Table 18_2_3-1b

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 18_2_3.1b
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, by ethnicity, California, 2007
				Non-Hispanic						Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		All races		Mexican		Puerto Rican		Central American		South American
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		11.2	0.3	7.0	0.3	5.8	0.3	9.0	1.1	18.0	0.6	18.9	0.7	DSU	DSU	26.4	2.5	9.7	2.1
Age	0–17	3.5	0.3	1.9	0.2	1.4	0.3	DSU	DSU	5.2	0.5	5.7	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18–44	16.8	0.6	9.6	0.5	8.0	0.5	14.0	2.4	27.2	1.1	28.6	1.2	DSU	DSU	31.7	3.5	12.3	3.5
	45–64	11.1	0.5	7.8	0.4	6.4	0.4	9.0	1.5	22.2	1.5	21.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	40.4	6.2	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23.0	1.0	18.2	1.5	18.4	2.1	14.8	3.8	25.3	1.3	26.4	1.4	DSU	DSU	31.8	4.9	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	21.1	0.9	15.8	1.2	15.8	1.4	12.4	2.8	24.6	1.3	24.3	1.5	DSU	DSU	36.6	4.7	25.9	7.1
	Middle	12.5	0.8	10.9	0.8	9.6	1.0	7.9	2.0	14.7	1.4	14.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	22.2	5.8	DSU	DSU
	High	4.1	0.2	3.5	0.2	3.1	0.2	5.3	1.1	6.2	0.7	7.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education, age 18 and over	Less than high school	24.7	1.1	15.6	1.7	15.0	2.4	DSU	DSU	26.9	1.2	27.0	1.3	DSU	DSU	36.3	4.5	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	14.2	0.6	11.3	0.7	9.7	0.7	14.6	2.8	17.7	1.1	17.8	1.2	DSU	DSU	23.5	4.4	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	6.1	0.3	5.1	0.3	4.2	0.3	5.2	0.9	9.3	0.7	9.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	15.3	3.1	8.4	2.3
Residence location	Urban	11.1	0.3	6.8	0.3	5.3	0.3	9.0	1.1	17.8	0.6	18.6	0.7	DSU	DSU	26.6	2.6	9.5	2.1
Residence location	Rural	12.5	0.7	8.7	0.6	8.4	0.6	DSU	DSU	20.4	1.8	21.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
English proficiency	English only	7.8	0.3	7.4	0.3	7.1	0.4	12.2	1.7	9.9	1.1	9.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Well/very well	14.6	0.7	10.9	0.9	7.6	1.0	DSU	DSU	18.2	1.1	18.2	1.3	DSU	DSU	20.7	3.3	11.0	3.2
	Not well/not at all	41.5	1.5	24.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.0	1.7	44.8	1.8	DSU	DSU	50.8	4.8	DSU	DSU
Born in U.S.	Yes	6.6	0.2	6.1	0.3	5.8	0.3	8.7	1.1	7.8	0.5	7.8	0.6	DSU	DSU	11.1	3.3	DSU	DSU
Born in U.S.	No	24.6	0.8	11.4	0.8	6.4	1.0	DSU	DSU	34.4	1.2	35.5	1.4	DSU	DSU	35.6	3.3	15.5	3.5

^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 300 percent of the poverty line; and high, 300 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of people were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 18_2_3-1b: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/18_populations/T18_2_3-1b.html