Table 22_1_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 22_1_3.1b
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over with delayed care due to cost,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2006
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		5.8	0.3	5.7	0.3	5.4	0.3	7.5	0.9	7.3	1.2
Age	65–74	7.8	0.4	7.7	0.4	7.3	0.5	10.6	1.5	8.5	1.6
	75–84	4.2	0.3	4.0	0.4	3.9	0.4	4.3	1.1	6.3	1.4
	85 and over	2.9	0.4	2.9	0.4	3.0	0.4	1.3	0.4	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	5.6	0.4	5.4	0.4	4.9	0.4	10.1	1.7	7.0	1.5
Gender	Female	6.1	0.3	5.9	0.4	5.9	0.4	5.9	1.1	7.5	1.7
Income^b	Negative/poor	8.8	0.9	9.2	1.0	10.0	1.4	6.2	1.3	6.8	1.4
	Near poor/low	7.6	0.5	7.7	0.5	7.5	0.6	8.9	1.5	7.0	2.1
	Middle	5.4	0.4	5.2	0.4	5.0	0.4	8.5	1.9	DSU	DSU
	High	2.0	0.4	1.9	0.3	1.8	0.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare and Medicaid	8.9	0.8	10.0	1.0	12.4	1.4	4.8	1.3	5.2	1.1
	Medicare HMO	4.7	0.5	4.8	0.5	4.5	0.6	8.3	1.6	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	4.2	0.3	4.1	0.3	3.9	0.3	6.6	1.7	6.9	2.0
	Medicare fee-for-service only	12.8	1.3	12.1	1.3	12.3	1.5	12.4	2.5	21.9	5.9
Residence location	MSA	5.2	0.3	5.0	0.3	4.7	0.3	7.1	1.0	7.2	1.3
Residence location	Non-MSA	7.9	0.8	7.8	0.9	7.7	0.9	10.2	1.4	8.1	2.3
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.7	0.3	4.6	0.3	4.3	0.3	7.5	1.1	5.5	1.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	10.1	0.7	10.0	0.8	10.2	1.0	7.7	1.4	11.4	2.1
Functional limitations	No limitation	3.9	0.3	3.8	0.3	3.5	0.3	6.8	1.2	5.7	1.3
	IADL only	8.5	0.8	8.8	0.9	8.7	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	1–2 ADLs	8.1	0.7	7.8	0.7	7.6	0.8	10.9	2.1	DSU	DSU
	More than 3 ADLs	10.0	1.0	9.8	1.2	10.4	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least 1 ADL/IADL	8.6	0.5	8.5	0.5	8.5	0.6	8.4	1.2	9.3	2.0

^a Estimates are for full year community residents age 65 or older.

^b Negative/poor refers to incomes $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: 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_3-1b: 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/T22_1_3-1b.html