Table 13_1_2-4a

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 13_1_2.4a
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who usually got appointments as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2006
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		22.9	0.9	22.6	1.0	26.0	2.0	23.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.9	4.0
Age	0–5	22.5	1.4	21.8	1.4	28.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.5	4.0
Age	6–17	23.0	1.0	23.2	1.2	24.5	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.0	5.5
Gender	Male	22.5	1.1	22.5	1.2	27.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.0	5.3
Gender	Female	23.2	1.1	22.8	1.2	25.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.6	4.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	25.4	1.9	27.2	2.4	25.6	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	22.2	1.7	22.0	1.9	24.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	21.7	1.4	21.4	1.6	29.4	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	23.0	1.5	22.3	1.8	24.2	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	22.3	1.1	22.2	1.2	22.6	2.1	26.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.5	5.0
	Public only	23.6	1.5	23.5	1.7	27.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.0	4.9
	Uninsured	25.9	3.7	24.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	23.1	1.0	22.7	1.1	26.8	2.2	24.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.5	4.3
	Large central metro	24.5	1.6	25.4	1.8	25.5	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	20.7	1.6	19.9	1.7	26.5	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	25.3	2.2	24.6	2.3	30.6	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	21.1	2.6	19.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	21.4	2.1	22.4	2.4	19.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	21.7	2.9	22.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	20.7	2.9	22.3	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	22.2	0.9	22.0	1.1	25.2	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.8	4.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.9	2.5	27.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	22.8	0.9	22.6	1.0	26.1	2.0	23.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.3	4.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.1	4.0	24.5	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	26.8	1.6	28.1	1.9	23.6	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	21.5	1.0	20.8	1.1	26.5	2.3	23.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.9	4.1

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DSU - 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 13_1_2-4a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/13_timeliness/T13_1_2-4a.html