Table 15_1_5-1a

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_5.1a
People who received a hospital inpatient discharge in the calendar 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		7.4	0.2	7.4	0.2	8.7	0.4	3.6	0.7	*	*	6.7	1.5	7.1	1.3
Age	0–17	2.6	0.2	2.5	0.2	3.2	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	6.7	0.3	6.5	0.3	8.9	0.7	3.0	0.9	*	*	*	*	9.2	2.1
	45–64	7.4	0.4	7.3	0.4	10.2	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	18.7	0.7	18.6	0.8	22.7	2.1	12.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	5.6	0.2	5.7	0.2	6.5	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	9.2	0.3	9.1	0.4	10.6	0.7	5.0	1.1	*	*	8.0	2.1	10.4	2.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	10.8	0.6	11.2	0.7	10.8	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	11.8	2.9
	Near poor/low	8.9	0.4	9.1	0.5	9.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	7.0	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.8	0.9	2.6	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	5.8	0.3	5.9	0.3	6.1	0.8	3.8	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	11.4	0.6	11.4	0.7	12.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	9.5	0.4	9.7	0.5	10.2	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	7.7	0.3	7.5	0.4	10.6	0.9	3.7	1.0	*	*	*	*	13.4	3.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	5.5	0.2	5.4	0.3	7.0	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	12.9	0.6	12.7	0.7	15.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	5.4	0.2	5.4	0.3	6.1	0.5	2.8	0.7	*	*	8.9	2.4	5.3	1.4
	Public only	9.9	0.5	9.9	0.6	10.9	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	3.3	0.4	3.2	0.4	5.1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	18.4	1.5	17.9	1.6	24.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	17.2	1.0	17.4	1.0	18.0	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	26.3	2.2	28.9	3.1	26.5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	7.1	0.2	7.1	0.2	8.6	0.4	3.3	0.6	*	*	*	*	6.8	1.3
	Large central metro	6.6	0.3	6.4	0.4	8.9	0.6	3.0	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	6.7	0.4	6.8	0.5	7.1	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	7.8	0.5	7.8	0.5	9.0	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	8.5	0.7	8.6	0.8	10.0	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	8.8	0.5	8.8	0.6	9.3	1.5	*	*	*	*	5.6	1.5	*	*
	Micropolitan	8.6	0.6	8.6	0.7	8.8	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	9.3	0.9	9.3	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	7.4	0.2	7.3	0.2	8.4	0.4	3.5	0.8	*	*	6.5	1.5	7.7	1.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	4.7	0.3	5.3	0.3	*	*	2.8	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	5.4	0.2	5.4	0.2	6.3	0.4	2.5	0.6	*	*	5.7	1.5	5.8	1.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.2	0.8	23.9	0.9	22.8	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	22.9	0.9	22.6	1.1	27.4	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	24.6	1.1	24.7	1.3	28.1	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	5.9	0.2	6.0	0.2	6.9	0.5	2.9	0.7	*	*	*	*	7.4	2.1

^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_5-1a: 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_5-1a.html