Table 8_3_1-1

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 8_3_1.1
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), United States, 2003 and 2006
		2006				2003
				Taking preventive medication^e				Taking preventive medication^e
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Current asthma (percent)	Percent	SE	Total population (in thousands)^d	Current asthma (percent)	Percent	SE
Total		299,267	7.1	31.6	1.3	290,604	6.8	30.1	1.3
Age	0–17	73,529	8.4	31.2	2.1	72,379	8.0	28.5	2.4
	18–44	110,576	6.2	23.7	2.1	110,646	6.0	21.4	1.9
	45–64	75,820	6.8	33.8	2.3	69,659	6.7	38.7	2.7
	65 and over	36,644	7.9	47.6	3.5	35,450	6.8	42.0	3.8
Gender	Male	146,942	6.2	30.1	1.9	142,265	5.7	31.1	2.0
Gender	Female	152,325	8.0	32.6	1.6	148,340	7.8	29.4	1.6
Race	White, single race	240,005	6.8	33.6	1.5	235,232	6.5	30.4	1.5
	Black, single race	37,024	9.1	24.6	2.5	36,090	8.5	29.4	2.7
	Asian, single race	13,060	4.5	DSU	DSU	11,886	3.9	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	1,226	DSU	DSU	DSU	881	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	2,597	6.7	DSU	DSU	2,095	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	5,354	11.5	DSU	DSU	4,420	11.8	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	254,106	7.4	32.7	1.4	249,909	7.0	30.3	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	197,070	7.2	35.1	1.6	196,304	6.8	30.8	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	36,285	8.9	25.1	2.6	35,278	8.6	29.2	2.6
	Hispanic, all races	45,161	5.5	23.2	2.6	40,696	5.1	28.0	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	37,365	9.0	31.2	2.7	36,827	9.7	26.0	2.3
	Near poor/low	54,305	7.5	30.8	2.6	53,950	7.5	26.5	2.3
	Middle	93,404	6.9	31.1	2.5	90,163	6.6	29.2	2.4
	High	114,194	6.5	32.6	2.1	109,664	5.5	35.7	2.4
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	43,402	7.5	31.2	2.6	44,872	7.1	25.4	2.6
	High school graduate	68,995	6.5	33.3	2.9	69,728	5.7	29.4	2.9
	At least some college	111,744	6.6	31.1	2.2	102,184	6.5	34.1	2.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	148,782	5.6	27.0	1.9	143,669	5.7	26.5	1.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	40,165	10.0	30.2	2.6	39,032	8.6	33.3	2.9
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	183,275	6.7	29.8	1.7	181,476	6.3	30.8	1.8
	Public only	39,548	11.4	30.7	2.2	36,748	10.7	28.6	2.1
	Uninsured	37,103	3.8	17.6	3.9	34,460	5.1	12.8	2.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10,977	8.4	47.6	6.5	9,885	5.9	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	20,984	7.0	49.2	5.1	21,198	6.7	44.1	4.9
	Medicare and other public	4,010	11.5	DSU	DSU	3,884	9.3	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	250,064	7.0	32.1	1.5	244,216	6.7	29.9	1.4
	Large central metro	89,315	6.7	27.1	2.1	87,418	6.8	26.8	2.4
	Large fringe metro	73,465	6.8	35.5	2.9	71,947	6.0	32.2	2.8
	Medium metro	61,459	7.8	31.1	3.1	59,119	6.9	30.9	2.6
	Small metro	25,826	6.8	42.1	4.3	25,732	8.2	32.3	3.9
	Nonmetropolitan	49,203	7.7	29.1	2.9	46,389	6.9	30.9	3.0
	Micropolitan	32,688	7.9	30.4	4.0	30,725	6.9	29.7	3.9
	Noncore	16,515	7.4	26.4	3.9	15,663	6.9	33.2	3.6
Language spoken most often at home	English	259,734	7.7	31.9	1.4	253,382	7.3	29.9	1.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	35,611	3.2	25.8	3.6	33,778	3.3	32.8	5.0
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	267,762	6.2	29.3	1.4	259,009	6.0	27.4	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31,000	15.6	39.8	2.6	31,000	13.8	40.3	2.6
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	29,321	14.1	37.8	2.7	28,740	11.6	37.2	2.9
	Complex activities	17,185	15.6	38.6	3.3	17,609	12.2	36.5	3.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	188,138	5.5	29.4	1.8	181,211	5.5	29.2	1.8

^a 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.

^b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

^c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

^e Denominator includes people with currently active asthma, excluding missing values.

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: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 8_3_1-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_1-1.html