Table 1_4_1-2b
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.
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | ||
| Total | 183.8 | 0.2 | 188.2 | 0.3 | 187.0 | 0.3 | 226.8 | 0.9 | 122.8 | 0.8 | |
| Age, not age adjusted | 0–17 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 18–44 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 22.7 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 0.2 | |
| 45–64 | 205.4 | 0.5 | 213.4 | 0.6 | 208.5 | 0.6 | 287.8 | 1.9 | 122.7 | 1.4 | |
| 65 and over | 1055.5 | 1.7 | 1079.3 | 1.8 | 1090.1 | 1.9 | 1178.6 | 6.2 | 675.7 | 5.4 | |
| Gender | Male | 225.1 | 0.4 | 230.2 | 0.4 | 227.3 | 0.5 | 299.0 | 1.7 | 152.7 | 1.4 |
| Female | 155.6 | 0.3 | 159.4 | 0.3 | 159.1 | 0.3 | 183.0 | 1.1 | 101.9 | 0.9 | |
| Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 181.3 | 0.3 | 186.2 | 0.3 | 185.1 | 0.3 | 225.2 | 1.0 | 122.6 | 0.8 |
| Large central metro | 177.9 | 0.5 | 186.1 | 0.5 | 182.6 | 0.6 | 230.7 | 1.4 | 123.3 | 1.1 | |
| Large fringe metro | 180.5 | 0.5 | 183.6 | 0.5 | 184.7 | 0.6 | 206.3 | 2.1 | 112.8 | 2.0 | |
| Medium metro | 183.1 | 0.5 | 186.7 | 0.6 | 185.7 | 0.6 | 228.0 | 2.3 | 127.9 | 1.9 | |
| Small metro | 190.2 | 0.8 | 192.8 | 0.8 | 190.6 | 0.9 | 236.9 | 3.5 | 126.8 | 3.3 | |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 192.8 | 0.7 | 194.8 | 0.8 | 193.0 | 0.8 | 235.8 | 3.4 | 127.4 | 3.5 | |
| Noncore (nonmetro) | 197.2 | 0.9 | 198.7 | 0.9 | 195.8 | 0.9 | 244.0 | 4.1 | 120.8 | 4.8 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.
b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 1_4_1-2b: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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