Table 4_1_1-2a

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 4_1_1.2a
Adults who received a blood pressure measurement in the last 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high,^a by race, United States, 2003
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		90.4	0.2	90.3	0.3	92.0	0.5	87.1	1.4	DSU	DSU	89.1	3.0	89.4	1.9
Age, not age adjusted	18–44	88.0	0.3	87.7	0.4	90.6	0.8	86.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	87.0	4.5	88.1	2.7
	45–64	92.4	0.3	92.4	0.4	93.8	0.7	86.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	91.4	4.1	93.3	2.5
	65 and over	94.3	0.4	94.6	0.4	92.5	1.2	91.3	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	93.0	0.2	93.0	0.3	93.9	0.5	89.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	89.7	3.4	91.9	2.1
Gender	Male	87.7	0.3	87.6	0.4	89.5	0.9	83.9	2.3	DSU	DSU	88.2	4.2	86.7	3.4
Health insurance,^b age 18–64	Private	92.6	0.3	92.5	0.3	94.7	0.6	88.9	1.6	DSU	DSU	91.1	4.0	90.5	2.8
	Public	93.1	0.5	92.7	0.7	94.4	0.9	90.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	91.7	3.6
	Uninsured	77.6	0.7	76.4	0.8	83.6	1.5	74.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	85.1	4.8	87.6	3.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	95.1	0.4	95.2	0.5	95.3	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	94.8	0.9	95.9	0.9	93.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	91.7	0.9	92.3	0.9	90.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	85.9	0.7	85.0	0.8	89.7	1.2	81.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.7	3.4
	Near poor/low	87.1	0.6	86.8	0.7	89.8	1.3	79.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	90.3	4.3
	Middle	90.2	0.5	90.0	0.6	92.5	1.0	86.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	94.3	3.4	85.2	4.2
	High	93.2	0.4	93.1	0.4	95.6	0.9	91.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	93.5	3.9
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	82.9	0.7	82.1	0.8	87.8	1.5	83.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	88.0	4.2
	High school graduate	90.8	0.4	90.9	0.4	91.7	0.9	82.1	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	84.5	4.4
	At least some college	93.7	0.2	93.5	0.3	95.5	0.6	91.6	1.4	DSU	DSU	97.5	1.6	94.5	1.6
Residence location	Urban	90.2	0.3	90.0	0.3	92.2	0.5	86.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	85.4	3.8	89.6	2.0
Residence location	Rural	91.1	0.5	91.1	0.5	91.2	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	95.7	2.7	87.1	5.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

^c 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 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 4_1_1-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_1-2a.html