview, nearly 15 million (31%)

had been without health insurance

for more than 36 months and about

10 million (23%) had never had

coverage.

+	 Uninsured males (26%) were more

likely than uninsured females (20%)

to have never had health insurance.

+	 Uninsured children under age 12

were the most likely to have been

without insurance for 6 months or

less compared with persons aged

12–17, 18–44, and 45–64.

+	 Uninsured persons aged 45–64 were

the most likely to have been without

health insurance for more than 36

months compared with younger

persons.

+	 Among persons who were not

covered by health insurance,

Hispanic persons (43%) were more

than three times as likely as

non-Hispanic persons (13%) to have

never had health insurance coverage.

Reasons for No Health

Insurance Coverage

Among Currently

Uninsured Persons Under

Age 65 (Tables 23 and 24)

+	 Among persons under age 65 who

were without health insurance

coverage, 18 million (41%) lacked

coverage due to cost and 11.8

million (28%) lacked coverage due

to a change in employment.

+	 Uninsured females were more than

twice as likely as uninsured males to

not have coverage due to a change

in marital status or the death of a

parent.

+	 Uninsured children under age 12

(26%) were more than four times as

likely as adults aged 45–64 (6%) to

not have coverage due to cessation

of Medicaid and other public

coverage.

+	 Uninsured non-Hispanic persons

(33%) were about twice as likely as

Hispanic persons (18%) to be

without health insurance coverage

due to loss of a job or a change in

employment.

+	 Uninsured persons with a high

school diploma or higher education

were more than one and one-half

times as likely as persons who had

not graduated from high school to

be without health insurance

coverage due to loss of a job or a

change in employment.
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Table 1. Crude frequency distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Respondent-assessed health status1

All

Selected characteristic persons Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Number in thousands2

Total3................................. 308,576 109,533 93,148 73,815 24,235 7,399

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,697 55,068 45,457 35,589 11,108 3,282

Female ............................... 157,879 54,464 47,691 38,226 13,127 4,117

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 48,822 28,710 12,317 6,911 756 97

12–17 years ............................ 24,838 13,280 6,708 4,153 573 99

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 41,917 37,061 24,849 5,950 1,130

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 19,343 25,046 23,884 9,862 3,699

65–74 years ............................ 23,771 4,044 7,290 7,724 3,565 1,095

75 years and over......................... 18,077 2,239 4,726 6,294 3,529 1,279

Race

One race4 .............................. 301,374 106,519 91,105 72,310 23,782 7,235

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,322 87,586 74,831 56,749 18,106 5,708

Black or African American .................. 38,671 12,177 10,152 10,749 4,399 1,144

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 3,037 866 797 936 347 87

Asian ............................... 15,931 5,768 5,168 3,774 900 294

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 412 121 158 101 *31 *

Two or more races5 ........................ 7,201 3,014 2,043 1,505 453 164

Black or African American, white .............. 2,229 1,097 605 425 96 *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 2,308 670 691 593 224 120

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 52,608 18,591 14,599 13,931 4,415 1,022

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,462 11,466 9,305 9,330 2,768 566

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 255,968 90,942 78,549 59,884 19,820 6,377

White, single race ....................... 195,321 70,491 61,596 44,094 14,082 4,764

Black or African American, single race ........... 37,088 11,617 9,717 10,299 4,278 1,127

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................ 27,712 4,206 5,882 9,325 6,033 2,237

High school diploma or GED8

.................. 54,821 10,979 16,199 18,199 7,172 2,216

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,374 14,472 19,017 16,423 5,643 1,769

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 61,316 23,766 22,294 11,900 2,623 675

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................ 92,004 24,962 23,677 26,371 12,459 4,421

$35,000 or more.......................... 187,397 74,278 60,732 40,186 9,645 2,439

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 38,571 11,565 11,989 10,345 3,576 1,044

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 49,809 16,847 16,524 12,585 3,012 810

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 35,441 14,358 11,865 7,415 1,485 307

$100,000 or more........................ 63,575 31,508 20,354 9,841 1,572 277

Poverty status10

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,357 12,881 10,261 12,122 5,874 2,157

Near poor .............................. 50,860 15,496 13,912 13,990 5,522 1,896

Not poor............................... 178,314 69,740 58,658 38,150 9,346 2,319

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 163,319 69,174 53,967 32,346 6,422 1,287

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,163 17,000 11,349 11,478 4,453 1,843

Other ............................... 9,960 2,587 2,224 2,528 1,727 864

Uninsured ............................ 44,721 13,584 12,889 12,822 4,380 995

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 20,934 3,523 6,567 7,122 2,818 884

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,583 181 350 746 887 419

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,648 2,103 4,050 4,943 2,705 823

Other ............................... 3,061 371 891 1,018 569 207

Uninsured ............................ 371 65 95 120 79 *12

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Crude frequency distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Respondent-assessed health status1

All

Selected characteristic persons Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Place of residence12 Number in thousands2

Large MSA ............................. 165,627 62,101 49,823 38,245 11,835 3,432

Small MSA ............................. 94,413 32,709 29,228 22,801 7,374 2,143

Not in MSA ............................ 48,536 14,723 14,097 12,770 5,026 1,823

Region

Northeast .............................. 54,492 19,773 16,812 12,969 3,842 1,018

Midwest ............................... 69,181 24,070 22,091 16,241 5,059 1,656

South ................................ 113,905 39,518 33,329 27,498 10,058 3,303

West ................................. 70,998 26,172 20,916 17,107 5,277 1,421

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 26,525 9,621 7,509 6,917 2,016 432

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 26,082 8,970 7,090 7,014 2,399 590

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 95,714 35,241 30,013 21,440 6,668 2,230

White, single race, female .................. 99,607 35,250 31,582 22,654 7,414 2,533

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 17,130 5,783 4,440 4,692 1,772 418

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 19,959 5,834 5,277 5,607 2,506 708

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 13,561 4,243 3,407 3,932 1,576 390

Near poor ............................ 13,890 4,743 3,833 3,875 1,175 255

Not poor ............................. 18,884 7,638 5,641 4,259 1,121 216

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 17,302 4,932 4,073 4,733 2,388 1,137

Near poor ........................... 25,646 7,365 6,958 6,865 3,210 1,224

Not poor ............................ 130,481 51,208 43,984 27,134 6,350 1,730

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 9,273 2,751 1,954 2,554 1,531 474

Near poor ........................... 7,545 2,157 1,978 2,259 861 290

Not poor ............................ 15,453 5,285 4,668 3,983 1,296 212

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question, ‘‘Would you say [person’s] health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 2. Age-adjusted percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Respondent-assessed health status1

Selected characteristic Total Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 36.7 (0.29) 30.2 (0.25) 23.4 (0.23) 7.4 (0.11) 2.2 (0.06)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 35.5 (0.29) 30.2 (0.24) 24.0 (0.23) 7.9 (0.12) 2.4 (0.06)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 37.2 (0.32) 30.2 (0.29) 23.3 (0.25) 7.2 (0.14) 2.1 (0.07)

Female ............................... 100.0 36.2 (0.32) 30.2 (0.28) 23.5 (0.27) 7.7 (0.13) 2.3 (0.07)

Age4

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 58.8 (0.60) 25.2 (0.52) 14.2 (0.43) 1.5 (0.13) 0.2 (0.03)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 53.5 (0.76) 27.0 (0.67) 16.7 (0.53) 2.3 (0.21) 0.4 (0.08)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 37.8 (0.38) 33.4 (0.35) 22.4 (0.31) 5.4 (0.15) 1.0 (0.06)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 23.6 (0.39) 30.6 (0.37) 29.2 (0.37) 12.1 (0.26) 4.5 (0.15)

65–74 years ............................ 100.0 17.1 (0.56) 30.7 (0.68) 32.6 (0.68) 15.0 (0.50) 4.6 (0.28)

75 years and over......................... 100.0 12.4 (0.59) 26.2 (0.75) 34.8 (0.82) 19.5 (0.68) 7.1 (0.38)

Race

One race5 .............................. 100.0 36.8 (0.29) 30.2 (0.25) 23.4 (0.23) 7.4 (0.11) 2.2 (0.06)

White ............................... 100.0 37.9 (0.33) 30.7 (0.29) 22.5 (0.26) 6.8 (0.13) 2.1 (0.06)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 30.8 (0.60) 26.1 (0.58) 28.1 (0.56) 11.9 (0.33) 3.1 (0.16)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 26.5 (1.95) 25.6 (2.16) 31.3 (2.29) 13.1 (1.09) 3.5 (0.69)

Asian ............................... 100.0 36.5 (1.01) 31.8 (0.89) 23.7 (0.79) 5.9 (0.37) 2.0 (0.23)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 28.3 (4.78) 37.9 (5.30) 24.1 (3.65) 8.8 (2.16) *

Two or more races6 ........................ 100.0 34.0 (1.38) 28.0 (1.38) 25.0 (1.34) 9.1 (0.81) 3.9 (0.55)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 36.2 (2.56) 24.2 (2.32) 23.4 (2.67) 15.9 (1.84) *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 28.5 (2.57) 30.2 (2.63) 26.7 (2.17) 9.6 (1.17) 5.1 (0.78)

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 31.8 (0.55) 27.0 (0.54) 27.9 (0.53) 10.6 (0.30) 2.7 (0.16)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 30.2 (0.70) 26.7 (0.70) 29.6 (0.67) 11.0 (0.39) 2.6 (0.19)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 37.8 (0.32) 30.6 (0.27) 22.4 (0.25) 7.0 (0.12) 2.2 (0.06)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 39.5 (0.38) 31.3 (0.33) 21.0 (0.29) 6.2 (0.14) 2.0 (0.07)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 30.9 (0.62) 26.1 (0.60) 28.0 (0.58) 11.9 (0.34) 3.1 (0.17)

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 16.9 (0.51) 22.0 (0.55) 33.5 (0.59) 20.4 (0.47) 7.3 (0.30)

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 100.0 21.6 (0.39) 30.0 (0.45) 32.6 (0.44) 12.3 (0.29) 3.7 (0.15)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 25.6 (0.41) 33.4 (0.45) 28.4 (0.40) 9.7 (0.26) 2.9 (0.14)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 38.6 (0.48) 36.3 (0.46) 19.5 (0.39) 4.5 (0.18) 1.1 (0.09)

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 27.8 (0.43) 25.9 (0.39) 28.4 (0.39) 13.2 (0.25) 4.7 (0.14)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 40.5 (0.36) 32.2 (0.32) 21.0 (0.28) 5.1 (0.12) 1.3 (0.06)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 31.7 (0.68) 31.3 (0.67) 26.0 (0.59) 8.5 (0.29) 2.4 (0.17)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 35.0 (0.64) 33.0 (0.61) 24.6 (0.53) 5.8 (0.24) 1.6 (0.13)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 40.8 (0.79) 33.3 (0.75) 20.7 (0.62) 4.2 (0.25) 1.0 (0.13)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 49.7 (0.63) 31.4 (0.57) 15.5 (0.43) 2.9 (0.19) 0.5 (0.07)

Poverty status11

Poor ................................. 100.0 26.1 (0.58) 22.7 (0.52) 28.9 (0.55) 16.0 (0.40) 6.3 (0.27)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 29.4 (0.55) 27.3 (0.55) 28.0 (0.51) 11.4 (0.31) 3.9 (0.20)

Not poor............................... 100.0 41.7 (0.38) 32.3 (0.33) 20.0 (0.28) 4.7 (0.11) 1.2 (0.06)

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 100.0 45.0 (0.40) 32.5 (0.35) 18.5 (0.28) 3.4 (0.10) 0.6 (0.04)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 27.9 (0.59) 23.2 (0.57) 27.3 (0.56) 14.8 (0.42) 6.9 (0.29)

Other ............................... 100.0 35.8 (1.56) 24.3 (1.32) 22.6 (1.14) 12.2 (0.75) 5.1 (0.37)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 34.6 (0.73) 28.6 (0.70) 26.5 (0.56) 8.4 (0.28) 1.9 (0.13)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 100.0 16.6 (0.62) 31.1 (0.74) 34.3 (0.75) 13.7 (0.53) 4.3 (0.30)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 100.0 7.1 (1.00) 13.5 (1.38) 28.9 (1.63) 34.4 (1.69) 16.2 (1.35)

Medicare only .......................... 100.0 14.1 (0.67) 27.7 (0.85) 33.8 (0.87) 18.7 (0.70) 5.8 (0.40)

Other ............................... 100.0 12.1 (1.21) 29.1 (1.79) 33.3 (1.74) 18.7 (1.39) 6.8 (0.85)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 13.1 (3.03) 22.6 (4.11) 36.4 (5.69) 24.8 (4.61) *

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Age-adjusted percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Respondent-assessed health status1

Selected characteristic Total Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Place of residence13 Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 38.3 (0.39) 30.0 (0.33) 22.7 (0.31) 6.9 (0.15) 2.0 (0.07)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 35.9 (0.50) 31.0 (0.44) 23.7 (0.41) 7.4 (0.20) 2.1 (0.09)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 32.5 (0.69) 29.6 (0.68) 25.4 (0.53) 9.2 (0.31) 3.2 (0.18)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 38.4 (0.74) 30.7 (0.58) 22.9 (0.53) 6.4 (0.26) 1.6 (0.11)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 35.9 (0.67) 31.9 (0.53) 23.0 (0.49) 7.0 (0.27) 2.2 (0.11)

South ................................ 100.0 36.0 (0.45) 29.4 (0.39) 23.6 (0.39) 8.3 (0.18) 2.7 (0.10)

West ................................. 100.0 37.4 (0.54) 29.5 (0.53) 23.9 (0.45) 7.3 (0.22) 2.0 (0.10)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 32.7 (0.64) 27.6 (0.67) 27.5 (0.61) 10.0 (0.40) 2.2 (0.18)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 31.0 (0.61) 26.6 (0.58) 28.2 (0.63) 11.2 (0.37) 3.1 (0.22)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 39.7 (0.44) 31.2 (0.39) 21.1 (0.32) 6.1 (0.16) 1.9 (0.09)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 39.4 (0.43) 31.4 (0.39) 20.9 (0.34) 6.3 (0.17) 2.0 (0.09)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 32.4 (0.75) 25.7 (0.69) 28.0 (0.71) 11.3 (0.47) 2.6 (0.21)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 29.5 (0.71) 26.4 (0.72) 28.1 (0.66) 12.5 (0.42) 3.5 (0.22)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 25.8 (0.92) 22.8 (0.92) 30.1 (0.99) 16.6 (0.73) 4.8 (0.41)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 29.5 (0.95) 26.3 (1.02) 29.9 (0.97) 11.7 (0.61) 2.7 (0.31)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 38.5 (0.91) 29.5 (0.85) 23.2 (0.74) 7.1 (0.41) 1.7 (0.26)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race: .......................

Poor .............................. 100.0 27.4 (0.99) 23.2 (0.89) 27.8 (0.91) 14.6 (0.63) 7.1 (0.44)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 30.0 (0.85) 27.5 (0.83) 26.1 (0.77) 11.8 (0.46) 4.4 (0.30)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 43.0 (0.46) 32.9 (0.41) 18.8 (0.33) 4.1 (0.12) 1.1 (0.06)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 25.2 (1.03) 20.3 (1.00) 28.5 (1.07) 19.7 (0.90) 6.5 (0.50)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 26.9 (1.32) 25.9 (1.38) 30.7 (1.32) 12.3 (0.68) 4.2 (0.48)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 36.3 (1.01) 29.3 (0.91) 24.8 (0.82) 8.2 (0.47) 1.4 (0.18)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data not shown have a relative standard error greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question, ‘‘Would you say [person’s] health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics. Estimates may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

4

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75
 

and over.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using six age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude percentages, refer to Table V in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 3. Crude frequency distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude frequency of limitations due to one or more chronic

conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due to one

All Not or more chronic

Selected characteristic persons limited Limited conditions2

Number in thousands3

Total4................................. 308,576 267,247 40,825 39,708

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,697 130,715 19,741 19,240

Female ............................... 157,879 136,532 21,084 20,468

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 48,822 44,753 3,932 3,787

12–17 years ............................ 24,838 22,451 2,342 2,279

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 104,244 6,649 6,384

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 67,674 14,240 13,891

65–74 years ............................ 23,771 17,862 5,859 5,743

75 years and over......................... 18,077 10,263 7,802 7,625

Race

One race5 .............................. 301,374 261,142 39,747 38,665

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,322 210,519 32,435 31,562

Black or African American .................. 38,671 32,847 5,731 5,565

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 3,037 2,525 502 483

Asian ............................... 15,931 14,883 1,035 1,010

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 412 368 *45 *45

Two or more races6 ........................ 7,201 6,105 1,078 1,043

Black or African American, white .............. 2,229 1,989 241 231

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 2,308 1,769 530 510

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 52,608 47,930 4,647 4,515

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,462 30,880 2,566 2,478

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 255,968 219,317 36,178 35,194

White, single race ....................... 195,321 166,698 28,284 27,526

Black or African American, single race ........... 37,088 31,404 5,591 5,431

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 27,712 19,937 7,756 7,615

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 54,821 44,354 10,397 10,177

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,374 47,843 9,474 9,260

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 61,316 56,287 4,966 4,792

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 92,004 71,522 20,340 19,905

$35,000 or more.......................... 187,397 170,203 17,013 16,558

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 38,571 32,772 5,758 5,599

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 49,809 44,602 5,156 5,061

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 35,441 32,774 2,640 2,544

$100,000 or more........................ 63,575 60,055 3,459 3,355

Poverty status11

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,357 34,251 9,058 8,864

Near poor .............................. 50,860 41,413 9,376 9,223

Not poor............................... 178,314 161,052 17,111 16,639

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 163,319 152,835 10,279 9,921

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,163 36,729 9,361 9,153

Other ............................... 9,960 6,366 3,563 3,508

Uninsured ............................ 44,721 40,838 3,802 3,650

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 20,934 14,763 6,135 6,009

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,583 1,023 1,561 1,539

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,648 9,942 4,688 4,577

Other ............................... 3,061 1,932 1,129 1,102

Uninsured ............................ 371 299 72 72

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Crude frequency distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude frequency of limitations due to one or more chronic

conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due to one

All Not or more chronic

Selected characteristic persons limited Limited conditions2

Place of residence13 Number in thousands3

Large MSA ............................. 165,627 146,233 19,072 18,463

Small MSA ............................. 94,413 81,105 13,181 12,840

Not in MSA ............................ 48,536 39,909 8,572 8,405

Region

Northeast .............................. 54,492 47,375 7,030 6,791

Midwest ............................... 69,181 59,654 9,447 9,216

South ................................ 113,905 97,951 15,721 15,338

West ................................. 70,998 62,267 8,628 8,363

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 26,525 24,183 2,333 2,270

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 26,082 23,747 2,315 2,245

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 95,714 81,777 13,770 13,421

White, single race, female .................. 99,607 84,920 14,514 14,105

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 17,130 14,588 2,493 2,440

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 19,959 16,816 3,098 2,992

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 13,561 11,938 1,623 1,572

Near poor ............................ 13,890 12,646 1,223 1,202

Not poor ............................. 18,884 17,611 1,272 1,229

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 17,302 12,605 4,676 4,595

Near poor ........................... 25,646 19,335 6,268 6,167

Not poor ............................ 130,481 116,846 13,509 13,158

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 9,273 7,134 2,111 2,066

Near poor ........................... 7,545 6,175 1,367 1,343

Not poor ............................ 15,453 14,022 1,417 1,366

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution.

1

Based on a series of questions concerning (a) limitation(s) in a person’s ability to engage in work, school, play, or other activities such as needing the help of another person with personal care needs

(e.g., eating, bathing, and dressing) or help in handling routine needs (e.g., shopping and household chores) due to a physical, mental, or emotional problem; (b) the specific conditions causing the

limitation(s); and (c) the duration of these condition(s). Conditions lasting more than 3 months are classified as chronic; selected conditions (e.g., arthritis, diabetes, cancer, and heart conditions) are

considered chronic regardless of duration.

2

Subset of the category ‘‘Limited.’’

3

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons’’ column. See Appendix I.

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 4. Age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and age-adjusted percentage of persons limited due to one or

more chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due to one

or more chronic

Selected characteristic Total Not limited Limited conditions2

Percent distribution3,4 (standard error) Percent3 (standard error)

Total5 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 87.3 (0.16) 12.7 (0.16) 12.3 (0.16)

Total5 (crude)............................ 100.0 86.7 (0.18) 13.3 (0.18) 12.9 (0.17)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 87.1 (0.20) 12.9 (0.20) 12.6 (0.20)

Female ............................... 100.0 87.7 (0.19) 12.3 (0.19) 11.9 (0.18)

Age6

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 91.9 (0.25) 8.1 (0.25) 7.8 (0.25)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 90.6 (0.38) 9.4 (0.38) 9.2 (0.38)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 94.0 (0.17) 6.0 (0.17) 5.8 (0.17)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 82.6 (0.33) 17.4 (0.33) 17.0 (0.32)

65–74 years ............................ 100.0 75.3 (0.65) 24.7 (0.65) 24.3 (0.64)

75 years and over......................... 100.0 56.8 (0.93) 43.2 (0.93) 42.4 (0.91)

Race

One race7 .............................. 100.0 87.5 (0.16) 12.5 (0.16) 12.2 (0.16)

White ............................... 100.0 87.6 (0.18) 12.4 (0.18) 12.1 (0.18)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 84.3 (0.37) 15.7 (0.37) 15.3 (0.36)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 80.8 (1.55) 19.2 (1.55) 18.4 (1.54)

Asian ............................... 100.0 92.5 (0.37) 7.5 (0.37) 7.3 (0.36)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 88.0 (3.09) 12.0 (3.09) 12.0 (3.09)

Two or more races8 ........................ 100.0 79.7 (1.17) 20.3 (1.17) 19.8 (1.16)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 83.0 (3.16) 17.0 (3.16) 16.7 (3.15)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 77.2 (1.76) 22.8 (1.76) 22.0 (1.77)

Hispanic or Latino origin9 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 88.7 (0.34) 11.3 (0.34) 11.1 (0.33)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 89.3 (0.42) 10.7 (0.42) 10.4 (0.40)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 87.0 (0.18) 13.0 (0.18) 12.7 (0.18)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 87.1 (0.21) 12.9 (0.21) 12.5 (0.20)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 84.2 (0.38) 15.8 (0.38) 15.5 (0.37)

Education10

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 75.3 (0.54) 24.7 (0.54) 24.3 (0.54)

High school diploma or GED11 ................. 100.0 82.6 (0.35) 17.4 (0.35) 17.0 (0.35)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 83.5 (0.35) 16.5 (0.35) 16.1 (0.35)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 91.2 (0.25) 8.8 (0.25) 8.6 (0.24)

Family income12

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 78.9 (0.32) 21.1 (0.32) 20.7 (0.32)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 90.6 (0.17) 9.4 (0.17) 9.2 (0.16)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 86.1 (0.43) 13.9 (0.43) 13.5 (0.42)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 89.6 (0.29) 10.4 (0.29) 10.2 (0.29)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 91.9 (0.35) 8.1 (0.35) 7.8 (0.34)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 93.6 (0.25) 6.4 (0.25) 6.3 (0.25)

Poverty status13

Poor ................................. 100.0 75.3 (0.52) 24.7 (0.52) 24.3 (0.51)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 81.2 (0.39) 18.8 (0.39) 18.5 (0.39)

Not poor............................... 100.0 90.7 (0.15) 9.3 (0.15) 9.0 (0.15)

Health insurance coverage14

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 100.0 94.1 (0.13) 5.9 (0.13) 5.7 (0.13)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 72.3 (0.54) 27.7 (0.54) 27.3 (0.54)

Other ............................... 100.0 74.3 (0.89) 25.7 (0.89) 25.3 (0.89)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 91.9 (0.31) 8.1 (0.31) 7.7 (0.30)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 100.0 69.8 (0.74) 30.2 (0.74) 29.7 (0.74)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 100.0 39.4 (1.89) 60.6 (1.89) 59.9 (1.87)

Medicare only .......................... 100.0 67.0 (0.91) 33.0 (0.91) 32.4 (0.90)

Other ............................... 100.0 62.9 (1.73) 37.1 (1.73) 36.4 (1.72)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 77.9 (4.36) 22.1 (4.36) 22.1 (4.36)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4. Age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and age-adjusted percentage of persons limited due to one or

more chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due to one

or more chronic

Selected characteristic Total Not limited Limited conditions2

Place of residence15 Percent distribution3,4 (standard error) Percent3 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 88.6 (0.20) 11.4 (0.20) 11.1 (0.20)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 86.7 (0.30) 13.3 (0.30) 13.0 (0.29)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 84.4 (0.51) 15.6 (0.51) 15.3 (0.50)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 87.8 (0.37) 12.2 (0.37) 11.8 (0.36)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 86.9 (0.40) 13.1 (0.40) 12.8 (0.39)

South ................................ 100.0 86.9 (0.26) 13.1 (0.26) 12.8 (0.26)

West ................................. 100.0 87.9 (0.29) 12.1 (0.29) 11.7 (0.28)

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 89.1 (0.44) 10.9 (0.44) 10.6 (0.44)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 88.5 (0.39) 11.5 (0.39) 11.2 (0.38)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 86.7 (0.26) 13.3 (0.26) 13.0 (0.25)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 87.7 (0.24) 12.3 (0.24) 12.0 (0.24)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 84.5 (0.53) 15.5 (0.53) 15.3 (0.53)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 84.2 (0.45) 15.8 (0.45) 15.4 (0.44)

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 82.9 (0.70) 17.1 (0.70) 16.7 (0.70)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 88.3 (0.66) 11.7 (0.66) 11.5 (0.65)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 91.4 (0.46) 8.6 (0.46) 8.4 (0.45)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 71.3 (0.85) 28.7 (0.85) 28.3 (0.83)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 77.4 (0.61) 22.6 (0.61) 22.3 (0.59)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 90.5 (0.19) 9.5 (0.19) 9.2 (0.18)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 73.0 (0.85) 27.0 (0.85) 26.6 (0.85)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 80.7 (0.82) 19.3 (0.82) 19.0 (0.82)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 90.1 (0.47) 9.9 (0.47) 9.6 (0.46)

1

Based on a series of questions concerning (a) limitation(s) in a person’s ability to engage in work, school, play, or other activities such as needing the help of another person with personal care needs
 

(e.g., eating, bathing, and dressing) or help in handling routine needs (e.g., shopping and household chores) due to a physical, mental, or emotional problem; (b) the specific conditions causing the
 

limitation(s); and (c) the duration of these condition(s). Conditions lasting more than 3 months are classified as chronic; selected conditions (e.g., arthritis, diabetes, cancer, and heart conditions) are
 

considered chronic regardless of duration.
 

2

Subset of the category ‘‘Limited.’’
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

4

Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

6

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

8

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

9

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

10Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75
 

and over.
 

11GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

12Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

13‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

14Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

15MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using six age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude percentages, refer to Table VI in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
 
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Table 5. Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental activities

of daily living among persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

All persons Limitation in ADLs1 and IADLs2

aged 18

Selected characteristic and over ADLs IADLs ADLs IADLs

Number in thousands3 Percent4 (standard error)

Total5 (age-adjusted) ....................... ... ... ... 2.0 (0.06) 4.0 (0.09)

Total5 (crude)............................ 234,916 4,926 9,522 2.1 (0.06) 4.1 (0.09)

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,069 1,895 3,446 1.7 (0.08) 3.1 (0.10)

Female ............................... 121,847 3,032 6,076 2.3 (0.08) 4.6 (0.12)

Age6

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 711 1,567 0.6 (0.05) 1.4 (0.07)

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 1,549 3,000 1.9 (0.09) 3.7 (0.13)

65–74 years ............................ 23,771 774 1,422 3.3 (0.22) 6.0 (0.33)

75 years and over......................... 18,077 1,893 3,532 10.5 (0.46) 19.5 (0.68)

Race

One race7 .............................. 231,241 4,840 9,275 2.0 (0.06) 3.9 (0.09)

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,298 3,792 7,440 1.9 (0.06) 3.7 (0.09)

Black or African American .................. 28,054 813 1,388 3.4 (0.20) 5.7 (0.26)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 2,068 55 114 3.5 (0.94) 6.7 (1.16)

Asian ............................... 12,513 179 330 2.0 (0.22) 3.6 (0.33)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 307 * * * *1.0 (0.42)

Two or more races8 ........................ 3,676 86 247 3.2 (0.62) 9.3 (0.99)

Black or African American, white .............. 718 * *24 *3.4 (1.65) *6.5 (2.37)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 1,631 45 162 2.9 (0.71) 10.0 (1.19)

Hispanic or Latino origin9 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 34,946 599 1,057 2.6 (0.19) 4.5 (0.23)

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,568 329 577 2.6 (0.22) 4.5 (0.30)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 199,971 4,327 8,465 2.0 (0.06) 4.0 (0.09)

White, single race ....................... 156,175 3,241 6,489 1.8 (0.07) 3.7 (0.10)

Black or African American, single race ........... 27,076 800 1,354 3.4 (0.20) 5.6 (0.27)

Education10

Less than a high school diploma ................ 27,712 1,291 2,399 3.7 (0.19) 7.1 (0.28)

High school diploma or GED11 ................. 54,821 1,534 2,862 2.6 (0.12) 4.8 (0.18)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,374 1,121 2,394 2.0 (0.13) 4.4 (0.19)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 61,316 607 1,234 1.2 (0.10) 2.5 (0.14)

Family income12

Less than $35,000 ........................ 68,895 2,522 5,148 3.3 (0.13) 6.8 (0.19)

$35,000 or more.......................... 142,300 1,839 3,359 1.6 (0.07) 2.8 (0.10)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 29,800 696 1,187 2.2 (0.16) 3.7 (0.21)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 38,343 574 1,036 1.7 (0.14) 3.0 (0.19)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 26,523 239 523 1.3 (0.17) 2.5 (0.26)

$100,000 or more........................ 47,634 330 613 1.3 (0.17) 2.2 (0.21)

Poverty status13

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,530 1,106 2,253 4.8 (0.28) 9.5 (0.37)

Near poor .............................. 35,738 1,080 2,184 2.9 (0.19) 5.9 (0.26)

Not poor............................... 141,834 1,900 3,564 1.4 (0.07) 2.7 (0.09)

Health insurance coverage14

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 124,260 619 1,349 0.4 (0.04) 1.0 (0.06)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,661 1,052 1,915 5.8 (0.32) 10.5 (0.45)

Other coverage ......................... 8,169 410 786 3.9 (0.42) 7.7 (0.61)

Uninsured ............................ 39,895 161 495 0.4 (0.07) 1.3 (0.11)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 20,934 950 2,031 4.8 (0.31) 10.3 (0.48)

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,583 560 829 21.9 (1.59) 32.3 (1.70)

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,648 898 1,653 6.5 (0.43) 12.0 (0.61)

Other coverage ......................... 3,061 222 383 7.5 (0.95) 12.8 (1.16)

Uninsured ............................ 371 * *22 * *8.0 (3.01)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental activities

of daily living among persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

All persons Limitation in ADLs1 and IADLs2

aged 18

Selected characteristic and over ADLs IADLs ADLs IADLs

Place of residence15 Number in thousands3 Percent4 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 126,188 2,526 4,720 2.1 (0.09) 3.9 (0.12)

Small MSA ............................. 71,644 1,442 2,820 2.0 (0.10) 3.8 (0.15)

Not in MSA ............................ 37,084 958 1,981 2.2 (0.16) 4.6 (0.23)

Region

Northeast .............................. 42,760 833 1,574 1.8 (0.13) 3.5 (0.18)

Midwest ............................... 52,365 1,061 2,183 1.9 (0.14) 4.1 (0.22)

South ................................ 86,515 1,907 3,708 2.1 (0.10) 4.1 (0.14)

West ................................. 53,276 1,125 2,057 2.2 (0.13) 4.0 (0.17)

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 17,505 218 422 1.8 (0.20) 3.5 (0.29)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 17,441 381 635 3.2 (0.27) 5.2 (0.32)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 75,642 1,306 2,385 1.6 (0.10) 3.0 (0.13)

White, single race, female .................. 80,533 1,934 4,103 2.0 (0.09) 4.3 (0.14)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 12,098 277 436 2.7 (0.27) 4.3 (0.36)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 14,977 523 918 3.8 (0.27) 6.6 (0.36)

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 7,904 228 408 4.3 (0.47) 7.7 (0.56)

Near poor ............................ 8,762 141 251 2.4 (0.39) 4.2 (0.46)

Not poor ............................. 13,819 144 241 2.1 (0.34) 3.0 (0.36)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 12,644 568 1,194 5.1 (0.46) 10.4 (0.59)

Near poor ........................... 19,290 676 1,438 3.0 (0.27) 6.4 (0.38)

Not poor ............................ 105,796 1,401 2,789 1.3 (0.07) 2.6 (0.11)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 5,781 250 474 5.0 (0.49) 9.7 (0.66)

Near poor ........................... 5,183 201 339 4.1 (0.47) 6.8 (0.61)

Not poor ............................ 12,406 224 305 2.5 (0.30) 3.3 (0.33)

. . . Category not applicable.

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

ADLs are activities of daily living. Limitation in ADLs is based on the question, ‘‘Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, does [person] need the help of other persons with personal care
 

needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around inside the home?’’ Data in this table are shown only for persons aged 18 and over, although the questions were asked of or about persons
 

aged 3 years and over.
 

2

IADLs are instrumental activities of daily living. Limitation in IADLs is based on the question, ‘‘Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, does [person] need the help of other persons in
 

handling routine needs, such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around for other purposes?’’ Data in this table are shown only for persons aged 18 and
 

over, although the questions were asked of or about persons aged 3 years and over.
 

3

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons aged 18 and over’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

4

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

6

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

8

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

9

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

10Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75
 

and over.
 

11GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

12Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

13‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

14Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

15MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.

population as the standard population and using four age groups: 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude percentages, refer to Table VII in Appendix III.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 6. Crude frequency distribution and age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems among

persons aged 18–69, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in work activity1

All persons Unable Limited Not limited Unable Limited Not limited

Selected characteristic aged 18–69 to work in work in work Total to work in work in work

Number in thousands2 Percent distribution3 (standard error)

Total4 (age-adjusted) ....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 6.2 (0.13) 3.0 (0.08) 90.8 (0.17)

Total4 (crude)............................ 207,058 13,813 6,710 186,357 100.0 6.7 (0.14) 3.2 (0.08) 90.1 (0.18)

Sex

Male ................................. 101,212 6,670 3,270 91,202 100.0 6.1 (0.17) 3.0 (0.11) 90.9 (0.20)

Female ............................... 105,846 7,142 3,439 95,155 100.0 6.2 (0.15) 3.0 (0.10) 90.8 (0.20)

Age5

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 3,619 1,967 105,370 100.0 3.3 (0.12) 1.8 (0.08) 95.0 (0.15)

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 8,699 3,664 69,604 100.0 10.6 (0.25) 4.5 (0.15) 84.9 (0.30)

65–69 years ............................ 13,990 1,494 1,079 11,383 100.0 10.7 (0.53) 7.7 (0.49) 81.6 (0.71)

Race

One race6 .............................. 203,591 13,453 6,540 183,436 100.0 6.1 (0.13) 3.0 (0.08) 90.9 (0.16)

White ............................... 164,028 10,548 5,450 147,904 100.0 5.9 (0.15) 3.0 (0.09) 91.1 (0.19)

Black or African American .................. 25,810 2,423 866 22,492 100.0 9.0 (0.33) 3.3 (0.19) 87.7 (0.40)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 1,965 203 64 1,698 100.0 10.8 (1.40) 3.4 (0.74) 85.8 (1.64)

Asian ............................... 11,501 266 155 11,074 100.0 2.3 (0.22) 1.3 (0.18) 96.4 (0.29)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 286 *12 * 268 100.0 *5.1 (1.89) * 92.9 (2.04)

Two or more races7 ........................ 3,468 360 170 2,921 100.0 12.1 (1.15) 5.3 (0.76) 82.6 (1.37)

Black or African American, white .............. 700 *29 *11 660 100.0 *8.5 (2.59) *2.2 (1.08) 89.2 (2.91)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 1,473 234 91 1,140 100.0 14.4 (1.69) 5.9 (1.14) 79.7 (2.04)

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 32,984 1,547 616 30,818 100.0 5.3 (0.25) 2.0 (0.13) 92.6 (0.29)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 20,576 814 370 19,389 100.0 4.7 (0.28) 2.0 (0.18) 93.2 (0.33)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 174,074 12,266 6,093 155,539 100.0 6.4 (0.15) 3.2 (0.09) 90.5 (0.19)

White, single race ....................... 133,790 9,174 4,913 119,579 100.0 6.1 (0.17) 3.2 (0.10) 90.7 (0.22)

Black or African American, single race ........... 24,861 2,369 843 21,621 100.0 9.1 (0.34) 3.3 (0.20) 87.6 (0.41)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ................ 21,735 3,430 984 17,313 100.0 14.6 (0.49) 4.3 (0.26) 81.1 (0.55)

High school diploma or GED10 ................. 45,947 4,366 1,919 39,614 100.0 8.7 (0.27) 3.8 (0.18) 87.5 (0.34)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,082 3,898 2,149 45,009 100.0 7.1 (0.22) 3.9 (0.17) 89.0 (0.29)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 55,229 1,213 1,189 52,793 100.0 2.0 (0.12) 2.0 (0.12) 96.0 (0.16)

Family income11

Less than $35,000 ........................ 57,418 8,355 2,920 46,088 100.0 14.5 (0.32) 5.0 (0.18) 80.6 (0.38)

$35,000 or more.......................... 130,266 4,562 3,298 122,373 100.0 3.2 (0.11) 2.3 (0.09) 94.5 (0.15)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 25,654 1,804 1,005 22,831 100.0 6.6 (0.34) 3.7 (0.25) 89.7 (0.43)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 34,612 1,424 947 32,240 100.0 3.9 (0.22) 2.5 (0.16) 93.6 (0.28)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 24,781 693 625 23,448 100.0 2.6 (0.21) 2.3 (0.20) 95.0 (0.30)

$100,000 or more........................ 45,219 641 721 43,854 100.0 1.3 (0.11) 1.5 (0.11) 97.2 (0.16)

Poverty status12

Poor ................................. 26,337 4,393 1,242 20,686 100.0 18.3 (0.52) 5.1 (0.28) 76.6 (0.60)

Near poor .............................. 30,753 3,560 1,385 25,788 100.0 11.9 (0.40) 4.5 (0.24) 83.6 (0.47)

Not poor............................... 127,110 4,351 3,396 119,342 100.0 3.0 (0.10) 2.3 (0.08) 94.6 (0.14)

Health insurance coverage13

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 124,260 3,202 2,644 118,363 100.0 2.3 (0.08) 1.9 (0.08) 95.8 (0.12)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,661 4,681 1,125 12,849 100.0 25.7 (0.65) 6.1 (0.37) 68.2 (0.71)

Other ............................... 8,169 2,503 642 5,003 100.0 23.1 (1.08) 6.9 (0.63) 70.0 (1.15)

Uninsured ............................ 39,895 1,843 1,194 36,822 100.0 4.9 (0.23) 3.2 (0.18) 92.0 (0.30)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 7,003 463 492 6,027 100.0 6.6 (0.64) 7.0 (0.68) 86.3 (0.91)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 745 302 87 356 100.0 40.5 (3.26) 11.7 (2.24) 47.8 (3.39)

Medicare only .......................... 4,923 531 391 3,997 100.0 10.8 (0.89) 7.9 (0.78) 81.3 (1.19)

Other ............................... 1,016 170 96 750 100.0 16.8 (2.33) 9.5 (1.74) 73.8 (2.65)

Uninsured ............................ 186 * * 169 100.0 * * 90.7 (3.74)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Crude frequency distribution and age-adjusted percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems among

persons aged 18–69, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in work activity1

All persons Unable Limited Not limited Unable Limited Not limited

Selected characteristic aged 18–69 to work in work in work Total to work in work in work

Place of residence14 Number in thousands2 Percent distribution3 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 112,785 6,093 3,048 103,548 100.0 5.1 (0.16) 2.6 (0.10) 92.4 (0.20)

Small MSA ............................. 63,006 4,428 2,342 56,170 100.0 6.5 (0.24) 3.5 (0.16) 90.1 (0.31)

Not in MSA ............................ 31,267 3,291 1,319 26,639 100.0 9.3 (0.49) 3.7 (0.23) 87.0 (0.59)

Region

Northeast .............................. 37,610 2,261 1,094 34,211 100.0 5.4 (0.26) 2.7 (0.19) 91.9 (0.36)

Midwest ............................... 45,987 3,151 1,696 41,101 100.0 6.4 (0.34) 3.4 (0.19) 90.2 (0.45)

South ................................ 76,090 5,774 2,518 67,723 100.0 7.0 (0.22) 3.0 (0.13) 90.0 (0.27)

West ................................. 47,371 2,627 1,401 43,322 100.0 5.3 (0.21) 2.8 (0.15) 91.9 (0.27)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 16,681 765 294 15,623 100.0 5.3 (0.32) 1.9 (0.19) 92.8 (0.38)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 16,303 782 322 15,196 100.0 5.3 (0.31) 2.1 (0.19) 92.5 (0.35)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 65,963 4,499 2,444 58,963 100.0 6.1 (0.22) 3.3 (0.15) 90.7 (0.27)

White, single race, female .................. 67,827 4,675 2,469 60,617 100.0 6.2 (0.20) 3.2 (0.14) 90.6 (0.26)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 11,280 1,074 358 9,836 100.0 9.1 (0.47) 3.1 (0.29) 87.8 (0.56)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 13,581 1,294 485 11,785 100.0 9.1 (0.42) 3.5 (0.26) 87.5 (0.48)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 7,433 625 197 6,612 100.0 11.0 (0.72) 3.0 (0.34) 86.0 (0.79)

Near poor ............................ 8,269 414 150 7,705 100.0 6.0 (0.56) 2.0 (0.26) 92.0 (0.62)

Not poor ............................. 13,205 326 216 12,662 100.0 2.6 (0.23) 1.7 (0.19) 95.7 (0.29)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 11,573 2,460 719 8,383 100.0 22.0 (0.86) 6.4 (0.49) 71.6 (0.97)

Near poor ........................... 15,602 2,384 950 12,250 100.0 14.9 (0.61) 5.9 (0.40) 79.3 (0.73)

Not poor ............................ 93,131 3,341 2,748 87,023 100.0 3.1 (0.13) 2.5 (0.10) 94.4 (0.17)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 5,368 1,048 261 4,054 100.0 20.5 (0.96) 5.1 (0.51) 74.3 (1.09)

Near poor ........................... 4,617 595 206 3,813 100.0 12.8 (0.86) 4.4 (0.53) 82.7 (1.03)

Not poor ............................ 11,562 459 266 10,836 100.0 3.6 (0.30) 2.1 (0.22) 94.3 (0.36)

. . . Category not applicable.

