Table 14_3_3-2a

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_3_3.2a
People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care,^a by race, United States, 2006
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		85.0	1.0	84.6	1.3	86.4	1.9	89.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	82.5	6.7
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	92.3	2.5	92.2	3.4	92.5	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	73.9	1.9	73.3	2.3	77.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	89.3	1.0	89.2	1.2	89.8	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	97.8	0.4	97.9	0.5	96.7	0.9	98.9	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	81.2	1.7	80.8	2.1	83.6	3.7	82.2	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	88.2	1.1	88.2	1.3	88.3	1.7	97.3	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance,^b ages 0–64	Private	93.5	1.0	93.7	1.2	95.6	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public	93.9	1.1	93.8	1.4	94.6	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	48.5	4.5	49.7	5.8	41.5	7.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	98.9	0.5	99.1	0.5	97.3	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and public	97.5	0.9	97.3	1.1	97.5	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare only	97.3	0.9	97.3	1.1	96.3	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^c	Negative/poor	82.0	1.7	81.7	1.9	81.6	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	82.9	2.4	80.7	3.2	90.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	87.2	2.0	86.7	2.4	90.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	92.9	1.7	94.5	1.6	92.2	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	80.6	2.0	78.5	2.4	84.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	84.5	1.9	84.1	2.3	85.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	88.5	1.4	89.7	1.7	89.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	84.3	1.2	83.4	1.6	86.1	2.1	90.6	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	82.4	1.8	80.1	2.1	85.7	3.3	88.1	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	88.8	1.9	89.7	2.2	84.5	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	85.6	2.0	86.0	2.2	83.1	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	80.2	4.2	73.6	7.5	91.5	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	85.9	2.6	84.6	3.1	94.3	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore (nonmetro)	88.8	2.3	92.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations, age 18 and over^d	Basic activities	91.2	1.0	91.0	1.2	92.1	1.9	83.1	10.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	89.9	1.3	90.1	1.5	90.1	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	75.9	1.7	74.9	2.1	79.4	3.4	85.9	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

^c 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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

^d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey 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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 14_3_3-2a: 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_3_3-2a.html