Table 10_1_1-2b

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.

Table 10_1_1.2b
Female Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over who reported ever being screened for osteoporosis with a bone mass or bone density measurement,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2006
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		64.1	1.0	64.8	1.0	67.8	1.0	38.4	2.4	55.3	2.5
Age	65–74	67.1	1.3	68.0	1.4	71.2	1.4	44.0	3.7	57.1	3.9
	75–84	64.4	1.3	64.7	1.4	67.8	1.3	32.9	3.4	59.1	3.5
	85 and over	53.4	1.6	54.5	1.6	56.8	1.7	28.2	4.4	37.6	5.4
Income^b	Negative/poor	46.4	1.6	47.3	1.7	52.3	2.1	28.7	3.0	41.6	3.8
	Near poor/low	56.8	1.3	56.6	1.4	59.1	1.5	35.9	3.4	59.5	3.7
	Middle	72.3	1.2	72.6	1.2	74.3	1.3	48.6	4.9	66.7	6.0
	High	80.4	2.0	80.8	1.8	80.8	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare and Medicaid	42.7	1.8	42.9	2.0	47.8	2.4	29.8	4.2	41.9	3.2
	Medicare HMO	65.0	1.7	65.0	1.8	67.9	1.8	41.7	5.0	65.4	4.6
	Medicare and private	71.1	1.0	71.3	1.1	72.0	1.1	50.1	4.3	67.0	6.1
	Medicare fee-for-service only	52.8	2.2	52.7	2.2	56.5	2.4	29.5	5.5	54.1	10.1
Residence location	MSA	65.6	1.0	66.5	1.1	69.9	1.1	40.7	2.6	56.2	2.6
Residence location	Non-MSA	59.0	2.4	59.3	2.5	61.6	2.6	22.6	4.1	43.7	8.4
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	66.2	1.1	66.8	1.1	69.3	1.1	39.9	2.8	57.8	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	56.3	1.5	57.0	1.6	60.9	1.7	35.2	3.6	49.3	4.4
Functional limitations	No limitation	66.9	1.2	67.5	1.3	70.0	1.4	44.5	3.6	58.9	3.3
	IADL only	63.9	1.6	65.2	1.6	67.6	1.7	40.5	5.0	46.7	6.2
	1–2 ADLs	60.4	1.7	60.9	1.7	64.6	1.9	28.2	4.4	51.7	5.8
	More than 3 ADLs	56.6	2.2	56.7	2.2	61.0	2.4	30.5	5.2	56.3	7.2
	At least 1 ADL/IADL	60.8	1.1	61.6	1.2	65.0	1.2	32.4	2.9	51.6	3.4

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

^b Negative/poor refers to incomes of $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: 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_1-2b: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/10_functional_status/T10_1_1-2b.html