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Does a physical, mental, or emotional problem now keep [family members 18 years of age or older] from working at a job or business?’’ and for persons not kept from
 

working, ‘‘Are [family members 18 years of age or older] limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons aged 18–69’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

5

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 25–44, 45–64, and 65–69.
 

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

11Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

13Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

14MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and 65–69. For crude percentages, refer to Table VIII in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 7. Crude annualized frequency and age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012

Medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes1

All Number1 Rate1

Selected characteristic persons of episodes of episodes

Rate1 per 1,000 population

Number1 in thousands2 (standard error)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... . . . . . . 120.27 (4.43)

Total3 (crude)............................ 308,576 37,401 121.21 (4.44)

Sex

Male ................................. 150,697 18,016 121.17 (6.32)

Female ............................... 157,879 19,385 119.32 (5.94)

Age4

Under 12 years .......................... 48,822 4,976 101.92 (8.74)

12–17 years ............................ 24,838 4,540 182.79 (18.34)

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 11,413 102.79 (6.64)

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 10,621 129.46 (8.56)

65–74 years ............................ 23,771 3,074 129.31 (15.59)

75 years and over......................... 18,077 2,777 153.63 (18.22)

Race

One race5 .............................. 301,374 36,523 120.23 (4.48)

White ............................... 243,322 31,538 129.14 (5.26)

Black or African American .................. 38,671 3,401 86.08 (8.28)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 3,037 671 276.43 (75.40)

Asian ............................... 15,931 841 57.03 (10.95)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 412 * *

Two or more races6 ........................ 7,201 878 130.89 (30.60)

Black or African American, white .............. 2,229 *223 *72.96 (27.81)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 2,308 *256 *111.97 (40.17)

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 52,608 4,160 81.65 (7.71)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 33,462 2,350 73.93 (9.26)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 255,968 33,241 129.03 (5.03)

White, single race ....................... 195,321 27,819 143.63 (6.30)

Black or African American, single race ........... 37,088 3,244 85.08 (8.43)

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 27,712 3,308 120.59 (13.03)

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 54,821 6,437 112.52 (9.50)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,374 8,850 155.74 (11.57)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 61,316 5,857 96.83 (8.78)

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 92,004 13,228 143.01 (8.44)

$35,000 or more.......................... 187,397 21,626 115.52 (5.66)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 38,571 4,807 125.94 (13.96)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 49,809 4,977 98.90 (9.36)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 35,441 4,111 117.34 (14.35)

$100,000 or more........................ 63,575 7,730 121.52 (10.21)

Poverty status11

Poor ................................. 43,357 6,435 157.90 (12.29)

Near poor .............................. 50,860 6,132 122.74 (11.70)

Not poor............................... 178,314 21,474 120.85 (6.10)

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 163,319 19,931 122.14 (6.32)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,163 6,215 156.69 (14.51)

Other ............................... 9,960 1,832 184.20 (33.79)

Uninsured ............................ 44,721 3,438 80.83 (10.83)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 20,934 3,063 148.20 (18.30)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 2,583 595 228.14 (59.17)

Medicare only .......................... 14,648 1,689 116.61 (17.72)

Other ............................... 3,061 *504 *165.14 (51.89)

Uninsured ............................ 371 – –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Crude annualized frequency and age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes1

All Number1 Rate1

Selected characteristic persons of episodes of episodes

Rate1 per 1,000 population

Place of residence13 Number1 in thousands2 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 165,627 17,729 106.30 (5.54)

Small MSA ............................. 94,413 13,446 142.57 (9.31)

Not in MSA ............................ 48,536 6,227 124.46 (9.84)

Region

Northeast .............................. 54,492 6,036 109.82 (11.78)

Midwest ............................... 69,181 9,116 132.77 (9.96)

South ................................ 113,905 13,387 115.37 (6.82)

West ................................. 70,998 8,862 124.24 (8.50)

Current health status

Excellent .............................. 109,533 10,538 89.99 (6.43)

Very good .............................. 93,148 10,095 111.77 (7.51)

Good................................. 73,815 8,978 118.36 (8.53)

Fair.................................. 24,235 4,885 188.42 (24.26)

Poor ................................. 7,399 2,905 362.00 (74.41)

. . . Category not applicable.

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

– Quantity zero.
 

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Of the [number] times that [person] was injured, how many of those times was the injury serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ and ‘‘Of the [number]
 

times that [person] was poisoned, how many of those times was the poisoning serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ Consultation with a health professional includes in-person or
 

by telephone. Injury episode refers to a traumatic event that resulted in one or more injuries due to an external cause such as a fall down a flight of stairs or a motor vehicle traffic accident. Poisoning
 

episode refers to the swallowing or breathing of a harmful substance such as bleach, carbon monoxide, or too many pills or drugs. Calls to a poison control center are considered to be a contact with a
 

health care professional. Counts and rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.
 

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, health insurance characteristics, and current health status.
 

4

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75
 

and over.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using six age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude rates, refer to Table IX in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 8. Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Selected characteristic Fall

Struck by

a person or

an object Transportation Overexertion

Cutting or

piercing

instruments

Other

causes

(injury)2 Poisoning

Number1 in thousands

Total3 .............................. 13,402 3,809 3,684 4,911 3,164 7,914 518

Sex

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,485

7,917

1,989

1,820

1,531

2,153

2,619

2,292

1,906

1,258

4,140

3,774

*346

*171

Age

Under 12 years ........................

12–17 years ..........................

18–44 years ..........................

45–64 years ..........................

65–74 years ..........................

75 years and over ......................

2,330

1,292

2,405

3,828

1,359

2,187

758

845

1,249

571

*219

*167

310

*340

1,632

1,157

*

*

*245

450

2,094

1,453

633

*

*127

*

1,583

1,157

*

*

1,134

1,411

2,241

2,350

628

*

*

*

*208

*

*

*

Race

One race4 ...........................

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

American Indian or Alaska Native ...........

Asian ............................

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ......

Two or more races5 .....................

Black or African American, white ............

American Indian or Alaska Native, white .......

13,218

11,420

1,102

*395

*301

–

*183

*

*

3,664

3,226

*256

*

*

*

*145

*

*

3,613

3,020

508

–

*85

–

*

–

–

4,769

4,010

629

*

*

–

*

*

*

3,096

2,686

*258

*

*

–

*

–

*

7,646

6,799

557

*

*183

*

*268

*

–

518

*377

*

*

*

–

–

–

–

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................

Mexican or Mexican American .............

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................

White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American, single race ........

1,604

1,001

11,798

10,009

1,084

536

*290

3,273

2,712

*248

625

*421

3,059

2,431

*490

*264

*203

4,647

3,782

623

350

*164

2,814

2,398

*197

748

270

7,166

6,146

511

*

–

483

*342

*

Education7

Less than a high school diploma .............

High school diploma or GED8 ...............

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher ................

1,511

2,477

3,036

1,981

*232

643

499

*404

*290

438

1,044

678

340

954

1,683

992

*363

801

710

*449

*500

1,093

1,749

1,305

*

*

*

*

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ......................

$35,000 or more .......................

$35,000–$49,999 .....................

$50,000–$74,999 .....................

$75,000–$99,999 .....................

$100,000 or more .....................

5,102

7,308

1,866

1,790

1,518

2,135

1,515

2,077

*304

820

434

519

1,071

2,269

*380

507

*567

814

1,385

3,315

1,014

645

623

1,033

1,552

1,439

*311

*475

*136

517

2,358

4,994

845

709

832

2,608

*245

*224

*

*

–

*

Poverty status10

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ...........................

Not poor ............................

2,719

2,133

7,042

494

768

2,117

528

585

2,209

610

659

3,339

780

784

1,440

1,187

1,159

5,057

*

*

*270

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uninsured ..........................

65 years and over:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medicare only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other ............................

Uninsured ..........................

5,621

2,795

632

807

1,853

*389

1,028

*277

–

2,166

642

*

555

*226

–

*

*

–

2,406

578

*114

*283

*

*

*

*

–

3,267

441

*135

*399

*333

*

*168

*

–

1,634

402

*311

603

*

*

–

*

–

4,694

1,239

*536

626

*478

*

*235

*

–

*

*

*

*163

*

*

–

–

–

See footnotes at end of table.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 23

Table 8. Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Struck by Cutting or Other

a person or piercing causes

Selected characteristic Fall an object Transportation Overexertion instruments (injury)2 Poisoning

Place of residence12 Number1 in thousands

Large MSA........................... 5,981 1,393 1,941 2,344 1,645 4,209 *216

Small MSA .......................... 4,949 1,806 1,271 1,669 1,026 2,562 *161

Not in MSA .......................... 2,472 610 *471 898 493 1,143 *

Region

Northeast............................ 1,941 618 *584 908 *386 1,512 *

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,288 983 *565 1,042 1,014 1,941 *282

South .............................. 4,916 1,202 1,524 1,780 1,091 2,728 *147

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,257 1,006 1,011 1,180 674 1,734 –

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Of the [number] times that [person] was injured, how many of those times was the injury serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ and ‘‘Of the [number]

times that [person] was poisoned, how many of those times was the poisoning serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ Injury and poisoning episodes are classified according to the

external cause of the episode using categories based on the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) external cause codes (E codes). The category

‘‘Transportation’’ includes motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle, pedestrian, train, boat, and airplane. The category ‘‘Other’’ includes fire/burn/scald-related, animal or insect bite, machinery, and other (not

specified). The category ‘‘Poisoning’’ excludes food poisoning and allergic reaction. Counts of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with

estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes unknown causes.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 9. Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Struck by Cutting or Other

a person piercing causes

Selected characteristic Fall or an object Transportation Overexertion instruments (injury)2 Poisoning

Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Total3 (age-adjusted)..................... 42.64 (2.63) 12.73 (1.26) 11.93 (1.42) 15.66 (1.66) 10.15 (1.28) 25.43 (2.16) 1.73 (0.50)

Total3 (crude) ......................... 43.43 (2.67) 12.34 (1.21) 11.94 (1.44) 15.92 (1.66) 10.25 (1.28) 25.65 (2.16) 1.68 (0.47)

Sex

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.94 (3.53) 13.54 (1.85) 10.21 (1.53) 16.90 (2.85) 13.00 (2.14) 27.27 (2.93) *2.31 (0.77)

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.28 (3.64) 11.83 (1.70) 13.71 (2.20) 14.44 (1.89) 7.47 (1.39) 23.42 (2.76) *1.17 (0.57)

Age4

Under 12 years ........................ 47.73 (6.22) 15.52 (3.46) 6.35 (1.84) *5.02 (2.25) *2.59 (1.07) 23.22 (4.39) *

12–17 years .......................... 52.01 (9.41) 34.03 (7.43) *13.68 (6.29) 18.13 (5.28) * 56.79 (9.28) *

18–44 years .......................... 21.66 (2.89) 11.25 (2.03) 14.70 (2.32) 18.86 (3.02) 14.26 (2.60) 20.18 (3.16) *1.87 (0.82)

45–64 years .......................... 46.66 (4.99) 6.96 (1.67) 14.10 (2.98) 17.71 (3.09) 14.10 (2.99) 28.64 (4.13) *

65–74 years .......................... 57.19 (10.84) *9.23 (4.22) * 26.62 (7.70) * 26.43 (6.94) *

75 years and over ...................... 120.98 (16.65) *9.23 (4.40) * * * * *

Race

One race5 ........................... 43.06 (2.69) 12.63 (1.29) 11.97 (1.45) 15.52 (1.68) 10.10 (1.29) 25.16 (2.18) 1.78 (0.52)

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.62 (3.07) 14.09 (1.55) 12.50 (1.71) 16.39 (1.98) 11.02 (1.55) 27.84 (2.65) *1.68 (0.60)

Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.79 (4.84) *6.42 (2.12) 12.79 (3.74) 15.86 (4.00) *6.17 (2.26) 13.70 (3.03) *

American Indian or Alaska Native ........... *176.35 (65.84) * – * * * *

Asian ............................ *23.24 (8.57) * *5.51 (2.58) * * *11.15 (3.70) *

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ...... – * – – – * –

Two or more races6 ..................... * * * * * *27.81 (9.75) –

Black or African American, white ............ * * – * – * –

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ....... * * – * * – –

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ...................... 32.94 (5.15) 8.95 (2.11) 11.46 (2.63) *5.85 (1.93) 7.35 (2.01) 14.56 (3.04) *

Mexican or Mexican American ............. 33.22 (6.01) *7.67 (2.46) *12.32 (3.77) *8.25 (3.30) *5.19 (2.05) 7.28 (2.12) –

Not Hispanic or Latino ................... 44.52 (2.94) 13.52 (1.48) 11.91 (1.63) 17.96 (2.00) 10.97 (1.51) 28.13 (2.57) *2.00 (0.61)

White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.41 (3.68) 15.46 (1.92) 12.51 (2.02) 19.60 (2.52) 12.55 (1.93) 32.07 (3.31) *2.03 (0.77)

Black or African American, single race ........ 29.25 (4.97) *6.50 (2.21) *12.82 (3.86) 16.24 (4.12) *4.82 (2.14) 13.03 (3.08) *

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ............. 53.22 (8.86) *8.99 (3.29) *11.48 (3.70) 12.36 (3.63) *12.62 (3.89) *18.95 (6.16) *

High school diploma or GED9 ............... 40.02 (5.56) 12.41 (3.08) 8.35 (2.38) 17.85 (4.05) 14.63 (3.53) 18.56 (3.52) *

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.24 (7.05) 9.01 (2.48) 17.41 (3.48) 29.37 (6.01) 12.28 (3.16) 30.06 (5.93) *

Bachelor’s degree or higher ................ 34.58 (5.24) *6.31 (2.11) 10.74 (2.98) 16.02 (3.25) *7.59 (2.46) 20.92 (4.24) *

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ...................... 52.65 (4.70) 16.55 (2.83) 11.93 (2.22) 15.28 (2.55) 17.33 (3.28) 26.47 (4.07) *2.79 (1.16)

$35,000 or more ....................... 40.15 (3.30) 11.13 (1.48) 11.93 (1.99) 17.34 (2.23) 7.55 (1.40) 26.19 (2.74) *1.21 (0.55)

$35,000–$49,999 ..................... 48.17 (7.39) *8.64 (2.65) *10.12 (3.66) 26.24 (7.83) *8.09 (3.62) 22.44 (5.65) *

$50,000–$74,999 ..................... 36.96 (5.81) 16.29 (3.62) 9.54 (2.83) 12.02 (3.15) *9.52 (2.89) 13.89 (3.12) *

$75,000–$99,999 ..................... 45.79 (9.25) 12.70 (3.58) *14.44 (6.54) 16.62 (4.14) *3.67 (1.56) 24.12 (6.52) –

$100,000 or more ..................... 33.76 (5.00) 7.46 (2.08) 14.81 (3.76) 16.66 (3.59) *7.10 (2.24) 40.08 (5.85) *

Poverty status11

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.70 (7.95) 10.98 (2.81) 12.37 (3.53) 15.46 (3.78) 18.26 (4.88) 29.26 (6.40) *

Near poor ........................... 41.24 (6.13) 14.99 (3.73) 11.89 (2.90) 13.65 (3.64) 16.93 (4.24) 23.22 (5.26) *

Not poor ............................ 40.22 (3.43) 12.49 (1.70) 12.07 (2.07) 18.37 (2.40) 7.58 (1.35) 28.44 (2.98) *1.67 (0.70)

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.92 (3.20) 14.07 (1.94) 14.35 (2.35) 19.83 (2.64) 9.55 (1.71) 29.37 (3.22) *

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.95 (9.87) 12.05 (3.04) 16.21 (4.24) 15.29 (4.47) *11.97 (3.97) 28.30 (6.90) *

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.42 (20.03) * * * *34.10 (16.35) *44.08 (14.61) *

Uninsured .......................... 20.94 (5.44) *17.11 (5.53) * *7.00 (2.14) 10.81 (3.02) 13.84 (3.64) *

65 years and over:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.71 (14.51) *10.36 (4.40) * *14.78 (5.74) * *21.90 (7.26) *

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *150.27 (50.60) – * * * * *

Medicare only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.57 (14.21) * * *10.76 (4.55) – *15.34 (6.64) –

Other ............................ *90.22 (36.09) * * * * * –

Uninsured .......................... – – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Selected characteristic Fall

Struck by

a person

or an object Transportation Overexertion

Cutting or

piercing

instruments

Other

causes

(injury)2 Poisoning

Place of residence13 Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Large MSA...........................

Small MSA ..........................

Not in MSA ..........................

36.14

51.96

46.50

(3.13)

(5.84)

(6.33)

8.47

19.97

13.85

(1.38)

(2.97)

(2.92)

11.59

13.59

*9.78

(1.81)

(2.92)

(3.17)

13.88

17.40

18.12

(2.14)

(3.42)

(3.23)

9.45

11.04

11.31

(1.65)

(2.56)

(3.10)

25.44

26.81

21.83

(2.72)

(4.71)

(3.94)

*1.33

*1.80

(0.57)

(0.88)

*

Region

Northeast............................

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South ..............................

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34.41

47.55

41.80

45.81

(5.74)

(5.86)

(4.14)

(5.94)

11.92

14.62

10.90

14.20

(2.91)

(3.07)

(1.92)

(2.50)

*10.36

*8.37

13.16

14.47

(3.14)

(2.54)

(2.59)

(3.00)

16.20

15.19

14.96

16.64

(3.64)

(2.95)

(2.63)

(4.21)

*6.90

14.61

9.56

9.35

(2.55)

(3.22)

(2.15)

(2.35)

28.20

28.22

23.73

23.77

(6.56)

(5.11)

(3.17)

(3.45)

*4.21

*1.25

*

(1.72)

(0.59)

–

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Of the [number] times that [person] was injured, how many of those times was the injury serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ and ‘‘Of the [number]

times that [person] was poisoned, how many of those times was the poisoning serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ Injury and poisoning episodes are classified according to the

external cause of the episode using categories based on the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) external cause codes (E codes). The category

‘‘Transportation’’ includes motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle, pedestrian, train, boat, and airplane. The category ‘‘Other’’ includes fire/burn/scald-related, animal or insect bite, machinery, and other (not

specified). The category ‘‘Poisoning’’ excludes food poisoning and allergic reaction. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with

estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes unknown causes.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

4

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75
 

and over.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using six age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude rates, refer to Table X in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 10. Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the

episode and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Selected characteristic Driving2

Working at

paid job

Working

around

house

or yard

Attending

school Sports

Leisure

activities

(excluding

sports) Other3

Number1 in thousands

Total4

................................. 2,576 4,247 5,401 1,043 6,062 7,263 10,849

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...............................

810

1,766

2,456

1,790

2,429

2,971

636

407

3,696

2,366

3,600

3,663

4,591

6,258

Age

Under 12 years ..........................

12–17 years ............................

18–44 years ............................

45–64 years ............................

65–74 years ............................

75 years and over.........................

*203

*

899

1,065

*191

*

–

*

2,342

1,775

*

–

*

*

1,639

2,257

664

649

465

441

*

–

–

–

978

2,268

1,939

653

*

–

2,006

874

1,802

1,461

610

510

1,301

609

2,579

3,439

1,314

1,607

Race

One race5 ..............................

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American ..................

2,557

2,072

*453

4,182

3,662

*297

5,201

4,620

462

1,011

807

*139

5,883

5,083

523

7,086

6,143

741

10,631

9,043

843

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. – * * * * * *409

Asian ............................... * *142 * * *222 * *337

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........

Two or more races6 ........................

–

*

*

*

–

*200

*

*

–

*179

–

*177

–

*218

Black or African American, white ..............

American Indian or Alaska Native, white..........

–

–

*

*

*

*

*

–

*

–

*

*

*

*

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino .........................

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

*401

*285

471

292

363

*235

*191

*

638

*308

873

691

1,195

519

Not Hispanic or Latino ......................

White, single race .......................

Black or African American, single race ...........

2,175

1,699

*435

3,776

3,246

*273

5,037

4,271

462

852

624

*139

5,425

4,515

458

6,390

5,334

733

9,654

8,051

801

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................

High school diploma or GED9

..................

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher...................

*286

*374

735

*484

626

1,080

1,372

487

494

1,417

1,898

1,177

–

–

*

–

*131

*315

*519

872

555

961

1,576

934

1,289

2,218

2,798

1,823

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................

$35,000 or more..........................

$35,000–$49,999 ........................

$50,000–$74,999 ........................

$75,000–$99,999 ........................

$100,000 or more........................

635

1,722

*250

*551

*

*447

1,493

2,543

693

709

466

675

2,485

2,710

*677

465

670

899

332

658

*

*

*

*338

1,206

4,392

*706

833

686

2,166

2,898

3,884

647

1,211

717

1,309

4,274

5,723

1,668

1,279

966

1,810

Poverty status11

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ..............................

Not poor...............................

*213

432

1,632

*335

786

2,854

959

1,125

2,936

*255

*77

608

792

524

4,349

1,723

1,070

3,718

2,321

2,053

5,332

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private ..............................

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other ...............................

1,650

*348

*

2,959

*177

*

2,505

743

*419

565

323

*

4,462

623

*287

3,574

1,895

*266

4,252

2,148

566

Uninsured ............................ *234 921 421 * 467 409 925

65 years and over:

Private ..............................

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

*

*

*

–

752

*

–

–

*

–

659

*

1,315

*456

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other ...............................

*

–

*

–

*309

*

–

–

*

–

*322

*

861

*289

Uninsured ............................ – – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 27

Table 10. Crude annualized frequency of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the

episode and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Working Leisure

around activities

Working at house Attending (excluding

Selected characteristic Driving2 paid job or yard school Sports sports) Other3

Place of residence13 Number1 in thousands

Large MSA ............................. 1,140 2,004 2,376 574 2,863 3,296 5,379

Small MSA ............................. 1,102 1,247 1,925 *415 2,690 2,676 3,520

Not in MSA ............................ *334 996 1,100 55 *509 1,290 1,950

Region

Northeast .............................. *440 590 834 * 1,127 751 2,159

Midwest ............................... *409 1,361 1,651 *288 1,332 1,928 2,121

South ................................ 1,075 1,293 1,888 *279 2,062 2,931 3,823

West ................................. 652 1,003 1,028 *265 1,541 1,654 2,747

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the question, ‘‘What activity was [person] involved in at the time of the injury/poisoning?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two activities. Counts of episodes have been annualized in this

table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes both drivers and passengers.

3

Includes unpaid work such as housework, shopping, volunteer work, sleeping, resting, eating, drinking, cooking, hands-on care from another person, and other unspecified activities.

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 11. Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the

episode and selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Working Leisure

around activities

Working at house Attending (excluding

Selected characteristic Driving2 paid job or yard school Sports sports) Other3

Rate1 per 1,000 population4 (standard error)

Total5 (age-adjusted) ....................... 8.07 (1.25) 13.51 (1.42) 16.60 (1.55) 3.65 (0.70) 20.56 (1.87) 23.83 (1.84) 34.16 (2.22)

Total5 (crude)............................ 8.35 (1.29) 13.76 (1.43) 17.50 (1.62) 3.38 (0.65) 19.65 (1.78) 23.54 (1.80) 35.16 (2.27)

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 (1.06) 16.08 (2.17) 16.35 (2.42) 4.38 (1.11) 25.25 (2.70) 24.16 (2.73) 31.01 (3.22) 
 

Female ............................... 10.90 (1.92) 11.03 (1.88) 17.10 (2.11) 2.90 (0.85) 15.83 (2.49) 23.56 (2.43) 37.12 (3.26) 
 

Age6

Under 12 years .......................... *4.17 (1.64) – * 9.52 (2.61) 20.03 (4.17) 41.09 (5.82) 26.65 (4.47) 
 

12–17 years ............................ * * * 17.76 (5.01) 91.34 (13.95) 35.19 (8.01) 24.53 (6.79) 
 

18–44 years ............................ 8.10 (1.64) 21.09 (2.96) 14.76 (2.63) * 17.47 (2.68) 16.23 (2.65) 23.23 (3.19) 
 

45–64 years ............................ 12.98 (2.88) 21.64 (3.24) 27.52 (3.91) – 7.97 (2.02) 17.81 (2.93) 41.93 (4.64) 
 

65–74 years ............................ *8.02 (3.65) * 27.92 (8.24) – * 25.66 (6.63) 55.31 (10.27) 
 

75 years and over......................... * – 35.92 (9.08) – – 28.22 (8.18) 88.89 (14.25) 
 

Race

One race7 .............................. 8.20 (1.29) 13.57 (1.45) 16.23 (1.56) 3.70 (0.72) 20.62 (1.92) 23.91 (1.89) 34.10 (2.25) 
 

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25 (1.49) 14.98 (1.76) 17.69 (1.84) 3.76 (0.87) 22.49 (2.27) 25.91 (2.21) 35.67 (2.64) 
 

Black or African American .................. *11.40 (3.65) 7.40 (2.21) 11.47 (3.10) *3.39 (1.29) 13.50 (3.30) 18.77 (4.40) 21.50 (3.70) 
 

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. – * * * * * *191.38 (68.60)
 

Asian ............................... * *8.16 (3.12) * * *14.94 (5.06) * *23.71 (8.67) 
 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ – * – * – – – 
 

Two or more races8 ........................ * * *34.96 (15.93) * *14.62 (6.92) *17.43 (6.64) *45.51 (21.10) 
 

Black or African American, white .............. – * * * * * *
 

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... – * * – – * * 
 

Hispanic or Latino origin9 and race
 

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 7.78 (2.31) 10.09 (2.62) 8.53 (2.42) *2.95 (1.27) 10.92 (2.47) 15.46 (2.84) 25.33 (4.49) 
 

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8.92 (3.47) 9.39 (2.59) *9.96 (3.65) * *8.00 (2.67) 19.51 (4.25) 17.63 (4.48) 
 

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 8.10 (1.44) 14.53 (1.68) 18.06 (1.80) 3.88 (0.82) 23.20 (2.31) 25.70 (2.19) 35.84 (2.55) 
 

White, single race ....................... 8.32 (1.77) 16.79 (2.18) 19.68 (2.22) 4.03 (1.07) 26.62 (2.97) 28.93 (2.77) 38.92 (3.17) 
 

Black or African American, single race ........... *11.34 (3.77) *6.98 (2.22) 11.83 (3.20) *3.58 (1.36) 12.28 (3.31) 19.31 (4.55) 21.15 (3.74) 
 

Education10

Less than a high school diploma ................ *11.08 (3.60) 24.08 (5.96) 16.04 (4.40) – *6.05 (2.83) 20.75 (5.59) 44.69 (8.09) 
 

High school diploma or GED11 ................. *6.54 (2.18) 20.04 (4.00) 24.19 (4.13) – *6.32 (2.17) 17.38 (3.62) 36.97 (5.14) 
 

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.82 (2.77) 23.73 (4.61) 33.84 (5.79) * *9.01 (2.75) 27.48 (4.96) 50.44 (7.00) 
 

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... *7.54 (2.50) 7.87 (2.10) 18.96 (4.22) – 13.72 (2.93) 16.07 (3.65) 31.36 (5.11) 
 

Family income12

Less than $35,000 ........................ 7.09 (1.72) 17.18 (3.11) 25.97 (3.28) 3.83 (1.04) 14.12 (2.41) 31.07 (3.91) 44.93 (4.61) 
 

$35,000 or more.......................... 8.73 (1.76) 12.91 (1.72) 13.87 (2.03) 3.75 (1.00) 24.01 (2.72) 21.14 (2.16) 31.12 (2.85) 
 

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ *6.56 (2.71) 17.72 (5.10) *17.73 (6.09) * *19.53 (6.91) 17.13 (4.37) 42.74 (7.17) 
 

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 10.25 (3.06) 13.53 (3.19) 8.66 (2.35) * 17.06 (4.10) 24.47 (4.47) 25.58 (4.90) 
 

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ * 12.17 (3.24) 19.61 (4.81) * 18.96 (4.58) 21.86 (5.91) 29.51 (7.66) 
 

$100,000 or more........................ *7.24 (2.50) 10.22 (2.88) 12.61 (3.50) *5.72 (2.25) 33.54 (5.25) 21.35 (3.67) 29.44 (5.32) 
 

Poverty status13

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5.12 (2.25) *8.38 (2.95) 26.01 (5.24) *4.82 (1.55) 17.21 (3.59) 40.42 (6.99) 59.85 (7.77) 
 

Near poor .............................. 8.96 (2.55) 16.80 (4.35) 23.09 (4.70) *1.38 (0.67) 9.61 (2.40) 20.22 (3.80) 41.20 (6.73) 
 

Not poor............................... 8.61 (1.83) 15.21 (2.01) 15.04 (2.15) 4.22 (1.14) 27.05 (3.15) 21.69 (2.35) 28.78 (2.76) 
 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Age-adjusted annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the

episode and selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Working Leisure

around activities

Working at house Attending (excluding

Selected characteristic Driving2 paid job or yard school Sports sports) Other3

Health insurance coverage14 Rate1 per 1,000 population4 (standard error)

Under 65 years:
 

Private .............................. 9.47 (2.00) 17.00 (2.10) 14.11 (2.14) 4.16 (1.20) 29.92 (3.36) 22.96 (2.47) 24.71 (2.73) 
 

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10.99 (3.55) *6.56 (2.77) 26.79 (6.46) 4.49 (1.30) 12.74 (3.69) 38.07 (7.41) 57.12 (8.18) 
 

Other ............................... *4.94 (2.41) * *32.93 (12.87) * *37.47 (13.58) *30.54 (12.66) *48.59 (15.77) 
 

Uninsured ............................ * 16.81 (3.52) *8.77 (2.68) * *15.40 (5.65) *10.71 (3.75) 20.81 (4.92) 
 

65 years and over:
 

Private .............................. * * 36.19 (9.91) – * 31.56 (8.20) 65.52 (12.53) 
 

Medicare and Medicaid .................... * – * – – * *174.01 (54.38)
 

Medicare only .......................... * * *22.12 (7.52) – * *22.55 (8.22) 59.80 (13.34) 
 

Other ............................... – – * – – * *95.97 (37.16) 
 

Uninsured ............................ – – – – – – – 
 

Place of residence15

Large MSA ........................... 6.63 (1.31) 11.72 (1.92) 13.64 (2.12) 3.71 (1.00) 17.63 (2.25) 20.25 (2.41) 32.07 (3.03) 
 

Small MSA ........................... 11.43 (3.10) 13.05 (2.49) 19.53 (2.98) *4.69 (1.41) 30.25 (4.34) 28.59 (3.60) 36.48 (3.98) 
 

Not in MSA ........................... *6.29 (2.62) 21.14 (4.21) 19.87 (3.31) 1.23 (0.34) *11.26 (3.42) 26.71 (4.79) 38.00 (5.90) 
 

Region
 

Northeast............................. *7.70 (2.67) 10.78 (3.15) 14.36 (3.66) *4.49 (2.22) 22.01 (5.65) 15.45 (4.06) 36.45 (6.14) 
 

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5.88 (1.77) 20.00 (3.73) 22.94 (3.84) *4.31 (1.68) 20.25 (4.07) 28.24 (4.16) 30.74 (4.70) 
 

South ............................... 8.99 (2.50) 10.97 (2.20) 15.76 (2.66) *2.64 (0.90) 18.75 (2.56) 25.73 (3.37) 32.31 (3.30) 
 

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.05 (2.56) 13.70 (2.59) 13.82 (2.32) *3.85 (1.18) 22.38 (3.77) 23.32 (3.12) 38.44 (4.65) 
 

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the question, ‘‘What activity was [person] involved in at the time of the injury/poisoning?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two activities. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this

table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes both drivers and passengers.

3

Includes unpaid work such as housework, shopping, volunteer work, sleeping, resting, eating, drinking, cooking, hands-on care from another person, and other unspecified activities.

4

Unknowns were excluded from the denominator when calculating rates.

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

6

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.

7

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

8

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

9

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

10Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75

and over.

11GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

12Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

13‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

14Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

15MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using six age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over. For crude rates, refer to Table XI in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
cy of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

School, child Hospital or Street, highway, Sport facility, Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home care center, residential sidewalk, or recreation area, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) or preschool institution parking lot lake, river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Number1 in thousands

......... 11,816 7,604 2,622 836 4,720 4,489 945 913 1,099 2,420

......... 4,455 4,054 1,381 *161 1,919 2,924 777 *373 498 1,546

......... 7,362 3,549 1,241 675 2,801 1,566 * 540 600 874

......... 1,721 1,104 591 * *346 906 * * * *152

......... 602 601 1,498 – *355 1,188 * * * *247......... 3,060 2,029 *393 *333 1,752 1,585 *565 *313 *347 1,064

......... 3,732 2,418 * *205 1,554 639 *287 *325 504 725

......... 1,370 690 – * *353 * * * * *189

......... 1,332 761 – * *361 – – *178 * *

......... 11,551 7,501 2,506 812 4,639 4,359 935 882 1,021 2,370

......... 9,820 6,749 2,136 657 3,840 3,771 849 806 865 2,031

......... 1,020 520 279 * 692 *390 * * *134 *224

......... *327 *201 * – * * * – – –

......... *384 * * * * *154 – * * *

........ – – * – – – – – – *

......... *266 *102 * * * *130 * * * *

......... * * * – – * * – – –

. . . . ..... * * – * – – – * * *

ce

......... 1,387 904 *277 * 573 439 *168 *115 * *225

......... 666 641 * * *407 *248 *117 * * *122

......... 10,430 6,700 2,345 781 4,147 4,050 777 798 1,025 2,195

......... 8,538 5,974 1,892 636 3,311 3,384 710 691 791 1,820

......... 972 520 *258 * 655 *338 * * *134 *224

......... 1,459 595 – * 385 * *167 *182 * *267

......... 2,623 1,061 * *275 821 *347 *211 *169 *290 490

. . . . . . . . . 2,662 2,338 * *245 1,229 *544 *391 *317 461 688

......... 1,869 1,430 * * 917 647 * * *129 *272

......... 5,439 2,560 650 *371 1,444 810 *289 *402 301 1,028

......... 5,703 4,385 1,790 *328 2,956 3,409 *594 493 693 1,340

......... 1,114 1,375 * * 603 *447 * *241 *168 *262

......... 1,436 799 *399 * 824 743 * *108 *231 *454

......... 1,103 984 *209 * *696 447 * * * *282

......... 2,051 1,227 822 * 833 1,772 * * *252 *341

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cy of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

School, child Hospital or Street, highway, Sport facility, Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home care center, residential sidewalk, or recreation area, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) or preschool institution parking lot lake, river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Number1 in thousands

......... 2,800 1,181 433 * 629 595 * * * *452

......... 2,159 1,432 *237 *199 826 *272 *126 *344 *144 *399

......... 5,727 4,129 1,720 *490 2,867 3,405 *594 399 795 1,412

......... 4,667 4,148 1,807 *413 2,445 3,435 *566 *398 668 1,257

. . . . . . . . . 2,736 1,181 509 * 759 430 * * *148 *

......... 740 *216 *162 * *351 * – – * *191

......... 935 607 *144 * *373 *354 *229 *209 * *429

......... 1,402 870 – *176 *197 * – * * *232

......... *341 *160 – – * – – * – –

......... 772 *263 – * *433 * * * * –

......... * * – – * * – * * –

......... – – – – – – – – – –

......... 5,779 3,311 996 *332 2,501 2,157 *408 486 437 1,346......... 3,815 2,802 1,406 *362 1,518 2,200 * *288 *319 614

......... 2,222 1,491 *220 * 702 *132 *336 *139 342 460

......... 2,132 1,004 *324 *258 737 1,023 * * *246 *409

......... 2,652 2,013 901 *273 1,001 764 *314 * 338 500

......... 3,899 3,076 782 *158 1,953 1,560 *411 *325 270 1,052

......... 3,133 1,510 615 *147 1,030 1,143 * 404 245 460

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

n the injury/poisoning happened?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two places. Counts of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

hool equivalency diploma.

who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

ow the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See

ories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had

private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See Appendix II.

