Table 14_1_15-2a

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.

Table 14_1_15.2a
People with a usual source of care for whom health care providers explain and provide all treatment options, by race, United States, 2007
				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		94.3	0.3	94.3	0.3	95.6	0.5	92.5	1.8	DSU	DSU	88.6	3.7	94.0	1.5
Age	0-17	94.6	0.5	94.7	0.5	95.1	1.0	93.9	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	92.9	2.4
	18-44	94.1	0.4	94.1	0.5	95.3	0.7	92.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	93.8	2.0
	45-64	94.4	0.4	94.2	0.5	97.0	0.7	91.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	0-64	94.4	0.3	94.3	0.3	95.7	0.5	92.5	1.8	DSU	DSU	88.0	4.0	93.8	1.6
	65 and over	94.1	0.6	94.0	0.7	95.0	1.3	92.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	94.0	0.4	94.0	0.4	95.3	0.7	90.7	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	92.7	2.3
Gender	Female	94.6	0.3	94.5	0.3	95.9	0.5	93.9	1.4	DSU	DSU	90.8	3.7	95.0	1.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	93.0	0.7	92.8	0.9	95.6	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.2	4.5
	Near poor/low	93.5	0.6	93.3	0.7	94.1	1.5	95.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	94.9	2.1
	Middle	94.1	0.5	94.0	0.5	95.0	0.9	95.4	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	95.1	2.9
	High	95.2	0.4	95.1	0.4	98.0	0.6	91.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	96.9	1.8
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	92.6	0.6	92.3	0.7	95.1	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	94.5	0.5	94.3	0.5	96.2	0.7	90.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	94.6	0.4	94.6	0.4	96.0	0.7	92.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	94.6	2.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	94.4	0.4	94.2	0.4	96.4	0.6	91.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	95.9	1.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	93.8	0.5	93.7	0.6	95.1	1.2	92.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	94.9	0.3	94.8	0.4	96.4	0.6	93.3	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	95.9	1.6
	Public only	93.1	0.6	93.0	0.8	94.8	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	89.5	3.3
	Uninsured	92.1	0.9	92.1	1.1	94.4	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	93.8	1.0	93.7	1.1	94.5	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	94.4	0.8	94.3	0.9	96.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	93.2	1.4	93.5	1.6	93.5	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	94.1	0.3	94.0	0.3	95.5	0.5	92.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	90.3	3.4	94.8	1.4
	Large central metro	94.2	0.5	93.8	0.6	96.0	0.8	92.5	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	97.5	1.4
	Large fringe metro	94.5	0.6	94.4	0.6	95.7	1.3	93.6	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	93.9	0.6	93.9	0.7	93.6	1.3	92.1	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	96.4	1.6
	Small metro	93.8	0.9	94.1	1.0	95.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	95.2	0.6	95.2	0.5	97.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	94.9	0.7	94.9	0.7	98.0	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	95.6	1.0	95.8	1.0	95.5	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	94.5	0.3	94.4	0.3	95.8	0.5	91.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	92.1	3.6	93.9	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	92.6	0.8	92.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	93.8	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	94.6	0.3	94.5	0.3	96.0	0.5	92.5	1.9	DSU	DSU	90.4	3.2	94.2	1.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	92.3	0.7	92.4	0.8	93.1	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	92.4	0.7	92.3	0.8	94.5	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	92.4	0.8	92.3	0.9	93.8	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	94.5	0.3	94.5	0.4	96.2	0.5	92.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	95.9	1.3
U.S. born	Yes	94.5	0.3	94.5	0.3	95.6	0.5	94.0	1.9	DSU	DSU	89.6	3.8	93.8	1.5
U.S. born	No	92.4	0.8	92.3	0.9	96.2	1.5	91.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

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 February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 14_1_15-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_15-2a.html