Table 16_1_7-1a

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 16_1_7.1a
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, 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		18.3	0.5	15.6	0.5	33.5	1.1	11.8	1.7	DSU	DSU	33.0	3.9	32.5	2.8
Age	0–17	35.4	1.0	30.9	1.1	58.2	1.8	23.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	44.3	4.2
	18–44	12.1	0.5	10.4	0.5	21.7	1.1	7.9	1.6	DSU	DSU	24.6	5.2	22.0	3.8
	45–64	10.7	0.4	9.2	0.4	21.5	1.4	8.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	16.2	0.5	13.8	0.5	30.4	1.2	10.4	1.9	DSU	DSU	25.3	5.0	32.5	3.3
Gender	Female	20.4	0.6	17.5	0.6	36.3	1.4	13.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	41.1	5.7	32.4	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	58.8	1.3	54.2	1.5	70.1	2.0	37.1	8.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	78.7	5.3
	Near poor/low	35.8	1.2	33.7	1.3	43.3	2.1	30.4	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.8	6.9
	Middle	11.5	0.5	10.6	0.6	17.5	1.5	7.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.0	3.9
	High	2.7	0.2	2.4	0.2	4.0	0.8	4.0	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.1	2.4
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	24.2	0.9	20.6	1.0	41.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	13.6	0.6	12.1	0.7	21.0	1.2	11.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	6.0	0.3	5.1	0.3	12.4	1.2	5.5	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.9	2.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	6.1	0.3	5.2	0.3	11.6	0.7	5.4	1.2	DSU	DSU	11.4	3.3	11.4	2.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	32.7	1.0	29.2	1.0	52.1	2.4	18.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	17.6	0.5	14.8	0.5	32.8	1.2	11.8	1.7	DSU	DSU	32.9	4.8	32.1	3.2
	Large central metro	20.8	0.9	16.9	0.9	35.9	1.9	16.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	26.6	5.1
	Large fringe metro	12.5	0.9	11.1	0.9	24.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.2	5.7
	Medium metro	18.5	1.2	15.8	1.3	38.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.2	5.4
	Small metro	19.0	1.7	16.8	1.7	26.0	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	22.0	1.5	19.6	1.6	38.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.8	5.6
	Micropolitan	20.1	1.4	17.3	1.4	42.1	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	25.8	3.2	24.4	3.5	33.4	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.7	0.5	13.3	0.5	33.1	1.2	6.7	1.8	DSU	DSU	34.2	4.1	32.6	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	28.5	1.2	31.1	1.2	36.3	6.2	16.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	16.6	0.5	14.0	0.5	31.2	1.1	11.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	33.6	4.1	30.9	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	37.1	1.2	34.4	1.3	50.7	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	39.0	1.3	35.5	1.5	55.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	54.4	1.5	51.4	1.7	66.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8.0	0.3	6.7	0.3	15.5	0.9	7.2	1.3	DSU	DSU	21.2	4.0	13.6	2.5

^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 16_1_7-1a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_7-1a.html