Table 16_2_2-1c

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_2_2.1c
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a by family income,^b United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		5.0	0.3	43.4	3.1	10.8	1.2	5.0	0.5	1.7	0.2
Age	0–17	4.7	0.5	35.5	4.7	8.3	1.7	4.7	0.9	DSU	DSU
	18–44	4.0	0.3	35.4	3.7	7.7	1.2	3.3	0.6	1.6	0.3
	45–64	6.5	0.5	66.4	4.8	20.2	2.3	7.9	0.9	2.2	0.4
Gender	Male	4.5	0.3	45.0	3.9	10.2	1.3	4.1	0.5	1.6	0.3
Gender	Female	5.5	0.3	42.0	3.7	11.3	1.3	5.9	0.6	1.7	0.3
Race	White, single race	5.4	0.3	49.1	3.7	13.2	1.5	5.4	0.6	1.8	0.3
	Black, single race	3.3	0.5	24.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	5.1	0.3	44.7	3.4	12.1	1.4	5.4	0.6	1.7	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	5.5	0.4	52.0	4.2	15.6	2.0	5.9	0.7	1.8	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	3.3	0.5	25.1	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	4.2	0.8	35.1	7.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^c ages 18–64	Less than high school	9.6	1.1	48.2	7.1	12.7	2.5	6.0	1.2	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	5.2	0.5	42.8	5.4	10.1	1.7	4.7	0.8	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	4.4	0.3	49.4	4.4	13.8	2.0	5.3	0.7	1.8	0.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	3.6	0.2	32.7	4.2	9.1	1.2	4.2	0.5	1.5	0.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	14.5	1.0	66.7	4.6	22.4	2.8	10.8	1.6	4.8	1.1
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	4.5	0.3	42.9	3.4	9.5	1.3	4.4	0.5	1.6	0.2
	Large central metro	3.9	0.5	43.3	5.6	7.8	1.9	3.3	0.7	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	3.9	0.5	DSU	DSU	11.5	2.3	4.3	1.1	1.6	0.4
	Medium metro	5.6	0.7	34.2	5.5	9.3	2.7	6.2	1.4	2.2	0.7
	Small metro	5.6	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	8.1	0.8	45.5	7.8	15.9	3.1	7.7	1.7	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	7.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	17.0	4.7	10.0	2.4	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	9.0	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	5.2	0.3	45.0	3.1	12.1	1.4	5.2	0.6	1.7	0.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	2.6	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.4	0.3	39.3	3.2	9.3	1.2	4.7	0.5	1.5	0.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	14.4	1.3	DSU	DSU	24.2	4.1	10.3	2.1	5.5	1.2
Activity limitations,^d ages 18–64	Basic activities	12.4	1.3	DSU	DSU	35.0	5.5	10.1	2.2	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	21.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.2	3.5	8.8	2.4
	Neither basic nor complex activities	4.4	0.3	42.8	3.2	9.4	1.1	4.7	0.5	1.6	0.2

^a Total family income is the sum of person-level pretax total income, refund income, and sale income. "Family" is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units.

^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 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.

^d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B, Detailed Methods.

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_2_2-1c: 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_2_2-1c.html