Table 16_1_5-1

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.

Table 16_1_5.1
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, United States, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.2	0.4	14.3	0.4	14.1	0.4	14.0	0.4	13.7	0.4	13.4	0.4
Age	0-17	7.9	0.6	6.4	0.4	6.4	0.4	7.3	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.7	0.4
	18-44	21.3	0.6	20.3	0.6	20.1	0.6	19.5	0.6	19.0	0.5	18.1	0.5
	45-64	13.3	0.5	13.3	0.5	12.6	0.5	12.5	0.5	12.2	0.6	11.7	0.5
Gender	Male	17.4	0.5	16.4	0.5	16.1	0.5	16.1	0.5	15.6	0.5	15.0	0.5
Gender	Female	13.0	0.4	12.2	0.4	12.1	0.4	12.0	0.4	11.8	0.4	11.8	0.4
Race	White, single race	15.5	0.5	14.4	0.4	13.8	0.4	13.9	0.4	13.6	0.4	13.4	0.4
	Black, single race	15.2	0.8	14.6	0.7	15.6	0.8	15.3	1.1	14.4	0.7	13.6	0.9
	Asian, single race	11.9	1.5	12.9	2.2	14.3	2.0	11.6	1.5	14.2	1.5	11.3	1.4
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	20.7	4.3	20.5	3.3	20.6	3.3	23.2	4.2	20.9	3.9	21.1	3.4
	Multiple races	9.1	1.5	12.3	1.7	15.8	1.8	16.1	2.5	10.7	1.9	11.9	1.7
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	12.3	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.4	0.3	11.3	0.4	11.2	0.4	10.8	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	11.8	0.5	10.8	0.4	10.3	0.4	10.3	0.4	10.3	0.4	10.1	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	15.3	0.8	14.5	0.7	15.1	0.8	15.0	1.1	14.3	0.7	13.6	0.9
	Hispanic, all races	29.5	1.1	28.6	0.9	28.5	0.9	28.9	1.0	28.0	0.9	28.2	1.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	25.2	1.1	23.7	1.1	24.3	1.0	25.0	0.9	23.9	0.9	23.9	1.0
	Near poor/low	26.4	1.0	24.5	0.9	24.3	0.9	23.8	0.9	24.8	0.9	24.9	0.9
	Middle	15.8	0.7	15.5	0.7	13.9	0.6	13.7	0.6	12.7	0.6	13.0	0.6
	High	6.6	0.5	5.7	0.4	6.2	0.5	6.0	0.4	6.3	0.4	5.2	0.3
Education^b	Less than high school	33.6	1.1	33.3	1.1	33.3	0.9	31.8	1.0	30.7	1.0	30.2	0.9
	High school graduate	21.6	0.7	20.9	0.6	19.1	0.6	18.3	0.7	18.3	0.7	16.8	0.6
	At least some college	10.8	0.5	10.0	0.5	10.0	0.5	10.2	0.5	9.7	0.4	9.0	0.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	16.7	0.5	16.5	0.5	15.8	0.5	15.4	0.5	15.3	0.4	14.3	0.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	22.6	0.9	21.1	0.8	22.0	0.8	21.7	0.8	20.5	0.8	20.8	0.8
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	15.2	0.5	14.1	0.4	14.0	0.4	13.8	0.4	13.5	0.4	13.3	0.4
	Large central metro	17.6	0.7	17.4	0.8	17.8	0.8	17.6	0.8	16.2	0.7	15.6	0.6
	Large fringe metro	11.7	0.8	11.6	0.8	11.1	0.6	10.9	0.6	10.6	0.7	10.2	0.8
	Medium metro	15.9	1.1	12.7	0.9	12.3	1.0	12.5	1.0	13.0	0.9	13.2	0.8
	Small metro	15.6	1.5	13.2	1.0	12.7	0.9	12.2	1.0	13.4	1.3	14.0	1.5
	Nonmetropolitan	14.9	0.9	15.4	1.0	14.5	0.8	15.2	0.8	14.9	1.0	13.7	0.9
	Micropolitan	14.5	1.1	14.7	1.3	13.1	1.0	14.8	1.3	15.0	1.4	13.2	1.2
	Noncore	15.6	1.5	16.9	1.6	17.2	1.5	16.0	1.3	14.7	1.3	14.8	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.2	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.2	0.3	11.4	0.4	11.1	0.3	10.8	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.7	1.5	33.5	1.3	32.7	1.3	31.4	1.2	31.3	1.3	31.7	1.3
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.8	0.4	13.9	0.4	13.7	0.4	13.6	0.4	13.3	0.4	13.1	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.7	1.0	19.0	0.9	18.5	0.9	18.8	1.0	17.8	0.9	16.3	0.8
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	14.4	1.2	14.6	1.0	14.4	1.0	14.8	1.0	13.0	1.0	12.9	1.0
	Complex activities	12.8	1.1	13.7	1.0	14.9	1.1	14.0	1.0	12.9	1.0	11.7	0.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	18.3	0.5	17.5	0.5	17.2	0.5	16.6	0.5	16.6	0.5	15.8	0.4

^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 16_1_5-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_5-1.html