Table 16_3_2-2a

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_3_2.2a
People with a specific source of ongoing care,^a by race, United States, 2007
				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		86.4	0.3	86.4	0.3	85.9	0.6	87.6	0.9	DSU	DSU	81.0	3.8	87.3	1.8
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	94.0	0.3	93.8	0.4	94.4	0.7	94.0	1.2	DSU	DSU	94.9	1.9	96.1	1.1
	18–44	76.9	0.6	76.8	0.7	76.8	1.3	78.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	74.1	5.2	78.4	3.3
	45–64	88.9	0.4	89.3	0.5	86.7	1.4	89.8	1.8	DSU	DSU	70.9	9.0	89.5	3.3
	65 and over	96.0	0.4	96.1	0.4	95.3	0.9	97.6	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	82.8	0.4	82.8	0.5	82.2	1.1	85.5	1.3	DSU	DSU	73.1	5.2	85.6	2.4
Gender	Female	89.8	0.3	89.9	0.4	89.0	0.8	89.6	1.2	DSU	DSU	90.5	2.9	89.1	2.4
Health insurance,^b ages 0–64	Private	91.9	0.3	92.0	0.3	92.1	0.8	92.3	0.9	DSU	DSU	84.2	3.3	90.9	2.3
	Public	90.7	0.7	89.6	1.0	91.9	1.1	92.5	2.2	DSU	DSU	99.1	0.8	94.8	2.4
	Uninsured	55.3	1.1	54.3	1.2	56.8	2.1	52.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	69.9	8.3	66.6	5.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	97.3	0.4	97.2	0.4	99.0	0.5	98.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	94.0	1.2	93.9	1.4	92.1	2.8	100.0	0.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	95.4	0.6	95.5	0.7	94.6	1.5	99.0	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	79.5	0.9	78.5	1.1	81.5	1.3	80.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	80.2	5.1	79.1	4.6
	Near poor/low	79.8	0.7	78.8	0.9	83.4	1.4	80.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	81.1	5.4	84.9	3.9
	Middle	86.3	0.5	86.4	0.6	85.8	1.3	87.4	1.9	DSU	DSU	73.1	4.5	90.8	2.5
	High	92.3	0.4	92.1	0.4	92.9	1.1	92.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	90.6	3.1
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	75.3	1.0	74.7	1.1	80.1	2.4	78.5	4.2	DSU	DSU	68.6	7.4	78.3	5.9
	High school graduate	83.7	0.7	83.7	0.8	83.8	1.4	86.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	72.5	8.4	87.1	4.1
	At least some college	88.9	0.4	89.3	0.4	88.0	1.0	87.8	1.3	DSU	DSU	80.4	6.2	86.3	3.0
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	86.3	0.3	86.2	0.4	86.5	0.7	87.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	71.7	3.9	86.8	1.9
	Large central metro	84.8	0.5	83.9	0.6	87.2	0.9	86.4	1.3	DSU	DSU	78.0	5.0	88.4	3.2
	Large fringe metro	89.1	0.5	89.2	0.6	87.8	1.3	90.4	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	89.7	2.9
	Medium metro	85.8	0.6	86.2	0.7	84.4	1.5	86.7	2.2	DSU	DSU	71.5	5.2	84.6	3.5
	Small metro	85.2	1.1	85.3	1.2	83.9	2.6	86.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	86.2	4.3
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	86.4	1.1	87.3	1.2	78.3	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	88.6	5.2
	Noncore (nonmetro)	87.5	1.4	87.0	1.4	84.2	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	96.8	2.4	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	88.4	1.3	88.7	1.6	86.0	2.8	95.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	81.4	4.5	95.1	2.8
	Complex activities	85.0	1.3	84.7	1.6	87.6	2.0	77.5	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	89.1	4.1
	No activity limitations	83.5	0.4	83.6	0.4	82.1	0.9	84.8	1.2	DSU	DSU	78.1	4.7	83.8	2.6

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private" category only.

^c 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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of people were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

^d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey 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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 16_3_2-2a: 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_3_2-2a.html