Table 14_1_11-4a

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 14_1_11.4a
Rating of 7–8 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, 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		36.2	0.6	36.1	0.6	35.2	1.2	44.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	25.6	4.4	37.6	4.3
Age	18–44	40.3	0.8	40.8	0.9	37.3	1.7	48.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.1	5.3
	45–64	36.5	0.8	36.4	0.9	34.1	2.1	42.9	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	26.8	1.0	26.3	1.1	29.8	3.3	34.3	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	37.5	0.8	37.5	0.9	34.5	1.8	45.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	35.3	0.7	35.1	0.8	35.5	1.6	43.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.5	5.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	31.6	1.3	31.7	1.5	33.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	32.6	1.1	32.6	1.2	29.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	37.4	1.0	37.7	1.1	35.6	2.4	41.2	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	37.6	0.9	36.9	1.0	39.8	2.3	46.9	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	30.5	1.1	30.4	1.2	29.9	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	32.4	1.0	32.2	1.1	34.0	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	39.9	0.7	39.8	0.9	38.2	1.9	46.4	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	39.3	0.7	39.6	0.8	36.4	1.5	41.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.0	5.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	35.8	1.2	35.2	1.3	34.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	39.5	0.6	39.6	0.7	37.7	1.7	44.7	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	42.5	5.5
	Public only	35.3	1.5	36.3	1.8	34.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	34.1	1.7	33.4	2.0	28.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	25.8	1.8	25.5	1.9	25.7	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	27.1	1.3	26.8	1.3	29.9	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	27.6	2.4	26.0	2.9	34.0	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	36.3	0.6	36.1	0.7	36.0	1.3	43.7	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.8	4.8
	Large central metro	36.7	1.1	36.0	1.3	36.4	1.7	44.5	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	38.9	1.2	38.7	1.3	40.8	3.6	45.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	33.1	1.4	33.3	1.5	31.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	35.3	1.6	35.9	1.7	30.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	36.0	0.9	36.4	1.0	28.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	36.6	1.2	36.7	1.4	31.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	35.0	1.3	35.8	1.2	23.5	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	36.3	0.6	36.3	0.7	35.2	1.2	47.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	26.4	4.6	37.4	4.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	35.0	1.8	33.6	1.7	DSU	DSU	40.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	36.6	0.6	36.3	0.7	36.5	1.4	45.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.0	4.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	34.3	1.1	34.9	1.3	30.0	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	31.3	1.1	31.1	1.2	31.9	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	33.2	1.4	33.6	1.6	32.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	37.2	0.6	37.1	0.7	36.2	1.5	44.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.3	5.4

^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 14_1_11-4a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_11-4a.html