Table 16_3_4-2a

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_4.2a
People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a 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		18.2	0.4	16.9	0.4	21.2	0.9	19.0	1.4	DSU	DSU	56.0	6.8	28.4	2.5
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	21.8	0.7	19.9	0.7	26.0	1.6	20.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	63.8	6.7	24.8	2.9
	18–44	17.4	0.5	16.2	0.6	19.6	1.1	18.4	1.6	DSU	DSU	55.6	7.3	28.9	4.0
	45–64	16.8	0.6	15.7	0.6	20.5	1.5	19.7	3.3	DSU	DSU	45.1	10.5	26.0	5.3
	65 and over	15.6	0.8	15.0	0.9	17.3	1.9	16.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	17.5	0.5	16.3	0.5	20.0	1.1	16.3	1.7	DSU	DSU	55.1	6.4	30.0	3.4
Gender	Female	18.9	0.5	17.5	0.5	22.2	1.1	21.5	2.1	DSU	DSU	58.4	7.6	27.2	3.1
Health insurance,^b ages 0–64	Private	13.1	0.4	12.6	0.5	11.7	0.9	17.8	1.7	DSU	DSU	31.5	6.6	19.3	2.9
	Public	35.6	1.1	34.5	1.3	35.3	2.0	30.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	71.1	7.5	42.6	4.8
	Uninsured	23.9	1.1	21.4	1.0	27.7	2.1	16.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	64.0	8.3	34.6	6.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	13.6	1.0	13.3	1.0	17.0	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	28.2	2.2	27.8	2.5	26.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	13.2	1.3	12.6	1.4	13.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	31.1	1.2	29.0	1.3	31.8	1.9	28.5	4.1	DSU	DSU	70.7	6.9	43.0	5.3
	Near poor/low	22.7	0.8	21.0	0.9	24.0	1.6	25.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	60.1	7.7	36.5	4.7
	Middle	16.8	0.6	16.6	0.7	16.8	1.5	17.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	43.5	8.0	24.2	4.1
	High	11.4	0.5	11.0	0.5	10.8	1.4	15.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.0	4.1
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	25.6	1.0	24.2	1.0	27.7	2.4	22.7	5.8	DSU	DSU	58.7	8.0	34.2	7.0
	High school graduate	16.6	0.7	15.9	0.8	19.2	1.5	14.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	47.2	10.2	23.4	6.2
	At least some college	14.1	0.5	13.3	0.5	15.8	1.2	17.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	38.6	7.0	31.1	5.4
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	16.7	0.4	15.3	0.4	21.8	1.0	19.0	1.5	DSU	DSU	38.3	6.2	25.2	2.4
	Large central metro	20.3	0.6	18.1	0.7	27.4	1.4	20.9	2.0	DSU	DSU	27.4	6.2	25.9	4.2
	Large fringe metro	11.8	0.6	10.7	0.6	15.5	1.6	16.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.7	5.1
	Medium metro	14.7	0.9	13.4	0.9	19.8	2.5	13.4	2.8	DSU	DSU	52.0	10.2	22.0	3.4
	Small metro	22.8	2.0	22.7	2.0	16.3	2.8	31.3	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.3	5.5
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	23.3	2.4	23.2	2.6	16.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	39.8	5.6
	Noncore (nonmetro)	27.8	3.6	24.4	3.1	15.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.7	6.3	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	21.5	2.1	18.1	1.9	30.5	6.0	26.3	5.7	DSU	DSU	40.4	5.8	34.6	7.9
	Complex activities	21.8	1.2	20.7	1.4	23.3	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.7	5.8
	No activity limitations	16.0	0.5	15.0	0.5	17.6	1.0	19.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	55.9	7.7	26.1	4.1

^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_4-2a: 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_4-2a.html