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ws of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Survey, 2012.

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ate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

School, child Hospital or Street, highway, Sport facility, Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home care center, residential sidewalk, or recreation area, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) or preschool institution parking lot lake, river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Rate1 per 1,000 population2 (standard error)

......... 37.35 (2.38) 24.17 (1.97) 9.04 (1.13) 2.67 (0.62) 15.05 (1.58) 15.13 (1.64) 3.07 (0.71) 2.88 (0.59) 3.38 (0.53) 7.80 (1.16)

......... 38.30 (2.42) 24.64 (1.99) 8.50 (1.07) 2.71 (0.63) 15.30 (1.59) 14.55 (1.57) 3.06 (0.69) 2.96 (0.59) 3.56 (0.56) 7.84 (1.14)

......... 29.93 (3.13) 27.39 (3.10) 9.54 (1.57) *1.08 (0.53) 12.79 (1.90) 19.81 (2.61) 5.11 (1.31) *2.57 (0.83) 3.28 (0.75) 10.23 (1.86)

......... 44.23 (3.43) 21.48 (2.41) 8.52 (1.73) 4.05 (1.08) 17.37 (2.32) 10.59 (1.90) * 3.05 (0.79) 3.46 (0.86) 5.41 (1.36)

......... 35.25 (5.19) 22.62 (4.23) 12.10 (2.68) * *7.08 (2.20) 18.56 (3.98) * * * *3.12 (1.47)

......... 24.25 (6.14) 24.20 (6.74) 60.33 (10.98) – *14.30 (6.20) 47.85 (9.50) * * * *9.95 (4.19)

......... 27.56 (3.44) 18.28 (2.93) *3.54 (1.33) *3.00 (1.13) 15.78 (2.27) 14.28 (2.35) *5.09 (1.59) *2.82 (1.02) *3.12 (0.97) 9.58 (2.17)

......... 45.50 (5.03) 29.49 (4.06) * *2.50 (1.22) 18.95 (3.15) 7.80 (2.17) *3.50 (1.28) *3.96 (1.23) 6.15 (1.51) 8.84 (1.99)

......... 57.63 (10.78) 29.05 (8.29) – * *14.86 (4.81) * * * * *7.96 (3.87)

......... 73.70 (13.19) 42.07 (10.75) – * *19.95 (9.14) – – *9.83 (4.44) * *

......... 37.31 (2.41) 24.36 (2.01) 8.99 (1.15) 2.64 (0.63) 15.10 (1.60) 15.16 (1.67) 3.09 (0.72) 2.82 (0.59) 3.20 (0.56) 7.79 (1.18)

......... 39.32 (2.81) 26.83 (2.41) 9.69 (1.40) 2.67 (0.75) 15.55 (1.87) 16.62 (1.93) 3.56 (0.89) 3.17 (0.71) 3.34 (0.66) 8.37 (1.42)

......... 26.99 (4.65) 12.95 (3.15) 6.87 (2.05) * 17.44 (4.18) *9.67 (3.09) * * *3.20 (1.36) *5.54 (2.23)

......... *164.74 (65.44) *65.79 (29.17) * – *16.40 (7.68) * * – – –

......... *27.06 (8.95) * * * * *10.06 (4.10) – * * *

........ – – * – – – – – – *

......... *40.71 (16.04) * * * * *11.96 (5.87) * * * *

......... * * * – – * * – – –

. . . . ..... * * – * – – – * * *

ce

......... 27.80 (4.68) 18.90 (3.62) *4.21 (1.44) * 10.82 (2.45) 7.34 (1.90) *3.23 (1.22) * * *4.93 (2.04)

......... 20.29 (4.19) 21.56 (5.26) * * 12.07 (3.52) *6.72 (2.44) *3.80 (1.71) * * *3.56 (1.62)

......... 39.08 (2.69) 25.56 (2.31) 10.35 (1.39) 2.98 (0.74) 15.70 (1.80) 17.12 (1.97) 3.06 (0.83) 2.96 (0.66) 3.70 (0.62) 8.62 (1.38)

......... 42.20 (3.33) 29.63 (2.97) 11.60 (1.83) 3.23 (0.94) 16.49 (2.20) 19.78 (2.47) 3.75 (1.10) 3.32 (0.84) 3.68 (0.79) 9.57 (1.77)

......... 26.60 (4.62) 13.53 (3.29) *6.69 (2.12) * 17.04 (4.27) *8.61 (3.10) * * *3.31 (1.41) *5.78 (2.33)

.........

......... 52.36 (9.19) 21.35 (5.60) – * 14.80 (3.81) * *6.30 (2.45) *6.90 (2.87) * *9.46 (3.77)

......... 43.30 (5.70) 18.84 (3.90) * *5.25 (1.99) 14.50 (3.54) *6.94 (2.23) *4.20 (1.85) *3.02 (1.40) *5.79 (1.90) 8.12 (2.17)

. . . . . . . . . 47.39 (6.63) 41.13 (6.48) * *4.19 (1.91) 21.25 (3.51) *9.52 (3.09) *7.02 (2.90) *5.81 (2.23) 7.22 (1.93) 12.76 (3.77)

......... 32.18 (5.24) 23.85 (4.77) * * 14.47 (3.51) 10.19 (2.38) * * *2.04 (0.97) *4.40 (1.44)

......... 58.14 (5.45) 26.93 (3.26) 7.70 (1.73) *3.74 (1.26) 16.00 (2.49) 9.32 (1.80) *3.17 (1.03) *3.92 (1.25) 3.24 (0.94) 11.67 (3.00)

......... 30.68 (2.85) 23.16 (2.69) 9.92 (1.61) *1.83 (0.64) 16.04 (2.42) 18.50 (2.40) *3.22 (1.02) 2.45 (0.66) 3.46 (0.73) 6.89 (1.20)

......... 27.49 (5.38) 36.56 (8.32) * * 16.16 (4.41) *12.65 (4.87) * *6.13 (2.40) *4.65 (1.86) *5.64 (1.98)

......... 28.70 (4.99) 15.68 (3.53) *8.73 (2.68) * 16.46 (4.81) 14.94 (4.14) * *2.19 (1.04) *4.46 (1.87) *8.81 (2.71)

......... 36.64 (8.33) 26.34 (6.07) *5.73 (2.39) * *18.52 (7.08) 12.40 (3.33) * * * *7.34 (2.89)

......... 31.13 (5.20) 19.35 (4.17) 13.26 (2.96) * 14.93 (3.75) 27.49 (4.75) * * *3.01 (1.30) *5.38 (1.82)

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ate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

School, child Hospital or Street, highway, Sport facility, Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home care center, residential sidewalk, or recreation area, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) or preschool institution parking lot lake, river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Rate1 per 1,000 population2 (standard error)

......... 69.62 (8.24) 28.59 (4.80) *9.02 (2.72) * 16.50 (4.06) 12.97 (2.86) * * * *10.08 (3.91)

......... 43.85 (6.95) 28.49 (5.09) *4.17 (1.31) *3.77 (1.63) 16.65 (3.65) *5.12 (1.60) *2.65 (1.10) *6.98 (2.38) *2.89 (1.17) *8.28 (3.45)

......... 30.81 (2.90) 22.67 (2.72) 11.44 (1.89) *2.71 (0.88) 15.76 (2.42) 20.88 (2.72) *3.44 (1.10) *2.01 (0.61) 4.02 (0.82) 7.60 (1.36)

......... 27.53 (2.91) 24.66 (2.87) 12.57 (2.06) *2.45 (0.88) 14.56 (2.22) 22.79 (2.90) *3.48 (1.12) *2.17 (0.70) 3.63 (0.79) 7.48 (1.50)

. . . . . . . . . 69.51 (9.72) 27.64 (6.18) *9.36 (3.15) * 22.87 (5.14) *8.32 (2.77) * * *4.84 (2.40) *

......... *57.35 (19.12) *23.57 (11.70) *25.90 (12.60) * *33.08 (13.96) * – – * *29.33 (13.78)

......... 20.19 (4.61) 15.22 (4.36) * * *9.43 (4.45) *10.63 (4.79) *4.25 (1.75) *3.70 (1.55) * *7.82 (2.45)

......... 68.62 (12.37) 42.49 (11.37) – *8.69 (4.17) *8.84 (3.79) * – * * *10.60 (4.40)

......... *130.35 (48.57) *62.29 (26.66) – – * – – * – –

......... 53.15 (12.06) *18.16 (7.16) – * *31.31 (13.02) * * * * –

......... *61.16 (30.46) * – – * * – * * –

......... – – – – – – – – – –

......... 34.51 (3.13) 19.81 (2.57) 6.28 (1.21) *2.02 (0.74) 14.98 (2.15) 13.12 (1.96) *2.39 (0.87) 3.01 (0.88) 2.42 (0.71) 7.92 (1.68)

......... 39.43 (4.70) 28.78 (3.97) 15.92 (2.90) *3.78 (1.37) 15.82 (3.12) 24.73 (3.99) * *2.87 (0.98) *3.29 (1.05) 6.59 (1.76)

......... 43.11 (5.91) 29.70 (4.74) *4.96 (1.89) * 14.56 (3.45) *3.02 (1.37) 6.85 (1.96) *2.61 (1.31) 6.73 (1.35) *9.82 (2.98)

......... 37.47 (6.25) 18.89 (4.90) *6.77 (2.36) *5.05 (2.33) 12.58 (3.68) 19.47 (5.50) * * *4.01 (1.80) *7.15 (2.43)

......... 39.06 (5.17) 28.31 (4.68) 13.47 (3.41) *3.74 (1.60) 14.36 (3.05) 11.76 (2.75) *4.84 (2.26) * 4.52 (1.29) 7.44 (2.22)

......... 32.99 (3.54) 26.15 (3.37) 7.28 (1.48) *1.34 (0.60) 16.51 (2.87) 14.14 (2.38) *3.47 (1.06) *2.63 (0.93) 2.38 (0.68) 9.48 (2.38)

......... 43.17 (5.15) 21.14 (2.98) 8.90 (1.76) *2.07 (0.98) 14.86 (2.90) 16.53 (3.29) * 5.67 (1.66) 3.39 (0.78) 6.15 (1.74)

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

n the injury/poisoning happened?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two places. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates

hen calculating rates.

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

tes are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 25–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over.

hool equivalency diploma.

r who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

ow the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See

ories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had

private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See Appendix II.

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using six age

5 and over. For crude rates, refer to Table XII in Appendix III.

Survey, 2012.

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Table 14. Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking medical

care in the past year due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Selected measures of health care access

Delayed

seeking Delayed

Did not receive medical Did not receive seeking

All medical care care due medical care medical care

Selected characteristic persons due to cost1 to cost2 due to cost1 due to cost2

Number in thousands Percent3 (standard error)

Total4 (age-adjusted)..................... . . . . . . . . . 6.1 (0.11) 8.2 (0.13)

Total4 (crude) ......................... 308,576 19,153 25,877 6.2 (0.11) 8.4 (0.13)

Sex

Male............................... 150,697 8,610 11,474 5.6 (0.14) 7.5 (0.15)

Female ............................. 157,879 10,543 14,403 6.6 (0.13) 9.0 (0.16)

Age5

Under 12 years ........................ 48,822 706 1,281 1.4 (0.13) 2.6 (0.17)

12–17 years .......................... 24,838 492 828 2.0 (0.17) 3.3 (0.24)

18–44 years .......................... 111,032 9,386 12,075 8.5 (0.20) 10.9 (0.21)

45–64 years .......................... 82,036 7,614 10,200 9.3 (0.23) 12.4 (0.27)

65 years and over ...................... 41,848 955 1,492 2.3 (0.15) 3.6 (0.19)

Race

One race6 ........................... 301,374 18,499 25,068 6.0 (0.11) 8.1 (0.13)

White ............................. 243,322 14,661 20,548 5.9 (0.12) 8.3 (0.14)

Black or African American ................ 38,671 3,062 3,467 7.8 (0.29) 8.8 (0.31)

American Indian or Alaska Native ........... 3,037 162 228 5.5 (0.79) 7.6 (0.96)

Asian ............................ 15,931 582 780 3.5 (0.31) 4.7 (0.38)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ...... 412 *33 *46 *7.1 (3.06) *10.1 (4.40)

Two or more races7 ..................... 7,201 654 809 11.4 (0.94) 14.3 (1.04)

Black or African American, white ............ 2,229 165 183 14.4 (2.98) 15.9 (2.91)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ....... 2,308 268 353 12.0 (1.35) 15.7 (1.59)

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino ...................... 52,608 3,640 4,712 7.2 (0.24) 9.3 (0.27)

Mexican or Mexican American ............. 33,462 2,251 2,968 7.2 (0.31) 9.5 (0.33)

Not Hispanic or Latino .................... 255,968 15,513 21,165 5.9 (0.12) 8.1 (0.14)

White, single race ..................... 195,321 11,366 16,246 5.7 (0.14) 8.1 (0.17)

Black or African American, single race ........ 37,088 2,943 3,349 7.8 (0.30) 8.9 (0.32)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ............. 27,712 3,251 3,668 12.7 (0.42) 14.2 (0.44)

High school diploma or GED10............... 54,821 4,639 5,787 8.8 (0.24) 10.9 (0.27)

Some college ......................... 57,374 5,464 7,322 9.4 (0.26) 12.5 (0.30)

Bachelor’s degree or higher ................ 61,316 2,493 4,211 4.0 (0.17) 6.7 (0.22)

Family income11

Less than $35,000 ...................... 92,004 11,059 13,329 12.5 (0.25) 15.0 (0.27)

$35,000 or more ....................... 187,397 7,163 11,118 3.7 (0.11) 5.7 (0.14)

$35,000–$49,999 ..................... 38,571 2,852 4,053 7.4 (0.33) 10.6 (0.39)

$50,000–$74,999 ..................... 49,809 2,346 3,848 4.5 (0.22) 7.4 (0.29)

$75,000–$99,999 ..................... 35,441 1,073 1,659 2.9 (0.24) 4.4 (0.29)

$100,000 or more ..................... 63,575 891 1,558 1.3 (0.13) 2.3 (0.17)

Poverty status12

Poor ............................... 43,357 4,942 5,726 12.4 (0.35) 14.3 (0.38)

Near poor ........................... 50,860 5,567 6,912 11.7 (0.34) 14.5 (0.36)

Not poor ............................ 178,314 6,845 10,717 3.6 (0.12) 5.7 (0.14)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 14. Crude frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking medical

care in the past year due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Selected measures of health care access

Delayed

seeking Delayed

Did not receive medical Did not receive seeking

All medical care care due medical care medical care

Selected characteristic persons due to cost1 to cost2 due to cost1 due to cost2

Health insurance coverage13 Number in thousands Percent3 (standard error)

Under 65 years:

Private ............................ 163,319 5,083 8,610 2.9 (0.10) 5.0 (0.14)

Medicaid ........................... 46,163 1,875 2,282 6.2 (0.30) 7.4 (0.32)

Other ............................. 9,960 842 1,086 6.7 (0.53) 8.6 (0.56)

Uninsured .......................... 44,721 10,344 12,337 21.0 (0.50) 26.0 (0.57)

65 years and over:

Private ............................ 20,934 293 470 1.4 (0.16) 2.2 (0.21)

Medicare and Medicaid .................. 2,583 107 134 4.1 (0.71) 5.1 (0.84)

Medicare only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,648 461 767 3.0 (0.28) 5.1 (0.38)

Other ............................ 3,061 42 62 1.4 (0.41) 2.0 (0.50)

Uninsured .......................... 371 52 60 14.7 (3.60) 16.4 (3.61)

Place of residence14

Large MSA .......................... 165,627 9,710 13,276 5.7 (0.15) 7.8 (0.17)

Small MSA .......................... 94,413 6,148 8,181 6.5 (0.22) 8.6 (0.26)

Not in MSA .......................... 48,536 3,295 4,419 6.8 (0.27) 9.1 (0.30)

Region

Northeast............................ 54,492 2,592 3,307 4.6 (0.25) 5.8 (0.25)

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,181 4,069 5,906 5.8 (0.23) 8.4 (0.28)

South .............................. 113,905 7,893 10,119 6.8 (0.19) 8.7 (0.22)

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,998 4,598 6,545 6.4 (0.22) 9.1 (0.27)

Current health status

Excellent or very good.................... 202,681 7,481 11,183 3.7 (0.10) 5.5 (0.13)

Good .............................. 73,815 6,090 8,110 8.0 (0.23) 10.7 (0.26)

Fair or poor .......................... 31,634 5,565 6,564 17.2 (0.51) 20.3 (0.59)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male .................. 26,525 1,743 2,228 6.8 (0.29) 8.7 (0.33)

Hispanic or Latina, female ................. 26,082 1,896 2,484 7.6 (0.31) 9.9 (0.33)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male ................. 95,714 5,058 7,134 5.1 (0.17) 7.3 (0.19)

White, single race, female ................ 99,607 6,308 9,112 6.2 (0.18) 8.9 (0.21)

Black or African American, single race, male..... 17,130 1,264 1,397 7.4 (0.40) 8.1 (0.40)

Black or African American, single race, female . . . 19,959 1,678 1,952 8.1 (0.37) 9.5 (0.39)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ............................. 13,561 1,178 1,476 10.1 (0.56) 12.5 (0.63)

Near poor .......................... 13,890 1,128 1,388 8.8 (0.49) 11.0 (0.55)

Not poor ........................... 18,884 978 1,355 4.9 (0.32) 6.9 (0.41)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor ............................ 17,302 2,348 2,820 13.4 (0.62) 16.1 (0.66)

Near poor......................... 25,646 3,276 4,130 13.5 (0.55) 17.0 (0.56)

Not poor ......................... 130,481 4,811 7,860 3.5 (0.14) 5.8 (0.17)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor ............................ 9,273 1,092 1,070 13.5 (0.75) 13.1 (0.69)

Near poor......................... 7,545 817 960 11.4 (0.76) 13.2 (0.85)

Not poor ......................... 15,453 645 894 3.8 (0.29) 5.3 (0.38)

. . . Category not applicable.

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution.
 

1

Based on the question, ‘‘During the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] needed medical care, but did not get it because [person] couldn’t afford it?’’ (Excludes dental care.)
 

2

Based on the question, ‘‘During the past 12 months, has [person] delayed seeking medical care because of worry about the cost?’’ (Excludes dental care.)
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, health insurance characteristics, and current health status.
 

5

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.
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8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 25–44, 45–64, and 65 and
 

over.
 

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

11Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

13Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

14MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using five age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, and 65
 

and over. For crude percentages, refer to Table XIII in Appendix III. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
 
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Table 15. Crude frequency distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

Number of overnight hospital stays1

All Three or

Selected characteristic persons None One Two more

Number in thousands2

Total3................................. 308,576 284,425 17,467 3,489 2,527

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,697 141,022 6,784 1,525 1,085

Female ............................... 157,879 143,403 10,682 1,964 1,442

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 48,822 45,571 2,822 214 144

12–17 years ............................ 24,838 24,345 375 50 *38

18–44 years ............................ 111,032 104,085 5,315 838 602

45–64 years ............................ 82,036 75,373 4,591 1,061 842

65 years and over......................... 41,848 35,052 4,364 1,326 901

Race

One race4 .............................. 301,374 277,855 17,005 3,396 2,451

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,322 224,236 13,775 2,761 1,961

Black or African American .................. 38,671 35,309 2,384 494 418

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 3,037 2,810 165 41 *22

Asian ............................... 15,931 15,128 649 95 49

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 412 373 *34 * *

Two or more races5 ........................ 7,201 6,570 462 93 76

Black or African American, white .............. 2,229 2,074 136 * *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 2,308 2,039 159 *58 51

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 52,608 49,166 2,646 415 323

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,462 31,542 1,512 238 153

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 255,968 235,259 14,820 3,074 2,204

White, single race ....................... 195,321 179,333 11,379 2,397 1,668

Black or African American, single race ........... 37,088 33,871 2,280 474 407

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................ 27,712 24,422 2,144 583 512

High school diploma or GED8

.................. 54,821 49,661 3,505 943 618

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,374 51,956 3,742 887 700

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 61,316 56,987 3,354 565 368

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................ 92,004 82,694 6,407 1,488 1,273

$35,000 or more.......................... 187,397 174,965 9,598 1,659 1,091

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 38,571 35,315 2,366 527 360

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 49,809 46,395 2,543 466 357

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 35,441 33,184 1,796 268 171

$100,000 or more........................ 63,575 60,071 2,892 397 204

Poverty status10

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,357 38,947 3,105 675 579

Near poor .............................. 50,860 46,478 3,041 662 602

Not poor............................... 178,314 166,103 9,380 1,680 1,062

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 163,319 154,183 7,275 1,048 639

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,163 41,541 3,380 594 580

Other ............................... 9,960 8,758 781 206 194

Uninsured ............................ 44,721 42,518 1,615 305 204

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 20,934 17,831 2,006 654 393

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,583 1,887 424 125 132

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,648 12,341 1,496 419 292

Other ............................... 3,061 2,445 404 121 81

Uninsured ............................ 371 335 *30 * –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 15. Crude frequency distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

Number of overnight hospital stays1

All Three or

Selected characteristic persons None One Two more

Place of residence12 Number in thousands2

Large MSA ............................. 165,627 153,221 8,835 1,830 1,337

Small MSA ............................. 94,413 87,261 5,305 935 751

Not in MSA ............................ 48,536 43,943 3,326 725 439

Region

Northeast .............................. 54,492 50,509 2,859 552 478

Midwest ............................... 69,181 63,245 4,274 886 602

South ................................ 113,905 104,365 6,852 1,349 1,032

West ................................. 70,998 66,305 3,481 702 415

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 26,525 25,222 997 155 135

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 26,082 23,944 1,649 260 188

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 95,714 89,092 4,550 1,088 756

White, single race, female .................. 99,607 90,241 6,829 1,309 912

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 17,130 15,991 794 176 136

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 19,959 17,880 1,485 298 270

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 13,561 12,435 865 137 120

Near poor ............................ 13,890 13,120 587 99 80

Not poor ............................. 18,884 17,785 874 125 97

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 17,302 15,402 1,276 325 274

Near poor ........................... 25,646 22,954 1,816 421 387

Not poor ............................ 130,481 121,204 7,085 1,312 799

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 9,273 8,213 718 167 154

Near poor ........................... 7,545 6,882 442 117 102

Not poor ............................ 15,453 14,366 841 136 110

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions: ‘‘During the past 12 months was [person] a patient in a hospital overnight?’’ and ‘‘How many different times did [person] stay in any hospital overnight or longer during the

past 12 months?’’ Hospital stays due to childbirth for both the mother and the child are included, but overnight stays in an emergency room are excluded.

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons’’ column. See Appendix I.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 16. Age-adjusted percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

Number of overnight hospital stays1

Three or

Selected characteristic Total None One Two more

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 92.6 (0.11) 5.6 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 92.4 (0.11) 5.7 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 93.9 (0.13) 4.4 (0.11) 1.0 (0.05) 0.7 (0.05)

Female ............................... 100.0 91.3 (0.16) 6.7 (0.14) 1.2 (0.05) 0.9 (0.05)

Age4

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 93.5 (0.21) 5.8 (0.20) 0.4 (0.06) 0.3 (0.05)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 98.1 (0.16) 1.5 (0.14) 0.2 (0.05) *0.2 (0.05)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 93.9 (0.14) 4.8 (0.13) 0.8 (0.05) 0.5 (0.05)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 92.1 (0.18) 5.6 (0.16) 1.3 (0.07) 1.0 (0.07)

65 years and over......................... 100.0 84.2 (0.39) 10.5 (0.30) 3.2 (0.18) 2.2 (0.15)

Race

One race5 .............................. 100.0 92.6 (0.11) 5.5 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

White ............................... 100.0 92.7 (0.12) 5.5 (0.11) 1.1 (0.04) 0.7 (0.04)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 91.1 (0.27) 6.4 (0.24) 1.4 (0.11) 1.1 (0.10)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 91.7 (0.90) 5.7 (0.75) 1.8 (0.49) *0.8 (0.30)

Asian ............................... 100.0 94.9 (0.31) 4.1 (0.28) 0.6 (0.10) 0.4 (0.08)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 90.1 (2.34) 8.0 (2.23) * *

Two or more races6 ........................ 100.0 88.5 (0.92) 7.8 (0.80) 1.9 (0.43) 1.9 (0.41)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 87.5 (2.34) 9.0 (2.36) * *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 88.0 (1.42) 7.2 (1.07) *2.6 (0.90) 2.2 (0.61)

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 92.9 (0.22) 5.4 (0.20) 1.0 (0.08) 0.8 (0.08)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 93.6 (0.25) 4.8 (0.22) 0.9 (0.11) 0.7 (0.10)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 92.5 (0.12) 5.6 (0.11) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.04)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 92.7 (0.15) 5.5 (0.13) 1.1 (0.05) 0.8 (0.04)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 91.2 (0.28) 6.4 (0.24) 1.3 (0.11) 1.1 (0.10)

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 89.4 (0.35) 7.1 (0.29) 1.9 (0.15) 1.6 (0.14)

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 100.0 91.3 (0.24) 6.1 (0.20) 1.6 (0.11) 1.0 (0.08)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 90.6 (0.25) 6.6 (0.21) 1.5 (0.11) 1.2 (0.11)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 92.8 (0.22) 5.6 (0.19) 1.0 (0.08) 0.6 (0.07)

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 90.5 (0.21) 6.7 (0.17) 1.5 (0.08) 1.3 (0.07)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 93.3 (0.13) 5.2 (0.12) 0.9 (0.05) 0.6 (0.04)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 92.0 (0.30) 5.9 (0.27) 1.2 (0.10) 0.9 (0.09)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 93.3 (0.25) 5.1 (0.22) 0.9 (0.10) 0.7 (0.08)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 93.3 (0.30) 5.3 (0.27) 0.8 (0.11) 0.6 (0.08)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 94.1 (0.24) 4.8 (0.21) 0.7 (0.08) 0.4 (0.07)

Poverty status11

Poor ................................. 100.0 88.9 (0.35) 7.7 (0.29) 1.9 (0.15) 1.6 (0.13)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 91.4 (0.25) 6.1 (0.21) 1.3 (0.10) 1.2 (0.10)

Not poor............................... 100.0 93.4 (0.14) 5.2 (0.12) 0.9 (0.05) 0.6 (0.04)

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 100.0 94.6 (0.13) 4.4 (0.12) 0.6 (0.04) 0.4 (0.03)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 87.4 (0.41) 8.8 (0.33) 1.9 (0.16) 2.0 (0.16)

Other ............................... 100.0 90.3 (0.64) 6.9 (0.60) 1.3 (0.19) 1.4 (0.23)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 95.5 (0.22) 3.5 (0.20) 0.5 (0.05) 0.4 (0.06)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 100.0 85.1 (0.53) 9.8 (0.42) 3.2 (0.26) 1.9 (0.21)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 100.0 73.5 (1.73) 16.5 (1.49) 4.9 (0.78) 5.2 (0.84)

Medicare only .......................... 100.0 84.6 (0.64) 10.5 (0.50) 2.9 (0.29) 2.0 (0.24)

Other ............................... 100.0 80.0 (1.38) 13.4 (1.19) 4.0 (0.71) 2.6 (0.58)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 88.4 (3.91) *10.3 (3.80) * –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Age-adjusted percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

Number of overnight hospital stays1

Three or

Selected characteristic Total None One Two more

Place of residence13 Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 92.8 (0.15) 5.3 (0.13) 1.1 (0.05) 0.8 (0.05)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 92.8 (0.17) 5.5 (0.16) 0.9 (0.06) 0.8 (0.05)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 91.4 (0.31) 6.5 (0.26) 1.3 (0.10) 0.8 (0.08)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 93.1 (0.27) 5.1 (0.23) 1.0 (0.09) 0.8 (0.09)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 91.9 (0.25) 6.1 (0.22) 1.2 (0.07) 0.8 (0.08)

South ................................ 100.0 92.1 (0.17) 5.9 (0.15) 1.1 (0.06) 0.9 (0.05)

West ................................. 100.0 93.5 (0.19) 4.9 (0.17) 1.0 (0.07) 0.6 (0.05)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 94.4 (0.28) 4.1 (0.23) 0.8 (0.12) 0.7 (0.15)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 91.4 (0.33) 6.6 (0.29) 1.1 (0.12) 0.8 (0.11)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 93.9 (0.17) 4.4 (0.14) 1.0 (0.07) 0.7 (0.06)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 91.5 (0.22) 6.6 (0.20) 1.1 (0.07) 0.8 (0.06)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 93.1 (0.36) 4.9 (0.30) 1.1 (0.14) 0.9 (0.13)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 89.6 (0.39) 7.5 (0.34) 1.5 (0.15) 1.4 (0.14)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 90.1 (0.51) 7.0 (0.44) 1.4 (0.21) 1.4 (0.21)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 93.9 (0.39) 4.5 (0.34) 0.9 (0.14) 0.7 (0.16)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 93.6 (0.40) 5.0 (0.34) 0.8 (0.13) 0.6 (0.14)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 88.8 (0.59) 7.5 (0.46) 2.0 (0.26) 1.7 (0.22)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 90.4 (0.39) 6.8 (0.34) 1.5 (0.14) 1.4 (0.15)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 93.3 (0.18) 5.2 (0.16) 0.9 (0.06) 0.6 (0.04)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 87.0 (0.74) 8.8 (0.63) 2.2 (0.34) 2.0 (0.27)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 90.7 (0.61) 6.2 (0.52) 1.6 (0.25) 1.5 (0.24)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 92.8 (0.39) 5.6 (0.36) 0.9 (0.14) 0.7 (0.12)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions: ‘‘During the past 12 months was [person] a patient in a hospital overnight?’’ and ‘‘How many different times did [person] stay in any hospital overnight or longer during the

past 12 months?’’ Hospital stays due to childbirth for both the mother and the child are included, but overnight stays in an emergency room are excluded.

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 25–44, 45–64, and 65 and

over.

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using five age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, 45–64, and 65 and over. For crude percentages, refer to Table XIV in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
tions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare

All All and Medicare

persons Private Medicaid Other Uninsured persons Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Number in thousands2

......... 266,728 163,319 46,163 9,960 44,721 41,848 20,934 2,583 14,648 3,061 371

......... 132,280 80,892 20,703 5,210 24,194 18,417 9,272 837 6,275 1,720 209

......... 134,448 82,427 25,460 4,751 20,527 23,431 11,662 1,746 8,373 1,341 162

......... 48,822 24,761 19,927 1,151 2,677 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 24,838 14,298 7,575 640 2,149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 111,032 67,341 12,267 2,826 27,213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 82,036 56,919 6,395 5,343 12,682 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,848 20,934 2,583 14,648 3,061 371

......... 259,845 159,715 44,278 9,618 43,734 41,529 20,779 2,539 14,562 3,031 371

......... 207,237 133,122 30,768 7,293 34,362 36,085 18,844 1,765 12,334 2,643 287

......... 35,078 15,789 10,681 1,781 6,191 3,593 1,316 465 1,502 251 *43

......... 2,839 980 982 86 758 198 51 *39 74 *23 *

......... 14,306 9,576 1,797 417 2,377 1,625 560 269 646 102 32

er ....... 384 247 *51 *40 46 28 *8 * *6 * –

......... 6,883 3,604 1,885 343 986 319 155 *44 86 *30 –

......... 2,202 912 922 *76 254 27 * * * – –

......... 2,060 1,065 421 109 448 248 127 *25 68 *23 –

ace

......... 49,516 17,990 14,709 1,384 14,921 3,091 656 693 1,376 208 133

......... 31,860 10,752 9,615 715 10,456 1,602 364 286 736 113 91

......... 217,211 145,329 31,454 8,577 29,800 38,757 20,278 1,890 13,271 2,854 237

......... 162,189 116,786 17,631 6,077 20,458 33,132 18,216 1,120 11,002 2,443 159

......... 33,545 15,272 10,087 1,719 5,862 3,543 1,313 445 1,481 248 *40

......... 19,739 5,711 4,251 1,077 8,554 7,973 2,688 1,188 3,313 580 174

......... 42,008 24,101 4,762 2,076 10,565 12,814 6,601 671 4,567 856 64

......... 47,389 32,062 3,646 2,610 8,778 9,985 5,316 365 3,340 883 63

......... 51,155 44,073 1,356 1,519 4,001 10,162 6,065 298 3,028 696 52

......... 76,545 19,036 30,309 3,653 22,908 15,459 5,924 1,853 6,448 1,005 186

......... 167,277 129,449 12,961 5,438 18,535 20,119 11,633 548 6,139 1,633 133

......... 32,365 17,112 6,029 1,562 7,362 6,207 3,239 184 2,220 512 37

......... 43,634 31,154 4,376 1,262 6,524 6,175 3,476 181 1,848 604 *55

......... 32,295 27,213 1,541 1,002 2,420 3,146 2,019 63 816 233 *

......... 58,983 53,969 1,015 1,611 2,230 4,592 2,899 120 1,255 284 *

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tions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare

All All and Medicare

persons Private Medicaid Other Uninsured persons Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Number in thousands2

......... 40,229 6,410 20,738 1,560 11,192 3,129 522 1,019 1,266 219 87

......... 43,960 15,723 13,192 2,070 12,698 6,900 2,528 701 3,130 423 100

......... 154,638 126,821 6,864 5,215 15,024 23,675 13,845 522 7,334 1,826 112

......... 145,269 91,725 24,166 4,551 23,315 20,358 9,477 1,449 7,831 1,271 236

......... 81,380 49,594 13,794 3,748 13,508 13,033 6,932 602 4,199 1,140 60

......... 40,079 22,000 8,203 1,662 7,897 8,457 4,525 532 2,617 650 75

......... 46,854 31,158 8,708 1,201 5,316 7,637 4,058 490 2,647 338 *65

......... 59,782 40,616 9,122 1,546 8,054 9,399 5,862 399 2,587 444 56

......... 98,078 55,651 16,900 4,842 19,660 15,826 7,254 1,053 5,760 1,546 139

......... 62,013 35,894 11,433 2,371 11,690 8,985 3,760 641 3,654 733 111

......... 184,381 123,140 28,349 4,810 26,474 18,299 10,089 531 6,153 1,262 160

. . . . . . . . . 59,797 32,346 11,478 2,528 12,822 14,018 7,122 746 4,943 1,018 120

......... 22,166 7,708 6,296 2,591 5,375 9,468 3,702 1,306 3,528 775 91

nd sex

......... 25,200 9,268 6,784 696 8,163 1,325 295 236 592 111 82

......... 24,316 8,722 7,925 688 6,758 1,766 362 457 784 97 52

......... 80,916 58,149 7,986 3,245 10,969 14,798 8,074 367 4,799 1,381 92

......... 81,273 58,637 9,645 2,832 9,488 18,335 10,141 753 6,203 1,062 67

male ...... 15,726 7,145 4,199 873 3,190 1,404 579 105 537 159 *18

female..... 17,819 8,127 5,888 846 2,672 2,139 734 339 944 89 *22

verty status

......... 12,918 911 6,919 318 4,683 644 *21 306 229 48 38

......... 13,095 3,402 4,542 361 4,692 795 98 201 403 50 *41

......... 17,780 11,881 1,565 544 3,684 1,104 407 113 502 60 *23

......... 15,754 3,933 6,988 761 3,958 1,548 396 381 613 122 *25

......... 20,731 8,791 5,199 1,188 5,486 4,915 2,105 294 2,160 303 *37

......... 110,447 94,433 3,503 3,499 8,597 20,034 12,151 264 5,986 1,534 *69

......... 8,669 976 5,339 375 1,865 605 62 208 292 26 *

......... 6,715 2,255 2,454 369 1,546 830 248 129 401 40 *13

......... 13,933 10,365 1,169 740 1,546 1,520 782 71 524 135 *

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ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
ance or health care coverage does [person] have? Include those that pay for only one type of service (nursing home care, accidents, or dental care), exclude private plans that only provide extra cash while

clusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage as well as those

ad only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See Appendix II.

frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All persons’’ columns. See Appendix I.

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and current health status.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

hool equivalency diploma.

who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

w the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ws of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Survey, 2012.

