Table 16_4_5-1a

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_4_5.1a
People with a usual source of care, excluding hospital emergency rooms, who has office hours nights or weekends, 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		42.9	0.8	42.8	0.9	44.2	1.4	44.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	30.3	6.3	44.0	4.2
Age	0–17	53.9	1.2	54.6	1.4	53.2	2.5	51.5	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.8	5.3
	18–44	44.1	1.1	44.5	1.2	42.5	2.3	41.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.7	6.8
	45–64	37.3	1.0	37.1	1.1	37.9	1.8	43.9	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	27.1	1.3	26.5	1.4	29.4	2.9	38.0	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	44.0	0.9	44.0	1.0	43.4	1.7	47.8	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	47.0	4.9
Gender	Female	42.0	0.9	41.7	1.0	44.8	1.5	42.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	32.2	8.4	41.6	4.7
Family income^a	Negative/poor	40.9	1.6	39.8	2.0	43.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.7	6.0
	Near poor/low	40.1	1.5	39.4	1.7	43.6	3.0	35.8	7.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.2	8.0
	Middle	43.0	1.2	43.0	1.3	42.9	2.6	42.5	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.2	6.4
	High	44.7	1.1	44.5	1.2	47.2	2.8	45.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.5	7.3
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	37.4	1.4	38.5	1.6	32.0	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	38.4	1.1	38.2	1.3	37.7	1.7	47.4	6.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	38.5	1.0	37.9	1.0	43.9	2.3	40.0	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	41.8	0.9	42.0	1.0	41.6	1.7	41.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.9	5.7
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	37.5	1.3	36.8	1.5	37.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	46.9	0.9	47.1	1.0	46.9	2.1	44.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.0	5.2
	Public only	41.0	1.4	39.5	1.7	46.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.8	5.6
	Uninsured	40.6	1.8	40.7	2.2	35.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	29.1	2.0	27.9	2.2	31.9	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	25.8	1.6	25.6	1.7	26.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	28.9	2.6	28.3	3.3	30.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	45.4	0.9	45.3	1.0	45.9	1.5	44.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	37.0	8.0	50.0	4.3
	Large central metro	45.8	1.1	44.4	1.3	49.9	1.9	47.8	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54.1	6.7
	Large fringe metro	52.0	1.5	52.6	1.5	47.9	4.2	48.7	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	39.5	2.4	40.1	2.5	38.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	40.1	3.2	40.5	3.4	32.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	31.2	2.0	31.5	2.1	31.2	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	31.1	2.1	30.1	2.2	46.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	31.5	4.1	34.2	4.3	12.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	43.0	0.9	43.0	0.9	44.1	1.4	40.5	3.5	DSU	DSU	30.8	6.5	44.6	4.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.0	1.7	40.1	1.7	46.4	12.3	49.3	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	44.4	0.8	44.1	0.9	46.2	1.6	45.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	31.9	6.7	46.6	4.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.5	1.3	31.5	1.6	32.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	28.9	1.4	28.4	1.6	30.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	30.6	1.6	29.8	1.8	34.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	40.2	0.9	40.0	1.0	40.8	1.7	41.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	31.9	7.5	40.6	5.6

^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_4_5-1a: 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_4_5-1a.html