Table 14_1_12-4a

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_12.4a
Rating of 7–8 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		27.3	0.9	27.1	1.1	25.7	1.8	35.4	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.3	4.4
Age	0–5	27.2	1.3	25.7	1.6	28.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.2	6.4
Age	6–17	27.4	1.2	27.9	1.3	24.3	2.2	29.5	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	25.7	5.2
Gender	Male	28.3	1.1	27.8	1.2	27.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.3	5.9
Gender	Female	26.3	1.1	26.3	1.3	24.3	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.3	5.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23.7	1.4	24.3	1.8	21.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	29.2	1.7	28.2	1.9	29.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	29.6	1.7	28.3	2.0	31.2	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	25.9	1.7	26.4	1.9	18.7	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	27.0	1.2	26.4	1.3	25.4	2.7	37.1	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.6	6.6
	Public only	28.3	1.3	29.0	1.5	25.3	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.9	5.8
	Uninsured	26.2	3.7	25.8	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	27.4	1.0	27.5	1.2	24.8	1.9	35.3	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.1	4.5
	Large central metro	26.6	1.6	26.8	2.0	24.4	2.6	31.0	7.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	26.8	1.8	26.1	2.1	26.1	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	28.7	2.4	28.7	2.6	24.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	29.2	2.4	30.8	2.7	25.0	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	26.6	1.9	24.9	2.0	33.7	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	27.2	2.4	26.0	2.5	29.0	8.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	25.5	3.3	23.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	26.8	1.0	26.7	1.1	25.2	1.8	33.3	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.0	4.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	30.8	2.2	29.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	27.1	0.9	26.9	1.1	25.1	1.8	35.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.1	4.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	36.5	4.2	35.5	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	32.7	1.8	33.6	2.1	28.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	25.7	1.0	25.1	1.2	24.6	2.0	34.5	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.0	5.1

^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 14_1_12-4a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_12-4a.html