Table 15_1_2-1a

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 15_1_2.1a
People who received a prescription medication in the calendar year, by race, United States, 2005
Family incomea		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		63.1	0.5	65.4	0.5	54.6	0.9	46.6	2.1	45.4	4.8	64.2	3.8	63.1	2.6
Age	0–17	49.5	0.8	52.4	0.9	39.8	1.7	28.6	3.0	*	*	58.5	6.1	52.9	4.1
	18–44	54.9	0.7	56.6	0.7	49.6	1.4	41.3	2.8	*	*	53.0	4.7	60.6	4.1
	45–64	74.8	0.7	76.2	0.7	69.7	1.7	57.6	3.9	*	*	*	*	80.1	4.8
	65 and over	91.1	0.6	91.5	0.6	90.0	1.4	84.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	56.2	0.6	58.4	0.6	46.4	1.4	41.8	2.9	*	*	59.8	5.0	58.5	3.8
Gender	Female	69.8	0.5	72.3	0.6	61.7	1.0	51.1	2.3	*	*	69.2	5.1	67.6	3.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	57.1	0.8	59.6	1.1	52.2	1.5	40.4	5.2	*	*	*	*	62.1	4.8
	Near poor/low	59.6	1.0	61.2	1.1	53.7	1.9	51.2	5.4	*	*	*	*	61.4	5.5
	Middle	61.7	0.8	63.9	0.9	54.9	1.9	39.6	3.9	*	*	*	*	61.0	4.5
	High	68.1	0.7	70.0	0.7	57.9	2.0	51.3	3.4	*	*	*	*	67.8	5.6
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	62.7	0.9	62.9	1.0	62.4	2.0	60.7	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	66.6	0.8	68.8	0.9	57.1	1.8	50.3	4.6	*	*	*	*	66.9	5.9
	At least some college	70.5	0.6	72.7	0.6	63.1	1.4	51.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	77.7	4.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	61.2	0.6	62.8	0.6	54.6	1.1	46.2	2.6	*	*	61.0	5.1	69.2	3.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	69.5	0.8	72.2	0.9	62.8	1.9	49.4	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	63.4	0.6	65.7	0.6	54.1	1.2	45.5	2.2	*	*	69.8	4.9	65.8	3.5
	Public only	59.0	0.9	61.0	1.1	55.6	1.5	36.2	5.3	*	*	61.2	5.2	61.7	4.4
	Uninsured	37.3	0.9	38.5	1.1	32.5	2.1	27.7	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	90.0	1.0	90.0	1.1	89.7	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	92.6	0.7	92.7	0.7	92.9	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	90.0	1.5	90.3	1.8	88.8	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	62.3	0.6	64.6	0.6	54.7	1.1	45.9	2.1	41.8	4.3	68.8	5.3	64.8	2.7
	Large central metro	56.7	0.8	58.4	0.9	54.0	1.4	46.4	2.9	*	*	*	*	58.8	5.6
	Large fringe metro	63.5	0.8	66.4	0.9	50.9	1.7	44.6	3.5	*	*	*	*	63.1	5.5
	Medium metro	67.5	1.1	68.6	1.2	61.2	1.7	48.0	5.5	*	*	*	*	73.5	4.4
	Small metro	66.5	1.5	68.2	1.5	57.6	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	67.3	1.1	69.3	1.2	53.3	1.8	*	*	*	*	56.8	4.0	56.7	6.2
	Micropolitan	67.0	1.4	68.9	1.6	51.3	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	60.1	7.3
	Noncore	68.0	1.7	70.1	1.6	56.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	66.3	0.5	68.9	0.5	55.2	1.0	48.0	3.0	*	*	64.9	4.0	64.9	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.1	1.1	41.3	1.2	45.3	4.8	45.4	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	60.2	0.5	62.8	0.5	49.5	1.1	44.2	2.1	41.4	4.8	59.4	4.1	59.4	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	87.8	0.6	88.3	0.7	86.6	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	92.3	0.6	92.5	0.6	92.4	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	92.7	0.7	92.9	0.8	91.1	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	63.5	0.6	65.7	0.6	54.6	1.2	49.4	2.5	*	*	58.4	4.5	64.7	4.0

^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 15_1_2-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/15_healthcareutilization/T15_1_2-1a.html