Table 4_1_4-2a

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 4_1_4.2a
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, 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		64.5	1.3	65.2	1.5	62.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	18–44	56.4	2.1	56.7	2.4	55.1	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	70.5	2.0	71.0	2.3	68.4	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	73.0	3.2	74.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	61.7	2.2	62.1	2.4	60.4	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	67.0	1.6	67.9	1.9	64.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	65.5	2.9	68.2	3.7	64.3	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	61.5	2.9	59.7	3.4	61.2	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	64.8	2.4	66.2	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	65.4	2.7	65.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	64.2	2.4	65.7	2.8	60.5	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	66.3	2.2	68.6	2.5	56.2	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	63.2	2.5	61.4	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	60.9	1.8	60.7	1.9	62.5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	68.8	2.5	71.2	2.9	60.9	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	64.0	2.0	64.1	2.2	61.8	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	70.4	2.9	72.9	3.7	67.7	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	48.8	3.8	47.4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	74.7	4.0	75.4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	65.0	1.5	65.5	1.6	63.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	65.0	2.5	65.7	3.4	63.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	64.5	2.5	65.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	63.4	3.3	62.5	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	70.2	4.3	72.2	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	62.5	2.8	64.1	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	58.6	3.1	59.5	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	70.4	4.7	72.9	5.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.1	1.4	65.8	1.5	62.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	53.2	5.4	52.9	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	62.0	1.5	62.9	1.7	57.8	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	72.9	2.4	73.4	2.8	73.8	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	75.9	2.3	75.6	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	77.2	2.6	78.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	61.3	1.6	62.4	1.7	57.9	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Negative/poor refers to household 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.

^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 4_1_4-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_4-2a.html