Table 18_3_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 18_3_4.1a
Adults who needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost in the past 12 months, United States, 2008
Population group		Percent	SE
Total		14.1	0.1
Age	18–44	17.6	0.2
	45–64	13.6	0.2
	65 and over	4.8	0.1
Gender	Male	12.3	0.2
Gender	Female	15.8	0.2
Race^a	White	12.3	0.1
	Black	20.0	0.5
	Asian	11.8	1.1
	NHOPI	19.7	2.6
	AI/AN	21.4	1.2
	Other/missing	24.5	0.7
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White only	10.9	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black only	19.9	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, other race only	23.6	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, multiracial	15.6	0.8
	Hispanic	19.8	1.1
Education^b	Less than high school	26.1	0.5
	High school graduate	16.1	0.3
	Some college	15.0	0.3
Family income	Less than $15,000	31.3	0.6
	$15,000 to less than $25,000	26.9	0.4
	$25,000 to less than $35,000	19.9	0.5
	$35,000 to less than $50,000	13.8	0.4
	$50,000 or more	5.5	0.1

^a This is preferred race which includes people of mixed race who identified a particular race, to be the one that best represents their identity.

^b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and some college, more than 12 years of education.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 18_3_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/nhqrdr09/18_populations/T18_3_4-1a.html