Table 16_3_3-1a

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_3_3.1a
People with a usual primary care provider, 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		77.6	0.5	78.7	0.6	75.4	0.9	64.7	2.5	81.7	4.8	80.1	5.1	75.5	2.6
Age	0–17	89.5	0.6	90.5	0.6	88.2	1.1	78.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.1	2.9
	18–44	63.2	0.8	64.7	1.0	59.6	1.6	48.3	3.4	DSU	DSU	74.2	7.4	55.8	4.4
	45–64	80.8	0.7	81.4	0.8	79.8	1.3	71.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	91.1	0.6	91.2	0.7	90.5	1.5	92.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	73.8	0.6	75.1	0.7	69.3	1.4	60.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	75.2	6.0	72.4	3.8
Gender	Female	81.3	0.6	82.2	0.6	80.7	1.0	68.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	84.8	4.8	78.2	3.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	72.3	1.1	73.0	1.3	73.8	1.9	49.3	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	71.6	4.9
	Near poor/low	72.7	0.9	72.4	1.1	75.8	1.7	56.4	7.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	76.4	4.6
	Middle	77.0	0.8	78.5	0.9	73.6	1.6	61.1	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.8	4.8
	High	82.2	0.7	82.9	0.8	79.2	1.8	72.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	83.2	4.4
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	67.4	1.0	66.7	1.2	71.8	1.8	69.4	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	74.0	0.7	75.8	0.8	66.5	1.8	63.5	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.6	5.6
	At least some college	75.9	0.7	77.6	0.7	72.1	1.5	58.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.2	4.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	69.8	0.7	71.1	0.8	66.3	1.3	57.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	72.2	5.6	58.1	3.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	72.4	1.0	73.9	1.0	69.1	2.1	51.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	80.6	0.6	81.9	0.7	76.5	1.2	68.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	81.1	5.0	76.2	3.4
	Public only	81.7	0.8	81.8	0.9	83.5	1.4	53.9	7.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	86.6	3.0
	Uninsured	45.4	1.2	46.1	1.4	45.2	2.5	23.9	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	89.3	1.3	89.5	1.4	87.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	92.7	0.8	92.6	0.9	93.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	89.9	1.2	89.7	1.6	90.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	76.9	0.6	78.0	0.7	75.1	1.0	64.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	77.0	6.3	76.9	2.7
	Large central metro	72.9	0.9	73.4	1.1	75.0	1.3	62.8	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	71.9	4.6
	Large fringe metro	78.7	1.0	80.0	1.1	74.1	1.4	68.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	77.8	5.2
	Medium metro	80.5	1.0	81.3	1.1	76.5	2.2	59.2	9.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	83.1	4.3
	Small metro	77.1	2.0	77.9	2.0	75.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	81.4	1.0	82.0	1.2	77.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.3	5.4
	Micropolitan	79.4	1.2	79.9	1.4	71.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.3	6.0
	Noncore	85.5	1.8	86.0	1.9	87.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	80.0	0.5	81.1	0.6	75.7	1.0	70.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	82.2	4.9	75.9	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	60.4	1.3	60.5	1.3	65.1	5.0	58.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	77.0	0.6	78.1	0.6	74.5	1.0	64.0	2.6	82.6	4.8	80.1	5.7	75.8	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	83.2	0.7	84.3	0.8	81.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	86.6	0.7	87.3	0.9	84.9	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	86.1	0.9	86.0	1.0	87.6	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	71.6	0.7	73.1	0.7	66.5	1.2	60.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	76.8	5.6	62.1	3.7

^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_3_3-1a: 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_3_3-1a.html