Table 12_1_11-5a

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_11.5a
Rating of 0–6 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		13.2	0.4	12.3	0.4	18.6	1.0	17.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	15.7	3.4
Age	18–44	15.5	0.7	14.6	0.7	19.6	1.6	19.0	3.3	*	*	*	*	19.2	5.4
	45–64	12.7	0.6	11.8	0.6	18.9	1.7	17.0	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	9.1	0.7	8.4	0.8	14.6	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	13.7	0.6	12.7	0.7	20.0	2.0	19.6	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	12.9	0.5	12.0	0.5	17.8	1.1	16.3	2.8	*	*	*	*	19.0	4.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23.8	1.4	20.9	1.6	30.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	16.2	0.9	15.7	1.0	16.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	14.2	0.8	13.6	0.8	15.7	1.8	22.2	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	9.4	0.5	9.0	0.5	14.3	2.1	13.4	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	18.1	1.0	16.7	1.1	23.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	14.7	0.6	13.8	0.7	21.4	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	10.8	0.5	10.0	0.5	14.1	1.4	15.8	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	13.1	0.6	12.4	0.6	16.5	1.4	17.8	3.6	*	*	*	*	15.1	3.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	18.3	0.9	16.5	0.9	27.2	2.5	19.9	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	12.0	0.5	11.2	0.5	16.3	1.5	17.2	3.3	*	*	*	*	13.4	3.9
	Public only	24.0	1.4	24.2	1.7	22.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	23.2	1.5	22.0	1.5	30.4	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10.3	1.4	10.0	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	7.4	0.8	7.1	0.8	11.5	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	15.5	2.4	12.3	3.0	18.5	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	13.1	0.5	12.1	0.5	17.5	1.1	18.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	15.9	3.9
	Large central metro	14.8	0.9	13.8	0.9	17.9	1.8	18.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	12.0	0.7	11.1	0.7	14.3	1.8	22.6	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	12.8	1.0	12.1	1.0	20.0	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	11.6	1.1	10.7	1.1	18.8	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	13.9	0.9	12.9	0.9	28.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	14.2	1.0	13.3	1.1	29.9	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	13.3	1.6	12.1	1.6	25.3	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.9	0.4	12.0	0.4	18.7	1.0	14.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	14.4	3.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	17.9	1.5	16.3	1.4	*	*	23.1	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.4	0.4	10.4	0.4	16.8	1.1	18.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	14.6	3.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.4	1.0	23.3	1.1	24.8	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	19.4	1.0	18.5	1.1	24.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	24.2	1.4	23.4	1.5	26.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.6	0.5	10.7	0.5	16.3	1.3	18.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	11.4	3.3

^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_11-5a: 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_11-5a.html