Table 14_4_4-2a

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_4_4.2a
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines, 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		3.6	0.2	3.6	0.2	3.9	0.3	1.6	0.5	*	*	*	*	5.9	1.3
Age	0–17	1.1	0.2	1.1	0.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	3.7	0.3	3.8	0.3	4.0	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	5.6	0.3	5.3	0.4	7.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	14.8	4.0
	65 and over	4.3	0.5	4.0	0.5	7.6	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	2.6	0.2	2.6	0.2	2.5	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	4.5	0.3	4.5	0.3	5.1	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	7.2	1.7
Family income^a	Negative/poor	6.1	0.5	6.8	0.7	4.7	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	4.6	0.3	4.3	0.4	5.8	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	3.7	0.3	3.9	0.3	3.1	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	2.2	0.2	2.2	0.2	1.8	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	5.8	0.5	5.5	0.5	7.3	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	4.6	0.3	4.7	0.4	5.0	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	6.9	2.0
	At least some college	3.8	0.3	3.8	0.3	4.5	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	11.5	3.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	3.7	0.2	3.7	0.3	4.1	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	6.8	1.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	7.5	0.5	7.6	0.6	7.8	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	2.6	0.2	2.7	0.2	2.7	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	4.5	0.4	5.0	0.5	3.7	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	6.8	0.6	6.9	0.6	6.7	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	5.4	0.8	4.6	0.8	11.1	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	3.8	0.6	3.7	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	5.1	1.1	4.5	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	3.5	0.2	3.5	0.2	3.9	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	6.7	1.5
	Large central metro	3.2	0.3	3.1	0.4	3.7	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	3.6	0.3	3.5	0.3	3.3	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	4.0	0.4	4.0	0.5	5.0	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	3.6	0.6	3.5	0.6	4.5	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	3.9	0.4	3.9	0.4	4.1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	3.8	0.4	3.7	0.5	5.0	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	4.2	0.7	4.5	0.8	2.9	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	3.8	0.2	3.8	0.2	3.9	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	5.4	1.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	2.2	0.3	1.9	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	2.7	0.2	2.7	0.2	2.5	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	5.2	1.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	11.6	0.7	11.5	0.8	12.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	11.8	0.8	10.8	0.8	16.0	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	15.3	1.0	14.9	1.1	16.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	3.1	0.2	3.2	0.2	3.2	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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_4_4-2a: 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_4_4-2a.html