Table 12_1_6-4a

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_6.4a
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually explained things clearly, 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		17.3	0.8	17.6	0.9	13.0	1.6	27.7	4.5	*	*	*	*	17.8	3.3
Age	0–5	17.5	1.2	16.8	1.4	16.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	21.3	4.9
Age	6–17	17.1	0.9	18.0	1.0	11.2	1.5	25.0	5.8	*	*	*	*	15.2	3.9
Gender	Male	18.0	1.0	18.2	1.1	13.4	2.0	29.4	5.8	*	*	*	*	20.6	4.1
Gender	Female	16.5	0.9	16.9	1.1	12.7	1.7	26.3	5.7	*	*	*	*	14.8	4.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.1	1.8	21.2	2.2	16.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	19.7	1.5	21.6	1.9	10.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	16.5	1.4	17.2	1.5	11.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	15.0	1.2	14.3	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	16.7	0.9	16.8	1.1	11.1	1.9	26.4	5.0	*	*	*	*	17.1	4.5
	Public only	18.4	1.4	19.3	1.7	14.6	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	18.4	4.5
	Uninsured	19.1	2.9	19.8	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	17.1	0.8	17.4	1.0	12.7	1.6	27.8	4.5	*	*	*	*	18.4	3.7
	Large central metro	18.8	1.5	19.4	1.9	11.8	2.2	36.6	7.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	16.9	1.4	17.3	1.6	14.8	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	15.1	1.5	15.1	1.8	13.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	15.9	1.8	16.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	18.4	1.9	18.6	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	18.0	2.0	18.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	19.0	3.9	18.5	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.1	0.8	16.4	0.9	12.5	1.6	28.4	6.0	*	*	*	*	17.7	3.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.4	2.1	25.1	2.2	*	*	27.0	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	17.0	0.8	17.4	0.9	13.0	1.6	27.5	4.4	*	*	*	*	15.9	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	24.4	3.5	23.8	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	18.8	1.3	18.6	1.6	14.8	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	16.7	0.8	17.2	1.0	12.3	1.6	26.8	4.7	*	*	*	*	13.7	3.2

^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_6-4a: 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_6-4a.html