Table 16_8_3-1a

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 16_8_3.1a
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over with delayed care due to cost,^a by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		5.0	0.3	4.7	0.3	7.0	1.2	*	*	*	*	6.9	2.0
Age	65–74	6.9	0.4	6.6	0.5	8.2	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	75–84	3.4	0.3	3.0	0.3	6.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	85 and over	2.7	0.3	2.4	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	4.4	0.3	4.0	0.4	5.3	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	5.5	0.4	5.2	0.4	8.1	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Income^b	Negative/poor	9.5	0.8	10.3	1.1	7.8	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	6.9	0.5	6.6	0.6	8.6	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	3.6	0.3	3.2	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	2.0	0.3	1.9	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Medicare and Medicaid	7.9	0.8	10.0	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare HMO	4.4	0.6	4.1	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	3.5	0.3	3.3	0.3	5.2	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare fee for service only	11.3	1.1	10.0	1.2	15.5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	MSA	4.7	0.3	4.4	0.3	6.1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	Non-MSA	6.3	0.4	5.5	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	9.5	2.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.1	0.3	3.9	0.3	5.7	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	8.6	0.6	7.9	0.6	10.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	17.8	5.3
Functional limitations	No limitation	3.6	0.3	3.2	0.3	6.6	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	IADLs only	4.8	0.6	4.5	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	1–2 ADLs	7.9	0.6	7.6	0.6	10.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Three or more ADLs	9.3	1.2	9.3	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least 1 ADL/IADL	7.2	0.4	6.9	0.4	7.6	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.

^b Negative/poor refers to 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.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; HMO: Health Maintenance Organization; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 16_8_3-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/16_prioritypopulations/T16_8_3-1a.html