Table 12_1_9-5a

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_9.5a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never 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		13.9	0.4	13.2	0.4	18.0	1.2	18.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	12.9	2.8
Age	18–44	17.4	0.7	16.9	0.7	20.4	1.7	19.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	16.2	4.3
	45–64	12.3	0.5	11.4	0.6	17.6	1.8	19.7	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	9.2	0.7	8.8	0.7	11.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	13.8	0.6	12.8	0.6	19.2	2.1	18.5	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	14.1	0.4	13.5	0.5	17.3	1.2	18.0	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.0	1.2	18.0	1.4	26.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	15.5	0.9	15.0	1.0	17.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	14.6	0.8	14.2	0.8	14.9	2.0	24.3	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	11.7	0.6	11.2	0.6	15.0	2.5	16.4	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	17.5	1.0	16.4	1.0	25.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	13.5	0.6	12.8	0.6	17.2	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	13.0	0.5	12.5	0.6	15.6	1.9	16.5	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	14.5	0.5	14.1	0.6	16.1	1.5	19.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	12.1	3.5
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.1	0.9	15.1	1.0	27.4	2.9	19.1	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	13.5	0.5	13.0	0.5	16.0	1.4	18.2	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	20.4	1.4	19.0	1.5	23.7	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	22.9	1.4	22.0	1.6	29.8	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	11.2	1.5	11.7	1.6	10.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	7.3	0.7	7.2	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	14.3	2.6	12.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	14.3	0.4	13.5	0.4	18.0	1.3	18.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	13.4	3.1
	Large central metro	16.1	0.8	15.0	0.8	21.0	2.0	15.6	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	13.0	0.7	12.3	0.7	13.6	2.1	24.5	5.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	13.4	0.8	13.2	0.8	14.4	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	14.4	1.2	13.9	1.3	17.7	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	12.1	0.7	11.6	0.6	18.3	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	12.7	0.9	12.2	0.8	21.9	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	10.8	1.0	10.5	1.0	12.9	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.7	0.4	13.1	0.4	17.9	1.2	15.5	3.2	*	*	*	*	12.5	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	16.8	1.4	14.8	1.4	*	*	22.1	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	12.9	0.4	12.3	0.4	16.6	1.4	17.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	12.4	3.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.5	0.9	18.7	1.0	23.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	17.0	1.0	16.2	1.1	20.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	19.6	1.2	18.6	1.4	22.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	13.1	0.4	12.4	0.4	17.0	1.3	17.6	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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_9-5a: 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_9-5a.html