Table 13_1_3-5a

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_3.5a
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got care 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		15.3	0.6	14.7	0.7	16.5	1.1	21.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.8	4.6
Age	18–44	19.0	0.9	18.9	1.1	18.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45–64	14.5	0.9	13.6	1.0	15.9	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	7.7	0.8	7.2	0.9	9.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	15.6	0.9	15.0	1.0	16.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	15.0	0.7	14.4	0.8	16.3	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23.0	1.7	22.2	2.1	25.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	20.3	1.4	20.5	1.5	18.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	15.3	1.1	14.7	1.2	15.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	10.5	0.8	10.3	0.9	8.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	18.8	1.4	19.6	1.6	16.2	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	14.8	1.0	13.0	1.0	18.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	14.0	0.8	13.5	1.0	14.8	1.9	18.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	16.3	0.8	15.6	1.0	17.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	19.4	1.3	19.6	1.6	19.0	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	13.0	0.8	12.4	0.9	13.6	1.7	18.6	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	23.3	1.9	24.0	2.4	20.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	32.8	2.3	32.7	2.5	31.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	8.1	1.6	8.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	6.7	1.1	6.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	10.3	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	15.3	0.6	14.8	0.8	16.1	1.2	22.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	16.8	1.1	15.9	1.3	18.3	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	15.0	1.2	15.1	1.3	10.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	14.5	1.3	14.3	1.5	15.2	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	13.2	1.9	12.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.1	1.3	14.1	1.4	19.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	14.2	1.6	13.1	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	17.0	1.9	16.2	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.5	0.6	14.0	0.7	16.2	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.1	4.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	23.7	2.1	22.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.0	0.7	13.1	0.8	16.4	1.4	22.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.5	1.1	20.0	1.3	16.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	15.9	1.1	15.2	1.3	14.5	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	19.6	1.5	20.4	1.9	14.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.7	0.6	13.9	0.7	17.5	1.4	20.5	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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 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.

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; 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_3-5a: 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_3-5a.html