Table 12_1_12-5a

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_12.5a
Rating of 0–6 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care for children 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		5.2	0.4	4.8	0.4	6.1	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0–5	4.9	0.5	4.7	0.6	4.9	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6–17	5.4	0.5	4.9	0.5	6.7	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	5.6	0.6	5.4	0.6	6.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	4.8	0.4	4.2	0.5	6.2	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	8.9	1.0	8.7	1.2	9.5	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	7.5	0.9	7.6	1.2	5.1	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	4.9	0.6	4.8	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	2.1	0.5	1.8	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	3.6	0.4	3.6	0.4	3.2	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	8.8	0.8	8.0	1.0	8.6	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	6.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	4.9	0.4	4.6	0.5	5.8	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	5.9	0.7	5.4	0.8	6.4	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	3.8	0.6	3.7	0.7	5.4	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	4.6	0.8	4.4	0.9	4.6	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	5.0	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	7.3	1.2	6.3	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	7.8	1.5	6.6	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	6.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.6	0.4	4.3	0.4	5.8	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	9.1	1.2	8.4	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	5.0	0.4	4.7	0.4	5.4	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	11.3	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	6.0	0.7	4.9	0.7	9.9	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	5.0	0.4	4.8	0.5	4.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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_12-5a: 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_12-5a.html