Table 12_1_9-4a

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_9.4a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually spent enough time with them, 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		37.4	0.5	37.9	0.6	31.8	1.4	40.5	2.7	*	*	*	*	38.7	3.8
Age	18–44	38.3	0.8	38.8	0.9	34.3	1.8	42.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	36.8	4.8
	45–64	37.9	0.8	38.3	0.9	31.2	2.0	41.5	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	34.3	1.1	35.3	1.2	24.4	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	37.1	0.7	37.5	0.8	30.9	2.3	40.3	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	37.6	0.6	38.2	0.7	32.3	1.6	40.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	37.1	4.7
Family income^a	Negative/poor	34.6	1.6	38.0	1.8	24.3	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	35.9	1.3	36.5	1.5	33.3	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	38.6	1.0	39.3	1.1	30.3	2.3	41.4	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	37.7	0.8	37.5	0.8	37.8	2.8	41.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	33.8	1.2	35.5	1.3	23.4	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	35.3	0.9	35.9	1.0	30.0	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	39.6	0.7	39.7	0.8	36.0	2.2	42.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	38.3	0.6	38.4	0.7	35.2	1.9	42.0	3.4	*	*	*	*	40.9	4.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	37.7	1.1	39.1	1.2	27.2	2.2	43.0	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	38.4	0.6	38.4	0.7	34.8	1.8	44.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	43.6	5.0
	Public only	36.9	1.5	40.3	1.7	28.7	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	37.1	1.7	38.4	2.0	30.7	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	30.6	2.0	32.3	2.2	16.5	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	36.2	1.5	36.2	1.6	30.6	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	32.4	3.1	37.5	3.8	24.5	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	37.5	0.6	38.1	0.6	32.1	1.5	40.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	37.4	4.2
	Large central metro	37.2	0.8	38.1	1.0	31.8	2.1	40.7	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	37.0	1.0	37.0	1.1	35.5	3.1	37.4	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	38.3	1.2	38.9	1.2	31.7	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	37.9	1.5	38.8	1.7	25.1	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	36.8	1.3	37.3	1.4	28.8	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	36.6	1.7	36.9	1.9	31.5	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	37.1	2.0	37.9	2.0	24.6	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	36.8	0.5	37.3	0.6	31.7	1.4	41.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	39.3	3.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	45.3	2.2	47.1	2.5	*	*	39.7	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	37.2	0.5	37.6	0.6	32.6	1.7	40.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	38.1	4.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	38.2	1.3	39.7	1.5	28.7	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	37.2	1.2	38.8	1.3	26.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	37.8	1.5	40.1	1.8	27.2	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	37.3	0.5	37.5	0.6	33.6	1.6	41.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	38.5	4.7

^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_9-4a: 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_9-4a.html