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stributions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare

and Medicare

Total Private Medicaid Other Uninsured Total Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

......... 100.0 61.2 (0.42) 18.1 (0.28) 3.6 (0.14) 17.1 (0.24) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 61.8 (0.41) 17.5 (0.28) 3.8 (0.14) 16.9 (0.24) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 61.3 (0.46) 16.1 (0.28) 3.7 (0.14) 18.8 (0.29) 100.0 50.7 (0.86) 4.6 (0.30) 34.2 (0.82) 9.5 (0.46) 1.1 (0.14)

......... 100.0 61.1 (0.44) 20.1 (0.34) 3.4 (0.16) 15.4 (0.25) 100.0 50.1 (0.78) 7.5 (0.37) 35.9 (0.77) 5.8 (0.33) 0.7 (0.10)

......... 100.0 51.0 (0.71) 41.1 (0.73) 2.4 (0.22) 5.5 (0.29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 58.0 (0.77) 30.7 (0.73) 2.6 (0.29) 8.7 (0.40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 61.4 (0.48) 11.2 (0.25) 2.6 (0.14) 24.8 (0.38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 70.0 (0.44) 7.9 (0.21) 6.6 (0.21) 15.6 (0.32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 61.4 (0.42) 18.1 (0.28) 3.5 (0.13) 17.1 (0.25) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.70) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 64.0 (0.48) 15.9 (0.31) 3.3 (0.14) 16.9 (0.28) 100.0 52.6 (0.79) 4.9 (0.28) 34.3 (0.76) 7.4 (0.34) 0.8 (0.10)

......... 100.0 45.8 (0.81) 30.8 (0.65) 5.0 (0.30) 18.4 (0.52) 100.0 36.6 (1.69) 13.3 (1.05) 42.1 (1.62) 6.8 (0.68) *1.2 (0.37)

......... 100.0 35.4 (2.73) 33.2 (2.45) 3.3 (0.70) 28.0 (2.37) 100.0 27.6 (6.92) *19.5 (7.91) 35.6 (7.16) *13.2 (5.31) *

......... 100.0 67.3 (1.32) 13.7 (0.83) 2.8 (0.35) 16.2 (0.97) 100.0 33.6 (2.88) 18.1 (2.18) 40.1 (2.47) 6.4 (1.08) *1.9 (0.59)

er ....... 100.0 64.4 (6.30) 13.4 (3.75) *10.5 (4.58) 11.8 (3.08) 100.0 37.0 (6.46) * 23.2 (6.65) 36.6 (9.63) –

......... 100.0 54.0 (1.75) 22.3 (1.39) 5.4 (0.80) 18.2 (1.18) 100.0 49.5 (5.22) 14.6 (4.12) 26.2 (4.44) *9.7 (3.33) –

......... 100.0 46.7 (3.59) 30.7 (3.15) *3.0 (1.13) 19.5 (2.29) 100.0 *42.5 (19.52) *45.8 (19.71) * – –

......... 100.0 51.8 (3.54) 20.0 (2.23) 5.0 (1.03) 23.2 (2.18) 100.0 52.3 (5.97) *10.9 (3.95) 27.3 (5.24) *9.5 (3.80) –

ace

......... 100.0 37.9 (0.73) 27.2 (0.50) 3.0 (0.20) 31.9 (0.59) 100.0 20.8 (1.51) 22.7 (1.62) 45.2 (1.86) 7.0 (0.95) 4.2 (0.64)

......... 100.0 35.8 (0.93) 26.6 (0.61) 2.5 (0.22) 35.2 (0.78) 100.0 22.4 (2.12) 17.9 (2.20) 46.8 (2.70) 7.3 (1.22) 5.6 (1.03)

......... 100.0 66.9 (0.43) 15.7 (0.30) 3.7 (0.15) 13.8 (0.24) 100.0 52.6 (0.75) 4.9 (0.26) 34.4 (0.73) 7.4 (0.33) 0.6 (0.09)

......... 100.0 71.9 (0.51) 12.1 (0.34) 3.4 (0.16) 12.6 (0.27) 100.0 55.3 (0.82) 3.4 (0.24) 33.4 (0.80) 7.4 (0.36) 0.5 (0.09)

......... 100.0 46.2 (0.83) 30.6 (0.67) 5.0 (0.30) 18.1 (0.54) 100.0 37.0 (1.70) 12.9 (1.04) 42.1 (1.63) 6.9 (0.69) *1.1 (0.36)

......... 100.0 28.3 (0.71) 21.7 (0.64) 5.1 (0.31) 44.9 (0.81) 100.0 33.4 (1.13) 15.0 (0.89) 41.9 (1.08) 7.4 (0.59) 2.3 (0.35)

......... 100.0 56.5 (0.59) 12.1 (0.35) 4.5 (0.20) 27.0 (0.50) 100.0 51.9 (1.09) 5.2 (0.42) 35.7 (1.09) 6.7 (0.51) 0.5 (0.13)

......... 100.0 67.4 (0.52) 8.0 (0.26) 5.3 (0.23) 19.3 (0.42) 100.0 53.6 (1.24) 3.5 (0.36) 33.3 (1.14) 9.0 (0.64) 0.6 (0.17)

......... 100.0 86.5 (0.38) 2.7 (0.16) 2.8 (0.18) 8.1 (0.29) 100.0 58.7 (1.28) 3.3 (0.46) 30.2 (1.25) 7.4 (0.64) 0.5 (0.13)

......... 100.0 25.2 (0.58) 39.4 (0.49) 4.8 (0.19) 30.5 (0.47) 100.0 37.9 (0.99) 12.1 (0.60) 42.2 (0.95) 6.6 (0.42) 1.3 (0.18)

......... 100.0 77.1 (0.38) 8.4 (0.22) 3.1 (0.17) 11.4 (0.25) 100.0 57.2 (0.96) 2.9 (0.28) 30.7 (0.97) 8.6 (0.53) 0.6 (0.12)

......... 100.0 52.7 (0.89) 19.8 (0.62) 4.7 (0.33) 22.8 (0.65) 100.0 52.2 (1.53) 3.0 (0.44) 35.7 (1.50) 8.5 (0.82) 0.6 (0.15)

......... 100.0 71.2 (0.73) 10.9 (0.45) 2.8 (0.26) 15.1 (0.52) 100.0 56.3 (1.63) 3.1 (0.57) 29.9 (1.51) 9.8 (0.96) *0.9 (0.28)

......... 100.0 84.2 (0.68) 5.0 (0.37) 3.0 (0.32) 7.8 (0.50) 100.0 62.2 (2.45) 2.6 (0.63) 26.4 (2.29) 8.3 (1.29) *

......... 100.0 91.4 (0.43) 1.9 (0.19) 2.6 (0.26) 4.0 (0.27) 100.0 60.8 (2.17) 3.1 (0.69) 28.5 (2.04) 7.2 (1.14) *0.4 (0.21)

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stributions of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare

and Medicare

Total Private Medicaid Other Uninsured Total Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

......... 100.0 16.6 (0.81) 48.4 (0.70) 4.5 (0.25) 30.5 (0.66) 100.0 16.9 (1.49) 32.7 (1.61) 40.7 (1.77) 7.0 (0.84) 2.8 (0.52)

......... 100.0 36.3 (0.74) 28.2 (0.55) 5.1 (0.26) 30.4 (0.56) 100.0 36.5 (1.35) 10.2 (0.79) 45.7 (1.35) 6.2 (0.62) 1.5 (0.29)

......... 100.0 82.0 (0.34) 5.1 (0.17) 3.2 (0.19) 9.8 (0.24) 100.0 58.3 (0.92) 2.3 (0.23) 30.9 (0.91) 8.0 (0.47) 0.4 (0.09)

......... 100.0 63.2 (0.51) 17.5 (0.35) 3.0 (0.13) 16.2 (0.30) 100.0 46.7 (1.01) 7.2 (0.45) 38.7 (0.93) 6.3 (0.41) 1.1 (0.16)

......... 100.0 60.9 (0.84) 17.7 (0.55) 4.4 (0.36) 16.9 (0.51) 100.0 53.7 (1.39) 4.7 (0.42) 32.4 (1.37) 8.9 (0.63) 0.4 (0.11)

......... 100.0 54.3 (1.17) 21.3 (0.79) 3.7 (0.27) 20.7 (0.70) 100.0 54.1 (1.58) 6.3 (0.66) 31.0 (1.56) 7.7 (0.66) 0.9 (0.20)

......... 100.0 66.1 (0.92) 20.0 (0.69) 2.4 (0.21) 11.5 (0.47) 100.0 53.4 (1.60) 6.5 (0.71) 34.8 (1.47) 4.4 (0.55) *0.8 (0.28)

......... 100.0 68.0 (0.95) 15.9 (0.63) 2.4 (0.19) 13.7 (0.47) 100.0 62.8 (1.42) 4.3 (0.50) 27.6 (1.30) 4.8 (0.59) 0.6 (0.17)

......... 100.0 56.8 (0.71) 18.0 (0.44) 4.7 (0.30) 20.5 (0.46) 100.0 46.2 (1.27) 6.7 (0.48) 36.4 (1.28) 9.9 (0.56) 0.9 (0.15)

......... 100.0 58.1 (0.81) 18.9 (0.55) 3.7 (0.27) 19.2 (0.48) 100.0 42.0 (1.50) 7.3 (0.64) 41.2 (1.39) 8.3 (0.72) 1.2 (0.22)

......... 100.0 67.9 (0.42) 14.5 (0.27) 2.6 (0.15) 14.9 (0.26) 100.0 55.2 (1.05) 3.0 (0.28) 33.9 (1.00) 7.1 (0.47) 0.8 (0.14)

. . . . . . . . . 100.0 50.7 (0.64) 25.0 (0.49) 3.6 (0.20) 20.7 (0.43) 100.0 51.2 (1.01) 5.4 (0.39) 35.3 (1.00) 7.3 (0.47) 0.8 (0.17)

......... 100.0 30.8 (1.03) 38.5 (1.10) 7.4 (0.51) 23.3 (0.76) 100.0 39.2 (1.10) 14.0 (0.72) 37.6 (1.08) 8.2 (0.55) 1.0 (0.18)

nd sex

......... 100.0 38.5 (0.79) 24.2 (0.51) 3.0 (0.22) 34.3 (0.68) 100.0 21.0 (1.96) 18.0 (1.76) 46.3 (2.43) 8.8 (1.54) 5.9 (1.08)

......... 100.0 37.3 (0.78) 30.3 (0.63) 3.0 (0.23) 29.3 (0.63) 100.0 20.5 (1.86) 26.2 (2.11) 44.7 (2.11) 5.7 (1.05) 3.0 (0.61)

......... 100.0 71.9 (0.57) 10.8 (0.34) 3.6 (0.17) 13.7 (0.33) 100.0 55.0 (0.97) 2.5 (0.28) 32.5 (0.94) 9.5 (0.52) 0.6 (0.13)

......... 100.0 71.9 (0.54) 13.3 (0.40) 3.2 (0.20) 11.6 (0.29) 100.0 55.6 (0.90) 4.1 (0.33) 34.0 (0.90) 5.8 (0.39) 0.4 (0.10)

male ...... 100.0 46.7 (0.97) 26.1 (0.70) 5.5 (0.38) 21.7 (0.70) 100.0 41.6 (2.39) 7.6 (1.12) 38.8 (2.31) 10.9 (1.39) *1.1 (0.48)

female..... 100.0 45.8 (0.94) 34.5 (0.83) 4.6 (0.36) 15.1 (0.58) 100.0 34.3 (1.85) 16.1 (1.39) 44.4 (1.88) 4.2 (0.68) *1.1 (0.41)

verty status

......... 100.0 7.9 (0.64) 47.1 (1.03) 3.1 (0.35) 42.0 (1.06) 100.0 *3.4 (1.34) 47.7 (3.47) 35.6 (3.37) 7.4 (1.67) 5.9 (1.49)

......... 100.0 27.3 (1.05) 30.2 (0.84) 3.2 (0.40) 39.3 (0.97) 100.0 12.4 (2.33) 25.8 (3.42) 50.1 (3.72) 6.8 (1.79) *5.0 (1.52)

......... 100.0 67.3 (1.02) 9.0 (0.53) 3.1 (0.32) 20.6 (0.83) 100.0 34.3 (3.14) 10.3 (1.88) 47.5 (3.40) 5.9 (1.38) *2.1 (0.73)

......... 100.0 24.9 (1.50) 44.7 (1.22) 5.0 (0.41) 25.4 (1.01) 100.0 25.4 (2.60) 24.9 (2.24) 39.9 (2.68) 8.1 (1.44) *1.7 (0.66)

......... 100.0 42.7 (1.17) 24.7 (0.84) 5.7 (0.38) 26.9 (0.85) 100.0 42.1 (1.70) 6.2 (0.76) 44.6 (1.70) 6.3 (0.80) *0.8 (0.28)

......... 100.0 85.6 (0.38) 3.7 (0.19) 2.9 (0.20) 7.8 (0.26) 100.0 60.6 (1.00) 1.4 (0.21) 29.8 (0.99) 8.0 (0.51) *0.3 (0.10)

......... 100.0 12.5 (1.05) 57.1 (1.09) 5.1 (0.51) 25.4 (0.99) 100.0 10.8 (2.24) 33.7 (3.23) 49.3 (3.38) 4.2 (1.19) *

......... 100.0 34.6 (1.47) 34.9 (1.36) 5.9 (0.59) 24.6 (1.16) 100.0 30.1 (3.16) 16.1 (2.50) 47.5 (3.11) 4.8 (1.14) *1.5 (0.71)

......... 100.0 74.2 (1.07) 10.0 (0.73) 5.0 (0.55) 10.8 (0.62) 100.0 51.0 (2.78) 5.5 (1.10) 34.5 (2.63) 8.8 (1.35) *

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

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ance or health care coverage does [person] have? Include those that pay for only one type of service (nursing home care, accidents, or dental care), exclude private plans that only provide extra cash while

clusive categories. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as

e denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and current health status.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

tes are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 25–44 and 45–64, for persons under age 65, and two age groups: 65–74 and 75 and

hool equivalency diploma.

r who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

ow the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, for persons under age 65, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard

, 18–44, and 45–64. For persons aged 65 and over, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using age two groups: 65–74 and 75 and over. For

I.

urvey, 2012.

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Table 19. Crude frequency distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude frequencies

of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age 65, by

selected characteristics: United States, 2012

All currently Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

insured

persons 6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic under age 65 No Yes or less months

Number in thousands3

Total4................................. 219,442 207,328 11,558 7,872 3,546

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,804 101,311 5,209 3,549 1,602

Female ............................... 112,638 106,017 6,348 4,323 1,944

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 45,838 43,881 1,905 1,535 349

12–17 years ............................ 22,513 21,606 875 675 197

18–44 years ............................ 82,434 75,762 6,345 4,118 2,120

45–64 years ............................ 68,657 66,079 2,432 1,544 879

Race

One race5 .............................. 213,611 201,971 11,089 7,541 3,422

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,184 161,996 8,827 6,108 2,611

Black or African American .................. 28,250 26,555 1,581 1,010 559

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 2,048 1,897 150 95 *55

Asian ............................... 11,791 11,206 510 313 191

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 338 317 *21 * *

Two or more races6 ........................ 5,831 5,357 469 331 124

Black or African American, white .............. 1,911 1,708 203 171 *28

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 1,595 1,448 145 86 *58

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 34,083 31,749 2,213 1,341 842

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,082 19,565 1,428 810 605

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 185,359 175,579 9,345 6,530 2,704

White, single race ....................... 140,494 133,365 6,887 4,935 1,872

Black or African American, single race ........... 27,078 25,465 1,498 953 533

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 11,039 10,127 852 504 342

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 30,939 29,090 1,747 975 732

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,318 35,820 2,434 1,568 848

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 46,948 45,040 1,850 1,369 472

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 52,998 47,940 4,879 3,061 1,768

$35,000 or more.......................... 147,847 141,499 6,102 4,429 1,619

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 24,703 22,726 1,924 1,332 564

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 36,792 34,817 1,900 1,311 570

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 29,756 28,705 1,014 749 260

$100,000 or more........................ 56,595 55,251 1,264 1,037 226

Poverty status11

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,708 26,100 2,504 1,658 823

Near poor .............................. 30,984 27,946 2,950 1,866 1,030

Not poor............................... 138,900 133,501 5,176 3,783 1,364

Place of residence12

Large MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,441 113,790 6,276 4,401 1,785

Small MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,136 63,302 3,722 2,451 1,245

Not in MSA ............................ 31,865 30,236 1,560 1,020 515

Region

Northeast .............................. 41,068 39,226 1,745 1,286 424

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,283 48,570 2,644 1,879 730

South ................................ 77,393 72,896 4,275 2,813 1,425

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,698 46,636 2,894 1,894 967

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 19. Crude frequency distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude frequencies

of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age 65, by

selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

All currently Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

insured

persons 6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic under age 65 No Yes or less months

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex Number in thousands3

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 16,748 15,713 968 566 390

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 17,335 16,037 1,245 775 453

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 69,380 66,043 3,215 2,329 862

White, single race, female .................. 71,114 67,323 3,672 2,605 1,010

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 12,216 11,541 618 376 235

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 14,862 13,924 880 577 298

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 8,148 7,415 710 453 246

Near poor ............................ 8,305 7,617 660 378 275

Not poor ............................. 13,990 13,287 680 437 236

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 11,682 10,526 1,100 759 338

Near poor ........................... 15,178 13,499 1,651 1,077 530

Not poor ............................ 101,435 97,713 3,604 2,753 839

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 6,690 6,156 508 342 161

Near poor ........................... 5,078 4,614 446 289 158

Not poor ............................ 12,273 11,825 411 238 169

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

1

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance coverage), ‘‘In the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] did not have any health insurance or coverage?’’

2

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance coverage), ‘‘In the past 12 months, about how many months was [person] without coverage?’’ Number of months without

coverage was collapsed into two categories for presentation in this table.

3

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All currently insured persons under age 65’’ column, and unknowns for duration of noncoverage are
 

included in the ‘‘yes’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table 20. Age-adjusted percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and age-adjusted

percentages of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age

65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic Total No Yes or less months

Percent distribution3 (standard error) Percent4 (standard error)

Total5 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 94.4 (0.16) 5.6 (0.16) 3.8 (0.13) 1.7 (0.08)

Total5 (crude)............................ 100.0 94.7 (0.15) 5.3 (0.15) 3.6 (0.12) 1.6 (0.07)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 94.8 (0.18) 5.2 (0.18) 3.5 (0.15) 1.6 (0.09)

Female ............................... 100.0 94.1 (0.18) 5.9 (0.18) 4.0 (0.15) 1.8 (0.10)

Age6

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 95.8 (0.25) 4.2 (0.25) 3.4 (0.23) 0.8 (0.09)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 96.1 (0.29) 3.9 (0.29) 3.0 (0.26) 0.9 (0.13)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 92.3 (0.23) 7.7 (0.23) 5.0 (0.18) 2.6 (0.13)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 96.4 (0.16) 3.6 (0.16) 2.3 (0.13) 1.3 (0.09)

Race

One race7 .............................. 100.0 94.5 (0.16) 5.5 (0.16) 3.7 (0.13) 1.7 (0.07)

White ............................... 100.0 94.5 (0.18) 5.5 (0.18) 3.8 (0.15) 1.6 (0.08)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 94.0 (0.32) 6.0 (0.32) 3.7 (0.26) 2.2 (0.19)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 91.9 (1.89) 8.1 (1.89) 5.1 (1.30) *3.0 (1.04)

Asian ............................... 100.0 95.7 (0.47) 4.3 (0.47) 2.6 (0.37) 1.6 (0.30)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 94.0 (2.54) *6.0 (2.54) * *

Two or more races8 ........................ 100.0 91.2 (0.91) 8.8 (0.91) 5.4 (0.76) 3.0 (0.58)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 89.4 (2.14) 10.6 (2.14) 8.8 (2.06) *1.3 (0.49)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 89.7 (1.91) 10.3 (1.91) 5.7 (1.53) *4.6 (1.41)

Hispanic or Latino origin9 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 92.9 (0.37) 7.1 (0.37) 4.1 (0.27) 2.9 (0.24)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 92.4 (0.49) 7.6 (0.49) 4.1 (0.34) 3.5 (0.36)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 94.6 (0.17) 5.4 (0.17) 3.7 (0.15) 1.5 (0.07)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 94.8 (0.20) 5.2 (0.20) 3.8 (0.18) 1.4 (0.08)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 94.1 (0.33) 5.9 (0.33) 3.7 (0.27) 2.2 (0.20)

Education10

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 91.4 (0.55) 8.6 (0.55) 5.1 (0.45) 3.5 (0.34)

High school diploma or GED11 ................. 100.0 93.6 (0.32) 6.4 (0.32) 3.6 (0.25) 2.6 (0.20)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 93.2 (0.29) 6.8 (0.29) 4.4 (0.23) 2.4 (0.17)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 95.8 (0.24) 4.2 (0.24) 3.1 (0.21) 1.1 (0.12)

Family income12

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 89.9 (0.36) 10.1 (0.36) 6.2 (0.29) 3.8 (0.22)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 95.6 (0.18) 4.4 (0.18) 3.2 (0.15) 1.2 (0.08)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 91.9 (0.50) 8.1 (0.50) 5.6 (0.41) 2.4 (0.27)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 94.6 (0.35) 5.4 (0.35) 3.8 (0.32) 1.6 (0.15)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 96.5 (0.32) 3.5 (0.32) 2.6 (0.28) 0.9 (0.16)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 97.6 (0.22) 2.4 (0.22) 2.0 (0.21) 0.4 (0.08)

Poverty status13

Poor ................................. 100.0 90.0 (0.53) 10.0 (0.53) 6.3 (0.43) 3.6 (0.30)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 89.7 (0.51) 10.3 (0.51) 6.3 (0.40) 3.8 (0.29)

Not poor............................... 100.0 96.0 (0.17) 4.0 (0.17) 2.9 (0.15) 1.0 (0.07)

Place of residence14

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 94.5 (0.20) 5.5 (0.20) 3.8 (0.18) 1.6 (0.09)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 94.1 (0.32) 5.9 (0.32) 3.9 (0.24) 2.0 (0.17)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 94.6 (0.37) 5.4 (0.37) 3.6 (0.30) 1.7 (0.16)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 95.5 (0.31) 4.5 (0.31) 3.3 (0.28) 1.1 (0.14)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 94.6 (0.37) 5.4 (0.37) 3.9 (0.28) 1.5 (0.18)

South ................................ 100.0 94.1 (0.26) 5.9 (0.26) 3.9 (0.22) 2.0 (0.12)

West ................................. 100.0 93.9 (0.32) 6.1 (0.32) 4.0 (0.25) 2.1 (0.16)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Age-adjusted percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and age-adjusted

percentages of persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age

65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic Total No Yes or less months

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and sex Percent distribution3 (standard error) Percent4 (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 93.6 (0.41) 6.4 (0.41) 3.5 (0.31) 2.8 (0.28)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 92.3 (0.45) 7.7 (0.45) 4.7 (0.35) 2.9 (0.30)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 95.0 (0.24) 5.0 (0.24) 3.6 (0.20) 1.3 (0.11)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 94.5 (0.23) 5.5 (0.23) 3.9 (0.20) 1.5 (0.11)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 94.5 (0.44) 5.5 (0.44) 3.2 (0.33) 2.3 (0.31)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 93.8 (0.40) 6.2 (0.40) 4.0 (0.34) 2.2 (0.24)

Hispanic or Latino origin9

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 88.2 (1.04) 11.8 (1.04) 7.1 (0.84) 4.6 (0.66)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 90.6 (0.84) 9.4 (0.84) 4.8 (0.55) 4.4 (0.59)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 95.1 (0.43) 4.9 (0.43) 3.2 (0.35) 1.7 (0.24)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 90.1 (0.84) 9.9 (0.84) 6.7 (0.71) 3.3 (0.40)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 88.6 (0.81) 11.4 (0.81) 7.4 (0.67) 3.7 (0.42)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 96.1 (0.20) 3.9 (0.20) 3.0 (0.19) 0.9 (0.08)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 90.8 (0.83) 9.2 (0.83) 5.8 (0.73) 3.2 (0.43)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 90.6 (1.03) 9.4 (1.03) 5.8 (0.83) 3.7 (0.63)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 96.6 (0.37) 3.4 (0.37) 1.9 (0.26) 1.4 (0.27)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

1

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance), ‘‘In the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] did not have any health insurance or coverage?’’

2

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance coverage), ‘‘In the past 12 months, about how many months was [person] without coverage?’’ Number of months without

coverage was collapsed into two categories for presentation in this table.

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.

4

Persons having any period without health insurance coverage includes persons with unknown duration of period without coverage.

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.

6

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.

7

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

8

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

9

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

10Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 25–44 and 45–64.

11GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

12Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

13‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

14MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
 

population as the standard population and using four age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, and 45–64. For crude percentages, refer to Table XVI in Appendix III.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 51

Table 21. Crude frequency distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons

under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Selected characteristic

All

currently

uninsured

persons under

age 65

6 months

or less

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

7–12

months

13–36

months

More than

36 months Never

Number in thousands2

Total3................................. 44,721 5,214 3,830 8,400 14,741 10,081

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...............................

24,194

20,527

2,441

2,774

1,860

1,970

4,207

4,193

8,104

6,637

6,251

3,830

Age

Under 12 years ..........................

12–17 years ............................

18–44 years ............................

45–64 years ............................

2,677

2,149

27,213

12,682

795

334

3,048

1,037

364

250

2,314

902

445

429

5,367

2,159

346

423

8,673

5,300

496

512

6,450

2,623

Race

One race4 ..............................

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American ..................

American Indian or Alaska Native .............

Asian ...............................

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........

Two or more races5 ........................

Black or African American, white ..............

American Indian or Alaska Native, white..........

43,734

34,362

6,191

758

2,377

46

986

254

448

5,100

3,955

813

*58

268

*

115

57

31

3,739

2,914

660

34

127

*

90

42

*

8,200

6,244

1,456

64

430

*

200

49

96

14,405

11,562

2,102

148

583

*

336

89

130

9,919

8,086

853

178

795

*

162

*12

*117

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino .........................

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not Hispanic or Latino ......................

White, single race .......................

Black or African American, single race ...........

14,921

10,456

29,800

20,458

5,862

1,277

862

3,937

2,772

787

932

602

2,898

2,060

636

2,054

1,376

6,347

4,343

1,405

3,716

2,481

11,025

8,130

2,015

6,452

4,769

3,629

1,972

737

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................

High school diploma or GED8

..................

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher...................

8,554

10,565

8,778

4,001

495

960

1,068

612

433

733

903

379

1,017

1,955

1,785

814

2,692

4,201

3,745

1,312

3,679

2,213

938

542

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................

$35,000 or more..........................

$35,000–$49,999 ........................

$50,000–$74,999 ........................

$75,000–$99,999 ........................

$100,000 or more........................

22,908

18,535

7,362

6,524

2,420

2,230

2,188

2,718

1,000

1,012

399

307

1,904

1,720

560

603

331

225

4,229

3,661

1,512

1,322

434

393

7,746

5,956

2,495

2,078

740

644

6,168

3,268

1,463

1,159

329

317

Poverty status10

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ..............................

Not poor...............................

11,192

12,698

15,024

1,056

1,423

2,225

855

1,044

1,534

1,947

2,500

2,931

3,619

4,223

5,099

3,415

3,079

2,174

Place of residence11

Large MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Small MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not in MSA ............................

23,315

13,508

7,897

2,459

1,761

995

2,073

1,131

626

4,445

2,472

1,483

7,302

4,691

2,748

5,862

2,787

1,432

Region

Northeast ..............................

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South ................................

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,316

8,054

19,660

11,690

619

1,104

2,152

1,339

582

735

1,607

906

1,142

1,755

3,379

2,124

1,422

2,895

6,707

3,718

1,196

1,189

4,854

2,843

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 21. Crude frequency distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons

under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

All

currently Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

uninsured

persons under 6 months 7–12 13–36 More than

Selected characteristic age 65 or less months months 36 months Never

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex Number in thousands2

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 8,163 558 432 999 1,976 3,939

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 6,758 720 499 1,055 1,740 2,513

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 10,969 1,298 1,026 2,178 4,503 1,313

White, single race, female .................. 9,488 1,474 1,034 2,164 3,627 659

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 3,190 388 293 695 1,166 495

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 2,672 399 343 711 850 242

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 4,683 366 276 570 978 2,398

Near poor ............................ 4,692 351 279 650 1,172 2,108

Not poor ............................. 3,684 430 290 596 1,111 1,119

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 3,958 446 349 878 1,726 491

Near poor ........................... 5,486 702 528 1,254 2,292 535

Not poor ............................ 8,597 1,396 971 1,709 3,248 654

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 1,865 180 192 425 722 292

Near poor ........................... 1,546 234 202 383 516 168

Not poor ............................ 1,546 256 190 402 447 160

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question (asked of persons currently without health insurance coverage), ‘‘Not including Single Service Plans, about how long has it been since [person] last had health care coverage?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All currently uninsured persons under age 65’’ column. See Appendix I.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.
 

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

11MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 53

Table 22. Age-adjusted percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons

under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

6 months 7–12 13–36 More than

Selected characteristic Total or less months months 36 months Never

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 15.6 (0.66) 10.1 (0.75) 19.7 (0.62) 31.2 (0.63) 23.4 (0.75)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 12.3 (0.43) 9.1 (0.42) 19.9 (0.48) 34.9 (0.58) 23.9 (0.65)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 14.7 (0.76) 9.1 (0.60) 18.5 (0.71) 31.6 (0.76) 26.1 (0.85)

Female ............................... 100.0 16.8 (0.82) 11.3 (1.08) 21.1 (0.79) 30.7 (0.74) 20.1 (0.84)

Age4

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 32.5 (2.40) 14.9 (3.11) 18.2 (1.85) 14.1 (1.64) 20.3 (1.89)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 17.2 (1.88) 12.8 (1.79) 22.0 (2.17) 21.7 (1.99) 26.3 (2.13)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 11.8 (0.46) 9.0 (0.38) 20.8 (0.54) 33.5 (0.63) 25.0 (0.76)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 8.6 (0.53) 7.5 (0.52) 18.0 (0.74) 44.1 (0.94) 21.8 (0.78)

Race

One race5 .............................. 100.0 15.7 (0.67) 10.1 (0.78) 19.5 (0.63) 31.2 (0.64) 23.5 (0.76)

White ............................... 100.0 15.1 (0.73) 10.0 (0.89) 18.8 (0.69) 31.8 (0.72) 24.2 (0.88)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 18.5 (2.02) 13.4 (1.70) 24.3 (1.85) 29.7 (1.41) 14.1 (1.38)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 17.4 (4.41) *7.1 (2.38) 10.9 (2.59) 28.4 (4.31) 36.2 (5.27)

Asian ............................... 100.0 16.0 (3.69) 6.0 (1.24) 20.4 (2.59) 23.6 (2.36) 34.0 (3.06)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 * * *22.0 (6.61) *30.5 (13.87) *

Two or more races6 ........................ 100.0 13.3 (2.33) 9.6 (2.11) 23.1 (3.56) 35.2 (3.74) 18.8 (3.65)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 20.5 (4.33) 14.8 (3.55) *21.8 (6.61) 39.1 (6.04) *3.8 (1.68)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 *10.9 (4.54) * 30.1 (7.44) 28.3 (4.52) 28.8 (7.75)

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 11.4 (0.86) 7.6 (1.12) 13.5 (0.71) 24.7 (0.99) 42.7 (1.25)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 11.0 (0.99) 7.4 (1.34) 12.8 (0.79) 23.7 (1.16) 45.1 (1.46)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 18.1 (0.91) 11.6 (0.74) 23.1 (0.86) 34.2 (0.78) 13.0 (0.71)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 18.3 (1.07) 11.8 (0.93) 22.9 (1.07) 36.5 (0.97) 10.4 (0.88)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 18.6 (2.08) 13.5 (1.71) 24.6 (1.90) 30.1 (1.46) 13.2 (1.40)

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 6.0 (0.52) 5.2 (0.48) 12.3 (0.69) 32.5 (1.05) 44.0 (1.22)

High school diploma or GED9

.................. 100.0 9.5 (0.61) 7.2 (0.51) 19.5 (0.84) 41.9 (1.05) 21.8 (0.83)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 12.6 (0.73) 10.6 (0.72) 21.0 (0.89) 44.8 (1.08) 11.0 (0.69)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 16.0 (1.22) 10.4 (1.05) 22.0 (1.33) 36.7 (1.67) 14.9 (1.24)

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 13.5 (0.85) 9.6 (0.74) 18.4 (0.82) 29.9 (0.74) 28.6 (1.13)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 18.3 (1.09) 11.2 (1.31) 20.9 (1.00) 31.8 (1.02) 17.7 (0.95)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 18.2 (1.73) 8.9 (1.01) 21.2 (1.46) 32.0 (1.42) 19.8 (1.38)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 19.5 (1.75) 10.2 (1.13) 21.7 (1.77) 31.5 (1.81) 17.1 (1.47)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 17.8 (2.70) 16.7 (4.19) 19.1 (2.41) 32.9 (3.12) 13.6 (1.95)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 18.3 (3.20) 13.8 (3.73) 19.5 (2.75) 30.4 (2.77) 18.0 (3.21)

Poverty status11

Poor ................................. 100.0 12.3 (1.21) 8.8 (1.04) 16.9 (1.08) 29.5 (1.04) 32.4 (1.58)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 15.7 (1.21) 9.0 (0.83) 20.2 (1.06) 30.8 (1.07) 24.3 (1.15)

Not poor............................... 100.0 18.7 (1.27) 12.7 (1.83) 21.1 (1.16) 33.4 (1.25) 14.2 (0.94)

Place of residence12

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 13.7 (0.86) 11.1 (1.33) 19.5 (0.81) 30.1 (0.90) 25.7 (1.00)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 17.7 (1.26) 9.4 (0.82) 18.9 (1.04) 32.9 (1.15) 21.2 (1.46)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 17.4 (1.52) 8.9 (0.85) 21.3 (1.69) 32.0 (1.31) 20.3 (1.77)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 15.8 (2.09) 12.8 (1.72) 22.2 (2.05) 23.9 (1.70) 25.4 (2.71)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 18.9 (1.75) 10.4 (1.15) 22.2 (1.64) 32.2 (1.28) 16.3 (1.48)

South ................................ 100.0 14.3 (0.89) 9.8 (1.34) 18.1 (0.90) 32.7 (0.99) 25.1 (1.21)

West ................................. 100.0 15.5 (1.25) 9.0 (0.83) 19.5 (1.07) 31.0 (1.22) 25.0 (1.27)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 22. Age-adjusted percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons

under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

6 months 7–12 13–36 More than

Selected characteristic Total or less months months 36 months Never

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 10.5 (1.05) 6.5 (0.93) 12.6 (0.88) 24.0 (1.20) 46.4 (1.38)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 12.7 (1.04) 8.8 (1.37) 14.9 (0.86) 25.6 (1.11) 38.0 (1.50)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 17.5 (1.23) 11.0 (0.96) 21.1 (1.18) 37.9 (1.20) 12.4 (1.01)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 19.5 (1.34) 12.7 (1.37) 24.9 (1.43) 34.8 (1.17) 8.1 (0.94)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 17.3 (2.27) 11.8 (2.07) 24.4 (2.51) 29.7 (1.41) 16.7 (2.25)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 19.9 (2.67) 15.7 (2.30) 25.2 (2.03) 30.0 (2.26) 9.3 (1.25)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 10.2 (1.56) 6.9 (1.24) 11.8 (1.17) 20.3 (1.42) 50.9 (2.02)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 11.1 (1.31) 6.8 (1.11) 13.5 (1.14) 24.7 (1.59) 43.9 (1.84)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 14.2 (1.84) *10.6 (3.47) 16.2 (1.73) 30.2 (2.46) 28.9 (2.38)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 15.2 (2.68) 12.0 (2.60) 21.9 (2.69) 36.6 (1.91) 14.4 (2.57)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 18.5 (2.13) 10.1 (1.34) 23.8 (2.03) 36.5 (1.76) 11.1 (1.91)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 21.2 (1.72) 13.2 (1.60) 22.1 (1.63) 36.5 (1.57) 7.1 (0.76)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 18.7 (3.08) 11.9 (2.57) 19.7 (2.13) 32.3 (2.00) 17.3 (2.68)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 18.0 (3.28) 14.9 (3.04) 26.2 (3.44) 29.1 (2.34) 11.8 (2.58)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 18.7 (3.11) 19.0 (4.30) 24.2 (2.64) 27.4 (3.69) 10.7 (2.82)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question (asked of persons currently without health insurance coverage), ‘‘Not including Single Service Plans, about how long has it been since [person] last had health care coverage?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.
 

4

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 25–44 and 45–64.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.

population as the standard population and using four age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, and 45–64. For crude percentages, refer to Table XVII in Appendix III.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 55

Table 23. Crude frequency of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage and by

selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Selected characteristic

All currently

uninsured

persons

under age 65

Lost job

or change in

employment

Change in

marital status

or death

of parent

Ineligible

due to age

or left

school

Employer

didn’t offer

or insurance

company

refused Cost

Medicaid

stopped Other2

Number in thousands3

Total4................................. 44,721 11,832 1,197 3,887 4,935 17,954 4,990 3,097

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...............................

24,194

20,527

6,470

5,362

373

824

2,529

1,357

3,135

1,800

10,140

7,814

1,660

3,330

1,709

1,388

Age

Under 12 years ..........................

12–17 years ............................

18–44 years ............................

45–64 years ............................

2,677

2,149

27,213

12,682

690

493

6,154

4,494

*74

69

549

505

*33

*33

3,684

137

118

122

3,214

1,481

704

852

10,584

5,813

639

345

3,330

677

305

196

1,796

800

Race

One race5 ..............................

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American ..................

American Indian or Alaska Native .............

Asian ...............................

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........

Two or more races6 ........................

Black or African American, white ..............

American Indian or Alaska Native, white..........

43,734

34,362

6,191

758

2,377

46

986

254

448

11,578

9,176

1,889

110

390

*

254

74

99

1,173

999

115

*

*42

–

*24

*

*18

3,748

2,832

711

59

141

*

139

*49

46

4,845

3,949

593

59

241

*

90

*25

*30

17,582

14,070

2,180

162

1,164

*

372

78

180

4,856

3,910

706

67

171

*

134

46

*46

3,053

2,378

321

*61

288

*

44

*

*15

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino .........................

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not Hispanic or Latino ......................

White, single race .......................

Black or African American, single race ...........

14,921

10,456

29,800

20,458

5,862

2,472

1,636

9,360

6,889

1,813

179

104

1,018

827

112

861

590

3,026

2,053

690

1,975

1,327

2,960

2,103

553

7,326

5,194

10,628

7,142

2,045

1,989

1,469

3,001

2,070

672

1,445

978

1,652

1,023

299

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ................

High school diploma or GED9

..................

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher...................

8,554

10,565

8,778

4,001

1,589

3,436

3,244

1,223

119

356

304

142

211

504

598

349

1,181

1,321

1,041

568

4,345

4,412

3,377

1,561

1,121

927

788

198

823

580

421

258

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ........................

$35,000 or more..........................

$35,000–$49,999 ........................

$50,000–$74,999 ........................

$75,000–$99,999 ........................

$100,000 or more........................

22,908

18,535

7,362

6,524

2,420

2,230

5,417

5,833

2,023

2,250

947

613

579

563

219

177

74

*93

2,085

1,555

655

445

235

221

2,590

2,146

924

803

225

194

9,622

7,017

2,922

2,598

765

731

3,198

1,531

799

486

154

92

1,662

1,135

444

380

121

191

Poverty status11

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ..............................

Not poor...............................

11,192

12,698

15,024

2,216

3,216

5,219

243

316

514

1,132

1,002

1,339

1,082

1,604

1,752

4,522

5,362

5,581

1,947

1,716

847

947

859

851

Place of residence12

Large MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Small MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not in MSA ............................

23,315

13,508

7,897

5,751

3,833

2,247

600

347

250

1,960

1,188

739

2,853

1,285

797

9,910

5,365

2,679

2,426

1,610

955

1,786

794

517

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Crude frequency of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage and by

selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Selected characteristic

All currently

uninsured

persons

under age 65

Lost job

or change in

employment

Change in

marital status

or death

of parent

Ineligible

due to age

or left

school

Employer

didn’t offer

or insurance

company

refused Cost

Medicaid

stopped Other2

Region Number in thousands3

Northeast ..............................

Midwest ...............................

South ................................

West .................................

5,316

8,054

19,660

11,690

1,250

2,651

5,163

2,767

104

249

577

267

454

867

1,555

1,010

782

907

1,999

1,246

2,072

2,387

8,330

5,164

507

995

2,183

1,305

454

511

1,252

880

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the question, ‘‘Which of these are reasons [person] stopped being covered or does not have health insurance?’’ Persons may report more than one reason. In columns that include more

than one reason, persons are counted only once.

2

Other’’ includes moved, self-employed, never had coverage, did not want or need coverage, and other unspecified reasons.

3

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the frequencies, but they are included in the ‘‘All currently uninsured persons under age 65’’ column. See Appendix I.

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 57

Table 24. Age-adjusted percentage of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage and

by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Selected characteristic

Lost job

or change in

employment

Change in

marital status

or death

of parent

Ineligible

due to age

or left

school

Employer

didn’t offer

or insurance

company

refused Cost

Medicaid

stopped Other2

Percent3 (standard error)

Total4 (age-adjusted) .......................

Total4 (crude)............................

