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Table 15_1_4-1d

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_4.1d
People who had a hospital emergency room visit in the calendar year, by education,a United States, 2005
Population groupTotalLess than high schoolHigh school graduateAt least some college
PercentSEPercentSEPercentSEPercentSE
Total14.20.319.40.714.80.511.70.4
Age18–4413.10.417.00.914.60.710.60.5
45–6412.70.518.71.312.80.811.00.6
65 and over20.30.725.51.619.01.317.81.2
GenderMale12.40.415.60.913.40.710.40.5
Female15.80.423.20.916.10.812.80.6
RaceWhite, single race13.80.419.00.814.50.611.40.5
Black, single race18.60.722.71.617.91.316.71.1
Asian, single race7.31.1**8.12.26.61.1
NHOPI, single race********
AI/AN, single race17.04.6******
Multiple races18.92.6**17.54.215.93.7
EthnicityNon-Hispanic, all races14.50.422.30.915.40.611.60.4
Non-Hispanic, White14.20.422.61.115.10.611.30.5
Non-Hispanic, Black18.60.723.51.718.01.316.41.2
Hispanic12.00.812.71.110.31.212.71.5
Family incomebNegative/poor23.21.023.91.323.71.921.41.9
Near poor/low18.80.721.21.317.71.217.51.3
Middle13.30.517.71.213.60.811.10.6
High10.50.512.31.711.40.99.90.5
Employment status, ages 18–64Employed11.60.315.10.912.60.610.00.5
Not employed18.10.721.91.318.21.214.91.1
Health insurance, ages 18–64Any private11.50.414.91.113.10.710.10.4
Public only26.51.128.51.524.72.025.22.5
Uninsured11.90.713.91.110.91.010.81.2
Health insurance, age 65 and overMedicare only22.61.526.72.820.62.721.03.1
Medicare and private18.20.922.62.217.61.616.91.3
Medicare and other public25.72.228.93.023.23.9**
Residence locationcMetropolitan13.80.319.60.814.50.611.20.4
  Large central metro13.10.517.91.113.01.011.10.7
  Large fringe metro13.30.618.21.714.91.210.90.7
  Medium metro14.10.721.41.615.31.010.50.8
  Small metro17.01.225.33.415.81.714.51.5
Nonmetropolitan16.10.918.61.215.91.314.81.4
  Micropolitan16.51.218.51.616.41.815.61.8
  Noncore15.21.118.61.815.01.912.91.5
Language spoken most often at homeEnglish14.60.422.40.815.40.611.70.4
Other8.90.610.30.96.50.98.71.1
Perceived health statusExcellent/very good/good11.80.315.60.712.50.510.10.4
Fair/poor29.31.032.31.727.81.828.01.8
Activity limitations,c age 18 and overBasic activities27.81.033.61.925.91.625.11.6
Complex activities32.51.337.32.330.02.030.92.0
Neither basic nor complex activities11.50.315.10.712.30.59.80.4

a Persons age 18 and over. 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.

b 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.

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_4-1d: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/15_healthcareutilization/T15_1_4-1d.html

 

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