Table 9_1_11-1 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportsThe 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 9_1_11.1Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased, United States, 2004 and 2006aPopulation group20062004PercentSEPercentSETotal16.50.016.20.0Ageb0–6411.40.110.70.165–7415.70.115.10.175–8417.40.117.00.185 and over17.60.117.40.1GenderbMale16.20.115.90.1Female16.60.016.30.0Race/ethnicitybNon-Hispanic, White16.80.016.50.0Non-Hispanic, Black15.30.114.60.1Non-Hispanic, AI/AN14.40.514.10.5Non-Hispanic, API13.30.312.70.3Hispanic, all races14.60.214.20.2a Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set. Current as of September 2009 Internet Citation: Table 9_1_11-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/9_nursinghome_homehealth_hospice/T9_1_11-1.html