Table 17_1_2-1a

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_2.1a
People who received a prescription medication 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		62.6	0.5	64.9	0.5	55.1	1.0	45.9	2.0	53.5	6.8	58.6	5.3	56.5	2.5
Age	0–17	48.9	0.8	51.5	0.9	41.5	1.5	28.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.0	3.2
	18–44	54.1	0.7	56.3	0.8	47.5	1.4	37.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	52.6	7.7	53.5	4.5
	45–64	74.1	0.7	74.8	0.7	72.9	1.3	62.3	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	91.7	0.5	92.0	0.6	89.9	1.7	88.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	55.9	0.6	58.0	0.6	47.5	1.2	42.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	54.3	6.2	50.6	3.4
Gender	Female	69.2	0.6	71.8	0.6	61.8	1.2	48.7	2.3	DSU	DSU	63.1	6.0	61.6	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	58.0	1.1	61.0	1.3	54.4	1.7	34.0	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.9	5.2
	Near poor/low	58.7	0.9	60.4	1.0	55.3	1.6	45.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.7	5.4
	Middle	60.4	0.8	62.9	0.9	52.8	1.7	39.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.7	4.3
	High	67.9	0.5	69.5	0.5	59.3	2.2	53.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	65.5	5.0
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	62.0	0.9	62.5	1.0	61.7	1.7	54.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	66.8	0.8	68.8	0.8	58.2	1.6	54.9	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.8	6.2
	At least some college	69.6	0.6	71.8	0.6	63.3	1.7	49.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.5	4.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	60.6	0.6	62.3	0.7	54.8	1.2	46.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	59.1	6.6	55.8	4.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	68.8	1.0	71.3	1.1	62.5	2.1	46.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	62.8	0.5	65.1	0.5	54.3	1.3	45.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	70.9	5.2	55.0	3.7
	Public only	58.6	1.0	60.9	1.1	55.9	1.6	35.4	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	61.7	4.6
	Uninsured	36.8	1.0	38.0	1.1	34.1	2.1	20.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	90.0	1.1	90.5	1.1	86.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	93.6	0.6	93.7	0.7	92.9	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	91.5	1.3	91.2	1.7	91.0	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	61.6	0.5	64.1	0.6	54.5	1.0	45.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	55.7	6.3	53.9	2.7
	Large central metro	56.7	0.9	59.1	1.0	54.4	1.3	42.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.3	4.2
	Large fringe metro	63.1	0.9	65.9	1.0	49.2	2.2	48.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	64.7	5.1
	Medium metro	65.2	1.0	66.4	1.1	59.8	2.3	50.1	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.9	4.7
	Small metro	66.1	1.4	68.2	1.2	58.0	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	67.9	1.0	68.8	1.1	60.3	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	66.4	4.6
	Micropolitan	67.6	1.3	68.4	1.4	59.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	66.6	5.4
	Noncore	68.3	1.6	69.4	1.9	61.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.6	0.5	68.0	0.5	56.1	1.0	51.0	2.5	51.2	7.2	60.1	5.5	57.1	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	43.2	1.0	43.7	1.0	33.4	3.7	41.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	59.8	0.5	62.4	0.5	50.6	1.1	43.0	2.1	49.2	7.2	54.4	5.8	53.5	2.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	87.4	0.7	88.2	0.8	84.7	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	91.7	0.6	92.3	0.7	89.0	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	92.3	0.8	92.4	0.9	91.0	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	63.1	0.5	65.2	0.6	55.2	1.1	49.1	2.1	DSU	DSU	62.2	6.5	56.2	3.8

^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_2-1a: 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_2-1a.html