Table 12_1_5-3a

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_5.3a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, 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		60.3	0.5	60.3	0.6	64.5	1.4	50.5	2.9	*	*	*	*	63.9	4.2
Age	18–44	58.7	0.8	58.6	1.0	61.6	1.9	52.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	57.1	5.9
	45–64	61.2	0.8	61.3	0.9	65.2	2.2	45.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	62.5	1.0	61.9	1.2	72.6	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	60.6	0.7	60.7	0.8	64.8	2.4	51.5	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	60.1	0.6	60.0	0.7	64.2	1.4	49.7	3.3	*	*	*	*	65.8	5.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	57.0	1.6	56.4	1.9	59.7	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	58.5	1.2	58.7	1.3	59.5	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	59.5	1.0	58.9	1.1	69.1	2.3	43.8	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	62.2	0.8	62.3	0.8	66.9	2.5	55.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	56.6	1.3	56.4	1.5	60.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	60.1	0.9	60.0	0.9	64.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	61.7	0.7	61.7	0.8	66.9	1.9	53.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	61.1	0.7	61.1	0.7	66.0	1.7	50.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	60.3	5.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	55.0	1.1	55.2	1.3	54.9	2.8	47.6	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	61.2	0.6	61.2	0.7	66.3	1.7	50.6	3.4	*	*	*	*	58.2	6.0
	Public only	54.1	1.6	52.7	1.9	56.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	54.0	1.8	53.9	1.9	55.6	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	62.8	2.1	61.5	2.3	73.2	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	62.6	1.4	62.4	1.6	70.1	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	62.2	3.2	61.1	3.9	76.1	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	60.3	0.5	60.3	0.6	64.5	1.5	50.6	3.0	*	*	*	*	64.4	4.5
	Large central metro	58.0	0.9	57.7	1.1	61.4	2.1	52.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	63.0	1.1	63.5	1.2	68.0	3.0	46.8	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	61.3	1.0	60.8	1.0	69.6	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	58.2	1.8	57.9	2.0	64.9	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	60.3	1.3	60.0	1.4	64.0	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	60.1	1.8	60.0	1.9	59.7	7.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	60.5	2.2	60.0	2.4	70.7	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	61.0	0.5	60.8	0.6	64.7	1.5	51.4	3.6	*	*	*	*	63.4	4.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	51.5	2.1	52.3	2.3	*	*	49.4	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	61.8	0.6	61.9	0.6	65.8	1.5	53.5	3.0	*	*	*	*	59.3	5.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	52.3	1.2	51.0	1.4	60.0	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	54.7	1.3	53.5	1.5	60.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	52.1	1.4	50.4	1.6	58.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	61.7	0.6	61.9	0.7	65.6	1.5	51.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	58.0	6.0

^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_5-3a: 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_5-3a.html