Table 14_1_2-1

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_2.1
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them,^a United States, 2006
				Composite
				Always		Usually		Sometimes or never
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent with visit	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		73,690	76.8	75.7	0.9	19.4	0.8	4.8	0.3
Age	0–5	24,639	87.6	75.3	1.2	19.4	1.1	5.2	0.5
Age	6–17	49,051	71.3	75.9	1.0	19.4	0.9	4.6	0.3
Gender	Male	37,539	76.3	75.4	1.1	19.6	1.0	4.9	0.4
Gender	Female	36,151	77.3	76.0	0.9	19.2	0.8	4.8	0.4
Race	White, single race	56,137	77.6	75.5	1.0	19.5	0.9	4.9	0.4
	Black, single race	10,971	76.3	77.6	1.7	17.1	1.5	5.1	0.6
	Asian, single race	2,965	65.0	67.1	4.4	29.3	4.4	3.5	1.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	2,433	75.7	75.2	3.2	19.6	2.6	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,696	78.7	76.5	1.0	19.1	0.9	4.4	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	42,069	80.4	76.5	1.2	19.2	1.0	4.2	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,705	76.1	78.1	1.7	17.0	1.6	4.8	0.6
	Hispanic, all races	14,994	69.3	72.1	1.5	20.9	1.4	7.0	0.6
Family income^b	Negative/poor	13,010	74.4	75.1	1.7	17.1	1.3	7.7	0.9
	Near poor/low	15,707	68.8	71.8	1.6	21.3	1.5	6.8	0.7
	Middle	23,795	76.1	76.7	1.4	18.8	1.3	4.4	0.4
	High	21,178	84.9	77.3	1.5	20.1	1.4	2.6	0.4
Health insurance	Any private	46,524	79.7	77.2	1.1	19.2	1.0	3.5	0.3
	Public only	22,598	74.6	73.5	1.3	18.7	1.1	7.7	0.6
	Uninsured	4,568	57.1	67.8	3.3	26.2	3.0	5.7	1.2
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	62,152	77.1	75.9	0.9	19.2	0.8	4.8	0.3
	Large central metro	22,373	74.4	75.2	1.6	19.6	1.4	5.1	0.5
	Large fringe metro	18,874	79.5	79.3	1.7	16.8	1.4	3.7	0.7
	Medium metro	14,600	76.8	72.9	2.2	21.3	1.8	5.7	0.7
	Small metro	6,305	80.3	74.7	2.1	20.4	2.6	4.9	1.0
	Nonmetropolitan	11,538	74.9	74.3	2.1	20.5	2.0	5.2	0.7
	Micropolitan	7,519	75.5	74.7	2.6	19.3	2.3	5.9	0.9
	Noncore	4,019	73.7	73.5	3.9	22.8	3.8	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	62,730	79.0	76.5	0.9	18.8	0.8	4.6	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10,913	63.8	69.8	1.9	23.3	1.9	6.7	0.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72,168	76.5	76.0	0.9	19.4	0.8	4.6	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,522	90.8	64.1	3.6	20.6	3.4	15.3	2.4
CSHCN	Yes	14,494	91.8	71.6	1.6	22.3	1.4	6.0	0.6
CSHCN	No	58,544	72.9	77.0	0.9	18.5	0.8	4.5	0.3

^a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.

^b 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.

^c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^d Total child population estimated by using the adjusted weight. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

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_2-1: 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_2-1.html