Table 14_1_5-3a

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_5.3a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, 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		60.9	0.5	60.8	0.6	65.8	1.3	52.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	60.4	6.5	52.6	4.5
Age	18–44	60.8	0.9	60.9	1.0	64.4	1.8	52.2	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	50.9	5.4
	45–64	60.0	0.8	59.9	0.9	66.9	1.7	47.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	63.1	1.1	62.5	1.3	68.2	2.8	61.7	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	61.8	0.8	61.6	0.8	68.0	2.1	54.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	60.3	0.7	60.3	0.8	64.5	1.6	50.9	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.9	5.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	58.4	1.4	57.5	1.7	61.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	57.3	1.4	56.6	1.6	61.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	59.4	1.0	58.8	1.1	66.8	2.3	50.1	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	63.6	0.9	63.9	1.0	70.3	2.5	50.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	58.8	1.2	58.5	1.5	63.9	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	60.6	0.8	60.2	0.9	67.0	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	61.7	0.7	61.8	0.8	66.1	2.1	54.9	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	60.9	0.7	60.9	0.8	66.9	1.5	50.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.6	5.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	58.4	1.1	58.4	1.3	61.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	62.0	0.7	61.9	0.8	68.3	1.6	52.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.5	5.8
	Public only	52.9	1.6	51.6	2.0	58.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	55.1	1.8	54.8	2.2	62.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	61.1	1.9	60.5	2.1	64.2	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	64.2	1.5	63.6	1.6	73.4	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	63.0	2.8	62.5	3.5	63.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	60.9	0.6	60.8	0.7	65.5	1.4	51.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	53.3	5.1
	Large central metro	60.3	1.1	60.6	1.2	63.7	2.0	49.1	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	61.7	1.1	61.4	1.1	70.8	3.4	55.2	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	60.0	1.1	59.5	1.2	67.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	62.8	2.0	63.3	2.0	58.6	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	61.1	1.4	60.8	1.4	67.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	60.8	1.5	60.2	1.6	67.2	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	61.8	1.9	62.0	2.0	69.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	61.5	0.6	61.3	0.6	65.9	1.2	53.8	4.1	DSU	DSU	61.6	6.8	52.7	4.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	53.7	1.9	54.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	50.5	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	62.6	0.6	62.5	0.6	67.9	1.5	53.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	56.0	5.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	51.8	1.3	51.4	1.5	57.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	56.1	1.1	55.8	1.2	63.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	54.3	1.6	53.4	1.8	62.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	62.1	0.6	62.0	0.7	66.7	1.4	52.8	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	56.1	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 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_5-3a: 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_5-3a.html