28.2 (0.80)

27.9 (0.62)

3.0 (0.31)

2.8 (0.21)

7.1 (0.25)

9.2 (0.31)

10.3 (0.45)

11.6 (0.42)

40.6 (0.81)

42.3 (0.70)

14.1 (0.63)

11.8 (0.41)

8.2 (0.52)

7.3 (0.38)

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...............................

28.6 (0.91)

27.6 (0.94)

1.7 (0.23)

4.3 (0.51)

8.1 (0.32)

5.8 (0.33)

11.8 (0.51)

8.4 (0.54)

41.9 (0.91)

38.9 (0.96)

11.3 (0.70)

17.9 (0.81)

8.3 (0.57)

8.1 (0.63)

Age5

Under 12 years ..........................

12–17 years ............................

18–44 years ............................

45–64 years ............................

28.3 (2.44)

25.2 (2.27)

23.7 (0.65)

37.2 (1.01)

*3.0 (1.13)

3.5 (0.88)

2.1 (0.24)

4.2 (0.39)

*1.4 (0.47)

*1.7 (0.52)

14.2 (0.46)

1.1 (0.20)

4.8 (0.98)

6.2 (1.20)

12.4 (0.47)

12.3 (0.74)

28.9 (2.17)

43.5 (2.49)

40.8 (0.76)

48.1 (1.05)

26.2 (2.25)

17.6 (1.84)

12.8 (0.45)

5.6 (0.43)

12.5 (1.75)

10.0 (1.35)

6.9 (0.41)

6.6 (0.48)

Race

One race6 ..............................

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American ..................

American Indian or Alaska Native .............

Asian ...............................

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........

Two or more races7 ........................

Black or African American, white ..............

American Indian or Alaska Native, white..........

28.2 (0.81)

28.2 (0.89)

32.1 (2.05)

22.4 (5.09)

18.3 (3.47)

*36.2 (13.48)

29.4 (3.65)

34.0 (6.84)

26.9 (6.43)

3.0 (0.31)

3.1 (0.35)

*2.5 (0.89)

*

*2.0 (0.70)

–

*3.0 (1.20)

*

*4.1 (1.81)

7.0 (0.25)

6.8 (0.29)

8.8 (0.60)

8.6 (2.24)

5.0 (0.75)

*

10.6 (1.67)

12.7 (3.10)

8.6 (2.53)

10.3 (0.45)

10.6 (0.52)

8.9 (0.98)

*11.5 (3.83)

9.4 (1.40)

*

8.6 (1.82)

*9.8 (3.86)

*6.1 (1.87)

40.5 (0.82)

40.9 (0.92)

34.9 (2.18)

32.9 (4.61)

50.5 (3.60)

*20.7 (6.39)

43.3 (4.08)

34.0 (6.20)

48.2 (8.27)

14.1 (0.64)

14.2 (0.71)

15.2 (1.71)

15.8 (4.24)

9.3 (2.40)

*

14.6 (2.43)

19.5 (4.69)

*13.9 (5.50)

8.3 (0.53)

8.0 (0.60)

7.0 (1.07)

15.9 (4.29)

14.4 (2.64)

*

6.3 (1.73)

*

*3.4 (1.47)

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino .........................

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not Hispanic or Latino ......................

White, single race .......................

Black or African American, single race ...........

18.4 (1.29)

17.7 (1.52)

33.3 (1.03)

35.3 (1.25)

32.0 (2.06)

1.5 (0.28)

1.4 (0.35)

3.7 (0.48)

4.2 (0.62)

*2.6 (0.93)

4.5 (0.31)

4.5 (0.37)

8.6 (0.34)

8.6 (0.45)

9.1 (0.62)

12.3 (0.68)

11.8 (0.77)

9.2 (0.54)

9.5 (0.70)

8.8 (1.01)

49.1 (1.27)

50.2 (1.53)

36.0 (1.01)

34.4 (1.19)

34.8 (2.25)

15.6 (0.91)

16.3 (1.11)

13.3 (0.84)

13.4 (1.01)

15.3 (1.76)

10.3 (0.75)

9.6 (0.79)

7.2 (0.70)

6.4 (0.87)

6.9 (1.11)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ................

High school diploma or GED10 .................

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher...................

19.5 (0.90)

34.3 (1.05)

38.6 (1.09)

34.0 (1.71)

1.5 (0.26)

3.6 (0.40)

3.6 (0.42)

3.9 (0.81)

2.4 (0.35)

4.8 (0.41)

6.6 (0.53)

8.7 (0.88)

14.1 (0.79)

13.0 (0.69)

12.2 (0.81)

15.5 (1.30)

52.3 (1.17)

43.7 (1.12)

40.0 (1.17)

43.1 (1.78)

13.1 (0.73)

9.0 (0.54)

8.9 (0.59)

5.3 (0.69)

9.8 (0.73)

5.7 (0.47)

4.9 (0.54)

7.2 (0.98)

Family income11

Less than $35,000 ........................

$35,000 or more..........................

$35,000–$49,999 ........................

$50,000–$74,999 ........................

$75,000–$99,999 ........................

$100,000 or more........................

22.2 (0.86)

35.2 (1.26)

28.3 (1.74)

39.0 (1.99)

44.1 (3.93)

33.2 (3.60)

2.6 (0.29)

3.4 (0.52)

2.9 (0.51)

2.8 (0.59)

3.2 (0.94)

*7.6 (3.48)

7.1 (0.32)

7.0 (0.38)

7.4 (0.64)

5.7 (0.59)

8.2 (1.15)

8.6 (1.10)

9.9 (0.52)

11.2 (0.71)

12.3 (1.14)

11.7 (1.27)

8.6 (1.25)

9.0 (2.14)

42.0 (1.06)

38.4 (1.18)

38.6 (1.72)

39.7 (1.83)

34.1 (3.11)

38.8 (3.62)

17.8 (0.94)

10.6 (0.82)

14.7 (1.51)

9.4 (1.13)

7.7 (2.02)

5.2 (1.42)

9.2 (0.73)

6.9 (0.73)

7.4 (1.12)

6.4 (1.30)

5.8 (1.34)

10.4 (2.52)

Poverty status12

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ..............................

Not poor...............................

18.7 (1.02)

25.5 (1.24)

40.1 (1.37)

2.2 (0.34)

2.5 (0.35)

4.0 (0.70)

7.6 (0.46)

6.4 (0.42)

7.5 (0.42)

8.5 (0.60)

12.3 (0.96)

10.5 (0.64)

40.8 (1.45)

41.2 (1.29)

37.4 (1.36)

20.6 (1.40)

16.6 (1.06)

7.9 (0.84)

10.9 (1.11)

8.2 (0.96)

6.2 (0.70)

Place of residence13

Large MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Small MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not in MSA ............................

26.6 (1.12)

29.4 (1.41)

30.7 (1.80)

3.3 (0.53)

2.5 (0.38)

2.9 (0.38)

6.7 (0.32)

7.5 (0.53)

7.9 (0.53)

11.0 (0.52)

8.6 (0.70)

11.0 (1.43)

42.9 (1.14)

40.5 (1.43)

33.8 (1.99)

13.3 (0.82)

15.2 (1.22)

14.7 (1.50)

8.7 (0.65)

7.1 (1.02)

8.8 (1.18)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Age-adjusted percentage of currently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage

and by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Employer

Change in Ineligible didn’t offer

Lost job marital status due to age or insurance

or change in or death or left company Medicaid

Selected characteristic employment of parent school refused Cost stopped Other2

Region Percent3 (standard error)

Northeast .............................. 27.5 (2.40) 1.9 (0.34) 6.6 (0.65) 13.1 (1.23) 39.3 (2.80) 10.7 (1.85) 12.0 (2.06) 
 

Midwest ............................... 34.9 (2.15) 2.9 (0.55) 8.7 (0.63) 10.6 (1.20) 28.5 (1.47) 15.0 (1.84) 9.1 (1.58) 
 

South ................................ 27.5 (1.21) 3.3 (0.53) 6.5 (0.36) 9.6 (0.71) 42.5 (1.23) 14.2 (0.92) 7.1 (0.67) 
 

West ................................. 24.9 (1.14) 2.8 (0.52) 7.3 (0.51) 9.6 (0.64) 46.4 (1.54) 14.4 (1.04) 8.5 (0.85) 
 

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the question, ‘‘Which of these are reasons [person] stopped being covered or does not have health insurance?’’ Persons may report more than one reason. In columns that include more

than one reason, persons are counted only once.

2

Other’’ includes moved, self-employed, never had coverage, did not want or need coverage, and other unspecified reasons.

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.

5

Estimates for age groups are not age-adjusted.

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 25–44 and 45–64.

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

11Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.

population as the standard population and using four age groups: 0–11, 12–17, 18–44, and 45–64. For crude percentages, refer to Table XVIII in Appendix III.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 59

Appendix I. Technical Notes on Methods (Tables I–IV)

This report is one of a set of three

statistical reports published by the staff

of the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS). It is based on

data contained in the 2012 in-house

Person file that are derived from the

family Core component of the National

Health Interview Survey (NHIS). All

estimates were weighted using the

Person record weight and the in-house

data file. The detailed sample design

information was used to produce the

most accurate variance estimates

possible. Note that estimates and

variances may differ depending on the

weight used. For example, weights for

injuries and poisoning episodes are

calculated based on a 5-week reference

period.

All data used in the report are also

available from the NHIS public-use data

files (8), with the exception of detailed

information on race and Hispanic or

Latino origin, place of residence, and

sample design. These detailed variables

cannot be made available on the

public-use files due to the potential for

disclosure of confidential information.

The standard errors calculated from the

public-use data files may not agree with

the standard errors presented here

because this report uses the confidential

sample design variables.

In 1997, the NHIS questionnaire

was revised substantially and the means

of administration was changed to

computer-assisted personal interviewing

(CAPI). This new design improved the

ability of NHIS to provide important

health information. However,

comparisons of data from 1997 through

2012 with data from 1996 and earlier

years should not be undertaken without

a careful examination of the changes

across survey instruments (6,14,15).

The NHIS sample is redesigned and

redrawn about every 10 years to better

measure the changing U.S. population

and to meet new survey objectives. A

new sample design for NHIS was

implemented in 2006 and continues in

use. Its fundamental structure is very

similar to the previous 1995–2005 NHIS

sample design, including state-level

stratification. In 2006 and beyond,

oversampling of the black and Hispanic

populations has been retained to allow

for more precise estimation of health

characteristics in these growing minority

populations. The current sample design

also oversamples the Asian population.

In addition, the sample adult selection

process has been revised so that when

black, Hispanic, or Asian persons aged

65 and over are in the family, they have

an increased chance of being selected as

the sample adult.

Age Adjustment

Unless otherwise specified, the

percentages and rates shown in

Tables 1–24 were age-adjusted using the

projected 2000 U.S. population

(provided by the U.S. Census Bureau)

as the standard population (11,12). Age

adjustment was used to allow

comparison among various population

subgroups that have different age

structures. This is particularly important

for demographic characteristics such as

race and ethnicity and education.

Age-adjusted percentages and rates

should also be used when assessing

changes in prevalence over time when

the age distribution of the population is

changing. The age-adjusted percentages

from this report can be compared with

the same age-adjusted percentages and

rates from earlier Summary Health

Statistics reports.

Age-adjusted rates are calculated by

the direct method as follows:

n

�r pi i i=1

Est =

∑

n

pi i=1

where ri = rate in age group i in the

population of interest,

pi = standard population in age

group i,

n = total number of age groups

used for age adjustment,

Est = age-adjusted rate.

The standard age distribution used

for age-adjusting percentages and rates

from NHIS is the projected 2000 U.S.

population. Table I provides the age

distributions used in the DESCRIPT and

RATIO procedures of SUDAAN to

perform age adjustment. Unless

otherwise noted, the age groups used to

adjust percentages and rates are the

same age groups presented in the tables.

Data on health insurance and education

are restricted to certain age groups and

are therefore adjusted accordingly (for

age groups used, see relevant table

footnotes). Using different age groups

for age adjustment may result in slightly

different percentages and rates. For this

reason, age-adjusted percentages and

rates for health characteristics in this

report may not match age-adjusted

percentages and rates for the same

health characteristics in other reports.

Unadjusted percentages and rates were

also calculated and are provided in

Appendix III (Tables V–XVIII).

Frequencies in this report are not

age-adjusted.

For more information on the

derivation of age-adjustment weights for

use with NCHS survey data, see Klein

and Schoenborn (12). The projected year

2000 U.S. standard resident population

is available through the Census Bureau

at: http://www.census.gov/prod/1/pop/

p25-1130/p251130.pdf.

Injuries and Poisonings

Estimates of injury and poisoning

episodes by their cause are derived from

the International Classification of

Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical

Modification (ICD–9–CM) external

cause codes (E codes) that describe the

cause of the episode. A person may

experience multiple injury or poisoning

episodes.

From 1997 through 2003, injury

and poisoning estimates were calculated

using the full 3-month recall period to

which the questions referred. Warner et

al. (16) showed that as the recall period

increases, the annualized number of

injuries and poisonings reported

decreases because respondents tend to
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forget less serious injuries and

poisonings. Based on recommendations

from the Warner et al. study, beginning

in 2004 imputation has been performed

for injury and poisoning episodes

reported in NHIS for which the

respondent did not provide sufficient

information to determine a month, day,

and year of occurrence. Imputation was

done so that for all episodes it was

possible to calculate a specific elapsed

time, in days, between the date of the

injury or poisoning episode and the date

the injury or poisoning questions were

asked. Injury and poisoning estimates

have been calculated using only those

injuries and poisonings that occurred 5

weeks or less before the date the injury

and poisoning questions were asked.

Because of changes in the injury

and poisoning section, imputation of

unknown dates of injury and poisoning

episodes, and the use of a 5-week

reference period rather than a 3-month

recall period to calculate annualized

estimates used in this report, estimates

for 2004 and subsequent years are not

comparable with estimates from prior

years. For further details about changes

to the injury and poisoning questions

and analytic methods, effective with

2004, see Appendix I of the 2004

Summary Health Statistics report for the

U.S. population (17).

Frequencies presented in Tables 7,

8, 10, and 12 were annualized by

multiplying the counts for the 5-week

reference period by 10.4 to produce

annualized frequencies. Rates presented

Table I. Age distributions and age-adjustment weights used in age-adjusting data shown in Tables 1–24: Projected 2000 U.S. standard

population

Population Adjustment

Age in thousands weight

Distribution 1 (master list)

All ages................. 274,634 1.000000
 

Under 1 year ............ 3,795 0.013818
 

1 year ................ 3,759 0.013687
 12–17 years ............ 23,618 0.098440
 

2–4 years ...... ...... 11,433 0.041630
 

6–8 years .............. 11,800 0.042966
 

10–11 years ............ 8,258 0.030069
 

............ 60,991 0.341589
 

............ 9,410 0.052702
 

.............. 70,783 1.000000
 

............. 47,165 0.666332
 

............ 23,618 0.333668
 

35–39 years............. 22,180 0.080762
 

.......... 34,710 1.000000
 

............ 18,136 0.522501
 

55–59 years............. 13,307 0.048454
 

.......... 177,593 1.000000
 

............ 81,892 0.461122 
 

............ 60,991 0.343431
 

............ 18,136 0.102121
 

85 years and over ......... 4,259 0.015508
 

Distribution 2 (Tables 15 and 17)
 

All ages................. 274,634 1.000000
 

0–11 years ............. 47,165 0.171738
 

........ 34,710 0.195447
 

............. 169,141 1.000000
 

65 years and over ......... 34,710 0.126386
 

Distribution 3 (Tables 2,4,8,10,12, and 14)
 

All ages................. 274,634 1.000000
 

0–11 years ............. 47,165 0.171738
 

............ 81,892 0.537727
 

............ 60,991 0.400485
 

............ 9,410 0.061789
 

65–74 years............. 18,136 0.066037
 

75 years and over ......... 16,574 0.060349
 

Distribution 4 (Table 5)
 

18 years and over .......... 203,851 1.000000
 

75 years and over ......... 16,574 0.081304
 

5 years................ 3,896 0.014186
 45–64 years ............ 60,991 0.254210
 

9 years ....... ....... 4,224 0.015380
 18–69 years ............. 178,551 1.000000
 

12–14 years............. 11,799 0.042963
 45–64 years

15–17 years............. 11,819 0.043035
 65–69 years

18–19 years............. 8,001 0.029133
 Distribution 7 (Table 7)
 

20–24 years............. 18,257 0.066478
 0–17 years

25–29 years............. 17,722 0.064530
 0–11 years

30–34 years............. 19,511 0.071044
 12–17 years

40–44 years............. 22,479 0.081851
 65 years and over

45–49 years............. 19,806 0.072118
 65–74 years

50–54 years............. 17,224 0.062716
 75 years and over 16,574 0.477499
 

60–64 years............. 10,654 0.038793
 25 years and over

65–69 years............. 9,410 0.034264
 25–44 years

70–74 years............. 8,726 0.031773
 45–64 years

75–79 years............. 7,415 0.027000
 65–74 years

80–84 years............. 4,900 0.017842
 75 years and over 16,574 0.093326
 

12–17 years............. 23,618 0.085998
 65 years and over

18–44 years............. 108,150 0.393797
 Distribution 11 (Tables 5 and 6)
 

45–64 years............. 60,991 0.222081
 18–64 years

12–17 years............. 23,618 0.085998
 25–44 years

18–44 years............. 108,150 0.393797
 45–64 years

45–64 years............. 60,991 0.222081
 65–69 years

18–44 years............. 108,150 0.530535
 

45–64 years............. 60,991 0.299194
 

65–74 years............. 18,136 0.088967
 

Population Adjustment

Age in thousands weight

Distribution 5 (Tables 2,4,8,10,12,14,15,17,19,21,23, and 25)

Under 65 years ........... 239,924 1.000000
 

0–11 years ............. 47,165 0.196583
 

18–44 years ............ 108,150 0.450768
 

Distribution 6 (Table 6)
 

18–44 years ............ 108,150 0.605709
 

Distribution 8 (Tables 2,4,5,8,10,12,14,15,17, and 19)
 

Distribution 9 (Tables 2,4,5,8,10,12, and 14)
 

Distribution 10 (Tables 15 and 17)
 

25 years and over .......... 177,593 1.000000
 

25–44 years ............ 81,892 0.461122 
 

45–64 years ............ 60,991 0.343431
 

18–44 years ............ 108,150 0.639407
 

45–64 years ............ 60,991 0.360593
 

Distribution 12 (Table 6)
 

25–69 years ............. 152,293 1.000000
 

Distribution 13 (Tables 19,21,23, and 25)
 

25–64 years ............. 142,883 1.000000
 

25–44 years ............ 81,892 0.573140
 

45–64 years ............ 60,991 0.426860
 

NOTE: Standard as specified in Shalala DE. HHS policy for changing the population standard for age adjusting death rates. Memorandum from the Secretary. August 26, 1998.
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in Tables 7, 9, 11, 13, and X–XII were

calculated using the annualized

frequencies.

Treatment of Unknown

Values

In the tables, all unknown values

(i.e., respondents coded as ‘‘refused,’’

‘‘don’t know,’’ or ‘‘not ascertained’’)

with respect to each table’s variables of

interest were removed from the

denominators when calculating row

percentages (or rates). In most instances,

the overall number of unknowns is quite

small and would not have supported

disaggregation by the demographic

characteristics included in the table.

Because these unknowns are not shown

separately, users calculating their own

percentages based on the frequencies

and population counts presented in the

tables may obtain slightly different

results. To aid in understanding the data,

weighted counts (in thousands) and

weighted percentages of unknowns (with

respect to the variables of interest in

each table) are shown in Tables II and

III.

Unknowns with respect to the

demographic characteristics used in each

table are not shown due to small cell

counts. However, unknowns for both

family income and poverty status

typically include a sizable number of

persons, regardless of the health

outcome shown in the table. In this

report, income and poverty estimates are

based on reported income only and may

differ from other measures based on

imputed income data. Because it is

difficult to interpret the relationship

between ‘‘unknown’’ income (and

poverty status) and the health outcomes

displayed in the tables, counts of

persons in these unknown categories are

not shown. Table IV shows weighted

counts (in thousands) and weighted

percentages of persons in the U.S.

population with unknown values for

family income and poverty status, as

well as for education and health

insurance coverage.

The ‘‘Income and Assets (FIN)’’

section in the Family Core of the NHIS

instrument allows respondents to report

their family income in several ways.

Respondents are first asked to provide

their family’s total combined income

before taxes from all sources for the

previous calendar year in a dollar

amount (from $0 through $999,994).

Any family income responses of

$999,995 or more are entered as

$999,995. Respondents who did not

know or refused to provide a dollar

amount in response to the family

income question were asked a series of

closed-ended income follow-up

questions (i.e., unfolding bracket income

questions). Some of these follow-up

questions asked about the family’s

income relative to the poverty threshold

given the family’s size; information on

poverty thresholds was prefilled in the

CAPI instrument, whereas family size

was obtained during the interview.

In the 2012 NHIS, respondents who

did not know or refused to provide an

income amount were first asked if their

family’s combined income in the

previous calendar year was less than

$50,000, or $50,000 or more. If the

respondent indicated that the family’s

income was $50,000 or more, they were

subsequently asked if it was less than

$100,000, or $100,000 or more. If they

answered less than $100,000, they were

asked it is was less than $75,000, or

$75,000 or more; if they answered

$100,000 or more, they were asked if it

was less than $150,000, or $150,000 or

more. Depending on their responses to

these questions and their family’s size, a

small number of respondents were asked

if their family’s income was less than

200% of the poverty threshold, or 200%

of the poverty threshold or more.

Similarly, if the respondent initially

indicated that the family income was

less than $50,000, they were

subsequently asked if it was less than

$35,000, or $35,000 or more. Depending

on their response to this question and

their family’s size, a respondent could

then be asked if the family’s income

was less than the poverty threshold, or

at the poverty threshold or more. Given

their responses to these questions and

their family’s size, a small number of

respondents were asked if their family’s

income was less than 200% of the

poverty threshold, or 200% of the

poverty threshold or more.

Table II. Weighted counts and weighted percentages of persons with unknown information for selected health variables: National Health

Interview Survey, 2012

Weighted count Weighted percent Reference

Variable in thousands of persons table

Health status ............................................................. 446 0.14 1, 2, V 
 

Limitation in usual activities .................................................... 504 0.16 3, 4, VI 
 

Limitation in usual activities due to chronic conditions .................................... 628 0.20 3, 4, VI 
 

Limitation in activities of daily living (ADLs) ........................................... 34 0.01 5, VII 
 

Limitation in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) .................................. 38 0.02 5, VII 
 

Limitation in work activity ...................................................... 179 0.09 6, VIII 
 

Medical care not received due to cost .............................................. 326 0.11 14, XIII 
 

Medical care delayed due to cost ................................................. 333 0.11 14, XIII 
 

Number of overnight hospital stays ................................................ 107 0.03 15, 16, XIV 
 

Health insurance coverage among persons under age 65 .................................. 2,565 0.96 17, 18, XV 
 

Health insurance coverage among persons aged 65 and over ............................... 251 0.60 17, 18, XV 
 

Any period without health insurance coverage among currently insured persons under age 65 ........... 556 0.25 19, 20, XVI 
 

Duration of period without health insurance coverage among currently insured persons under age 65....... 140 0.06 19, 20, XVI 
 

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons under age 65 . . . 2,454 5.49 21, 22, XVII
 

Reasons for no health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons under age 65............ 2,297 5.14 23, 24, XVIII 
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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NHIS respondents thus fall into one

of four categories with respect to

income information: (a) those who

supplied a dollar amount (78% of the

2012 sample), (b) those who indicated a

range for their income by answering all

of the applicable follow-up questions

(14% of the sample), (c) those who

indicated a less precise range for their

family’s income by only answering

some of the applicable follow-up

questions (3% of the sample), and (d)

those who provided no income

information (5% of the sample)

(unweighted results).

Respondents who stated that their

family income was below $35,000 are

included in the ‘‘Less than $35,000’’

category under ‘‘Family income’’ in the

tables in this report, along with

respondents who gave an income range

that was less than $35,000. Likewise,

respondents who stated that their family

income was at or above $35,000 are

included in the ‘‘$35,000 or more’’

category under ‘‘Family income,’’ along

with those respondents who gave an

income range that was $35,000 or more.

Note that the counts for the detailed

(indented) amounts do not sum to the

count shown for ‘‘$35,000 or more’’ for

this reason.

Due to differences in the income

follow-up questions between 1997–2006

and 2007–2012, income and poverty

status estimates from 2007–2012 may

not be comparable with those from prior

years. For more information, please

refer to the FIN section of the 2007

NHIS Survey Description (available

from: ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/

Health_Statistics/NCHS/

Dataset_Documentation/NHIS/2007/

srvydesc.pdf).

In addition, missing data on family

income and personal earnings in NHIS

have been imputed by NCHS analysts

using multiple-imputation methodology

and are available for analysts. Five

ASCII data sets containing imputed

values for survey year 2012 and

additional information about the imputed

income variables and files are available

from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/

2012imputedincome.htm. Imputed

income values were not used for this

report.

Statistical Reliability and

Hypothesis Tests

Standard errors (SEs), produced

using the SUDAAN statistical package

(13), are shown for all percentages and

rates in the tables. SEs for frequencies

are calculated but are not shown.

Percentages and rates with a relative

standard error (RSE) greater than 30%

and less than or equal to 50% are

indicated with an asterisk (*) and should

be used with caution because they do

not meet standards of reliability or

precision. Percentages and rates with an

RSE greater than 50% are indicated

with an asterisk (*) and are not shown.

RSEs are calculated as:

RSE = (SE/Est)100

where SE is the standard error of the

estimate and Est is the estimate

(percentage or rate). Because the

reliability of frequencies and the

reliability of the corresponding

percentages (or rates) are determined

independently, it is possible for a

particular frequency to be reliable and

its associated percentage (or rate) to be

unreliable, and vice versa. In most

instances, however, both estimates were

reliable (or unreliable) simultaneously.

Two-tailed tests of significance

were performed on all the comparisons

mentioned in the ‘‘Selected Highlights’’

section of this report (no adjustments

were made for multiple comparisons).

The test statistic used to determine the

statistical significance of the difference

between two percentages was:

|Xa – Xb

|

Z = 2 2 'Sa + Sb

where Xa and Xb are the two

percentages being compared, and Sa and

Sb are the SUDAAN-calculated standard

errors of those percentages. The critical

value used for two-sided tests at the

0.05 level was 1.96.

Table III. Weighted counts and weighted percentages of injury and poisoning episodes with unknown information: National Health Interview

Survey, 2012

Weighted count Weighted percent Reference

Variable in thousands of episodes table

Injury and poisoning episodes, by activity at time of episode ............. 483 1.27 10, 11, XI 
 

Injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence................. 495 1.30 12, 13, XII 
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Table IV. Weighted counts and weighted percentages of persons with unknown information on selected sociodemographic characteristics:

National Health Interview Survey, 2012

Weighted count Weighted percent Reference

Variable in thousands of persons table

Family income ......................................... 15,965 5.17 1–24, V–XVIII
 

Poverty status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,045 11.68 1–24, V–XVIII
 

Education (persons aged 25 and over) .......................... 3,278 1.60 1–24, V–XVIII
 

Health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 ................. 2,565 0.96 1–16, V–XIV
 

Health insurance coverage for persons aged 65 and over............... 251 0.60 1–16, V–XIV
 

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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Appendix II. Definitions of Selected Terms

Age—The age recorded for each

person is the age at his or her last

birthday. Age is recorded in single years

and grouped using a variety of age

categories, depending on the purpose of

the table.

Education—Categories of education

are based on years of school completed

or highest degree obtained for persons

aged 25 and over.

Family income—Each member of a

family is classified according to the total

income of all family members. Family

members are all persons within the

household related to each other by

blood, marriage, cohabitation, or

adoption. The income recorded is the

total income received by all family

members in the previous calendar year.

Income from all sources includes wages,

salaries, military pay (when an Armed

Forces member lives in the family),

pensions, government payments, child

support or alimony, dividends, and help

from relatives. Unrelated individuals

living in the same household (e.g.,

roommates) are considered to be

separate families and are classified

according to their own incomes.

Health insurance coverage—

Describes health insurance coverage at

the time of interview. Respondents

reported whether family members were

covered by private insurance (obtained

through an employer or workplace,

purchased directly, or purchased through

a local or community program),

Medicare, Medigap (supplemental

Medicare coverage), Medicaid,

Children’s Health Insurance Program

(CHIP), Indian Health Service (IHS),

military coverage (including VA,

TRICARE, or CHAMP–VA), a

state-sponsored health plan, another

government program, or any singleservice plans. This information was used

to form two health insurance

hierarchies: one for those under age 65

and another for those aged 65 and over.

For persons under age 65, a health

insurance hierarchy of four mutually

exclusive categories was developed

(18,19). Persons with more than one

type of health insurance were assigned

to the first appropriate category in the

following hierarchy:

Private coverage—Includes persons

who had any comprehensive private

insurance plan (including health

maintenance organizations and

preferred provider organizations).

Medicaid—Includes persons who do

not have private coverage but who

have Medicaid or other statesponsored health plans, including

CHIP.

Other coverage—Includes persons

who do not have private coverage

or Medicaid (or other public

coverage) but who have any type of

military health coverage or

Medicare. This category also

includes persons who are covered

by other government programs.

Uninsured—Includes persons who

were not reported to have been

covered at the time of interview

under private health insurance,

Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, a

state-sponsored health plan, other

government programs, or military

health coverage. This category also

includes persons covered by IHS

only or who only have a plan that

pays for one type of service such as

accidents or dental care.

For persons aged 65 and over, a

health insurance hierarchy of five

mutually exclusive categories was

developed (20). Persons with more than

one type of health insurance were

assigned to the first appropriate category

in the following hierarchy:

Private coverage—Includes older

persons who have both Medicare

and any comprehensive private

health insurance plan (including

health maintenance organizations,

preferred provider organizations,

and Medigap plans). This category

also includes persons with private

insurance only.

Medicare and Medicaid—Includes

older persons who do not have any

private coverage but who have both

Medicare and Medicaid or other

state-sponsored health plans,

including CHIP.

Medicare only—Includes older

persons who only have Medicare

coverage.

Other coverage—Includes older

persons who have not been

previously classified as having

private, Medicare and Medicaid, or

Medicare-only coverage. It includes

those who have only Medicaid,

other state-sponsored health plans,

or CHIP, as well as those who have

any type of military health coverage

with or without Medicare.

Uninsured—Includes persons who

were not reported to have been

covered at the time of interview

under private health insurance,

Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, a

state-sponsored health plan, other

government programs, or military

health coverage. This category also

includes persons who are covered

by IHS only or who only have a

plan that pays for one type of

service such as accidents or dental

care.

Hispanic or Latino origin and

race—Hispanic origin and race are two

separate and distinct concepts. Thus,

Hispanic persons may be of any race.

Hispanic origin includes persons of

Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central

and South American, or Spanish origins.

All tables show Mexican or MexicanAmerican persons as a subset of

Hispanic persons. Other groups are not

shown for reasons of confidentiality or

statistical reliability.

Hispanic or Latino origin and race

is divided into ‘‘Hispanic or Latino’’ and

‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino.’’ Hispanic or

Latino includes the subset ‘‘Mexican or

Mexican American.’’ Not Hispanic or

Latino is further divided into ‘‘White,

single race’’ and ‘‘Black or African

American, single race.’’ Persons in these

categories were reported to be of only a

single race group (see the definition of

race in this appendix for more
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information). Estimates are not shown

for other Not Hispanic or Latino, singlerace persons or multiple-race persons

due to statistical unreliability as

measured by the relative standard errors

of the estimates (however, the estimates

are included in the total for Not

Hispanic or Latino).

The text in this report uses shorter

versions of the 1997 U.S. Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) race

and Hispanic origin terms (21) for

conciseness, while the tables use the

complete terms. For example, the

category ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino, black

or African American, single race’’ in the

tables is referred to as ‘‘non-Hispanic

black’’ in the text.

Place of residence—Classified in

this report in three categories: ‘‘Large

MSA’’ (metropolitan statistical area) of 1

million or more persons, ‘‘Small MSA’’

of fewer than 1 million persons, and

‘‘Not in an MSA.’’ Generally, an MSA

consists of a county or group of

counties containing at least one

urbanized area of 50,000 or more

population. In addition to the county or

counties that contain all or part of the

urbanized area, an MSA may contain

adjacent counties that are economically

and socially integrated with the central

city. The number of adjacent counties

included in an MSA is not limited, and

boundaries may cross state lines.

OMB defines MSAs according to

published standards that are applied to

U.S. Census Bureau data. The definition

of an MSA is reviewed periodically. For

1995–2005 National Health Interview

Survey (NHIS) data, the MSA

definitions were based on the June 1993

MSA definitions that resulted from

application of the 1990 OMB standards

to the 1990 census. Beginning in 2006,

the June 2003 metropolitan and

micropolitan statistical area definitions,

which resulted from application of the

2000 OMB standards to the 2000

census, are used for National Center for

Health Statistics data. The 2000 criteria

for designating MSAs differ from the

1990 criteria in substantial ways,

including simplification of the MSA

classification criteria and addition of a

new category—micropolitan statistical

area—for some nonmetropolitan

counties. These changes may lessen the

comparability of estimates by place of

residence in 2006–2012 with estimates

from earlier years. Those who compare

NHIS frequencies across this transition

in OMB standards need to recognize

that some of the differences may be due

to changes in definitions of metropolitan

areas. In the tables for this report, place

of residence is based on variables in the

2012 in-house Household data file

indicating MSA status and MSA size.

These variables are collapsed into three

categories based on the U.S. Census

2000 population: MSAs with a

population of 1 million or more, MSAs

with a population of fewer than 1

million, and areas that are not within an

MSA. Areas not in an MSA include

both micropolitan areas and areas

outside the core-based statistical areas.

For additional information about MSAs,

visit the Census Bureau website at:

http://www.census.gov/population/metro/.

Poverty status—The ratio of the

family income in the previous calendar

year to the appropriate 2011 poverty

threshold (given the family size and

number of children) defined by the U.S.

Census Bureau (10). These poverty

thresholds were used in creating the

poverty ratios for NHIS families that

provided a dollar amount or specified

sufficient income information in the

follow-up income questions (see

‘‘Treatment of Unknown Values’’ in

Appendix I).

Persons categorized as poor had a

ratio less than 1.0; that is, the family

income was strictly below the poverty

threshold. The near-poor category

includes persons with family incomes of

100% to less than 200% of the poverty

threshold. Not-poor persons have family

incomes that are 200% of the poverty

threshold or above. The remaining

groups of respondents—those who did

not supply sufficient income information

in the follow-up questions to categorize

into one of these three poverty status

categories, as well as those who did not

provide any income information—are by

necessity coded as ‘‘unknown’’ with

respect to poverty status. Family income

information is missing for 5% of the

U.S. population, and poverty status

information is missing for 12% of the

U.S. population (weighted results)

(Table IV in Appendix I). Based on

unweighted results, 5% of the NHIS

sample is missing information on

income and 12% is missing information

on poverty status. For further

information, see the ‘‘Income and

Assets’’ section of the 2012 NHIS

Survey Description (available from:

ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/

NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NHIS/

2012/srvydesc.pdf).

Race—The category ‘‘One race’’

refers to persons who indicated only a

single race group, and it includes

subcategories for white, black or African

American, American Indian or Alaska

Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or

other Pacific Islander. The category

‘‘Two or more races’’ refers to persons

who indicated more than one race

group. Estimates for multiple-race

combinations can only be reported to

the extent that they meet the

requirements for confidentiality and

statistical reliability. In this report, three

categories are shown for multiple-race

individuals: a summary category and

two multiple-race categories (Black or

African American and white, and

American Indian or Alaska Native and

white). Other combinations are not

shown separately but are included in the

total for ‘‘Two or more races.’’

As a result of changes to NHIS

editing procedures that were

implemented in 2003, in cases where

‘‘other race’’ was mentioned along with

one or more OMB race groups, the

‘‘other race’’ response is dropped, and

the OMB race group information is

retained on the NHIS data file. In cases

where ‘‘other race’’ was the only race

response, it is treated as missing and the

race is imputed. More information about

the race and ethnicity editing procedures

used by the U.S. Census Bureau is

available from: http://www.census.gov/

popest/data/historical/files/MRSF-01­

US1.pdf.

The text in this report uses shorter

versions of the current (1997) OMB

race and Hispanic origin terms (21) for

conciseness, and the tables use the

complete terms. For example, the

category ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino, black

or African American, single race’’ in the
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tables is referred to as ‘‘non-Hispanic

black’’ in the text.

