Table 11_1_18-1
2010 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.
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| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 11.7 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | |
| Aged | 0-64 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 15.2 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
| 65-74 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 15.2 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 0.1 | |
| 75-84 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 0.1 | |
| 85 and over | 10.2 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 0.1 | |
| Genderd | Male | 14.6 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 0.1 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 17.3 | 0.1 |
| Female | 10.6 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 0.1 | |
| Race/ethnicityd | Non-Hispanic, White | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 15.1 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 17.3 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 17.7 | 0.1 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 18.1 | 0.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, AI/AN | 14.8 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 0.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic, API | 11.1 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 0.4 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 12.9 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0.3 | |
a High-risk residents are those who are in a coma, do not get the nutrients needed to maintain good skin health, or cannot change position on their own.
b Long-stay residents typically enter a nursing facility because they are no longer able to care for themselves at home. They tend to stay in the facility for several months or years.
c Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.
d Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.
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Internet Citation: Table 11_1_18-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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