Table 17_1_4-1a

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_4.1a
People who had a hospital emergency room 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		13.4	0.3	13.3	0.3	16.4	0.7	5.5	0.6	15.1	3.6	16.9	3.2	15.3	1.8
Age	0–17	11.0	0.4	10.9	0.5	12.7	1.0	4.2	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.1	2.6
	18–44	13.2	0.5	13.0	0.5	16.3	1.1	5.3	1.1	DSU	DSU	18.4	4.3	20.2	3.6
	45–64	12.3	0.4	11.8	0.5	18.7	1.4	5.4	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	20.8	0.8	20.9	0.9	23.3	2.1	10.3	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	12.5	0.3	12.5	0.4	14.2	0.9	5.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	12.7	3.2	17.5	2.7
Gender	Female	14.3	0.4	14.0	0.4	18.3	0.9	5.8	0.8	DSU	DSU	21.3	4.5	13.3	2.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	19.6	0.9	19.1	1.0	22.7	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.2	4.1
	Near poor/low	16.4	0.6	16.4	0.7	17.9	1.4	8.1	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.4	3.9
	Middle	12.2	0.4	12.3	0.5	13.2	1.1	3.9	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.5	3.2
	High	11.0	0.4	11.2	0.5	12.1	1.1	5.6	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.5	2.3
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	18.7	0.7	18.1	0.8	22.9	1.6	8.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	15.4	0.5	15.2	0.5	18.4	1.3	9.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.4	3.4
	At least some college	11.8	0.4	11.8	0.4	14.8	1.3	4.7	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.1	3.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	11.8	0.3	11.6	0.4	15.1	1.1	5.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	14.4	3.9	14.0	2.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.0	0.8	16.3	0.9	23.5	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	11.1	0.3	11.1	0.4	13.0	0.9	5.7	0.8	DSU	DSU	15.8	4.3	13.8	2.4
	Public only	19.1	0.7	18.4	0.8	21.8	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.0	3.7
	Uninsured	11.4	0.6	11.5	0.7	14.6	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	19.6	1.4	19.4	1.6	26.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	20.8	1.1	21.2	1.2	17.3	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	25.0	2.4	24.4	2.8	28.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	13.1	0.3	13.0	0.3	16.2	0.8	5.3	0.6	DSU	DSU	17.5	3.7	15.4	2.1
	Large central metro	12.4	0.5	11.7	0.5	17.1	1.0	4.7	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.1	3.0
	Large fringe metro	13.3	0.6	14.1	0.7	10.6	1.3	5.1	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	13.4	0.6	12.7	0.6	20.2	1.7	7.8	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.6	2.7
	Small metro	14.5	0.9	14.2	1.0	17.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.0	0.7	14.7	0.8	18.0	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.7	3.9
	Micropolitan	15.3	0.9	14.8	1.0	18.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.9	4.7
	Noncore	14.3	1.0	14.4	1.1	16.8	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.9	0.3	13.6	0.3	16.5	0.7	7.2	1.2	15.4	4.0	17.8	3.3	15.0	1.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.5	0.5	9.4	0.5	11.8	3.2	4.0	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.5	0.3	11.5	0.3	13.7	0.7	4.5	0.6	13.0	3.3	15.3	3.1	12.9	1.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	30.0	0.9	29.6	1.0	33.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	28.2	0.9	27.1	1.0	34.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	31.4	1.2	30.3	1.4	37.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.5	0.3	11.4	0.3	14.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	DSU	DSU	15.0	3.2	12.9	2.4

^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_4-1a: 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_4-1a.html