Table 17_1_7-1a

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_7.1a
Emergency department visits per 100 population,^a by race, United States, 2006–2007
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		40.0	1.5	36.0	2.2	77.3	6.7	17.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	7.2	2.1
Age	0–17	36.1	1.9	33.0	2.6	61.1	7.0	18.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18–44	44.4	1.9	39.6	2.7	89.6	7.9	14.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	7.3	2.1
	45–64	33.2	1.3	28.7	1.8	75.8	7.2	14.3	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	48.5	1.9	45.9	2.8	82.1	9.3	32.2	9.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	37.3	1.5	33.9	2.1	71.8	6.2	17.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	7.1	2.0
Gender	Female	42.5	1.7	38.0	2.4	82.0	7.4	17.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location	MSA	40.5	1.9	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Residence location	Non-MSA	37.5	4.7	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA

^a Rates were computed using 2000-based postcensal estimates of the civilian noninstitutionalized population as of July 1.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 17_1_7-1a: 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_7-1a.html