Table 12_1_1-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 12_1_1.1
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,^a United States, 2005
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^e	Percent had visit	Composite measure
				Always		Usually		Sometimes or never
				Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		217,248	70.9	56.9	0.5	33.3	0.4	9.7	0.3
Age	18–44	109,078	61.6	53.8	0.7	34.4	0.6	11.6	0.4
	45–64	73,052	76.7	57.4	0.8	33.6	0.7	8.8	0.4
	65 and over	35,119	88.6	62.8	0.9	30.2	0.8	6.8	0.5
Gender	Male	104,919	62.1	57.5	0.7	32.8	0.6	9.5	0.4
Gender	Female	112,329	79.3	56.4	0.5	33.6	0.4	9.7	0.3
Race	White, single race	177,507	72.2	56.8	0.5	34.0	0.4	9.1	0.3
	Black, single race	24,876	65.8	60.5	1.3	26.4	1.0	12.7	0.8
	Asian, single race	9,549	62.5	49.3	2.6	37.7	2.2	13.0	1.9
	NHOPI, single race	774	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	1,569	64.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	2,972	68.9	56.4	3.6	33.8	3.2	9.7	2.0
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	189,249	73.8	57.3	0.5	33.1	0.4	9.4	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	150,803	76.0	57.3	0.5	33.8	0.4	8.8	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	24,253	65.8	60.8	1.3	26.2	1.0	12.7	0.8
	Hispanic	27,999	51.1	52.4	1.6	35.5	1.5	11.7	0.6
Family income^b	Negative/poor	23,225	64.4	53.4	1.3	31.2	1.1	15.0	0.9
	Near poor/low	37,190	64.0	56.0	1.1	32.4	0.9	11.4	0.7
	Middle	67,762	68.0	55.8	0.8	33.6	0.7	10.4	0.5
	High	89,071	77.6	58.6	0.7	33.8	0.6	7.4	0.3
Education^c	Less than high school	40,535	62.4	56.2	1.1	30.0	0.9	13.5	0.7
	High school graduate	69,194	68.1	58.2	0.8	32.1	0.6	9.5	0.4
	At least some college	106,057	76.1	56.4	0.6	35.0	0.5	8.5	0.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	145,558	66.1	56.3	0.6	33.9	0.5	9.8	0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	36,505	73.9	52.4	0.9	34.7	0.8	12.5	0.6
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	135,162	73.1	56.8	0.5	34.1	0.5	9.0	0.3
	Public only	16,574	75.0	51.2	1.4	33.2	1.1	15.3	0.9
	Uninsured	30,393	39.2	48.5	1.6	34.8	1.4	16.4	0.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	9,750	86.3	63.2	1.9	28.9	1.6	7.8	1.0
	Medicare and private	20,912	90.3	63.0	1.2	31.4	1.1	5.3	0.5
	Medicare and other public	4,047	87.1	61.5	3.1	26.1	2.1	12.0	1.9
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	180,758	70.7	56.7	0.5	33.4	0.4	9.8	0.3
	Large central metro	64,935	67.8	55.1	0.8	33.5	0.6	11.2	0.6
	Large fringe metro	52,834	72.0	58.6	0.9	32.4	0.8	8.9	0.5
	Medium metro	44,034	73.0	57.3	0.9	33.5	0.8	9.0	0.5
	Small metro	18,954	71.4	54.6	1.5	35.3	1.3	9.9	0.8
	Nonmetropolitan	36,490	72.1	57.9	1.3	32.9	1.1	8.9	0.5
	Micropolitan	23,885	71.4	57.6	1.8	32.9	1.5	9.4	0.6
	Noncore	12,605	73.4	58.7	1.8	33.1	1.7	8.0	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	193,563	73.6	57.5	0.5	32.9	0.4	9.4	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	23,685	48.7	48.9	2.0	38.1	1.9	12.6	0.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	188,336	68.8	58.3	0.5	33.0	0.4	8.6	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	28,903	85.4	49.4	1.0	34.9	0.9	15.4	0.7
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	29,204	87.6	53.1	1.1	33.9	0.8	12.7	0.7
	Complex activities	17,832	87.7	49.4	1.3	34.8	1.1	15.4	0.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	182,118	68.0	57.9	0.5	33.1	0.4	8.8	0.3

^a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^c Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

^d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 12_1_1-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/12_patientcenteredness/T12_1_1-1.html