Table 14_1_7-1a

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 14_1_7.1a
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, 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		18.3	0.5	15.7	0.5	33.1	1.2	11.5	1.8	*	*	35.6	3.9	30.1	2.8
Age	0–17	35.3	1.0	30.8	1.1	56.8	2.0	23.4	4.3	*	*	66.0	7.7	45.5	4.8
	18–44	11.8	0.5	10.3	0.5	21.5	1.2	5.4	1.2	*	*	19.8	4.8	16.0	2.8
	45–64	11.3	0.5	9.7	0.5	21.6	1.5	11.4	2.2	*	*	*	*	19.4	4.5
	65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	16.1	0.5	13.9	0.5	28.0	1.3	10.8	1.8	*	*	36.3	5.1	28.6	3.3
Gender	Female	20.5	0.6	17.6	0.7	37.8	1.5	12.2	2.2	*	*	34.8	4.7	31.5	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	58.7	1.2	55.3	1.5	69.5	2.0	34.4	7.7	*	*	*	*	72.3	4.7
	Near poor/low	35.4	1.0	33.3	1.3	42.2	2.0	29.4	5.5	*	*	*	*	37.4	5.6
	Middle	11.4	0.6	10.5	0.6	15.4	1.4	11.1	3.2	*	*	*	*	19.5	4.0
	High	2.5	0.2	2.3	0.2	4.4	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b ages 18–64	Less than high school	24.6	1.0	21.6	1.1	39.2	2.7	28.6	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	13.2	0.6	11.5	0.6	22.3	1.5	9.8	2.9	*	*	*	*	14.7	3.5
	At least some college	5.9	0.3	5.2	0.4	12.0	1.1	2.6	0.7	*	*	*	*	13.4	3.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	6.2	0.3	5.4	0.3	11.6	0.9	4.5	1.1	*	*	*	*	8.5	1.7
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	31.7	1.0	28.4	1.0	49.4	2.0	19.2	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	17.7	0.6	15.1	0.6	32.3	1.3	11.8	1.8	*	*	38.6	4.8	29.9	3.1
	Large central metro	21.3	1.0	17.9	1.2	34.3	1.7	15.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	31.2	4.9
	Large fringe metro	12.5	0.9	11.1	0.9	24.5	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	26.0	6.0
	Medium metro	18.4	1.3	15.7	1.3	37.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	34.0	4.7
	Small metro	18.8	1.8	16.5	1.7	33.1	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	21.5	1.2	19.0	1.2	39.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	30.9	5.8	30.6	5.7
	Micropolitan	19.8	1.5	18.0	1.6	36.0	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	24.1	5.0
	Noncore	24.8	2.1	20.9	1.8	44.2	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.6	0.5	13.4	0.5	33.1	1.2	6.0	1.8	*	*	34.9	3.9	29.5	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	29.2	1.2	31.3	1.2	31.7	5.8	18.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	16.5	0.5	14.0	0.5	31.2	1.2	10.8	1.8	*	*	35.2	4.4	29.2	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	37.2	1.3	34.8	1.5	48.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c ages 18–64	Basic activities	39.6	1.6	37.1	1.9	54.6	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	50.7	1.7	48.1	2.2	62.8	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8.0	0.3	6.8	0.3	16.0	1.0	6.5	1.3	*	*	18.4	4.3	10.2	2.0

^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 14_1_7-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/14_facilitators_barrierstocare/T14_1_7-1a.html