Table 10_1_1-2a
2009 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.
| Total | White | Black | AI/AN | API | Multiple races/other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 64.1 | 1.0 | 67.1 | 1.0 | 38.3 | 2.4 | 46.4 | 5.9 | 60.1 | 4.9 | 60.7 | 4.0 | |
| Age | 65–74 | 67.1 | 1.3 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 43.5 | 3.6 | 44.0 | 9.9 | 63.3 | 7.4 | 60.4 | 5.2 |
| 75–84 | 64.4 | 1.3 | 67.3 | 1.3 | 33.4 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | 55.8 | 6.8 | 65.7 | 6.1 | |
| 85 and over | 53.4 | 1.6 | 55.6 | 1.7 | 28.4 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 49.0 | 9.4 | |
| Incomeb | Negative/poor | 46.4 | 1.6 | 50.7 | 2.0 | 29.1 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 57.1 | 7.9 | 52.8 | 7.4 |
| Near poor/low | 56.8 | 1.3 | 59.1 | 1.4 | 36.2 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 53.4 | 7.0 | 54.9 | 6.5 | |
| Middle | 72.3 | 1.2 | 74.2 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | 63.7 | 11.5 | 68.2 | 6.2 | |
| High | 80.4 | 2.0 | 80.3 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance | Medicare and Medicaid | 42.7 | 1.8 | 46.3 | 2.1 | 30.6 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | 45.1 | 6.1 | 51.8 | 6.8 |
| Medicare HMO | 65.0 | 1.7 | 67.9 | 1.7 | 41.0 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 56.8 | 14.1 | |
| Medicare and private | 71.1 | 1.0 | 72.0 | 1.1 | 50.1 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | 89.7 | 4.5 | 68.9 | 5.4 | |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 52.8 | 2.2 | 56.3 | 2.4 | 29.2 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence location | MSA | 65.6 | 1.0 | 69.0 | 1.0 | 40.4 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 62.9 | 4.8 | 59.6 | 4.4 |
| Non-MSA | 59.0 | 2.4 | 61.3 | 2.5 | 23.7 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 66.9 | 8.7 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 66.2 | 1.1 | 68.8 | 1.1 | 40.0 | 2.7 | 43.4 | 8.3 | 60.5 | 5.2 | 62.3 | 4.6 |
| Fair/poor | 56.3 | 1.5 | 59.8 | 1.6 | 34.7 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | 59.2 | 8.6 | 56.0 | 7.2 | |
| Functional limitations | No limitation | 66.9 | 1.2 | 69.5 | 1.3 | 44.3 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | 62.6 | 7.0 | 58.4 | 6.3 |
| IADL only | 63.9 | 1.6 | 66.8 | 1.6 | 40.1 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 1–2 ADLs | 60.4 | 1.7 | 63.8 | 1.9 | 28.4 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 68.3 | 6.2 | |
| More than 3 ADLs | 56.6 | 2.2 | 59.8 | 2.4 | 30.9 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| At least 1 ADL/IADL | 60.8 | 1.1 | 64.1 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 52.0 | 7.4 | 57.0 | 5.7 | 62.9 | 5.0 | |
a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.
b Negative/poor refers to incomes $10,000 or less; near poor/low, $10,001-$20,000; middle, $20,001-$40,000; and high, more than $40,000.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; 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 March 2010
Internet Citation: Table 10_1_1-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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