Table 12_1_11-3a

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_11.3a
Rating of 9–10 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		48.8	0.6	50.4	0.7	41.9	1.6	32.1	2.6	*	*	*	*	46.9	4.3
Age	18–44	41.8	0.8	43.4	0.9	36.4	2.1	27.4	3.5	*	*	*	*	42.7	5.8
	45–64	49.8	0.9	51.1	0.9	43.2	2.4	35.8	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	62.5	1.3	63.6	1.4	58.1	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	47.2	0.9	49.0	0.9	39.6	2.3	30.4	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	49.9	0.7	51.6	0.8	43.3	1.6	33.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	48.1	5.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	41.8	1.6	44.1	1.9	37.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	50.0	1.3	51.1	1.4	47.9	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	47.0	1.1	48.2	1.2	43.0	2.6	29.7	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	51.0	0.9	52.7	1.0	39.8	2.8	34.2	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	49.6	1.3	51.1	1.4	44.6	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	50.1	1.1	52.2	1.1	39.8	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	48.0	0.8	49.4	0.9	42.6	2.3	32.7	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	45.5	0.7	46.9	0.8	39.5	2.0	30.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	46.2	5.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	45.3	1.2	47.4	1.4	38.2	2.5	30.4	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	46.7	0.7	48.1	0.8	40.5	2.1	31.4	3.2	*	*	*	*	45.6	5.6
	Public only	41.1	1.8	42.4	2.1	38.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	39.5	1.9	41.3	2.0	32.7	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	60.4	2.2	60.5	2.3	57.4	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	64.9	1.7	65.7	1.8	59.1	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	56.9	2.9	60.9	3.5	57.6	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	48.6	0.7	50.4	0.8	42.0	1.7	32.0	2.7	*	*	*	*	49.8	4.8
	Large central metro	46.2	1.1	49.3	1.3	38.6	2.3	33.9	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	50.1	1.4	52.0	1.5	44.5	3.7	27.7	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	50.6	1.5	51.0	1.6	46.9	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	47.2	1.7	47.4	1.6	47.6	7.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	49.8	1.2	50.6	1.3	41.0	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	50.3	1.5	51.3	1.6	37.9	7.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	48.8	2.4	49.4	2.6	45.8	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	49.1	0.7	50.5	0.7	41.9	1.6	35.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	47.4	4.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	44.4	1.8	50.0	2.1	*	*	27.1	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	49.9	0.6	51.7	0.7	42.3	1.9	32.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	45.0	4.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	42.5	1.3	43.1	1.5	40.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	48.8	1.5	49.5	1.6	47.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	43.3	1.7	43.7	1.9	42.8	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	49.0	0.7	50.9	0.7	41.1	1.9	32.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	46.7	5.0

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

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

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

* - 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_11-3a: 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_11-3a.html