Table 12_1_5-5a

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_5.5a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never 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		8.3	0.3	7.6	0.3	11.6	0.7	13.2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	18–44	9.6	0.5	9.0	0.5	12.6	1.0	11.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	7.4	0.4	6.7	0.5	10.9	1.2	14.8	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	7.2	0.6	6.6	0.6	9.5	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	8.2	0.5	7.5	0.5	12.0	1.4	12.5	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	8.4	0.4	7.8	0.4	11.3	0.9	13.9	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	14.1	1.1	12.1	1.2	19.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	10.9	0.8	9.7	0.8	14.3	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	9.0	0.6	8.8	0.6	8.2	1.3	17.4	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	5.8	0.4	5.5	0.4	7.2	1.2	9.1	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	13.5	0.8	12.7	0.9	16.8	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	8.8	0.5	7.8	0.5	13.0	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	6.3	0.4	6.0	0.4	7.4	1.0	9.3	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	7.7	0.4	7.3	0.4	8.3	0.8	11.8	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	12.0	0.8	10.2	0.8	21.7	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	7.3	0.4	6.8	0.4	9.5	0.8	11.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	14.4	1.2	13.1	1.4	17.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	13.6	1.1	12.7	1.2	14.6	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.8	1.2	6.5	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	6.1	0.7	5.9	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	13.7	2.3	12.1	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	8.4	0.3	7.7	0.4	10.9	0.8	13.4	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	10.1	0.7	9.3	0.7	12.3	1.1	13.1	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	7.1	0.5	6.5	0.6	7.7	1.5	14.2	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	7.2	0.6	6.9	0.6	8.2	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	9.3	0.9	8.3	0.9	16.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	8.1	0.5	7.5	0.6	17.0	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	8.3	0.7	7.7	0.7	19.0	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	7.8	1.0	7.1	1.0	14.0	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	8.0	0.3	7.4	0.3	11.3	0.7	8.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	13.0	1.0	10.5	1.1	*	*	19.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	7.3	0.3	6.7	0.3	9.9	0.8	11.6	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	13.9	0.8	12.9	1.0	17.3	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	11.4	0.8	10.5	0.9	15.9	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	13.7	1.0	12.3	1.1	19.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	7.5	0.3	7.0	0.3	9.6	0.7	12.6	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_5-5a: 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_5-5a.html