Table 16_3_6-2c

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_6.2c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,^a United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		55.2	1.6	73.5	2.8	68.8	3.1	57.1	3.1	30.4	2.8
Age	0–17	51.3	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18–44	62.7	2.3	78.8	3.6	76.8	3.9	61.7	4.1	35.0	5.3
	45–64	54.2	2.5	75.7	4.0	73.3	4.0	55.9	5.0	29.6	4.4
	65 and over	22.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	55.0	2.4	73.5	5.0	69.1	4.1	55.3	4.4	33.0	4.5
Gender	Female	55.4	2.0	73.5	3.0	68.7	3.7	58.6	4.0	28.5	3.3
Race	White, single race	55.8	1.8	76.7	3.3	69.4	3.4	58.5	3.4	31.0	3.1
	Black, single race	55.6	3.7	60.8	5.7	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	53.8	1.8	73.7	3.1	68.9	3.3	55.3	3.4	30.2	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	54.3	2.0	77.4	3.8	69.5	3.6	57.1	3.8	30.8	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	55.8	3.7	61.0	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	66.0	3.7	72.3	5.7	68.6	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	75.8	2.6	81.9	3.6	75.1	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	60.2	2.7	79.2	4.5	65.4	4.8	59.8	4.6	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	43.3	2.4	DSU	DSU	67.2	5.5	45.9	5.1	25.7	3.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	57.7	2.0	82.2	4.1	79.2	3.3	58.8	3.5	33.3	3.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	62.4	3.0	73.8	3.5	65.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	42.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	67.6	5.5	51.3	4.7	25.7	3.0
	Public only	56.4	3.8	60.1	4.6	52.9	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	89.9	2.1	96.9	1.4	92.8	2.5	80.8	5.4	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	54.8	1.8	72.5	3.0	67.8	3.6	58.5	3.4	29.8	3.1
	Large central metro	54.3	3.1	70.9	4.3	66.4	5.4	57.3	6.1	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	50.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.1	4.6
	Medium metro	56.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	64.3	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	57.3	4.1	77.5	5.9	73.2	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	58.1	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	55.6	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	54.4	1.7	72.6	3.0	67.5	3.3	57.1	3.3	30.9	3.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	64.6	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	53.6	2.0	73.5	3.9	73.1	3.5	55.5	3.7	29.9	3.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	59.5	2.6	73.5	3.7	60.6	4.8	62.8	5.1	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	52.5	3.0	64.4	4.8	59.8	5.2	46.7	5.6	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	56.1	3.0	64.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	56.9	2.1	82.9	3.6	75.8	3.6	60.2	3.7	28.8	3.5

^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_3_6-2c: 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_6-2c.html