Region—In the geographic

classification of the U.S. population,

states are grouped into the four regions

used by the U.S. Census Bureau:

Region States included

Northeast Maine, Vermont, New

Hampshire, Massachusetts,

Connecticut, Rhode Island,

New York, New Jersey, and

Pennsylvania;

Midwest Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan, Wisconsin,

Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,

North Dakota, South Dakota,

Kansas, and Nebraska;

South Delaware, Maryland, District

of Columbia, West Virginia,

Virginia, Kentucky,

Tennessee, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Georgia,

Florida, Alabama,

Mississippi, Louisiana,

Oklahoma, Arkansas, and

Texas;

West Washington, Oregon,

California, Nevada, New

Mexico, Arizona, Idaho,

Utah, Colorado, Montana,

Wyoming, Alaska, and

Hawaii.
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Appendix III. Tables of Unadjusted (Crude) Estimates (Tables V–XVIII)

Table V. Crude percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Respondent-assessed health status1

Very

Selected characteristic Total Excellent good Good Fair Poor

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 35.5 (0.29) 30.2 (0.24) 24.0 (0.23) 7.9 (0.12) 2.4 (0.06)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 36.7 (0.29) 30.2 (0.25) 23.4 (0.23) 7.4 (0.11) 2.2 (0.06)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 36.6 (0.33) 30.2 (0.29) 23.6 (0.25) 7.4 (0.15) 2.2 (0.08)

Female ............................... 100.0 34.6 (0.32) 30.3 (0.28) 24.3 (0.27) 8.3 (0.15) 2.6 (0.08)

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 58.8 (0.60) 25.2 (0.52) 14.2 (0.43) 1.5 (0.13) 0.2 (0.03)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 53.5 (0.76) 27.0 (0.67) 16.7 (0.53) 2.3 (0.21) 0.4 (0.08)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 37.8 (0.38) 33.4 (0.35) 22.4 (0.31) 5.4 (0.15) 1.0 (0.06)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 23.6 (0.39) 30.6 (0.37) 29.2 (0.37) 12.1 (0.26) 4.5 (0.15)

65–74 years ............................ 100.0 17.1 (0.56) 30.7 (0.68) 32.6 (0.68) 15.0 (0.50) 4.6 (0.28)

75 years and over......................... 100.0 12.4 (0.59) 26.2 (0.75) 34.8 (0.82) 19.5 (0.68) 7.1 (0.38)

Race

One race4 .............................. 100.0 35.4 (0.29) 30.3 (0.24) 24.0 (0.23) 7.9 (0.12) 2.4 (0.06)

White ............................... 100.0 36.0 (0.32) 30.8 (0.28) 23.4 (0.26) 7.5 (0.14) 2.3 (0.07)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 31.5 (0.63) 26.3 (0.59) 27.8 (0.57) 11.4 (0.34) 3.0 (0.16)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 28.6 (2.12) 26.3 (2.34) 30.9 (2.43) 11.4 (1.00) 2.9 (0.53)

Asian ............................... 100.0 36.3 (1.04) 32.5 (0.90) 23.7 (0.81) 5.7 (0.39) 1.8 (0.20)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ......... 100.0 29.4 (6.15) 38.2 (6.05) 24.5 (3.84) 7.4 (2.20) *

Two or more races5 ........................ 100.0 42.0 (1.47) 28.5 (1.34) 21.0 (1.20) 6.3 (0.55) 2.3 (0.32)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 49.2 (2.37) 27.1 (2.00) 19.0 (1.85) 4.3 (0.76) *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 29.2 (2.64) 30.0 (2.70) 25.8 (2.13) 9.8 (1.22) 5.2 (0.85)

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 35.4 (0.61) 27.8 (0.56) 26.5 (0.53) 8.4 (0.25) 1.9 (0.11)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 34.3 (0.77) 27.8 (0.72) 27.9 (0.67) 8.3 (0.31) 1.7 (0.12)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 35.6 (0.32) 30.7 (0.26) 23.4 (0.25) 7.8 (0.13) 2.5 (0.07)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 36.1 (0.37) 31.6 (0.31) 22.6 (0.29) 7.2 (0.16) 2.4 (0.08)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 31.4 (0.65) 26.2 (0.61) 27.8 (0.58) 11.6 (0.34) 3.0 (0.17)

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 15.2 (0.47) 21.2 (0.53) 33.7 (0.57) 21.8 (0.49) 8.1 (0.33)

High school diploma or GED8

.................. 100.0 20.0 (0.37) 29.6 (0.44) 33.2 (0.44) 13.1 (0.30) 4.0 (0.17)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 25.2 (0.41) 33.2 (0.45) 28.7 (0.40) 9.8 (0.26) 3.1 (0.15)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 38.8 (0.48) 36.4 (0.45) 19.4 (0.39) 4.3 (0.17) 1.1 (0.08)

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 27.2 (0.42) 25.8 (0.39) 28.7 (0.38) 13.6 (0.26) 4.8 (0.15)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 39.7 (0.37) 32.4 (0.32) 21.5 (0.28) 5.2 (0.12) 1.3 (0.06)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 30.0 (0.67) 31.1 (0.64) 26.9 (0.59) 9.3 (0.32) 2.7 (0.19)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 33.8 (0.64) 33.2 (0.60) 25.3 (0.53) 6.1 (0.24) 1.6 (0.13)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 40.5 (0.80) 33.5 (0.74) 20.9 (0.62) 4.2 (0.24) 0.9 (0.11)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 49.6 (0.64) 32.0 (0.56) 15.5 (0.42) 2.5 (0.14) 0.4 (0.05)

Poverty status10

Poor ................................. 100.0 29.8 (0.65) 23.7 (0.56) 28.0 (0.56) 13.6 (0.38) 5.0 (0.22)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 30.5 (0.59) 27.4 (0.57) 27.5 (0.51) 10.9 (0.32) 3.7 (0.19)

Not poor............................... 100.0 39.1 (0.38) 32.9 (0.32) 21.4 (0.29) 5.2 (0.12) 1.3 (0.06)

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 100.0 42.4 (0.40) 33.1 (0.34) 19.8 (0.29) 3.9 (0.11) 0.8 (0.05)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 36.9 (0.64) 24.6 (0.58) 24.9 (0.54) 9.7 (0.31) 4.0 (0.18)

Other ............................... 100.0 26.0 (1.26) 22.4 (1.03) 25.5 (1.03) 17.4 (0.93) 8.7 (0.63)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 30.4 (0.57) 28.9 (0.54) 28.7 (0.48) 9.8 (0.30) 2.2 (0.14)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table V. Crude percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Respondent-assessed health status1

Very

Selected characteristic Total Excellent good Good Fair Poor

Health insurance coverage11—Con. Percent distribution2 (standard error)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 100.0 16.8 (0.62) 31.4 (0.75) 34.1 (0.75) 13.5 (0.52) 4.2 (0.30)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 100.0 7.0 (1.00) 13.5 (1.40) 28.9 (1.62) 34.3 (1.69) 16.2 (1.35)

Medicare only .......................... 100.0 14.4 (0.68) 27.7 (0.85) 33.8 (0.86) 18.5 (0.69) 5.6 (0.39)

Other ............................... 100.0 12.1 (1.22) 29.2 (1.79) 33.3 (1.74) 18.6 (1.38) 6.8 (0.84)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 17.5 (4.37) 25.7 (4.58) 32.3 (5.30) 21.2 (4.02) *3.3 (1.45)

Place of residence12

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 37.5 (0.40) 30.1 (0.33) 23.1 (0.31) 7.2 (0.16) 2.1 (0.08)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 34.7 (0.48) 31.0 (0.43) 24.2 (0.40) 7.8 (0.22) 2.3 (0.10)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 30.4 (0.68) 29.1 (0.65) 26.4 (0.54) 10.4 (0.35) 3.8 (0.21)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 36.3 (0.75) 30.9 (0.56) 23.8 (0.55) 7.1 (0.28) 1.9 (0.13)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 34.8 (0.66) 32.0 (0.52) 23.5 (0.49) 7.3 (0.29) 2.4 (0.12)

South ................................ 100.0 34.8 (0.46) 29.3 (0.39) 24.2 (0.40) 8.8 (0.19) 2.9 (0.11)

West ................................. 100.0 36.9 (0.53) 29.5 (0.53) 24.1 (0.45) 7.4 (0.23) 2.0 (0.10)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 36.3 (0.70) 28.3 (0.68) 26.1 (0.60) 7.6 (0.31) 1.6 (0.13)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 34.4 (0.66) 27.2 (0.59) 26.9 (0.61) 9.2 (0.31) 2.3 (0.16)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 36.9 (0.43) 31.4 (0.37) 22.4 (0.32) 7.0 (0.18) 2.3 (0.11)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 35.5 (0.41) 31.8 (0.36) 22.8 (0.35) 7.5 (0.20) 2.5 (0.11)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 33.8 (0.81) 26.0 (0.69) 27.4 (0.72) 10.4 (0.44) 2.4 (0.20)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 29.3 (0.73) 26.5 (0.73) 28.1 (0.66) 12.6 (0.43) 3.6 (0.23)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 31.3 (1.10) 25.1 (1.02) 29.0 (1.04) 11.6 (0.58) 2.9 (0.25)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 34.2 (1.12) 27.6 (1.05) 27.9 (0.97) 8.5 (0.46) 1.8 (0.20)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 40.5 (0.98) 29.9 (0.86) 22.6 (0.74) 5.9 (0.34) 1.1 (0.15)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 28.6 (1.06) 23.6 (0.93) 27.4 (0.92) 13.8 (0.64) 6.6 (0.42)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 28.7 (0.86) 27.2 (0.80) 26.8 (0.75) 12.5 (0.51) 4.8 (0.33)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 39.3 (0.45) 33.7 (0.38) 20.8 (0.34) 4.9 (0.14) 1.3 (0.08)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 29.7 (1.24) 21.1 (1.08) 27.6 (1.12) 16.5 (0.91) 5.1 (0.42)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 28.6 (1.47) 26.2 (1.43) 29.9 (1.35) 11.4 (0.69) 3.8 (0.46)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 34.2 (1.03) 30.2 (0.90) 25.8 (0.82) 8.4 (0.48) 1.4 (0.17)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question, ‘‘Would you say [person’s] health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over..
 

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 2.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table VI. Crude percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude percentage of persons limited due to one or more chronic

conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due

Not to one or more

Selected characteristic Total limited Limited chronic conditions2

Percent distribution3,4 (standard error) Percent3 (standard error)

Total5 (crude) ................................... 100.0 86.7 (0.18) 13.3 (0.18) 12.9 (0.17)

Total5 (age-adjusted) .............................. 100.0 87.3 (0.16) 12.7 (0.16) 12.3 (0.16)

Sex

Male ........................................ 100.0 86.9 (0.21) 13.1 (0.21) 12.8 (0.21)

Female....................................... 100.0 86.6 (0.21) 13.4 (0.21) 13.0 (0.21)

Age

Under 12 years.................................. 100.0 91.9 (0.25) 8.1 (0.25) 7.8 (0.25)

12–17 years.................................... 100.0 90.6 (0.38) 9.4 (0.38) 9.2 (0.38)

18–44 years.................................... 100.0 94.0 (0.17) 6.0 (0.17) 5.8 (0.17)

45–64 years.................................... 100.0 82.6 (0.33) 17.4 (0.33) 17.0 (0.32)

65–74 years.................................... 100.0 75.3 (0.65) 24.7 (0.65) 24.3 (0.64)

75 years and over ................................ 100.0 56.8 (0.93) 43.2 (0.93) 42.4 (0.91)

Race

One race6 ..................................... 100.0 86.8 (0.18) 13.2 (0.18) 12.9 (0.17)

White ...................................... 100.0 86.6 (0.20) 13.4 (0.20) 13.0 (0.20)

Black or African American ......................... 100.0 85.1 (0.39) 14.9 (0.39) 14.5 (0.38)

American Indian or Alaska Native ..................... 100.0 83.4 (1.41) 16.6 (1.41) 16.0 (1.42)

Asian ...................................... 100.0 93.5 (0.39) 6.5 (0.39) 6.4 (0.38)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 100.0 89.2 (3.11) 10.8 (3.11) 10.8 (3.11)

Two or more races7 ............................... 100.0 85.0 (0.92) 15.0 (0.92) 14.6 (0.92)

Black or African American, white...................... 100.0 89.2 (1.23) 10.8 (1.23) 10.4 (1.21)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ................. 100.0 76.9 (2.00) 23.1 (2.00) 22.3 (2.01)

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino ................................ 100.0 91.2 (0.28) 8.8 (0.28) 8.6 (0.27)

Mexican or Mexican American ....................... 100.0 92.3 (0.31) 7.7 (0.31) 7.4 (0.30)

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................. 100.0 85.8 (0.20) 14.2 (0.20) 13.8 (0.20)

White, single race............................... 100.0 85.5 (0.24) 14.5 (0.24) 14.1 (0.23)

Black or African American, single race .................. 100.0 84.9 (0.40) 15.1 (0.40) 14.7 (0.39)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ....................... 100.0 72.0 (0.63) 28.0 (0.63) 27.6 (0.63)

High school diploma or GED10 ........................ 100.0 81.0 (0.38) 19.0 (0.38) 18.6 (0.38)

Some college ................................... 100.0 83.5 (0.36) 16.5 (0.36) 16.2 (0.36)

Bachelor’s degree or higher .......................... 100.0 91.9 (0.24) 8.1 (0.24) 7.8 (0.24)

Family income11

Less than $35,000................................ 100.0 77.9 (0.37) 22.1 (0.37) 21.7 (0.37)

$35,000 or more ................................. 100.0 90.9 (0.16) 9.1 (0.16) 8.9 (0.16)

$35,000–$49,999 ............................... 100.0 85.1 (0.48) 14.9 (0.48) 14.6 (0.47)

$50,000–$74,999 ............................... 100.0 89.6 (0.30) 10.4 (0.30) 10.2 (0.30)

$75,000–$99,999 ............................... 100.0 92.5 (0.32) 7.5 (0.32) 7.2 (0.31)

$100,000 or more ............................... 100.0 94.6 (0.21) 5.4 (0.21) 5.3 (0.21)

Poverty status12

Poor ........................................ 100.0 79.1 (0.51) 20.9 (0.51) 20.5 (0.50)

Near poor ..................................... 100.0 81.5 (0.44) 18.5 (0.44) 18.2 (0.43)

Not poor ...................................... 100.0 90.4 (0.17) 9.6 (0.17) 9.4 (0.16)

Health insurance coverage13

Under 65 years:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 93.7 (0.14) 6.3 (0.14) 6.1 (0.13)

Medicaid .................................... 100.0 79.7 (0.46) 20.3 (0.46) 19.9 (0.46)

Other ...................................... 100.0 64.1 (1.26) 35.9 (1.26) 35.5 (1.25)

Uninsured.................................... 100.0 91.5 (0.29) 8.5 (0.29) 8.2 (0.29)

65 years and over:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 70.6 (0.74) 29.4 (0.74) 28.8 (0.74)

Medicare and Medicaid ........................... 100.0 39.6 (1.88) 60.4 (1.88) 59.8 (1.86)

Medicare only ................................. 100.0 68.0 (0.91) 32.0 (0.91) 31.5 (0.89)

Other ...................................... 100.0 63.1 (1.73) 36.9 (1.73) 36.2 (1.72)

Uninsured.................................... 100.0 80.6 (3.90) 19.4 (3.90) 19.4 (3.90)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table VI. Crude percent distribution of limitation in usual activities, and crude percentage of persons limited due to one or more chronic

conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in usual activities1

Limited due

Not to one or more

Selected characteristic Total limited Limited chronic conditions2

Place of residence14 Percent distribution3,4 (standard error) Percent3 (standard error)

Large MSA .................................... 100.0 88.5 (0.22) 11.5 (0.22) 11.2 (0.21)

Small MSA .................................... 100.0 86.0 (0.32) 14.0 (0.32) 13.6 (0.31)

Not in MSA .................................... 100.0 82.3 (0.60) 17.7 (0.60) 17.4 (0.58)

Region

Northeast ..................................... 100.0 87.1 (0.40) 12.9 (0.40) 12.5 (0.39)

Midwest ...................................... 100.0 86.3 (0.43) 13.7 (0.43) 13.4 (0.42)

South........................................ 100.0 86.2 (0.30) 13.8 (0.30) 13.5 (0.29)

West ........................................ 100.0 87.8 (0.33) 12.2 (0.33) 11.8 (0.31)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ............................ 100.0 91.2 (0.35) 8.8 (0.35) 8.6 (0.35)

Hispanic or Latina, female ........................... 100.0 91.1 (0.33) 8.9 (0.33) 8.6 (0.32)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male ........................... 100.0 85.6 (0.28) 14.4 (0.28) 14.1 (0.27)

White, single race, female.......................... 100.0 85.4 (0.29) 14.6 (0.29) 14.2 (0.28)

Black or African American, single race, male .............. 100.0 85.4 (0.51) 14.6 (0.51) 14.3 (0.50)

Black or African American, single race, female ............. 100.0 84.4 (0.49) 15.6 (0.49) 15.1 (0.48)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ....................................... 100.0 88.0 (0.57) 12.0 (0.57) 11.6 (0.56)

Near poor.................................... 100.0 91.2 (0.52) 8.8 (0.52) 8.7 (0.52)

Not poor .................................... 100.0 93.3 (0.35) 6.7 (0.35) 6.5 (0.34)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 72.9 (0.92) 27.1 (0.92) 26.7 (0.91)

Near poor .................................. 100.0 75.5 (0.69) 24.5 (0.69) 24.1 (0.68)

Not poor ................................... 100.0 89.6 (0.21) 10.4 (0.21) 10.1 (0.20)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 77.2 (0.87) 22.8 (0.87) 22.4 (0.87)

Near poor .................................. 100.0 81.9 (0.93) 18.1 (0.93) 17.9 (0.93)

Not poor ................................... 100.0 90.8 (0.45) 9.2 (0.45) 8.9 (0.44)

1

Based on a series of questions concerning (a) limitation(s) in a person’s ability to engage in work, school, play, or other activities such as needing the help of another person with personal care needs
 

(e.g., eating, bathing, and dressing) or help in handling routine needs (e.g., shopping and household chores) due to a physical, mental, or emotional problem; (b) the specific conditions causing the
 

limitation(s); and (c) the duration of these condition(s). Conditions lasting more than 3 months are classified as chronic; selected conditions (e.g., arthritis, diabetes, cancer, and heart conditions) are
 

considered chronic regardless of duration.
 

2

A subset of the category ‘‘Limited.’’
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

4

Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

11Includes persons who reported either a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

13Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

14MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 4.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table VII. Crude percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living among

persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in ADLs1 and IADLs2

Selected characteristic ADLs IADLs

Percent3 (standard error)

Total4 (crude) ..........................................

Total4 (age-adjusted) .....................................

2.1 (0.06)

2.0 (0.06)

4.1 (0.09)

4.0 (0.09)

Sex

Male ...............................................

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.7 (0.08)

2.5 (0.09)

3.0 (0.10)

5.0 (0.13)

Age

18–44 years ...........................................

45–64 years ...........................................

65–74 years ...........................................

75 years and over .......................................

0.6 (0.05)

1.9 (0.09)

3.3 (0.22)

10.5 (0.46)

1.4 (0.07)

3.7 (0.13)

6.0 (0.33)

19.5 (0.68)

Race

One race5 ............................................

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American ................................

American Indian or Alaska Native ............................

Asian .............................................

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .......................

Two or more races6 ......................................

Black or African American, white .............................

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ........................

2.1 (0.06)

2.0 (0.07)

2.9 (0.17)

2.7 (0.66)

1.4 (0.18)

*

2.3 (0.47)

*

2.8 (0.70)

4.0 (0.09)

4.0 (0.10)

4.9 (0.24)

5.5 (0.91)

2.6 (0.29)

*

6.7 (0.76)

*3.3 (1.19)

9.9 (1.32)

Hispanic or Latino origin7 and race

Hispanic or Latino .......................................

Mexican or Mexican American ..............................

Not Hispanic or Latino.....................................

White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black or African American, single race .........................

1.7 (0.12)

1.5 (0.13)

2.2 (0.07)

2.1 (0.08)

3.0 (0.18)

3.0 (0.16)

2.7 (0.19)

4.2 (0.10)

4.2 (0.12)

5.0 (0.25)

Education8

Less than a high school diploma ..............................

High school diploma or GED9 ................................

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s degree or higher .................................

4.7 (0.24)

2.8 (0.14)

2.0 (0.12)

1.0 (0.08)

8.7 (0.33)

5.2 (0.20)

4.2 (0.18)

2.0 (0.12)

Family income10

Less than $35,000 .......................................

$35,000 or more ........................................

$35,000–$49,999 ......................................

$50,000–$74,999 ......................................

$75,000–$99,999 ......................................

$100,000 or more ......................................

3.7 (0.15)

1.3 (0.06)

2.3 (0.17)

1.5 (0.12)

0.9 (0.11)

0.7 (0.09)

7.5 (0.21)

2.4 (0.09)

4.0 (0.24)

2.7 (0.17)

2.0 (0.18)

1.3 (0.11)

Poverty status11

Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Near poor ............................................

Not poor .............................................

3.9 (0.23)

3.0 (0.19)

1.3 (0.06)

7.9 (0.33)

6.1 (0.26)

2.5 (0.09)

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medicaid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other coverage .......................................

Uninsured ...........................................

65 years and over:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medicare and Medicaid ..................................

Medicare only ........................................

Other coverage .......................................

Uninsured ...........................................

0.5 (0.04)

5.6 (0.32)

5.0 (0.46)

0.4 (0.06)

4.5 (0.30)

21.7 (1.57)

6.1 (0.41)

7.3 (0.94)

*

1.1 (0.06)

10.3 (0.45)

9.6 (0.65)

1.2 (0.11)

9.7 (0.47)

32.1 (1.69)

11.3 (0.57)

12.5 (1.15)

*5.8 (2.38)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table VII. Crude percentages of persons having limitation in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living among

persons aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in ADLs1 and IADLs2

Selected characteristic ADLs IADLs

Place of residence13 Percent3 (standard error)

Large MSA ...........................................

Small MSA ...........................................

Not in MSA ...........................................

2.0 (0.09)

2.0 (0.11)

2.6 (0.18)

3.7 (0.12)

3.9 (0.16)

5.3 (0.25)

Region

Northeast ............................................

Midwest .............................................

South ...............................................

West ...............................................

1.9 (0.14)

2.0 (0.14)

2.2 (0.10)

2.1 (0.13)

3.7 (0.19)

4.2 (0.23)

4.3 (0.14)

3.9 (0.18)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ...................................

Hispanic or Latina, female ..................................

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male ..................................

White, single race, female .................................

Black or African American, single race, male .....................

Black or African American, single race, female ....................

1.2 (0.14)

2.2 (0.19)

1.7 (0.11)

2.4 (0.11)

2.3 (0.22)

3.5 (0.26)

2.4 (0.19)

3.6 (0.23)

3.2 (0.14)

5.1 (0.17)

3.6 (0.30)

6.1 (0.34)

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ..............................................

Near poor ...........................................

Not poor............................................

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................................

Near poor .........................................

Not poor ..........................................

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................................

Near poor .........................................

Not poor ..........................................

2.9 (0.30)

1.6 (0.25)

1.0 (0.15)

4.5 (0.42)

3.5 (0.30)

1.3 (0.07)

4.3 (0.44)

3.9 (0.46)

1.8 (0.23)

5.2 (0.41)

2.9 (0.31)

1.7 (0.18)

9.4 (0.57)

7.5 (0.42)

2.6 (0.11)

8.2 (0.59)

6.5 (0.61)

2.5 (0.25)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

ADLs are activities of daily living. Limitation in ADLs is based on the question, ‘‘Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, does [person] need the help of other persons with personal care
 

needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around inside the home?’’ Data in this table are shown only for persons aged 18 and over, although the questions were asked of or about persons
 

aged 3 years and over.
 

2

IADLs are instrumental activities of daily living. Limitation in IADLs is based on the question, ‘‘Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, does [person] need the help of other persons in
 

handling routine needs, such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around for other purposes?’’ Data in this table are shown only for persons aged 18 and
 

over, although the questions were asked of or about persons aged 3 years and over.
 

3

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

10Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 5.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table VIII. Crude percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems among persons aged 18–69, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012

Limitation in work activity1

Unable Limited Not limited

Selected characteristic Total to work in work in work

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (crude) ................................ 100.0 6.7 (0.14) 3.2 (0.08) 90.1 (0.18)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ............................ 100.0 6.2 (0.13) 3.0 (0.08) 90.8 (0.17)

Sex

Male ...................................... 100.0 6.6 (0.18) 3.2 (0.12) 90.2 (0.22)

Female .................................... 100.0 6.8 (0.17) 3.3 (0.11) 90.0 (0.21)

Age

18–44 years ................................. 100.0 3.3 (0.12) 1.8 (0.08) 95.0 (0.15)

45–64 years ................................. 100.0 10.6 (0.25) 4.5 (0.15) 84.9 (0.30)

65–69 years ................................. 100.0 10.7 (0.53) 7.7 (0.49) 81.6 (0.71)

Race

One race4 .................................. 100.0 6.6 (0.14) 3.2 (0.08) 90.2 (0.18)

White .................................... 100.0 6.4 (0.16) 3.3 (0.10) 90.2 (0.20)

Black or African American ....................... 100.0 9.4 (0.35) 3.4 (0.20) 87.2 (0.43)

American Indian or Alaska Native .................. 100.0 10.3 (1.37) 3.3 (0.71) 86.4 (1.62)

Asian .................................... 100.0 2.3 (0.22) 1.3 (0.18) 96.3 (0.30)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............. 100.0 *4.4 (1.73) * 93.7 (1.97)

Two or more races5 ............................ 100.0 10.4 (1.07) 4.9 (0.69) 84.7 (1.29)

Black or African American, white ................... 100.0 *4.2 (1.31) *1.6 (0.62) 94.2 (1.48)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white .............. 100.0 16.0 (2.04) 6.2 (1.19) 77.8 (2.34)

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino.............................. 100.0 4.7 (0.22) 1.9 (0.12) 93.4 (0.26)

Mexican or Mexican American..................... 100.0 4.0 (0.23) 1.8 (0.15) 94.2 (0.29)

Not Hispanic or Latino .......................... 100.0 7.1 (0.16) 3.5 (0.10) 89.4 (0.20)

White, single race ............................ 100.0 6.9 (0.18) 3.7 (0.12) 89.5 (0.24)

Black or African American, single race................ 100.0 9.5 (0.36) 3.4 (0.20) 87.1 (0.44)

Education7

Less than a high school diploma..................... 100.0 15.8 (0.55) 4.5 (0.28) 79.7 (0.62)

High school diploma or GED8 ...................... 100.0 9.5 (0.28) 4.2 (0.19) 86.3 (0.36)

Some college ................................ 100.0 7.6 (0.24) 4.2 (0.18) 88.2 (0.31)

Bachelor’s degree or higher ....................... 100.0 2.2 (0.13) 2.2 (0.13) 95.6 (0.18)

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ............................. 100.0 14.6 (0.36) 5.1 (0.18) 80.3 (0.42)

$35,000 or more .............................. 100.0 3.5 (0.12) 2.5 (0.09) 94.0 (0.16)

$35,000–$49,999............................. 100.0 7.0 (0.37) 3.9 (0.26) 89.0 (0.47)

$50,000–$74,999............................. 100.0 4.1 (0.23) 2.7 (0.18) 93.2 (0.30)

$75,000–$99,999............................. 100.0 2.8 (0.21) 2.5 (0.22) 94.7 (0.31)

$100,000 or more ............................ 100.0 1.4 (0.12) 1.6 (0.13) 97.0 (0.17)

Poverty status10

Poor ...................................... 100.0 16.7 (0.55) 4.7 (0.26) 78.6 (0.63)

Near poor................................... 100.0 11.6 (0.41) 4.5 (0.24) 83.9 (0.49)

Not poor ................................... 100.0 3.4 (0.11) 2.7 (0.10) 93.9 (0.15)

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private ................................... 100.0 2.6 (0.10) 2.1 (0.09) 95.3 (0.13)

Medicaid .................................. 100.0 25.1 (0.68) 6.0 (0.37) 68.9 (0.77)

Other .................................... 100.0 30.7 (1.22) 7.9 (0.60) 61.4 (1.26)

Uninsured ................................. 100.0 4.6 (0.21) 3.0 (0.17) 92.4 (0.29)

65 years and over:

Private ................................... 100.0 6.6 (0.64) 7.0 (0.68) 86.3 (0.91)

Medicare and Medicaid ......................... 100.0 40.5 (3.26) 11.7 (2.24) 47.8 (3.39)

Medicare only ............................... 100.0 10.8 (0.89) 7.9 (0.78) 81.3 (1.19)

Other .................................... 100.0 16.8 (2.33) 9.5 (1.74) 73.8 (2.65)

Uninsured ................................. 100.0 * * 90.7 (3.74)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table VIII. Crude percent distribution of limitation in work activity due to health problems among persons aged 18–69, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Limitation in work activity1

Unable Limited Not limited

Selected characteristic Total to work in work in work

Place of residence12 Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Large MSA ................................. 100.0 5.4 (0.17) 2.7 (0.10) 91.9 (0.21)

Small MSA .................................. 100.0 7.0 (0.26) 3.7 (0.16) 89.2 (0.33)

Not in MSA ................................. 100.0 10.5 (0.52) 4.2 (0.25) 85.2 (0.63)

Region

Northeast ................................... 100.0 6.0 (0.29) 2.9 (0.20) 91.1 (0.39)

Midwest .................................... 100.0 6.9 (0.36) 3.7 (0.20) 89.5 (0.46)

South ..................................... 100.0 7.6 (0.24) 3.3 (0.14) 89.1 (0.30)

West ...................................... 100.0 5.5 (0.23) 3.0 (0.16) 91.5 (0.29)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male.......................... 100.0 4.6 (0.28) 1.8 (0.17) 93.7 (0.34)

Hispanic or Latina, female......................... 100.0 4.8 (0.28) 2.0 (0.17) 93.2 (0.33)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male ........................ 100.0 6.8 (0.24) 3.7 (0.16) 89.5 (0.29)

White, single race, female ....................... 100.0 6.9 (0.22) 3.6 (0.16) 89.5 (0.29)

Black or African American, single race, male ............ 100.0 9.5 (0.50) 3.2 (0.30) 87.3 (0.59)

Black or African American, single race, female........... 100.0 9.5 (0.46) 3.6 (0.27) 86.9 (0.52)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 8.4 (0.58) 2.6 (0.29) 89.0 (0.67)

Near poor ................................. 100.0 5.0 (0.48) 1.8 (0.24) 93.2 (0.55)

Not poor .................................. 100.0 2.5 (0.22) 1.6 (0.18) 95.9 (0.28)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor ................................... 100.0 21.3 (0.97) 6.2 (0.48) 72.5 (1.11)

Near poor ................................ 100.0 15.3 (0.65) 6.1 (0.41) 78.6 (0.79)

Not poor................................. 100.0 3.6 (0.14) 3.0 (0.12) 93.5 (0.20)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor ................................... 100.0 19.5 (0.97) 4.9 (0.49) 75.6 (1.12)

Near poor ................................ 100.0 12.9 (0.94) 4.5 (0.54) 82.6 (1.12)

Not poor................................. 100.0 4.0 (0.32) 2.3 (0.24) 93.7 (0.39)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Does a physical, mental, or emotional problem now keep [family members 18 years of age or older] from working at a job or business?’’ and for persons not kept from

working, ‘‘Are [family members 18 years of age and older] limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem?’’

2

Unknowns for the columns are not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 6.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
2012

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Table IX. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected characteristics: United States,

Medically consulted injury and

Selected characteristic poisoning episodes1

Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Total2 (crude) ............................................ 121.21 (4.44)
 

Total2 (age-adjusted) ........................................ 120.27 (4.43)
 

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.55 (6.18) 
 

Female ................................................ 122.78 (6.04)
 

Age

Under 12 years ........................................... 101.92 (8.74)
 

12–17 years ............................................. 182.79 (18.34)
 

18–44 years ............................................. 102.79 (6.64)
 

45–64 years ............................................. 129.46 (8.56)
 

65–74 years ............................................. 129.31 (15.59)
 

75 years and over ......................................... 153.63 (18.22)
 

Race

One race3 .............................................. 121.19 (4.49)
 

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.62 (5.24)
 

Black or African American ................................... 87.95 (8.47) 
 

American Indian or Alaska Native .............................. 220.92 (57.09)
 

Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.77 (10.05) 
 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ......................... *
 

Two or more races4 ........................................ 121.88 (25.36)
 

Black or African American, white ............................... *100.16 (33.07)
 

American Indian or Alaska Native, white .......................... *111.14 (40.48) 
 

Hispanic or Latino origin5 and race

Hispanic or Latino.......................................... 79.08 (7.29) 
 

Mexican or Mexican American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.22 (8.39) 
 

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................... 129.86 (5.00)
 

White, single race ........................................ 142.43 (6.12)
 

Black or African American, single race............................ 87.46 (8.67) 
 

Education6

Less than a high school diploma................................. 119.37 (12.58) 
 

High school diploma or GED7 .................................. 117.41 (9.70) 
 

Some college ............................................ 154.25 (11.15)
 

Bachelor’s degree or higher ................................... 95.52 (8.54) 
 

Family income8
 

Less than $35,000 ......................................... 143.77 (8.25)
 

$35,000 or more .......................................... 115.40 (5.68) 
 

$35,000–$49,999......................................... 124.63 (13.46)
 

$50,000–$74,999......................................... 99.93 (9.38) 
 

$75,000–$99,999......................................... 116.00 (13.96) 
 

$100,000 or more ........................................ 121.60 (10.02)
 

Poverty status9

Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.42 (11.42)

Near poor............................................... 120.57 (11.31)

Not poor ............................................... 120.43 (6.01)

Health insurance coverage10

Under 65 years:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.04 (6.24)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.63 (10.81)

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183.98 (29.40)

Uninsured ............................................. 76.87 (8.66)

65 years and over:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.31 (18.00)

Medicare and Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.32 (60.08)

Medicare only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.31 (17.49)

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *164.70 (52.22)

Uninsured ............................................. –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table IX. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected characteristics: United States,

2012—Con.

Medically consulted injury and

Selected characteristic poisoning episodes1

Place of residence11 Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Large MSA ............................................. 107.04 (5.53)
 

Small MSA .............................................. 142.41 (9.33)
 

Not in MSA ............................................. 128.29 (10.07)
 

Region
 

Northeast ............................................... 110.77 (11.89) 
 

Midwest ................................................ 131.77 (9.91)
 

South ................................................. 117.53 (6.88) 
 

West .................................................. 124.82 (8.57)
 

Current health status

Excellent ............................................... 96.21 (6.34) 
 

Very good............................................... 108.38 (7.30)
 

Good ................................................. 121.63 (8.58)
 

Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.56 (17.61)
 

Poor .................................................. 392.62 (52.82)
 

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

– Quantity zero.
 

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Of the [number] times that [person] was injured, how many of those times was the injury serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ and ‘‘Of the [number]
 

times that [person] was poisoned, how many of those times was the poisoning serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ Consultation with a health professional includes in person or
 

by telephone. Injury episode refers to a traumatic event that resulted in one or more injuries due to an external cause such as a fall down a flight of stairs or a motor vehicle traffic accident. Poisoning
 

episode refers to the swallowing or breathing of a harmful substance such as bleach, carbon monoxide, or too many pills or drugs. Calls to a poison control center are considered to be a contact with a
 

health care professional. Counts and rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.
 

2

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, health insurance characteristics, and current health status.
 

3

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

4

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

5

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

6

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

7

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

8

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

9

‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

10Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes
 

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See
 

Appendix II.
 

11MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted rates, refer to Table 7.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table X. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Struck by Cutting or Other

a person or piercing causes

Selected characteristic Fall an object Transportation Overexertion instruments (injury)2 Poisoning

Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Total3 (crude) ....................... 43.43 (2.67) 12.34 (1.21) 11.94 (1.44) 15.92 (1.66) 10.25 (1.28) 25.65 (2.16) 1.68 (0.47)

Total3 (age-adjusted) .................. 42.64 (2.63) 12.73 (1.26) 11.93 (1.42) 15.66 (1.66) 10.15 (1.28) 25.43 (2.16) 1.73 (0.50)

Sex

Male ............................ 36.40 (3.33) 13.20 (1.79) 10.16 (1.52) 17.38 (2.88) 12.65 (2.05) 27.47 (2.92) *2.30 (0.76)

Female........................... 50.15 (3.84) 11.53 (1.64) 13.63 (2.15) 14.52 (1.86) 7.97 (1.48) 23.91 (2.80) *1.09 (0.52)

Age

Under 12 years...................... 47.73 (6.22) 15.52 (3.46) 6.35 (1.84) *5.02 (2.25) *2.59 (1.07) 23.22 (4.39) *

12–17 years........................ 52.01 (9.41) 34.03 (7.43) *13.68 (6.29) 18.13 (5.28) * 56.79 (9.28) *

18–44 years........................ 21.66 (2.89) 11.25 (2.03) 14.70 (2.32) 18.86 (3.02) 14.26 (2.60) 20.18 (3.16) *1.87 (0.82)

45–64 years........................ 46.66 (4.99) 6.96 (1.67) 14.10 (2.98) 17.71 (3.09) 14.10 (2.99) 28.64 (4.13) *

65–74 years........................ 57.19 (10.84) *9.23 (4.22) * 26.62 (7.70) * 26.43 (6.94) *

75 years and over .................... 120.98 (16.65) *9.23 (4.40) * * * * *

Race

One race4 ......................... 43.86 (2.72) 12.16 (1.24) 11.99 (1.46) 15.82 (1.68) 10.27 (1.31) 25.37 (2.18) 1.72 (0.49)

White .......................... 46.93 (3.13) 13.26 (1.45) 12.41 (1.71) 16.48 (1.95) 11.04 (1.54) 27.94 (2.63) *1.55 (0.54)

Black or African American ............. 28.50 (4.71) *6.62 (2.16) 13.13 (3.83) 16.27 (4.15) *6.66 (2.47) 14.40 (3.17) *

American Indian or Alaska Native ......... *130.19 (46.75) * – * * * *

Asian .......................... *18.89 (7.37) * *5.33 (2.51) * * *11.49 (3.81) *

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .... – * – – – * –

Two or more races5 ................... *25.48 (10.43) *20.18 (8.00) * * * *37.21 (12.47) –

Black or African American, white.......... * * – * – * –

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ..... * * – * * – –

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino .................... 30.49 (4.54) 10.18 (2.42) 11.87 (2.76) *5.01 (1.54) 6.65 (1.77) 14.21 (2.87) *

Mexican or Mexican American ........... 29.92 (5.12) *8.67 (2.70) *12.60 (3.85) *6.06 (2.23) *4.91 (1.82) 8.06 (2.35) –

Not Hispanic or Latino ................. 46.09 (3.01) 12.79 (1.38) 11.95 (1.64) 18.16 (1.97) 10.99 (1.50) 28.00 (2.52) 1.89 (0.55)

White, single race................... 51.25 (3.71) 13.89 (1.69) 12.45 (2.00) 19.36 (2.40) 12.27 (1.86) 31.46 (3.18) *1.75 (0.65)

Black or African American, single race ...... 29.22 (4.88) *6.69 (2.24) *13.21 (3.96) 16.80 (4.32) *5.31 (2.39) 13.77 (3.23) *

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ........... 54.52 (8.90) *8.37 (2.89) *10.46 (3.37) 12.25 (3.67) *13.09 (4.11) *18.04 (5.63) *

High school diploma or GED8 ............. 45.18 (6.25) 11.74 (2.82) 7.98 (2.26) 17.39 (3.85) 14.61 (3.47) 19.94 (3.81) *

Some college ....................... 52.91 (6.54) 8.71 (2.34) 18.20 (3.61) 29.33 (5.86) 12.37 (3.09) 30.49 (5.78) *

Bachelor’s degree or higher .............. 32.30 (4.70) *6.59 (2.19) 11.06 (3.09) 16.18 (3.25) *7.33 (2.33) 21.28 (4.38) *

Family income9

Less than $35,000.................... 55.46 (4.89) 16.46 (2.79) 11.64 (2.14) 15.05 (2.48) 16.87 (3.15) 25.63 (3.92) *2.66 (1.10)

$35,000 or more ..................... 39.00 (3.21) 11.08 (1.48) 12.11 (2.07) 17.69 (2.21) 7.68 (1.38) 26.65 (2.75) *1.19 (0.53)

$35,000–$49,999 ................... 48.38 (7.33) *7.89 (2.43) *9.86 (3.49) 26.29 (7.51) *8.06 (3.53) 21.90 (5.37) *

$50,000–$74,999 ................... 35.93 (5.46) 16.46 (3.67) 10.18 (2.98) 12.95 (3.49) *9.54 (2.89) 14.23 (3.24) *

$75,000–$99,999 ................... 42.84 (8.74) 12.25 (3.48) *16.01 (7.51) 17.58 (4.33) *3.83 (1.68) 23.49 (5.36) –

$100,000 or more ................... 33.57 (4.77) 8.16 (2.24) 12.81 (3.14) 16.25 (3.30) 8.13 (2.44) 41.03 (6.04) *

Poverty status10

Poor ............................ 62.72 (7.16) 11.40 (2.88) 12.19 (3.42) 14.07 (3.41) 17.98 (4.75) 27.38 (5.71) *

Near poor ......................... 41.93 (6.04) 15.10 (3.70) 11.50 (2.83) 12.95 (3.46) 15.41 (3.86) 22.78 (5.12) *

