Table 22_1_3-1a

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 22_1_3.1a
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over with delayed care due to cost,^a by race, United States, 2006
		Total		White		Black		AI/AN		API		Multiple races/other
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		5.8	0.3	5.5	0.3	7.4	0.8	DSU	DSU	8.3	2.1	9.2	1.7
Age	65–74	7.8	0.4	7.2	0.5	10.4	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.4	2.2
	75–84	4.2	0.3	4.0	0.4	4.1	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	85 and over	2.9	0.4	3.0	0.4	1.3	0.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	5.6	0.4	5.0	0.4	9.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	6.1	0.3	5.9	0.4	5.9	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.5	1.8
Income^b	Negative/poor	8.8	0.9	9.2	1.2	6.2	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.9	2.7
	Near poor/low	7.6	0.5	7.5	0.5	8.6	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	5.4	0.4	5.0	0.4	8.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	2.0	0.4	1.9	0.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare and Medicaid	8.9	0.8	10.2	1.0	4.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare HMO	4.7	0.5	4.3	0.5	8.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	4.2	0.3	4.0	0.3	6.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare fee-for-service only	12.8	1.3	12.6	1.5	12.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location	MSA	5.2	0.3	4.8	0.3	6.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	8.8	2.2	8.4	1.7
Residence location	Non-MSA	7.9	0.8	7.7	0.9	10.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.7	0.3	4.3	0.3	7.4	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	7.8	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10.1	0.7	10.0	0.9	7.4	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.1	3.8
Functional limitations	No limitation	3.9	0.3	3.5	0.3	6.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	IADL only	8.5	0.8	8.3	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	1–2 ADLs	8.1	0.7	7.7	0.8	10.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	More than 3 ADLs	10.0	1.0	10.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least 1 ADL/IADL	8.6	0.5	8.4	0.5	8.1	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.1	2.4

^a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.

^b Negative/poor refers to incomes of $10,000 or less; near poor/low, $10,001-$20,000; middle, $20,001-$40,000; and high, more than $40,000.

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

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; HMO: health maintenance organization; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 22_1_3-1a: 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/T22_1_3-1a.html