Table 8_3_1-2c

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_1.2c
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), by family income,^a United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		31.6	1.3	31.2	2.7	30.8	2.6	31.1	2.5	32.6	2.1
Age	0–17	31.2	2.1	31.0	3.8	27.4	4.3	33.2	4.1	31.6	3.8
	18–44	23.7	2.1	28.2	4.3	21.2	4.5	20.3	3.1	25.7	4.1
	45–64	33.8	2.3	DSU	DSU	30.1	4.8	30.9	4.5	37.9	3.4
	65 and over	47.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	30.1	1.9	29.4	3.8	28.6	3.9	32.5	3.6	29.2	3.0
Gender	Female	32.6	1.6	32.3	3.4	32.2	3.1	30.1	3.1	35.4	2.8
Race	White, single race	33.6	1.5	32.9	3.4	34.4	3.3	32.9	2.6	34.2	2.4
	Black, single race	24.6	2.5	28.4	4.6	23.5	3.8	22.5	4.9	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	32.7	1.4	31.0	3.1	31.5	2.9	33.5	2.7	33.3	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	35.1	1.6	33.1	4.2	35.5	4.0	35.9	2.9	34.9	2.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	25.1	2.6	28.4	4.9	24.4	3.9	22.8	5.0	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	23.2	2.6	32.2	5.5	27.1	4.3	14.3	4.0	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	31.2	2.6	29.7	4.3	29.4	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	33.3	2.9	DSU	DSU	35.7	5.8	30.0	4.8	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	31.1	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.8	4.2	31.3	3.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	27.0	1.9	DSU	DSU	23.5	4.5	20.7	3.0	32.5	3.0
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	30.2	2.6	29.6	4.2	26.9	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	29.8	1.7	DSU	DSU	25.3	3.7	28.1	2.8	31.9	2.2
	Public only	30.7	2.2	32.2	3.0	27.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	17.6	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	47.6	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	49.2	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	32.1	1.5	32.2	3.1	31.3	3.1	31.9	2.7	32.6	2.3
	Large central metro	27.1	2.1	30.4	4.7	19.5	3.2	25.9	4.3	30.0	3.4
	Large fringe metro	35.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.6	5.1	38.7	4.4
	Medium metro	31.1	3.1	27.3	5.2	34.3	7.8	36.6	6.2	26.1	4.0
	Small metro	42.1	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	29.1	2.9	27.6	4.6	29.4	4.7	27.6	5.3	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	30.4	4.0	29.7	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	26.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	31.9	1.4	31.5	2.9	30.7	2.7	31.4	2.7	33.0	2.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.8	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	29.3	1.4	27.7	3.5	28.2	3.1	28.1	2.6	31.3	2.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	39.8	2.6	37.7	4.4	37.2	4.5	43.0	5.2	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	37.8	2.7	31.8	4.8	40.6	5.2	36.9	5.5	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	38.6	3.3	34.0	5.5	39.8	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	29.4	1.8	27.6	4.6	29.8	3.7	27.8	3.2	30.8	2.9

^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.

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_1-2c: 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_1-2c.html