Table 14_1_7-2b

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_7.2b
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, by ethnicity, United States, 2007
		Total		Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		7.6	0.3	7.4	0.3	7.2	0.4	8.3	0.8	9.2	0.8
Age	18-44	8.6	0.4	8.4	0.5	8.3	0.6	8.6	1.1	9.8	1.3
	45-64	7.7	0.5	7.6	0.5	7.6	0.6	7.9	1.1	9.5	1.4
	65 and over	5.1	0.5	5.1	0.6	4.6	0.6	8.6	1.8	5.6	1.2
Gender	Male	7.6	0.4	7.5	0.5	7.3	0.5	10.0	1.3	8.7	1.2
Gender	Female	7.5	0.4	7.3	0.4	7.2	0.5	7.2	0.8	9.4	0.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	11.9	0.9	12.2	1.1	12.9	1.5	11.6	1.7	10.5	1.8
	Near poor/low	9.2	0.8	9.6	0.9	9.6	1.1	10.1	1.7	7.3	1.3
	Middle	7.7	0.6	7.4	0.6	7.4	0.7	7.4	1.3	10.5	1.5
	High	6.1	0.4	5.9	0.4	5.8	0.4	6.0	1.4	8.3	1.7
Education^b	Less than high school	8.9	0.6	8.4	0.7	7.1	0.9	12.6	1.5	10.4	1.2
	High school graduate	7.6	0.5	7.5	0.6	7.3	0.7	8.6	1.2	8.7	1.4
	At least some college	7.0	0.4	7.0	0.4	7.0	0.5	6.1	1.0	7.8	1.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	7.7	0.4	7.5	0.4	7.5	0.4	7.3	1.0	9.3	1.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	10.1	0.7	10.0	0.8	9.8	0.9	11.3	1.5	10.7	1.5
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	6.8	0.3	6.6	0.4	6.7	0.4	6.4	1.0	8.3	1.0
	Public only	12.6	1.1	13.9	1.3	15.1	1.9	10.3	1.6	7.2	1.4
	Uninsured	14.9	1.3	14.8	1.6	14.1	1.9	15.5	3.1	15.3	1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.2	1.0	6.3	1.1	5.6	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	3.9	0.7	3.9	0.7	3.8	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	6.6	1.5	6.7	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	7.3	0.3	7.2	0.3	7.0	0.4	8.3	0.8	9.0	0.8
	Large central metro	8.4	0.6	8.2	0.6	8.6	0.8	7.3	1.1	9.4	1.1
	Large fringe metro	6.4	0.5	6.2	0.5	6.2	0.6	7.5	1.3	9.7	1.9
	Medium metro	7.3	0.7	7.3	0.8	7.0	0.9	11.1	2.6	7.4	1.2
	Small metro	6.5	0.9	6.4	0.9	5.6	1.0	10.8	3.0	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	8.6	0.7	8.5	0.8	8.3	0.8	8.7	2.2	12.0	3.0
	Micropolitan	9.1	0.9	9.1	0.9	9.2	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	7.7	1.5	7.4	1.5	6.4	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	7.3	0.3	7.3	0.3	7.2	0.4	8.3	0.8	7.9	1.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10.3	1.0	10.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.4	1.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	6.8	0.3	6.6	0.3	6.5	0.4	7.0	0.8	8.3	0.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	12.1	0.8	12.0	0.9	11.6	1.1	13.5	2.0	12.3	1.9
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	9.0	0.7	8.9	0.8	8.6	0.9	10.0	1.6	9.5	2.3
	Complex activities	12.9	1.1	13.1	1.2	13.2	1.4	12.4	2.4	10.1	2.8
	Neither basic nor complex activities	7.1	0.3	6.9	0.3	6.7	0.4	7.6	0.8	9.1	0.8
U.S. born	Yes	7.5	0.3	7.4	0.3	7.3	0.4	8.2	0.8	8.5	1.2
U.S. born	No	8.2	0.7	7.3	1.0	6.8	1.7	9.6	2.7	9.7	0.9

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: 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_7-2b: 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_7-2b.html