Table 22_1_3-1c
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.
| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 5.8 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| Age | 65–74 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 75–84 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | DSU | DSU | |
| 85 and over | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 5.6 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Female | 6.1 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| Race | White | 5.5 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Black | 7.4 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| API | 8.3 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races/other | 9.2 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, White | 5.4 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 7.5 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 7.8 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Hispanics, all races | 7.3 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance | Medicare and Medicaid | 8.9 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 1.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare HMO | 4.7 | 0.5 | DSU | DSU | 5.1 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and private | 4.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 12.8 | 1.3 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence location | MSA | 5.2 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Non-MSA | 7.9 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 1.1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 4.7 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Fair/poor | 10.1 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | |
| Functional limitations | No limitation | 3.9 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | DSU | DSU |
| IADL only | 8.5 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | |
| 1–2 ADLs | 8.1 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | |
| More than 3 ADLs | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | |
| At least 1 ADL/IADL | 8.6 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
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: 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_3-1c: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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