Table 17_1_1-1a

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 17_1_1.1a
People who had an office-based or outpatient department visit in the calendar year, 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		73.4	0.5	75.3	0.5	65.7	1.0	62.7	2.6	65.2	8.3	70.7	4.2	71.6	2.8
Age	0–17	72.7	0.8	74.7	0.9	64.9	1.7	64.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	73.3	3.7
	18–44	63.4	0.7	65.5	0.8	55.4	1.4	53.0	2.6	DSU	DSU	59.4	6.4	60.9	4.5
	45–64	79.4	0.6	80.3	0.6	75.6	1.4	69.4	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	92.3	0.5	92.9	0.5	88.2	1.7	87.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	66.5	0.6	68.3	0.6	57.6	1.2	55.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	65.9	6.0	72.1	3.5
Gender	Female	80.2	0.5	82.3	0.5	72.7	1.2	69.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	75.5	4.3	71.1	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	67.8	1.1	69.8	1.2	66.0	1.6	44.6	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.4	4.5
	Near poor/low	66.6	0.8	68.1	1.0	62.1	1.5	54.2	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	62.9	6.3
	Middle	72.2	0.7	74.3	0.8	63.8	1.9	57.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.8	4.4
	High	79.5	0.6	80.7	0.6	71.8	1.9	72.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	75.0	4.8
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	66.0	0.9	66.9	1.0	63.3	2.1	57.2	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	71.3	0.8	73.5	0.8	61.1	1.6	61.4	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.4	5.4
	At least some college	78.3	0.6	80.2	0.6	72.5	1.5	62.9	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	73.2	4.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	68.8	0.6	70.5	0.6	60.9	1.3	59.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	67.0	5.4	66.5	3.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	74.2	0.9	76.8	1.0	68.5	2.0	55.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	76.1	0.5	77.9	0.5	67.0	1.4	67.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	75.1	5.3	72.4	3.9
	Public only	72.4	0.9	74.2	1.1	70.1	1.5	52.9	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	76.8	3.9
	Uninsured	42.6	1.1	44.2	1.2	37.0	2.3	23.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	90.6	0.9	91.3	0.9	85.7	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	94.4	0.6	94.9	0.6	89.0	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	89.9	1.3	89.0	1.8	90.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	72.9	0.5	74.9	0.5	66.3	1.1	62.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	68.4	4.7	70.0	3.0
	Large central metro	68.6	0.9	70.8	1.0	65.1	1.4	58.8	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	63.5	5.3
	Large fringe metro	75.1	0.8	77.2	0.8	63.9	2.1	66.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	80.7	3.9
	Medium metro	75.3	0.8	76.4	0.9	70.5	2.0	59.6	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	67.3	4.9
	Small metro	76.2	1.4	77.1	1.4	71.6	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	76.0	1.1	77.4	1.2	61.0	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	77.6	5.4
	Micropolitan	75.8	1.4	77.0	1.5	60.9	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	76.9	6.6
	Noncore	76.3	1.6	78.2	1.7	61.1	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	76.2	0.4	78.2	0.4	66.2	1.0	72.1	2.6	63.3	8.8	72.5	4.1	71.6	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	55.1	1.2	55.3	1.2	53.6	4.7	53.8	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72.0	0.5	74.1	0.5	62.7	1.2	61.0	2.8	62.1	8.9	67.6	4.8	70.6	3.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	86.8	0.7	87.4	0.8	84.9	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	92.4	0.5	93.2	0.6	89.3	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	92.8	0.8	93.1	0.9	90.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	70.8	0.5	72.9	0.6	61.1	1.2	60.9	2.7	DSU	DSU	68.4	5.4	63.5	3.9

^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 17_1_1-1a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/17_utilization/T17_1_1-1a.html