Table 14_1_12-3a

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_12.3a
Rating of 9–10 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) of health care for children 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		67.7	1.0	68.2	1.1	68.2	1.9	62.9	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.0	4.6
Age	0–5	68.5	1.4	69.5	1.6	68.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.0	6.4
Age	6–17	67.3	1.2	67.5	1.4	68.0	2.2	68.7	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	62.8	6.1
Gender	Male	66.4	1.2	67.4	1.4	65.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.1	6.0
Gender	Female	69.1	1.2	69.1	1.4	70.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	64.8	5.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	68.4	1.7	67.0	2.1	71.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	64.3	1.8	65.3	2.1	63.0	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	65.8	1.9	67.5	2.2	62.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	71.4	1.8	71.0	1.9	79.2	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	69.5	1.2	70.2	1.4	70.1	2.8	61.0	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.1	6.6
	Public only	64.5	1.4	63.9	1.6	67.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.7	6.2
	Uninsured	64.6	4.2	64.3	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	67.9	1.1	68.2	1.3	69.1	2.0	63.0	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.2	4.9
	Large central metro	68.6	1.7	69.1	2.1	68.8	2.8	68.8	7.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	69.6	1.9	70.3	2.2	71.1	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	65.7	2.5	66.1	2.7	68.2	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	65.6	2.4	64.3	2.7	68.1	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	66.8	2.1	68.3	2.2	60.4	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	65.6	2.5	66.0	2.6	67.2	8.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	69.1	3.8	72.6	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	68.3	1.0	68.8	1.2	68.8	1.9	66.5	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.0	4.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	63.6	2.2	64.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	68.3	1.0	68.7	1.1	69.6	1.9	62.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.9	4.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	44.8	4.1	48.3	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	59.5	1.9	59.8	2.1	58.6	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	70.3	1.0	70.9	1.2	71.4	2.1	63.7	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.3	5.3

^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 14_1_12-3a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_12-3a.html