Table 14_1_5-4a

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_5.4a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually 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		30.8	0.5	31.4	0.6	24.5	1.0	36.2	2.9	DSU	DSU	25.6	5.4	37.1	4.3
Age	18–44	30.1	0.8	30.5	0.9	25.3	1.7	35.1	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.5	5.3
	45–64	32.4	0.8	32.8	0.9	24.7	1.4	41.1	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	29.6	1.1	30.5	1.2	21.2	2.3	30.1	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	30.1	0.7	30.9	0.8	22.4	1.7	33.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	31.4	0.6	31.8	0.8	25.8	1.4	38.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.4	5.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	28.5	1.2	29.5	1.6	24.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	30.7	1.3	32.0	1.4	24.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	31.0	0.9	31.8	1.0	24.7	1.9	29.3	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	31.3	0.8	31.2	0.9	24.6	2.2	40.5	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	28.8	1.1	29.5	1.2	23.1	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	29.9	0.8	31.0	0.9	21.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	32.0	0.7	32.2	0.8	27.1	2.0	35.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	31.1	0.7	31.5	0.8	24.3	1.4	37.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.4	5.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	31.4	1.0	32.2	1.2	27.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	31.3	0.7	31.7	0.8	24.3	1.5	37.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.1	5.7
	Public only	31.3	1.4	32.7	1.8	26.9	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	30.1	1.6	30.3	1.9	26.1	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	31.4	1.8	32.5	1.9	23.1	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	29.6	1.5	30.2	1.6	20.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	23.6	2.4	24.6	3.2	21.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	30.8	0.6	31.3	0.6	25.0	1.1	36.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.8	5.0
	Large central metro	29.8	1.0	29.9	1.1	26.1	1.6	36.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	30.4	1.0	31.1	1.1	20.6	2.4	36.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	32.9	1.1	33.5	1.2	25.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	29.9	1.7	30.0	1.9	28.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	31.0	1.3	31.8	1.4	21.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	31.1	1.5	32.0	1.6	22.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	30.8	1.9	31.5	1.9	18.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	30.7	0.6	31.4	0.6	24.5	1.0	38.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	24.9	5.6	37.0	4.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	32.1	1.6	31.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	34.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	30.3	0.6	30.8	0.6	23.5	1.2	36.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.2	5.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.9	1.1	34.6	1.2	28.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	32.2	1.1	32.6	1.2	27.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	32.2	1.4	33.2	1.5	25.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	30.5	0.6	31.0	0.6	24.1	1.2	35.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.8	4.9

^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_5-4a: 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_5-4a.html