Table 4_1_3-2a

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_3.2a
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years,^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		73.2	0.3	72.7	0.4	75.2	1.0	75.5	1.7	DSU	DSU	68.3	4.8	76.1	2.6
Age, not age adjusted	18–44	59.0	0.6	58.1	0.6	62.9	1.5	66.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	53.1	6.5	62.5	4.3
	45–64	86.7	0.4	86.8	0.4	87.2	1.4	83.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	83.1	6.3	84.7	5.0
	65 and over	93.0	0.4	93.3	0.4	90.3	1.4	88.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	75.3	0.4	74.6	0.5	77.8	1.1	77.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	76.5	3.9	79.3	3.3
Gender	Male	71.0	0.5	70.8	0.5	71.8	1.4	73.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	59.7	7.1	72.8	3.7
Health insurance,^b age 18–64	Private	73.4	0.4	72.8	0.5	77.0	1.4	77.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	68.7	7.2	77.6	3.7
	Public	70.3	1.0	69.3	1.2	71.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	82.4	5.0
	Uninsured	51.9	0.8	50.4	0.9	58.8	2.0	56.9	4.9	DSU	DSU	53.9	7.3	53.4	7.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	94.8	0.5	94.8	0.5	95.0	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	92.6	1.1	93.3	1.1	90.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	88.9	1.1	89.5	1.1	87.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	64.1	0.9	63.2	1.1	65.6	1.8	69.3	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.6	6.4
	Near poor/low	66.0	0.8	65.1	0.8	71.0	2.0	61.0	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.2	7.2
	Middle	72.2	0.6	71.6	0.7	75.7	1.7	72.9	3.3	DSU	DSU	67.4	5.7	77.4	4.5
	High	79.4	0.5	78.5	0.6	86.2	1.7	84.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	85.7	4.9
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	66.4	0.9	66.1	1.0	68.3	2.2	65.1	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	69.5	7.8
	High school graduate	74.2	0.6	73.8	0.7	78.2	1.5	65.4	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.8	7.4
	At least some college	83.6	0.4	83.2	0.4	84.6	1.1	85.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	81.0	4.9	90.8	2.2
Residence location	Urban	74.3	0.4	73.8	0.4	76.4	0.8	75.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	67.9	4.6	76.0	3.0
Residence location	Rural	70.0	0.7	69.9	0.7	68.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	69.0	8.5	72.5	4.0

^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_3-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_3-2a.html