Not poor .......................... 39.49 (3.35) 11.87 (1.59) 12.39 (2.15) 18.73 (2.34) 8.07 (1.42) 28.36 (2.91) *1.51 (0.62)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table X. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by external cause and selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

External cause of injury or poisoning episode1

Struck by Cutting or Other

a person or piercing causes

Selected characteristic Fall an object Transportation Overexertion instruments (injury)2 Poisoning

Health insurance coverage11 Rate1 per 1,000 population (standard error)

Under 65 years:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.42 (3.23) 13.26 (1.80) 14.73 (2.45) 20.00 (2.56) 10.01 (1.75) 28.74 (3.11) *

Medicaid ........................ 60.55 (7.41) 13.92 (2.87) 12.53 (3.17) 9.55 (2.75) 8.71 (2.56) 26.84 (5.45) *

Other .......................... 63.48 (15.51) * *11.44 (5.26) *13.56 (6.52) *31.19 (13.09) *53.80 (17.11) *

Uninsured........................ 18.05 (4.08) 12.40 (2.94) *6.34 (2.48) *8.93 (2.74) 13.49 (3.77) 14.00 (3.55) *3.65 (1.71)

65 years and over:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.51 (13.89) *10.79 (4.66) * *15.89 (6.21) * *22.82 (7.42) *

Medicare and Medicaid ............... *150.50 (50.99) – * * * * *

Medicare only ..................... 70.19 (13.81) * * *11.48 (4.94) – *16.04 (6.83) –

Other .......................... *90.38 (36.40) * * * * * –

Uninsured........................ – – – – – – –

Place of residence12

Large MSA ........................ 36.11 (3.12) 8.41 (1.36) 11.72 (1.83) 14.15 (2.17) 9.93 (1.71) 25.41 (2.68) *1.30 (0.55)

Small MSA ........................ 52.42 (5.87) 19.13 (2.83) 13.47 (2.99) 17.68 (3.42) 10.87 (2.55) 27.14 (4.75) *1.71 (0.82)

Not in MSA ........................ 50.94 (6.57) 12.56 (2.64) *9.70 (3.11) 18.49 (3.29) 10.16 (2.66) 23.54 (4.43) *

Region

Northeast ......................... 35.61 (5.89) 11.33 (2.74) *10.71 (3.26) 16.67 (3.79) *7.08 (2.54) 27.74 (6.48) *

Midwest .......................... 47.53 (5.78) 14.22 (2.97) *8.16 (2.47) 15.07 (2.87) 14.65 (3.32) 28.05 (5.14) *4.08 (1.64)

South............................ 43.16 (4.29) 10.55 (1.86) 13.38 (2.66) 15.63 (2.66) 9.58 (2.08) 23.95 (3.15) *1.29 (0.60)

West ............................ 45.87 (5.94) 14.17 (2.48) 14.24 (2.94) 16.62 (4.20) 9.49 (2.39) 24.42 (3.55) –

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions, ‘‘Of the [number] times that [person] was injured, how many of those times was the injury serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ and ‘‘Of the [number]

times that [person] was poisoned, how many of those times was the poisoning serious enough that a medical professional was consulted?’’ Injury and poisoning episodes are classified according to the

external cause of the episode using categories based on International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) external cause codes (E codes). The category

‘‘Transportation’’ includes motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle, pedestrian, train, boat, and airplane. The category ‘‘Other’’ includes fire/burn/scald-related, animal or insect bite, machinery, and other (not

specified). The category ‘‘Poisoning’’ excludes food poisoning and allergic reaction. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with

estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes unknown causes.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted rates, refer to Table 9.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table XI. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the episode and

selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Working Leisure

around activities

Working house or Attending (excluding

Selected characteristic Driving2 at paid job yard school Sports sports) Other3

Rate1 per 1,000 population4 (standard error)

Total5 (crude) ....................... 8.35 (1.29) 13.76 (1.43) 17.50 (1.62) 3.38 (0.65) 19.65 (1.78) 23.54 (1.80) 35.16 (2.27)

Total5 (age-adjusted) .................. 8.07 (1.25) 13.51 (1.42) 16.60 (1.55) 3.65 (0.70) 20.56 (1.87) 23.83 (1.84) 34.16 (2.22)

Sex

Male ............................ 5.37 (1.12) 16.30 (2.16) 16.12 (2.35) 4.22 (1.06) 24.53 (2.63) 23.89 (2.68) 30.47 (3.12)

Female. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 (1.92) 11.34 (1.92) 18.82 (2.32) 2.58 (0.76) 14.99 (2.35) 23.20 (2.37) 39.65 (3.43)

Age

Under 12 years...................... *4.17 (1.64) – * 9.52 (2.61) 20.03 (4.17) 41.09 (5.82) 26.65 (4.47)

12–17 years........................ * * * 17.76 (5.01) 91.34 (13.95) 35.19 (8.01) 24.53 (6.79)

18–44 years........................ 8.10 (1.64) 21.09 (2.96) 14.76 (2.63) * 17.47 (2.68) 16.23 (2.65) 23.23 (3.19)

45–64 years........................ 12.98 (2.88) 21.64 (3.24) 27.52 (3.91) – 7.97 (2.02) 17.81 (2.93) 41.93 (4.64)

65–74 years........................ *8.02 (3.65) * 27.92 (8.24) – * 25.66 (6.63) 55.31 (10.27)

75 years and over .................... * – 35.92 (9.08) – – 28.22 (8.18) 88.89 (14.25)

Race

One race6 ......................... 8.49 (1.32) 13.88 (1.47) 17.26 (1.64) 3.35 (0.66) 19.52 (1.81) 23.51 (1.83) 35.28 (2.31)

White .......................... 8.52 (1.54) 15.05 (1.74) 18.99 (1.95) 3.32 (0.77) 20.89 (2.10) 25.25 (2.11) 37.17 (2.70)

Black or African American ............. *11.71 (3.74) *7.69 (2.32) 11.94 (3.26) *3.60 (1.37) 13.52 (3.25) 19.16 (4.53) 21.79 (3.75)

American Indian or Alaska Native ......... – * * * * * *134.55 (45.47)

Asian .......................... * *8.92 (3.43) * * *13.95 (4.60) * *21.15 (7.78)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .... – * – * – – –

Two or more races7 ................... * * *27.72 (11.85) * *24.83 (11.74) *24.59 (9.50) *30.28 (10.64)

Black or African American, white.......... – * * * * * *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ..... – * * – – * *

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino .................... *7.62 (2.35) 8.95 (2.13) 6.91 (1.96) *3.63 (1.59) 12.12 (2.69) 16.60 (2.90) 22.72 (3.83)

Mexican or Mexican American . . . . . . . . . . . *8.52 (3.44) 8.71 (2.38) *7.04 (2.55) * *9.22 (3.09) 20.65 (4.02) 15.51 (3.77)

Not Hispanic or Latino ................. 8.50 (1.49) 14.75 (1.66) 19.68 (1.92) 3.33 (0.71) 21.19 (2.09) 24.97 (2.08) 37.72 (2.64)

White, single race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70 (1.82) 16.62 (2.10) 21.87 (2.37) 3.19 (0.86) 23.12 (2.53) 27.31 (2.52) 41.22 (3.24)

Black or African American, single race ...... *11.72 (3.87) *7.35 (2.36) 12.45 (3.40) *3.76 (1.42) 12.35 (3.27) 19.76 (4.71) 21.59 (3.82)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ........... *10.33 (3.34) 22.57 (5.62) 17.83 (4.92) – *4.74 (2.22) 20.02 (5.27) 46.50 (8.11)

High school diploma or GED10 ............ *6.83 (2.36) 19.70 (3.83) 25.85 (4.40) – *5.75 (1.92) 17.53 (3.50) 40.46 (5.50)

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.81 (2.99) 23.92 (4.53) 33.09 (5.41) * *9.04 (2.74) 27.46 (4.81) 48.77 (6.52)

Bachelor’s degree or higher .............. *7.89 (2.62) 7.94 (2.08) 19.20 (4.39) – 14.22 (3.06) 15.24 (3.31) 29.73 (4.65)

Family income11

Less than $35,000.................... 6.91 (1.67) 16.22 (2.93) 27.01 (3.36) 3.61 (0.98) 13.11 (2.24) 31.50 (3.87) 46.46 (4.62)

$35,000 or more ..................... 9.19 (1.90) 13.57 (1.76) 14.47 (2.09) 3.51 (0.93) 23.44 (2.64) 20.73 (2.08) 30.54 (2.76)

$35,000–$49,999 ................... *6.48 (2.64) 17.98 (5.00) *17.54 (5.80) * *18.32 (6.40) 16.79 (4.28) 43.26 (7.16)

$50,000–$74,999 ................... *11.05 (3.32) 14.24 (3.34) 9.34 (2.61) * 16.73 (4.09) 24.32 (4.49) 25.67 (4.69)

$75,000–$99,999 ................... * 13.14 (3.51) 18.90 (4.62) * 19.37 (4.72) 20.24 (5.08) 27.26 (6.37)

$100,000 or more ................... *7.04 (2.45) 10.62 (2.95) 14.15 (3.88) *5.32 (2.05) 34.07 (5.25) 20.59 (3.50) 28.47 (4.85)

Poverty status12

Poor ............................ *4.91 (2.29) *7.72 (2.76) 22.11 (4.36) *5.88 (1.88) 18.27 (3.81) 39.74 (6.48) 53.53 (6.81)

Near poor ......................... 8.50 (2.46) 15.45 (3.98) 22.12 (4.48) *1.51 (0.73) 10.30 (2.58) 21.03 (3.89) 40.36 (6.47)

Not poor .......................... 9.15 (1.96) 16.01 (2.04) 16.47 (2.28) 3.41 (0.93) 24.39 (2.80) 20.85 (2.19) 29.91 (2.83)

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Table XI. Crude annualized rate of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by activity engaged in at the time of the episode and

selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Activity at time of injury or poisoning episode1

Working Leisure

around activities

Working house or Attending (excluding

Selected characteristic Driving2 at paid job yard school Sports sports) Other3

Health insurance coverage13 Rate1 per 1,000 population4 (standard error)

Under 65 years:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11 (2.16) 18.12 (2.16) 15.34 (2.24) 3.46 (1.02) 27.33 (3.03) 21.88 (2.32) 26.04 (2.83)

Medicaid ........................ *7.53 (2.53) *3.83 (1.62) 16.09 (3.72) 6.99 (1.94) 13.49 (3.24) 41.04 (6.29) 46.53 (6.18)

Other .......................... * * *42.09 (14.52) * *28.78 (10.01) *26.68 (9.83) 56.84 (16.32)

Uninsured........................ *5.24 (2.39) 20.58 (4.27) 9.41 (2.69) * 10.45 (3.09) 9.15 (2.51) 20.69 (4.42)

65 years and over:

Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * 35.92 (9.89) – * 31.49 (8.15) 62.83 (11.90)

Medicare and Medicaid ............... * – * – – * *176.47 (55.36)

Medicare only ..................... * * *21.11 (7.07) – * *22.00 (7.95) 58.82 (13.13)

Other .......................... – – * – – * *94.34 (36.51)

Uninsured........................ – – – – – – –

Place of residence14

Large MSA ........................ 6.89 (1.36) 12.10 (1.97) 14.35 (2.16) 3.46 (0.93) 17.29 (2.20) 19.90 (2.36) 32.48 (3.04)

Small MSA ........................ 11.67 (3.20) 13.21 (2.49) 20.39 (3.20) *4.40 (1.33) 28.49 (4.08) 28.35 (3.52) 37.29 (4.04)

Not in MSA ........................ *6.87 (2.75) 20.51 (3.78) 22.67 (3.87) 1.13 (0.31) *10.49 (3.24) 26.58 (4.50) 40.18 (6.13)

Region

Northeast ......................... *8.07 (2.80) 10.83 (3.09) 15.31 (3.92) * 20.68 (5.22) 13.78 (3.58) 39.62 (6.61)

Midwest .......................... *5.91 (1.78) 19.68 (3.65) 23.87 (4.13) *4.17 (1.63) 19.26 (3.91) 27.87 (4.05) 30.67 (4.61)

South............................ 9.44 (2.59) 11.35 (2.26) 16.57 (2.67) *2.45 (0.83) 18.10 (2.49) 25.73 (3.31) 33.56 (3.39)

West ............................ 9.19 (2.60) 14.12 (2.64) 14.48 (2.47) *3.73 (1.16) 21.71 (3.64) 23.30 (3.11) 38.69 (4.66)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the question, ‘‘What activity was [person] involved in at the time of the injury/poisoning?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two activities. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this

table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates from 2003 or earlier. See Appendix I.

2

Includes both drivers and passengers.

3

Includes unpaid work such as housework, shopping, volunteer work, sleeping, resting, eating, drinking, cooking, hands-on care from another person, and other unspecified activities.

4

Unknowns were excluded from the denominator when calculating rates.

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

11Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

13Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

14MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted rates, refer to Table 11.
 

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

Sport

School, Street, facility,

child care Hospital or highway, recreation Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home center, or residential sidewalk, or area, lake, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) preschool institution parking lot river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Rate1 per 1,000 population2 (standard error)

.... 38.30 (2.42) 24.64 (1.99) 8.50 (1.07) 2.71 (0.63) 15.30 (1.59) 14.55 (1.57) 3.06 (0.69) 2.96 (0.59) 3.56 (0.56) 7.84 (1.14)

.... 37.35 (2.38) 24.17 (1.97) 9.04 (1.13) 2.67 (0.62) 15.05 (1.58) 15.13 (1.64) 3.07 (0.71) 2.88 (0.59) 3.38 (0.53) 7.80 (1.16)

.... 29.56 (3.07) 26.91 (2.99) 9.16 (1.51) *1.07 (0.51) 12.74 (1.85) 19.40 (2.57) 5.16 (1.29) *2.48 (0.80) 3.31 (0.78) 10.26 (1.82)

.... 46.64 (3.59) 22.49 (2.53) 7.86 (1.59) 4.27 (1.13) 17.75 (2.35) 9.92 (1.77) * 3.42 (0.87) 3.80 (0.94) 5.54 (1.37)

.... 35.25 (5.19) 22.62 (4.23) 12.10 (2.68) * *7.08 (2.20) 18.56 (3.98) * * * *3.12 (1.47)

.... 24.25 (6.14) 24.20 (6.74) 60.33 (10.98) – *14.30 (6.20) 47.85 (9.50) * * * *9.95 (4.19)

.... 27.56 (3.44) 18.28 (2.93) *3.54 (1.33) *3.00 (1.13) 15.78 (2.27) 14.28 (2.35) *5.09 (1.59) *2.82 (1.02) *3.12 (0.97) 9.58 (2.17)

.... 45.50 (5.03) 29.49 (4.06) * *2.50 (1.22) 18.95 (3.15) 7.80 (2.17) *3.50 (1.28) *3.96 (1.23) 6.15 (1.51) 8.84 (1.99)

.... 57.63 (10.78) 29.05 (8.29) – * *14.86 (4.81) * * * * . *7 96 (3.87)

.... 73.70 (13.19) 42.07 (10.75) – * *19.95 (9.14) – – *9.83 (4.44) * *

.... 38.33 (2.46) 24.89 (2.03) 8.31 (1.08) 2.69 (0.64) 15.40 (1.62) 14.47 (1.59) 3.10 (0.71) 2.93 (0.60) 3.39 (0.60) 7.87 (1.17)

.... 40.36 (2.86) 27.74 (2.45) 8.78 (1.28) 2.70 (0.75) 15.78 (1.90) 15.50 (1.79) 3.49 (0.86) 3.31 (0.72) 3.55 (0.70) 8.35 (1.38)

.... 26.38 (4.55) 13.45 (3.26) 7.22 (2.14) * 17.89 (4.28) *10.08 (3.32) * * *3.47 (1.49) *5.79 (2.33)

.... *107.74 (39.48) *66.33 (31.52) * – *16.45 (7.67) * * – – –

.... *24.08 (8.08) * * * * *9.67 (3.84) – * * *

.... – – * – – – – – – *

.... *36.89 (13.20) *14.22 (7.04) * * * *18.04 (8.87) * * * *

.... * * * – – * * – – –

.... * * – * – – – * * *

.... 26.36 (4.24) 17.18 (3.25) *5.27 (1.82) * 10.90 (2.57) 8.34 (2.19) *3.20 (1.20) * * *4.28 (1.59)

.... 19.89 (3.84) 19.16 (4.46) * * *12.17 (3.71) *7.41 (2.79) *3.49 (1.53) * * *3.64 (1.64)

.... 40.75 (2.76) 26.18 (2.33) 9.16 (1.25) 3.05 (0.75) 16.20 (1.84) 15.83 (1.82) 3.03 (0.79) 3.12 (0.68) 4.00 (0.66) 8.57 (1.33)

.... 43.72 (3.36) 30.59 (2.97) 9.69 (1.54) 3.26 (0.92) 16.95 (2.25) 17.33 (2.14) 3.63 (1.03) 3.54 (0.85) 4.05 (0.86) 9.32 (1.66)

.... 26.21 (4.55) 14.03 (3.39) *6.97 (2.20) * 17.66 (4.41) *9.10 (3.37) * * *3.62 (1.55) *6.04 (2.43)

.... 52.64 (8.81) 21.47 (5.47) – * 13.91 (3.54) * *6.02 (2.39) *6.57 (2.68) * *9.64 (3.83)

.... 47.84 (6.29) 19.35 (3.75) * *5.02 (1.87) 14.98 (3.64) *6.34 (2.01) *3.85 (1.66) *3.09 (1.38) *5.28 (1.62) 8.95 (2.41)

.... 46.39 (6.31) 40.76 (6.10) * *4.26 (1.96) 21.43 (3.50) *9.48 (3.07) *6.81 (2.74) *5.53 (2.02) 8.03 (2.12) 12.00 (3.44)

.... 30.50 (4.77) 23.34 (4.74) * * 14.96 (3.54) 10.55 (2.51) * * *2.10 (0.99) *4.44 (1.49)
medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by place of occurrence and selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Place of occurrence of injury or poisoning episode1

Sport

School, Street, facility,

child care Hospital or highway, recreation Industrial, Trade or Other

Home Home center, or residential sidewalk, or area, lake, construction, service public Other

(inside) (outside) preschool institution parking lot river, or pool or farm area building (unspecified)

Rate1 per 1,000 population2 (standard error)

.... 59.12 (5.40) 27.83 (3.35) 7.07 (1.59) *4.03 (1.33) 15.70 (2.42) 8.80 (1.68) *3.15 (1.04) *4.37 (1.38) 3.28 (0.91) 11.17 (2.85)

.... 30.44 (2.74) 23.40 (2.73) 9.55 (1.56) *1.75 (0.60) 15.78 (2.32) 18.19 (2.35) *3.17 (0.99) 2.63 (0.69) 3.70 (0.76) 7.15 (1.22)

.... 28.89 (5.58) 35.64 (7.98) * * 15.63 (4.22) *11.58 (4.43) * *6.25 (2.44) *4.35 (1.74) *6.80 (2.44)

.... 28.83 (4.84) 16.03 (3.68) *8.00 (2.49) * 16.53 (4.37) 14.92 (4.32) * *2.17 (1.04) *4.64 (1.96) *9.12 (2.78)

.... 31.12 (6.18) 27.78 (6.47) *5.90 (2.46) * *19.65 (7.93) 12.62 (3.39) * * * *7.96 (3.09)

.... 32.26 (5.12) 19.31 (4.29) 12.93 (2.83) * 13.11 (3.08) 27.88 (4.76) * * *3.96 (1.70) *5.37 (1.76)

.... 64.59 (7.55) 27.24 (4.38) 9.98 (2.87) * 14.51 (3.63) 13.72 (3.04) * * * *10.42 (4.09)

.... 42.44 (6.53) 28.17 (4.95) *4.67 (1.47) *3.92 (1.72) 16.24 (3.58) *5.35 (1.70) *2.47 (1.03) *6.77 (2.30) *2.83 (1.15) *7.84 (3.20)

.... 32.12 (2.96) 23.16 (2.76) 9.65 (1.62) *2.75 (0.88) 16.08 (2.43) 19.10 (2.47) *3.33 (1.04) 2.24 (0.66) 4.46 (0.87) 7.92 (1.37)

. . . . 28.58 (2.95) 25.41 (2.89) 11.07 (1.85) *2.53 (0.91) 14.97 (2.29) 21.03 (2.65) *3.46 (1.08) *2.44 (0.75) 4.09 (0.88) 7.70 (1.48)

.... 59.27 (7.14) 25.58 (4.82) 11.02 (2.63) * 16.44 (3.69) 9.31 (2.69) * * *3.21 (1.53) *

.... 74.31 (20.30) *21.73 (8.83) *16.28 (7.92) * *35.29 (12.55) * – – * *19.15 (8.84)

.... 20.91 (4.37) 13.58 (3.21) *3.23 (1.55) * *8.35 (3.00) *7.91 (2.97) *5.13 (2.11) *4.66 (1.96) * *9.60 (2.96)

. . . . 66.99 (12.02) 41.55 (11.14) – *8.42 (4.06) *9.42 (4.09) * – * * *11.09 (4.66)

.... *131.91 (49.42) *61.97 (26.36) – – * – – * – –

.... 52.70 (12.08) *17.93 (6.93) – * *29.54 (11.94) * * * * –

.... *61.09 (30.47) * – – * * – * * –

.... – – – – – – – – – –

.... 34.90 (3.17) 19.99 (2.54) 6.01 (1.17) *2.00 (0.72) 15.10 (2.13) 13.02 (1.94) *2.46 (0.88) 2.94 (0.84) 2.64 (0.79) 8.13 (1.70)

.... 40.41 (4.76) 29.68 (4.12) 14.90 (2.76) *3.84 (1.40) 16.08 (3.16) 23.31 (3.77) * *3.05 (1.03) *3.38 (1.07) 6.50 (1.72)

.... 45.79 (5.96) 30.73 (4.78) *4.53 (1.63) * 14.46 (3.45) *2.73 (1.23) 6.92 (2.01) *2.86 (1.36) 7.06 (1.15) 9.48 (2.75)

.... 39.13 (6.50) 18.43 (4.80) *5.95 (2.10) *4.73 (2.17) 13.53 (3.92) 18.77 (5.27) * * *4.51 (2.01) *7.50 (2.44)

.... 38.34 (5.06) 29.11 (4.81) 13.02 (3.37) *3.94 (1.72) 14.47 (3.08) 11.04 (2.59) *4.54 (2.10) *2.41 (1.20) 4.89 (1.34) 7.23 (2.14)

.... 34.23 (3.65) 27.01 (3.39) 6.86 (1.41) *1.39 (0.61) 17.14 (2.91) 13.70 (2.31) *3.61 (1.10) *2.85 (1.00) 2.37 (0.66) 9.23 (2.29)

.... 44.14 (5.19) 21.27 (3.02) 8.67 (1.74) *2.08 (0.98) 14.51 (2.84) 16.10 (3.18) * 5.70 (1.63) 3.45 (0.82) 6.48 (1.81)

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

n the injury/poisoning happened?’’ Respondents could indicate up to two places. Rates of episodes have been annualized in this table. Estimates from this report should not be compared with estimates

hen calculating rates.

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

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hool equivalency diploma.

ount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

w the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

ories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had

private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See Appendix II.

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted rates, refer to Table 13.

Survey, 2012.

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Table XIII. Crude percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking medical care in the past year due to

cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Selected measures of health care access

Did not receive Delayed seeking

Selected characteristic medical care due to cost1 medical care due to cost2

Percent3 (standard error)

Total4 (crude) .......................................... 6.2 (0.11) 8.4 (0.13) 
 

Total4 (age-adjusted) ..................................... 6.1 (0.11) 8.2 (0.13) 
 

Sex

Male ............................................... 5.7 (0.14) 7.6 (0.15)

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 (0.13) 9.1 (0.16)

Age
 

Under 12 years ......................................... 1.4 (0.13) 2.6 (0.17) 
 

12–17 years ........................................... 2.0 (0.17) 3.3 (0.24) 
 

18–44 years ........................................... 8.5 (0.20) 10.9 (0.21) 
 

45–64 years ........................................... 9.3 (0.23) 12.4 (0.27) 
 

65 years and over ....................................... 2.3 (0.15) 3.6 (0.19) 
 

Race
 

One race5 ............................................ 6.1 (0.11) 8.3 (0.13) 
 

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 (0.12) 8.5 (0.14) 
 

Black or African American ................................ 7.9 (0.30) 9.0 (0.32) 
 

American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 5.4 (0.81) 7.5 (0.99) 
 

Asian ............................................. 3.7 (0.32) 4.9 (0.38) 
 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ....................... *7.9 (3.64) *11.0 (4.95) 
 

Two or more races6 ...................................... 9.1 (0.76) 11.3 (0.85) 
 

Black or African American, white ............................. 7.4 (1.11) 8.2 (1.11) 
 

American Indian or Alaska Native, white ........................ 11.6 (1.34) 15.4 (1.63) 
 

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, and race
 

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 6.9 (0.23) 9.0 (0.26) 
 

Mexican or Mexican American .............................. 6.7 (0.28) 8.9 (0.31) 
 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 6.1 (0.12) 8.3 (0.15) 
 

White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 (0.14) 8.3 (0.17) 
 

Black or African American, single race ......................... 7.9 (0.31) 9.0 (0.33) 
 

Education8

Less than a high school diploma .............................. 11.7 (0.39) 13.2 (0.41) 
 

High school diploma or GED9 ................................ 8.5 (0.23) 10.6 (0.26) 
 

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 (0.26) 12.8 (0.30) 
 

Bachelor’s degree or higher ................................. 4.1 (0.17) 6.9 (0.22) 
 

Family income10

Less than $35,000 ....................................... 12.0 (0.25) 14.5 (0.27) 
 

$35,000 or more ........................................ 3.8 (0.12) 5.9 (0.14) 
 

$35,000–$49,999 ...................................... 7.4 (0.33) 10.5 (0.39) 
 

$50,000–$74,999 ...................................... 4.7 (0.23) 7.7 (0.29) 
 

$75,000–$99,999 ...................................... 3.0 (0.24) 4.7 (0.29) 
 

$100,000 or more ...................................... 1.4 (0.13) 2.5 (0.18) 
 

Poverty status11

Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 (0.34) 13.2 (0.36) 
 

Near poor ............................................ 11.0 (0.33) 13.6 (0.36) 
 

Not poor ............................................. 3.8 (0.12) 6.0 (0.15) 
 

Health insurance coverage12

Under 65 years:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 (0.10) 5.3 (0.14)

Medicaid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 (0.20) 4.9 (0.22)

Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 (0.59) 10.9 (0.67)

Uninsured ........................................... 23.2 (0.45) 27.6 (0.50)

65 years and over:

Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 (0.17) 2.2 (0.23)

Medicare and Medicaid .................................. 4.1 (0.74) 5.2 (0.85)

Medicare only ........................................ 3.2 (0.29) 5.2 (0.39)

Other ............................................. 1.4 (0.40) 2.0 (0.49)

Uninsured ........................................... 13.9 (3.22) 16.1 (3.40)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table XIII. Crude percentages of persons who did not receive medical care or who delayed seeking medical care in the past year due to

cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Selected measures of health care access

Did not receive Delayed seeking

Selected characteristic medical care due to cost1 medical care due to cost2

Place of residence13 Percent3 (standard error)

Large MSA ........................................... 5.9 (0.15) 8.0 (0.17) 
 

Small MSA ........................................... 6.5 (0.23) 8.7 (0.26) 
 

Not in MSA ........................................... 6.8 (0.26) 9.1 (0.31) 
 

Region
 

Northeast ............................................ 4.8 (0.25) 6.1 (0.25) 
 

Midwest ............................................. 5.9 (0.24) 8.5 (0.29) 
 

South ............................................... 6.9 (0.19) 8.9 (0.22) 
 

West ............................................... 6.5 (0.23) 9.2 (0.27) 
 

Current health status

Excellent or very good .................................... 3.7 (0.10) 5.5 (0.13) 
 

Good ............................................... 8.3 (0.23) 11.0 (0.25) 
 

Fair or poor ........................................... 17.6 (0.47) 20.8 (0.50) 
 

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ................................... 6.6 (0.28) 8.4 (0.32) 
 

Hispanic or Latina, female .................................. 7.3 (0.30) 9.5 (0.32) 
 

Not Hispanic or Latino:
 

White, single race, male ................................... 5.3 (0.17) 7.5 (0.19) 
 

White, single race, female ................................. 6.3 (0.17) 9.2 (0.21) 
 

Black or African American, single race, male ..................... 7.4 (0.40) 8.2 (0.41) 
 

Black or African American, single race, female .................... 8.4 (0.39) 9.8 (0.41) 
 

Hispanic or Latino origin7

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor .............................................. 8.7 (0.49) 10.9 (0.57)

Near poor ........................................... 8.1 (0.49) 10.0 (0.54)

Not poor............................................ 5.2 (0.34) 7.2 (0.41)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor ............................................. 13.6 (0.63) 16.3 (0.67)

Near poor ......................................... 12.8 (0.53) 16.1 (0.56)

Not poor .......................................... 3.7 (0.14) 6.0 (0.17)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor ............................................. 11.8 (0.74) 11.6 (0.68)

Near poor ......................................... 10.8 (0.76) 12.7 (0.87)

Not poor .......................................... 4.2 (0.32) 5.8 (0.39)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution.
 

1

Based on the question, ‘‘During the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] needed medical care, but did not get it because [person] couldn’t afford it?’’ (Excludes dental care.)
 

2

Based on the question, ‘‘During the past 12 months, has [person] delayed seeking medical care because of worry about the cost?’’ (Excludes dental care.)
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.
 

4

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, health insurance characteristics, and current health status.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.

7

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

8

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

9

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

10Includes persons who reported either a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

11‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

12Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage, as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 14.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
Series 10, No. 259 [ Page 85

Table XIV. Crude percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012

Number of overnight hospital stays1

Selected characteristic Total None One Two Three or more

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 92.4 (0.11) 5.7 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 92.6 (0.11) 5.6 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 93.8 (0.13) 4.5 (0.11) 1.0 (0.05) 0.7 (0.05)

Female ............................... 100.0 91.1 (0.16) 6.8 (0.14) 1.2 (0.05) 0.9 (0.05)

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 93.5 (0.21) 5.8 (0.20) 0.4 (0.06) 0.3 (0.05)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 98.1 (0.16) 1.5 (0.14) 0.2 (0.05) *0.2 (0.05)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 93.9 (0.14) 4.8 (0.13) 0.8 (0.05) 0.5 (0.05)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 92.1 (0.18) 5.6 (0.16) 1.3 (0.07) 1.0 (0.07)

65 years and over......................... 100.0 84.2 (0.39) 10.5 (0.30) 3.2 (0.18) 2.2 (0.15)

Race

One race4 .............................. 100.0 92.4 (0.11) 5.7 (0.09) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.03)

White ............................... 100.0 92.4 (0.13) 5.7 (0.11) 1.1 (0.04) 0.8 (0.04)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 91.5 (0.26) 6.2 (0.23) 1.3 (0.10) 1.1 (0.09)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 92.5 (0.79) 5.4 (0.69) 1.3 (0.33) *0.7 (0.29)

Asian ............................... 100.0 95.0 (0.30) 4.1 (0.28) 0.6 (0.09) 0.3 (0.07)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 90.4 (2.45) 8.1 (2.39) * *

Two or more races5 ........................ 100.0 91.2 (0.67) 6.4 (0.61) 1.3 (0.30) 1.1 (0.22)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 93.0 (1.08) 6.1 (1.04) * *

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 88.4 (1.36) 6.9 (1.09) *2.5 (0.81) 2.2 (0.60)

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 93.6 (0.19) 5.0 (0.18) 0.8 (0.06) 0.6 (0.06)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 94.3 (0.21) 4.5 (0.20) 0.7 (0.08) 0.5 (0.06)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 92.1 (0.12) 5.8 (0.11) 1.2 (0.04) 0.9 (0.04)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 92.1 (0.15) 5.8 (0.13) 1.2 (0.05) 0.9 (0.05)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 91.5 (0.27) 6.2 (0.23) 1.3 (0.10) 1.1 (0.09)

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 88.3 (0.39) 7.8 (0.32) 2.1 (0.17) 1.9 (0.16)

High school diploma or GED8

.................. 100.0 90.7 (0.24) 6.4 (0.21) 1.7 (0.12) 1.1 (0.09)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 90.7 (0.24) 6.5 (0.20) 1.5 (0.11) 1.2 (0.10)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 93.0 (0.22) 5.5 (0.19) 0.9 (0.08) 0.6 (0.07)

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 90.0 (0.22) 7.0 (0.17) 1.6 (0.08) 1.4 (0.08)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 93.4 (0.13) 5.1 (0.11) 0.9 (0.04) 0.6 (0.04)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 91.6 (0.31) 6.1 (0.27) 1.4 (0.11) 0.9 (0.10)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 93.2 (0.25) 5.1 (0.22) 0.9 (0.10) 0.7 (0.08)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 93.7 (0.28) 5.1 (0.26) 0.8 (0.09) 0.5 (0.07)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 94.5 (0.21) 4.5 (0.19) 0.6 (0.07) 0.3 (0.06)

Poverty status10

Poor ................................. 100.0 89.9 (0.32) 7.2 (0.26) 1.6 (0.13) 1.3 (0.10)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 91.5 (0.25) 6.0 (0.21) 1.3 (0.10) 1.2 (0.09)

Not poor............................... 100.0 93.2 (0.14) 5.3 (0.12) 0.9 (0.05) 0.6 (0.04)

Health insurance coverage11

Under 65 years:

Private .............................. 100.0 94.5 (0.13) 4.5 (0.12) 0.6 (0.04) 0.4 (0.03)

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 90.1 (0.29) 7.3 (0.25) 1.3 (0.10) 1.3 (0.10)

Other ............................... 100.0 88.1 (0.62) 7.9 (0.53) 2.1 (0.26) 2.0 (0.27)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 95.2 (0.20) 3.6 (0.18) 0.7 (0.07) 0.5 (0.06)

65 years and over:

Private .............................. 100.0 85.4 (0.53) 9.6 (0.42) 3.1 (0.25) 1.9 (0.21)

Medicare and Medicaid .................... 100.0 73.5 (1.72) 16.5 (1.50) 4.9 (0.77) 5.2 (0.84)

Medicare only .......................... 100.0 84.8 (0.63) 10.3 (0.49) 2.9 (0.28) 2.0 (0.24)

Other ............................... 100.0 80.2 (1.38) 13.2 (1.19) 4.0 (0.71) 2.7 (0.58)

Uninsured ............................ 100.0 91.2 (2.76) *8.2 (2.70) * –

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table XIV. Crude percent distribution of number of overnight hospital stays during the past 12 months, by selected characteristics:

United States, 2012—Con.

Number of overnight hospital stays1

Selected characteristic Total None One Two Three or more

Place of residence12 Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 92.7 (0.15) 5.3 (0.13) 1.1 (0.05) 0.8 (0.05)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 92.6 (0.18) 5.6 (0.16) 1.0 (0.06) 0.8 (0.06)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 90.7 (0.31) 6.9 (0.25) 1.5 (0.11) 0.9 (0.10)

Region

Northeast .............................. 100.0 92.9 (0.28) 5.3 (0.23) 1.0 (0.09) 0.9 (0.09)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 91.7 (0.26) 6.2 (0.22) 1.3 (0.08) 0.9 (0.08)

South ................................ 100.0 91.9 (0.17) 6.0 (0.15) 1.2 (0.07) 0.9 (0.06)

West ................................. 100.0 93.5 (0.19) 4.9 (0.17) 1.0 (0.07) 0.6 (0.05)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 95.1 (0.22) 3.8 (0.19) 0.6 (0.09) 0.5 (0.08)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 91.9 (0.31) 6.3 (0.27) 1.0 (0.10) 0.7 (0.10)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 93.3 (0.18) 4.8 (0.15) 1.1 (0.07) 0.8 (0.06)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 90.9 (0.22) 6.9 (0.19) 1.3 (0.08) 0.9 (0.06)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 93.5 (0.34) 4.6 (0.29) 1.0 (0.13) 0.8 (0.12)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 89.7 (0.39) 7.5 (0.34) 1.5 (0.15) 1.4 (0.13)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 91.7 (0.42) 6.4 (0.38) 1.0 (0.14) 0.9 (0.12)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 94.5 (0.35) 4.2 (0.31) 0.7 (0.11) 0.6 (0.12)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 94.2 (0.35) 4.6 (0.30) 0.7 (0.11) 0.5 (0.12)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 89.1 (0.57) 7.4 (0.45) 1.9 (0.24) 1.6 (0.21)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 89.7 (0.41) 7.1 (0.35) 1.6 (0.16) 1.5 (0.15)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 92.9 (0.18) 5.4 (0.15) 1.0 (0.06) 0.6 (0.05)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 88.8 (0.66) 7.8 (0.56) 1.8 (0.28) 1.7 (0.21)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 91.2 (0.59) 5.9 (0.50) 1.5 (0.23) 1.4 (0.22)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 93.0 (0.37) 5.4 (0.33) 0.9 (0.13) 0.7 (0.12)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

– Quantity zero.

1

Based on the questions: ‘‘During the past 12 months was [person] a patient in a hospital overnight?’’ and ‘‘How many different times did [person] stay in any hospital overnight or longer during the

past 12 months?’’ Hospital stays due to childbirth for both the mother and the child are included, but overnight stays in an emergency room are excluded.

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and health insurance characteristics.

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other

combinations.

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless

of race.

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.

11Based on a hierarchy of mutually exclusive categories. Persons with more than one type of health insurance were assigned to the first appropriate category in the hierarchy. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes

persons who had no coverage as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage, or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as accidents or dental care. See

Appendix II.

12MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a

metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 16.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
ns of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare and Medicare

Total Private Medicaid Other Uninsured Total Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

......... 100.0 61.8 (0.41) 17.5 (0.28) 3.8 (0.14) 16.9 (0.24) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 61.2 (0.42) 18.1 (0.28) 3.6 (0.14) 17.1 (0.24) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 61.8 (0.45) 15.8 (0.28) 4.0 (0.15) 18.5 (0.29) 100.0 50.6 (0.84) 4.6 (0.30) 34.3 (0.81) 9.4 (0.45) 1.1 (0.16)

......... 100.0 61.9 (0.43) 19.1 (0.33) 3.6 (0.16) 15.4 (0.25) 100.0 50.1 (0.78) 7.5 (0.37) 36.0 (0.77) 5.8 (0.33) 0.7 (0.10)

......... 100.0 51.0 (0.71) 41.1 (0.73) 2.4 (0.22) 5.5 (0.29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 58.0 (0.77) 30.7 (0.73) 2.6 (0.29) 8.7 (0.40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 61.4 (0.48) 11.2 (0.25) 2.6 (0.14) 24.8 (0.38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... 100.0 70.0 (0.44) 7.9 (0.21) 6.6 (0.21) 15.6 (0.32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.2 (0.69) 7.4 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 62.1 (0.41) 17.2 (0.28) 3.7 (0.13) 17.0 (0.25) 100.0 50.3 (0.72) 6.2 (0.28) 35.3 (0.69) 7.3 (0.31) 0.9 (0.10)

......... 100.0 64.8 (0.47) 15.0 (0.30) 3.5 (0.14) 16.7 (0.28) 100.0 52.5 (0.78) 4.9 (0.27) 34.4 (0.76) 7.4 (0.34) 0.8 (0.10)

......... 100.0 45.8 (0.83) 31.0 (0.74) 5.2 (0.31) 18.0 (0.54) 100.0 36.8 (1.65) 13.0 (1.02) 42.0 (1.59) 7.0 (0.71) *1.2 (0.37)

......... 100.0 34.9 (2.83) 35.0 (2.72) 3.1 (0.67) 27.0 (2.45) 100.0 25.9 (6.34) *20.1 (6.36) 37.6 (7.01) *11.7 (4.37) *

......... 100.0 67.6 (1.29) 12.7 (0.79) 2.9 (0.35) 16.8 (0.97) 100.0 34.8 (2.78) 16.7 (2.02) 40.1 (2.43) 6.3 (1.10) 2.0 (0.59)

........ 100.0 64.4 (6.36) 13.2 (3.73) *10.4 (4.61) 12.1 (3.25) 100.0 *29.6 (12.01) * *22.5 (8.15) *43.7 (18.03) –

......... 100.0 52.9 (1.76) 27.6 (1.51) 5.0 (0.81) 14.5 (0.97) 100.0 49.2 (5.07) 14.0 (3.94) 27.3 (4.41) *9.5 (3.15) –

......... 100.0 42.1 (2.68) 42.6 (2.61) *3.5 (1.10) 11.7 (1.30) 100.0 *41.3 (16.99) *40.7 (17.55) * – –

. . . . ..... 100.0 52.1 (3.61) 20.6 (2.28) 5.3 (1.13) 21.9 (2.20) 100.0 52.2 (5.87) *10.2 (3.76) 28.1 (5.22) *9.5 (3.73) –

ce

......... 100.0 36.7 (0.75) 30.0 (0.57) 2.8 (0.19) 30.4 (0.58) 100.0 21.4 (1.52) 22.6 (1.61) 44.9 (1.82) 6.8 (0.88) 4.3 (0.66)

......... 100.0 34.1 (0.95) 30.5 (0.71) 2.3 (0.22) 33.2 (0.75) 100.0 22.9 (2.11) 18.0 (2.25) 46.3 (2.66) 7.1 (1.17) 5.7 (1.05)

......... 100.0 67.5 (0.42) 14.6 (0.28) 4.0 (0.15) 13.9 (0.24) 100.0 52.6 (0.74) 4.9 (0.26) 34.4 (0.72) 7.4 (0.32) 0.6 (0.09)

......... 100.0 72.6 (0.48) 11.0 (0.30) 3.8 (0.16) 12.7 (0.27) 100.0 55.3 (0.82) 3.4 (0.24) 33.4 (0.80) 7.4 (0.36) 0.5 (0.10)

......... 100.0 46.4 (0.85) 30.6 (0.76) 5.2 (0.32) 17.8 (0.55) 100.0 37.2 (1.66) 12.6 (1.00) 42.0 (1.61) 7.0 (0.71) *1.1 (0.37)

......... 100.0 29.1 (0.73) 21.7 (0.63) 5.5 (0.33) 43.7 (0.82) 100.0 33.8 (1.13) 15.0 (0.87) 41.7 (1.07) 7.3 (0.59) 2.2 (0.33)

......... 100.0 58.1 (0.58) 11.5 (0.33) 5.0 (0.23) 25.5 (0.48) 100.0 51.7 (1.10) 5.3 (0.42) 35.8 (1.09) 6.7 (0.51) 0.5 (0.14)

. . . . . . . . . 100.0 68.1 (0.51) 7.7 (0.25) 5.5 (0.24) 18.6 (0.41) 100.0 53.3 (1.23) 3.7 (0.37) 33.5 (1.14) 8.9 (0.63) 0.6 (0.19)

......... 100.0 86.5 (0.38) 2.7 (0.17) 3.0 (0.19) 7.9 (0.28) 100.0 59.8 (1.23) 2.9 (0.41) 29.9 (1.21) 6.9 (0.59) 0.5 (0.15)

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ns of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare and Medicare

Total Private Medicaid Other Uninsured Total Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

......... 100.0 25.1 (0.60) 39.9 (0.57) 4.8 (0.19) 30.2 (0.45) 100.0 38.4 (1.00) 12.0 (0.60) 41.8 (0.95) 6.5 (0.42) 1.2 (0.17)

......... 100.0 77.8 (0.37) 7.8 (0.21) 3.3 (0.17) 11.1 (0.25) 100.0 57.9 (0.93) 2.7 (0.25) 30.6 (0.93) 8.1 (0.49) 0.7 (0.13)

......... 100.0 53.4 (0.88) 18.8 (0.63) 4.9 (0.33) 23.0 (0.66) 100.0 52.3 (1.52) 3.0 (0.43) 35.8 (1.49) 8.3 (0.79) 0.6 (0.16)

......... 100.0 71.9 (0.71) 10.1 (0.43) 2.9 (0.26) 15.1 (0.51) 100.0 56.4 (1.56) 2.9 (0.50) 30.0 (1.47) 9.8 (0.93) *0.9 (0.30)

......... 100.0 84.6 (0.66) 4.8 (0.35) 3.1 (0.33) 7.5 (0.48) 100.0 64.2 (2.28) 2.0 (0.47) 25.9 (2.15) 7.4 (1.09) *

......... 100.0 91.7 (0.41) 1.7 (0.17) 2.7 (0.26) 3.8 (0.25) 100.0 63.2 (1.96) 2.6 (0.60) 27.4 (1.83) 6.2 (0.91) *

......... 100.0 16.1 (0.84) 52.0 (0.82) 3.9 (0.24) 28.0 (0.59) 100.0 16.8 (1.48) 32.7 (1.63) 40.7 (1.77) 7.0 (0.84) 2.8 (0.53)

......... 100.0 36.0 (0.75) 30.2 (0.60) 4.7 (0.25) 29.1 (0.58) 100.0 36.7 (1.37) 10.2 (0.79) 45.5 (1.34) 6.1 (0.62) 1.5 (0.28)

......... 100.0 82.4 (0.32) 4.5 (0.15) 3.4 (0.18) 9.8 (0.23) 100.0 58.6 (0.90) 2.2 (0.21) 31.0 (0.88) 7.7 (0.44) 0.5 (0.11)

......... 100.0 63.8 (0.50) 16.8 (0.35) 3.2 (0.13) 16.2 (0.30) 100.0 46.8 (1.00) 7.2 (0.44) 38.6 (0.92) 6.3 (0.41) 1.2 (0.17)

......... 100.0 61.5 (0.84) 17.1 (0.55) 4.6 (0.35) 16.8 (0.51) 100.0 53.6 (1.39) 4.7 (0.41) 32.5 (1.37) 8.8 (0.63) 0.5 (0.12)

......... 100.0 55.3 (1.16) 20.6 (0.77) 4.2 (0.30) 19.9 (0.66) 100.0 53.9 (1.56) 6.3 (0.66) 31.2 (1.55) 7.7 (0.66) 0.9 (0.20)

......... 100.0 67.2 (0.89) 18.8 (0.65) 2.6 (0.20) 11.5 (0.47) 100.0 53.4 (1.60) 6.5 (0.71) 34.8 (1.47) 4.5 (0.55) *0.9 (0.28)

......... 100.0 68.4 (0.95) 15.4 (0.63) 2.6 (0.20) 13.6 (0.46) 100.0 62.7 (1.43) 4.3 (0.51) 27.7 (1.30) 4.7 (0.57) 0.6 (0.17)

......... 100.0 57.3 (0.69) 17.4 (0.43) 5.0 (0.30) 20.3 (0.46) 100.0 46.1 (1.25) 6.7 (0.47) 36.6 (1.27) 9.8 (0.56) 0.9 (0.15)

......... 100.0 58.5 (0.82) 18.6 (0.58) 3.9 (0.28) 19.0 (0.47) 100.0 42.2 (1.48) 7.2 (0.62) 41.1 (1.37) 8.2 (0.72) 1.3 (0.23)

......... 100.0 67.4 (0.44) 15.5 (0.31) 2.6 (0.15) 14.5 (0.25) 100.0 55.4 (1.02) 2.9 (0.27) 33.8 (0.98) 6.9 (0.46) 0.9 (0.16)

......... 100.0 54.7 (0.61) 19.4 (0.44) 4.3 (0.21) 21.7 (0.43) 100.0 51.1 (1.01) 5.3 (0.39) 35.4 (0.99) 7.3 (0.47) 0.9 (0.17)

......... 100.0 35.1 (0.79) 28.7 (0.69) 11.8 (0.47) 24.5 (0.64) 100.0 39.4 (1.10) 13.9 (0.72) 37.5 (1.08) 8.2 (0.55) 1.0 (0.18)

d sex

......... 100.0 37.2 (0.81) 27.2 (0.60) 2.8 (0.21) 32.8 (0.70) 100.0 22.4 (2.06) 17.9 (1.71) 45.0 (2.38) 8.4 (1.43) 6.2 (1.12)

......... 100.0 36.2 (0.81) 32.9 (0.70) 2.9 (0.23) 28.1 (0.62) 100.0 20.7 (1.86) 26.1 (2.10) 44.8 (2.10) 5.5 (1.00) 3.0 (0.61)

......... 100.0 72.4 (0.53) 9.9 (0.31) 4.0 (0.18) 13.7 (0.33) 100.0 54.9 (0.95) 2.5 (0.29) 32.6 (0.92) 9.4 (0.50) 0.6 (0.15)

......... 100.0 72.7 (0.51) 12.0 (0.35) 3.5 (0.19) 11.8 (0.28) 100.0 55.6 (0.90) 4.1 (0.33) 34.0 (0.90) 5.8 (0.39) 0.4 (0.10)

ale ....... 100.0 46.4 (0.97) 27.3 (0.84) 5.7 (0.40) 20.7 (0.73) 100.0 41.4 (2.24) 7.5 (1.10) 38.4 (2.17) 11.4 (1.38) *1.3 (0.55)

male ...... 100.0 46.4 (0.95) 33.6 (0.89) 4.8 (0.36) 15.2 (0.60) 100.0 34.5 (1.85) 15.9 (1.37) 44.3 (1.88) 4.2 (0.68) *1.1 (0.41)

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ns of type of health insurance coverage for persons under age 65 and for persons aged 65 and over, by selected characteristics:

Health insurance coverage1, by age

Under 65 65 and over

Medicare and Medicare

Total Private Medicaid Other Uninsured Total Private Medicaid only Other Uninsured

erty status Percent distribution2 (standard error)

......... 100.0 7.1 (0.61) 53.9 (1.01) 2.5 (0.32) 36.5 (0.98) 100.0 *3.3 (1.34) 47.7 (3.49) 35.6 (3.39) 7.4 (1.67) 5.9 (1.50)

......... 100.0 26.2 (1.07) 34.9 (0.93) 2.8 (0.37) 36.1 (0.98) 100.0 12.3 (2.22) 25.4 (3.30) 50.8 (3.59) 6.3 (1.61) 5.2 (1.53)

......... 100.0 67.2 (1.02) 8.9 (0.52) 3.1 (0.32) 20.8 (0.84) 100.0 36.8 (3.05) 10.2 (1.71) 45.4 (3.11) 5.5 (1.16) *2.1 (0.77)

......... 100.0 25.1 (1.65) 44.7 (1.43) 4.9 (0.42) 25.3 (0.95) 100.0 25.7 (2.62) 24.8 (2.24) 39.9 (2.66) 7.9 (1.42) *1.6 (0.65)

......... 100.0 42.5 (1.17) 25.2 (0.87) 5.8 (0.39) 26.5 (0.88) 100.0 43.0 (1.71) 6.0 (0.73) 44.1 (1.69) 6.2 (0.79) *0.8 (0.27)

......... 100.0 85.8 (0.35) 3.2 (0.16) 3.2 (0.19) 7.8 (0.25) 100.0 60.7 (0.98) 1.3 (0.20) 29.9 (0.97) 7.7 (0.48) *0.3 (0.11)

......... 100.0 11.4 (1.01) 62.4 (1.30) 4.4 (0.51) 21.8 (0.99) 100.0 10.4 (2.19) 34.5 (3.33) 48.7 (3.47) 4.4 (1.22) *

......... 100.0 34.0 (1.50) 37.0 (1.51) 5.6 (0.60) 23.3 (1.19) 100.0 29.8 (3.11) 15.6 (2.43) 48.3 (3.15) 4.8 (1.15) *1.5 (0.69)

......... 100.0 75.0 (0.97) 8.5 (0.61) 5.4 (0.55) 11.2 (0.63) 100.0 51.6 (2.62) 4.7 (0.90) 34.5 (2.53) 8.9 (1.34) *

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

ance or health care coverage does [person] have? Include those that pay for only one type of service (nursing home care, accidents, or dental care), exclude private plans that only provide extra cash while

clusive categories. ‘‘Uninsured’’ includes persons who had no coverage as well as those who had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service such as

e denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.

rsons with unknown education, family income, poverty status, and current health status.

e group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

hool equivalency diploma.

who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

ow the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater.

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 18.

Survey, 2012.

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Table XVI. Crude percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude percentages of

persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age 65, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012

Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic Total No Yes or less months

Percent distribution3 (standard error) Percent4 (standard error)

Total5 (crude)............................ 100.0 94.7 (0.15) 5.3 (0.15) 3.6 (0.12) 1.6 (0.07)

Total5 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 94.4 (0.16) 5.6 (0.16) 3.8 (0.13) 1.7 (0.08)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 95.1 (0.17) 4.9 (0.17) 3.3 (0.14) 1.5 (0.08)

Female ............................... 100.0 94.4 (0.17) 5.6 (0.17) 3.8 (0.14) 1.7 (0.09)

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 95.8 (0.25) 4.2 (0.25) 3.4 (0.23) 0.8 (0.09)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 96.1 (0.29) 3.9 (0.29) 3.0 (0.26) 0.9 (0.13)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 92.3 (0.23) 7.7 (0.23) 5.0 (0.18) 2.6 (0.13)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 96.4 (0.16) 3.6 (0.16) 2.3 (0.13) 1.3 (0.09)

Race

One race6 .............................. 100.0 94.8 (0.15) 5.2 (0.15) 3.5 (0.12) 1.6 (0.07)

White ............................... 100.0 94.8 (0.17) 5.2 (0.17) 3.6 (0.14) 1.5 (0.08)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 94.4 (0.31) 5.6 (0.31) 3.6 (0.27) 2.0 (0.17)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 92.7 (1.65) 7.3 (1.65) 4.7 (1.13) *2.7 (0.91)

Asian ............................... 100.0 95.6 (0.47) 4.4 (0.47) 2.7 (0.37) 1.6 (0.29)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 93.9 (2.58) *6.1 (2.58) * *

Two or more races7 ........................ 100.0 92.0 (0.81) 8.0 (0.81) 5.7 (0.75) 2.1 (0.38)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 89.4 (1.67) 10.6 (1.67) 9.0 (1.58) *1.4 (0.52)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 90.9 (1.72) 9.1 (1.72) 5.4 (1.48) 3.6 (1.07)

Hispanic or Latino origin8 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 93.5 (0.34) 6.5 (0.34) 3.9 (0.26) 2.5 (0.22)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 93.2 (0.44) 6.8 (0.44) 3.9 (0.31) 2.9 (0.32)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 94.9 (0.16) 5.1 (0.16) 3.5 (0.14) 1.5 (0.07)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 95.1 (0.19) 4.9 (0.19) 3.5 (0.16) 1.3 (0.08)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 94.4 (0.32) 5.6 (0.32) 3.5 (0.27) 2.0 (0.18)

Education9

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 92.2 (0.49) 7.8 (0.49) 4.6 (0.41) 3.1 (0.30)

High school diploma or GED10 ................. 100.0 94.3 (0.28) 5.7 (0.28) 3.2 (0.21) 2.4 (0.18)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 93.6 (0.27) 6.4 (0.27) 4.1 (0.21) 2.2 (0.16)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 96.1 (0.23) 3.9 (0.23) 2.9 (0.20) 1.0 (0.11)

Family income11

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 90.8 (0.34) 9.2 (0.34) 5.8 (0.27) 3.3 (0.20)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 95.9 (0.17) 4.1 (0.17) 3.0 (0.14) 1.1 (0.07)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 92.2 (0.49) 7.8 (0.49) 5.4 (0.40) 2.3 (0.25)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 94.8 (0.33) 5.2 (0.33) 3.6 (0.30) 1.6 (0.15)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 96.6 (0.31) 3.4 (0.31) 2.5 (0.27) 0.9 (0.15)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 97.8 (0.21) 2.2 (0.21) 1.8 (0.19) 0.4 (0.07)

Poverty status12

Poor ................................. 100.0 91.2 (0.47) 8.8 (0.47) 5.8 (0.40) 2.9 (0.24)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 90.5 (0.50) 9.5 (0.50) 6.0 (0.41) 3.3 (0.26)

Not poor............................... 100.0 96.3 (0.16) 3.7 (0.16) 2.7 (0.14) 1.0 (0.07)

Place of residence13

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 94.8 (0.20) 5.2 (0.20) 3.7 (0.17) 1.5 (0.09)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 94.4 (0.31) 5.6 (0.31) 3.7 (0.24) 1.9 (0.16)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 95.1 (0.32) 4.9 (0.32) 3.2 (0.28) 1.6 (0.14)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table XVI. Crude percent distribution of any period without health insurance coverage during the past 12 months, and crude percentages of

persons who were without coverage for 6 months or less or for 7–12 months, among currently insured persons under age 65, by selected

characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Any period without coverage1 Duration of period without coverage2

6 months 7–12

Selected characteristic Total No Yes or less months

Region Percent distribution3 (standard error) Percent4 (standard error)

Northeast .............................. 100.0 95.7 (0.29) 4.3 (0.29) 3.1 (0.26) 1.0 (0.13)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 94.8 (0.37) 5.2 (0.37) 3.7 (0.28) 1.4 (0.17)

South ................................ 100.0 94.5 (0.25) 5.5 (0.25) 3.6 (0.21) 1.8 (0.11)

West ................................. 100.0 94.2 (0.30) 5.8 (0.30) 3.8 (0.25) 2.0 (0.15)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 94.2 (0.37) 5.8 (0.37) 3.4 (0.28) 2.3 (0.23)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 92.8 (0.43) 7.2 (0.43) 4.5 (0.33) 2.6 (0.27)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 95.4 (0.22) 4.6 (0.22) 3.4 (0.19) 1.2 (0.10)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 94.8 (0.22) 5.2 (0.22) 3.7 (0.19) 1.4 (0.10)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 94.9 (0.40) 5.1 (0.40) 3.1 (0.32) 1.9 (0.25)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 94.1 (0.39) 5.9 (0.39) 3.9 (0.33) 2.0 (0.23)

Hispanic or Latino origin8

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 91.3 (0.74) 8.7 (0.74) 5.6 (0.63) 3.0 (0.42)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 92.0 (0.75) 8.0 (0.75) 4.6 (0.55) 3.3 (0.47)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 95.1 (0.43) 4.9 (0.43) 3.1 (0.35) 1.7 (0.24)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 90.5 (0.80) 9.5 (0.80) 6.5 (0.71) 2.9 (0.36)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 89.1 (0.81) 10.9 (0.81) 7.1 (0.68) 3.5 (0.41)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 96.4 (0.18) 3.6 (0.18) 2.7 (0.16) 0.8 (0.07)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 92.4 (0.77) 7.6 (0.77) 5.1 (0.71) 2.4 (0.32)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 91.2 (1.01) 8.8 (1.01) 5.7 (0.86) 3.1 (0.55)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 96.6 (0.35) 3.4 (0.35) 1.9 (0.25) 1.4 (0.25)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance), ‘‘In the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] did not have any health insurance or coverage?
 

2

Based on the question (asked of persons who currently had health insurance coverage), ‘‘In the past 12 months, about how many months was [person] without coverage?’’ Number of months without
 

coverage was collapsed into two categories for presentation in this table.
 

3

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

4

Persons having any period without health insurance coverage includes persons with unknown duration of period without coverage.
 

5

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.
 

6

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

7

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

8

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

9

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

10GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

11Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

12‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

13MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 20.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
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Table XVII. Crude percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons under

age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

6 months 7–12 13–36 More than

Selected characteristic Total or less months months 36 months Never

Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Total3 (crude)............................ 100.0 12.3 (0.43) 9.1 (0.42) 19.9 (0.48) 34.9 (0.58) 23.9 (0.65)

Total3 (age-adjusted) ....................... 100.0 15.6 (0.66) 10.1 (0.75) 19.7 (0.62) 31.2 (0.63) 23.4 (0.75)

Sex

Male ................................. 100.0 10.7 (0.48) 8.1 (0.43) 18.4 (0.56) 35.4 (0.70) 27.3 (0.76)

Female ............................... 100.0 14.3 (0.55) 10.2 (0.60) 21.6 (0.62) 34.2 (0.70) 19.7 (0.70)

Age

Under 12 years .......................... 100.0 32.5 (2.40) 14.9 (3.11) 18.2 (1.85) 14.1 (1.64) 20.3 (1.89)

12–17 years ............................ 100.0 17.2 (1.88) 12.8 (1.79) 22.0 (2.17) 21.7 (1.99) 26.3 (2.13)

18–44 years ............................ 100.0 11.8 (0.46) 9.0 (0.38) 20.8 (0.54) 33.5 (0.63) 25.0 (0.76)

45–64 years ............................ 100.0 8.6 (0.53) 7.5 (0.52) 18.0 (0.74) 44.1 (0.94) 21.8 (0.78)

Race

One race4 .............................. 100.0 12.3 (0.43) 9.0 (0.42) 19.8 (0.48) 34.8 (0.59) 24.0 (0.66)

White ............................... 100.0 12.1 (0.49) 8.9 (0.50) 19.1 (0.53) 35.3 (0.68) 24.7 (0.77)

Black or African American .................. 100.0 13.8 (1.00) 11.2 (0.93) 24.7 (1.20) 35.7 (1.29) 14.5 (1.01)

American Indian or Alaska Native ............. 100.0 *12.0 (3.73) 7.1 (1.96) 13.2 (2.87) 30.7 (4.08) 37.0 (4.51)

Asian ............................... 100.0 12.2 (2.54) 5.8 (0.94) 19.5 (2.09) 26.5 (2.29) 36.1 (2.77)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........ 100.0 * * * *31.0 (14.01) *

Two or more races5 ........................ 100.0 12.7 (2.06) 10.0 (2.01) 22.1 (3.30) 37.2 (3.45) 18.0 (3.54)

Black or African American, white .............. 100.0 22.9 (5.10) 16.9 (4.19) 19.7 (4.43) 35.5 (5.30) *4.9 (2.14)

American Indian or Alaska Native, white.......... 100.0 8.0 (2.19) * 25.1 (5.72) 34.0 (5.52) 30.5 (7.08)

Hispanic or Latino origin6 and race

Hispanic or Latino ......................... 100.0 8.9 (0.62) 6.5 (0.60) 14.2 (0.62) 25.8 (0.84) 44.7 (1.13)

Mexican or Mexican American ................ 100.0 8.5 (0.73) 6.0 (0.68) 13.6 (0.70) 24.6 (0.98) 47.3 (1.36)

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 100.0 14.1 (0.56) 10.4 (0.48) 22.8 (0.61) 39.6 (0.72) 13.0 (0.53)

White, single race ....................... 100.0 14.4 (0.69) 10.7 (0.61) 22.5 (0.75) 42.2 (0.90) 10.2 (0.61)

Black or African American, single race ........... 100.0 14.1 (1.04) 11.4 (0.94) 25.2 (1.24) 36.1 (1.33) 13.2 (0.98)

Education7

Less than a high school diploma ................ 100.0 6.0 (0.52) 5.2 (0.48) 12.2 (0.68) 32.4 (1.05) 44.2 (1.23)

High school diploma or GED8

.................. 100.0 9.5 (0.62) 7.3 (0.51) 19.4 (0.83) 41.8 (1.05) 22.0 (0.83)

Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 12.7 (0.72) 10.7 (0.72) 21.1 (0.89) 44.4 (1.08) 11.1 (0.71)

Bachelor’s degree or higher................... 100.0 16.7 (1.28) 10.4 (1.04) 22.2 (1.36) 35.8 (1.67) 14.8 (1.24)

Family income9

Less than $35,000 ........................ 100.0 9.8 (0.48) 8.6 (0.45) 19.0 (0.61) 34.8 (0.72) 27.7 (0.88)

$35,000 or more.......................... 100.0 15.7 (0.79) 9.9 (0.82) 21.1 (0.82) 34.4 (0.93) 18.9 (0.86)

$35,000–$49,999 ........................ 100.0 14.2 (1.24) 8.0 (0.80) 21.5 (1.20) 35.5 (1.32) 20.8 (1.27)

$50,000–$74,999 ........................ 100.0 16.4 (1.32) 9.8 (0.94) 21.4 (1.50) 33.7 (1.61) 18.8 (1.37)

$75,000–$99,999 ........................ 100.0 17.9 (2.43) 14.8 (3.64) 19.5 (2.12) 33.1 (2.98) 14.7 (1.95)

$100,000 or more........................ 100.0 16.3 (2.30) 11.9 (2.51) 20.8 (2.44) 34.1 (2.94) 16.8 (2.92)

Poverty status10

Poor ................................. 100.0 9.7 (0.75) 7.8 (0.63) 17.9 (0.83) 33.2 (1.02) 31.4 (1.28)

Near poor .............................. 100.0 11.6 (0.83) 8.5 (0.64) 20.4 (0.87) 34.4 (1.03) 25.1 (1.03)

Not poor............................... 100.0 15.9 (0.82) 11.0 (0.96) 21.0 (0.86) 36.5 (1.05) 15.6 (0.82)

Place of residence11

Large MSA ............................. 100.0 11.1 (0.53) 9.4 (0.69) 20.1 (0.66) 33.0 (0.80) 26.5 (0.88)

Small MSA ............................. 100.0 13.7 (0.88) 8.8 (0.58) 19.2 (0.84) 36.5 (1.05) 21.7 (1.26)

Not in MSA ............................ 100.0 13.7 (1.06) 8.6 (0.65) 20.4 (1.18) 37.7 (1.50) 19.7 (1.57)

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table XVII. Crude percent distribution of length of time since last had health insurance coverage among currently uninsured persons under

age 65, by selected characteristics: United States, 2012—Con.

Length of time since last had health insurance coverage1

6 months 7–12 13–36 More than

Selected characteristic Total or less months months 36 months Never

Region Percent distribution2 (standard error)

Northeast .............................. 100.0 12.5 (1.16) 11.7 (1.17) 23.0 (1.53) 28.7 (1.72) 24.1 (1.81)

Midwest ............................... 100.0 14.4 (1.15) 9.6 (0.85) 22.9 (1.30) 37.7 (1.30) 15.5 (1.18)

South ................................ 100.0 11.5 (0.58) 8.6 (0.73) 18.1 (0.69) 35.9 (0.89) 26.0 (1.08)

West ................................. 100.0 12.3 (0.90) 8.3 (0.63) 19.4 (0.81) 34.0 (1.09) 26.0 (1.19)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and sex

Hispanic or Latino, male ..................... 100.0 7.1 (0.67) 5.5 (0.58) 12.6 (0.71) 25.0 (0.99) 49.8 (1.31)

Hispanic or Latina, female .................... 100.0 11.0 (0.79) 7.7 (0.78) 16.2 (0.81) 26.7 (1.03) 38.5 (1.32)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race, male.................... 100.0 12.6 (0.77) 9.9 (0.71) 21.1 (0.91) 43.6 (1.12) 12.7 (0.80)

White, single race, female .................. 100.0 16.5 (0.90) 11.5 (0.87) 24.2 (0.99) 40.5 (1.12) 7.4 (0.63)

Black or African American, single race, male ....... 100.0 12.8 (1.30) 9.6 (1.21) 22.9 (1.51) 38.4 (1.75) 16.3 (1.33)

Black or African American, single race, female ...... 100.0 15.7 (1.37) 13.5 (1.32) 27.9 (1.70) 33.4 (1.71) 9.5 (0.99)

Hispanic or Latino origin6

, race, and poverty status

Hispanic or Latino:

Poor ................................ 100.0 8.0 (1.08) 6.0 (0.80) 12.4 (0.98) 21.3 (1.28) 52.3 (1.82)

Near poor ............................ 100.0 7.7 (0.84) 6.1 (0.72) 14.2 (1.02) 25.7 (1.36) 46.2 (1.72)

Not poor ............................. 100.0 12.1 (1.35) 8.2 (1.96) 16.8 (1.42) 31.3 (2.00) 31.6 (2.02)

Not Hispanic or Latino:

White, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 11.5 (1.36) 9.0 (1.23) 22.6 (1.62) 44.4 (1.84) 12.6 (1.54)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 13.2 (1.34) 9.9 (1.10) 23.6 (1.44) 43.2 (1.77) 10.1 (1.13)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 17.5 (1.17) 12.2 (1.06) 21.4 (1.17) 40.7 (1.38) 8.2 (0.86)

Black or African American, single race:

Poor .............................. 100.0 10.0 (1.19) 10.6 (1.46) 23.5 (2.01) 39.9 (2.06) 16.1 (1.68)

Near poor ........................... 100.0 15.6 (2.21) 13.4 (2.38) 25.5 (2.52) 34.3 (2.47) 11.2 (1.66)

Not poor ............................ 100.0 17.6 (2.18) 13.0 (1.87) 27.7 (2.43) 30.7 (2.56) 11.0 (1.93)

* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not
 

shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
 

1

Based on the question (asked of persons currently without health insurance coverage), ‘‘Not including Single Service Plans, about how long has it been since [person] last had health care coverage?’’
 

2

Unknowns for the columns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding.
 

3

Includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.
 

4

Refers to persons who indicated only a single race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.
 

5

Refers to persons who indicated more than one race group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other
 

combinations.
 

6

Refers to persons who are of Hispanic or Latino origin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless
 

of race.
 

7

Shown only for persons aged 25 and over.
 

8

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
 

9

Includes persons who reported a dollar amount or who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.
 

10‘‘Poor’’ persons are defined as having income below the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes
 

that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See Appendix I.
 

11MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a
 

metropolitan statistical area.
 

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 22.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
rrently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage and by selected characteristics:

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Change in Employer

marital didn’t offer

Lost job or status or Ineligible or insurance

change in death of due to age company Medicaid

employment parent or left school refused Cost stopped Other2

Percent3 (standard error)

......... 27.9 (0.62) 2.8 (0.21) 9.2 (0.31) 11.6 (0.42) 42.3 (0.70) 11.8 (0.41) 7.3 (0.38)

......... 28.2 (0.80) 3.0 (0.31) 7.1 (0.25) 10.3 (0.45) 40.6 (0.81) 14.1 (0.63) 8.2 (0.52)

......... 28.2 (0.71) 1.6 (0.18) 11.0 (0.44) 13.7 (0.53) 44.2 (0.80) 7.2 (0.42) 7.4 (0.42)

......... 27.5 (0.73) 4.2 (0.37) 7.0 (0.35) 9.2 (0.47) 40.1 (0.81) 17.1 (0.60) 7.1 (0.45)

......... 28.3 (2.44) *3.0 (1.13) *1.4 (0.47) 4.8 (0.98) 28.9 (2.17) 26.2 (2.25) 12.5 (1.75)

......... 25.2 (2.27) 3.5 (0.88) *1.7 (0.52) 6.2 (1.20) 43.5 (2.49) 17.6 (1.84) 10.0 (1.35)

......... 23.7 (0.65) 2.1 (0.24) 14.2 (0.46) 12.4 (0.47) 40.8 (0.76) 12.8 (0.45) 6.9 (0.41)

......... 37.2 (1.01) 4.2 (0.39) 1.1 (0.20) 12.3 (0.74) 48.1 (1.05) 5.6 (0.43) 6.6 (0.48)

......... 27.9 (0.62) 2.8 (0.22) 9.0 (0.31) 11.7 (0.42) 42.3 (0.71) 11.7 (0.42) 7.4 (0.38)

......... 27.9 (0.70) 3.0 (0.25) 8.6 (0.34) 12.0 (0.50) 42.7 (0.82) 11.9 (0.47) 7.2 (0.45)

......... 32.2 (1.27) 2.0 (0.41) 12.1 (0.85) 10.1 (0.83) 37.2 (1.43) 12.1 (0.89) 5.5 (0.60)

......... 23.3 (4.71) * 12.4 (3.10) 12.4 (3.28) 34.3 (4.41) 14.3 (3.39) 12.9 (3.67)

......... 17.5 (2.31) *1.9 (0.67) 6.3 (0.95) 10.8 (1.43) 52.3 (2.91) 7.7 (1.62) 12.9 (1.84)

........ *36.9 (15.10) – * * * * *

......... 28.3 (3.28) *2.7 (1.06) 15.4 (2.51) 10.0 (2.18) 41.3 (3.63) 14.9 (2.51) 4.8 (1.26)

......... 29.7 (5.61) * 19.8 (5.20) *10.2 (3.36) 31.6 (5.39) 18.3 (4.17) *

. . . . ..... 26.0 (4.96) *4.6 (2.14) 11.9 (3.57) *8.0 (2.44) 47.0 (5.92) 12.0 (3.41) *3.9 (1.60)

ce

......... 17.2 (0.87) 1.2 (0.19) 6.0 (0.37) 13.7 (0.67) 50.9 (1.15) 13.8 (0.66) 10.0 (0.69)

......... 16.2 (0.99) 1.0 (0.21) 5.9 (0.44) 13.2 (0.76) 51.6 (1.37) 14.6 (0.82) 9.7 (0.77)

......... 33.4 (0.78) 3.6 (0.31) 10.8 (0.42) 10.6 (0.49) 37.9 (0.83) 10.7 (0.51) 5.9 (0.42)

......... 35.4 (0.96) 4.3 (0.39) 10.5 (0.52) 10.8 (0.62) 36.7 (1.01) 10.6 (0.61) 5.3 (0.53)

......... 32.7 (1.29) 2.0 (0.42) 12.4 (0.88) 10.0 (0.85) 36.8 (1.46) 12.1 (0.93) 5.4 (0.61)

......... 19.1 (0.90) 1.4 (0.25) 2.5 (0.37) 14.2 (0.78) 52.2 (1.16) 13.5 (0.75) 9.9 (0.74)

......... 34.0 (1.07) 3.5 (0.39) 5.0 (0.43) 13.1 (0.69) 43.7 (1.12) 9.2 (0.56) 5.7 (0.47)

. . . . . . . . . 38.1 (1.10) 3.6 (0.41) 7.0 (0.58) 12.2 (0.81) 39.7 (1.16) 9.3 (0.62) 5.0 (0.55)

......... 33.4 (1.70) 3.9 (0.82) 9.5 (0.98) 15.5 (1.30) 42.6 (1.79) 5.4 (0.70) 7.0 (0.95)

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rrently uninsured persons under age 65, by selected reasons for no health insurance coverage and by selected characteristics:

Selected reasons for no health insurance coverage1

Change in Employer

marital didn’t offer

Lost job or status or Ineligible or insurance

change in death of due to age company Medicaid

employment parent or left school refused Cost stopped Other2

Percent3 (standard error)

......... 24.3 (0.76) 2.6 (0.22) 9.4 (0.42) 11.6 (0.53) 43.2 (0.84) 14.4 (0.55) 7.5 (0.46)

......... 33.5 (1.04) 3.2 (0.41) 8.9 (0.47) 12.3 (0.64) 40.3 (1.09) 8.8 (0.57) 6.5 (0.59)

......... 28.6 (1.42) 3.1 (0.50) 9.3 (0.79) 13.1 (1.00) 41.3 (1.57) 11.3 (1.04) 6.3 (0.79)

......... 36.4 (1.69) 2.9 (0.63) 7.2 (0.73) 13.0 (1.12) 42.0 (1.75) 7.9 (0.81) 6.1 (0.99)

......... 42.1 (3.73) 3.3 (0.92) 10.4 (1.50) 10.0 (1.45) 34.1 (2.90) 6.9 (1.54) 5.4 (1.21)

......... 32.6 (3.07) *4.9 (2.11) 11.8 (1.57) 10.3 (2.01) 38.9 (3.29) 4.9 (1.23) 10.1 (2.56)

......... 20.4 (0.99) 2.2 (0.29) 10.4 (0.62) 9.9 (0.62) 41.5 (1.19) 17.9 (0.91) 8.7 (0.70)

......... 26.1 (1.06) 2.6 (0.31) 8.1 (0.52) 13.0 (0.79) 43.6 (1.14) 13.9 (0.74) 7.0 (0.65)

......... 37.1 (1.12) 3.7 (0.48) 9.5 (0.54) 12.5 (0.68) 39.7 (1.16) 6.0 (0.50) 6.1 (0.59)

......... 25.9 (0.82) 2.7 (0.32) 8.8 (0.42) 12.9 (0.55) 44.7 (0.95) 10.9 (0.50) 8.1 (0.52)

......... 29.7 (1.11) 2.7 (0.35) 9.2 (0.59) 10.0 (0.77) 41.6 (1.26) 12.5 (0.84) 6.2 (0.71)

......... 30.6 (1.62) 3.4 (0.43) 10.1 (0.71) 10.9 (1.06) 36.5 (1.88) 13.0 (1.10) 7.0 (0.80)

......... 25.1 (1.71) 2.1 (0.38) 9.1 (0.91) 15.7 (1.27) 41.6 (1.96) 10.2 (1.11) 9.1 (1.25)

......... 34.5 (1.67) 3.2 (0.61) 11.3 (0.87) 11.8 (0.96) 31.0 (1.39) 12.9 (1.18) 6.6 (0.89)

......... 27.5 (0.94) 3.1 (0.34) 8.3 (0.45) 10.6 (0.68) 44.3 (1.09) 11.6 (0.60) 6.7 (0.58)

......... 25.2 (1.03) 2.4 (0.33) 9.2 (0.51) 11.4 (0.69) 47.1 (1.38) 11.9 (0.76) 8.0 (0.66)

ed by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

ns [person] stopped being covered or does not have health insurance?’’ Persons may report more than one reason. In columns that include more than one reason, persons are counted only once.

coverage, did not want or need coverage, and other unspecified reasons.

e denominators when calculating percentages. See Appendix I.

rsons with unknown education, family income, and poverty status.

group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. See Appendix II.

ace group, including those of Hispanic or Latino origin. Only two combinations of multiple-race groups are shown due to small sample sizes for other combinations.

rigin and may be of any race or combination of races. ‘‘Not Hispanic or Latino’’ refers to persons who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of race.

hool equivalency diploma.

r who would not provide a dollar amount but provided an income interval. See Appendix I.

ow the poverty threshold. ‘‘Near poor’’ persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty threshold. ‘‘Not poor’’ persons have incomes that are 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. See

have a population of 1 million or more; small MSAs have a population of less than 1 million. ‘‘Not in MSA’’ consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.

ews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 24.

Survey, 2012.

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