Table 16_1_5-2a

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 16_1_5.2a
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, 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		15.2	0.4	15.5	0.5	15.2	0.8	11.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	20.7	4.3	9.1	1.5
Age	0-17	7.9	0.6	8.7	0.7	5.9	1.0	5.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	21.3	0.6	21.9	0.7	21.4	1.3	13.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.3	3.2
	45-64	13.3	0.5	12.8	0.6	16.9	1.2	14.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	17.4	0.5	17.5	0.6	18.3	1.0	14.8	2.0	DSU	DSU	26.6	6.0	11.0	2.5
Gender	Female	13.0	0.4	13.4	0.5	12.5	0.9	9.2	1.5	DSU	DSU	15.3	4.6	7.5	1.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	25.2	1.1	28.9	1.5	17.9	1.5	27.3	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.9	2.7
	Near poor/low	26.4	1.0	28.6	1.1	20.2	1.8	18.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.7	3.4
	Middle	15.8	0.7	16.2	0.8	14.5	1.6	11.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.6	4.2
	High	6.6	0.5	6.5	0.5	8.3	1.4	6.8	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	33.6	1.1	36.2	1.4	23.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	21.6	0.7	21.1	0.8	24.1	1.6	20.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	10.8	0.5	10.5	0.5	13.9	1.2	10.1	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	16.7	0.5	16.8	0.6	18.0	1.1	11.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	27.3	5.8	14.9	3.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	22.6	0.9	22.7	1.0	24.3	1.8	19.5	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	15.2	0.5	15.7	0.6	14.8	0.9	11.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	21.7	4.9	8.3	1.5
	Large central metro	17.6	0.7	18.9	0.9	15.5	1.3	12.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	11.7	0.8	11.5	0.9	15.0	1.5	10.0	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	15.9	1.1	16.5	1.3	13.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.6	3.1
	Small metro	15.6	1.5	16.3	1.6	12.5	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	14.9	0.9	14.4	0.9	18.5	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	14.5	1.1	14.1	1.2	18.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	15.6	1.5	14.9	1.6	18.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.2	0.4	11.9	0.4	14.6	0.8	9.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	16.1	3.8	8.7	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.7	1.5	37.8	1.7	26.6	6.0	14.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.8	0.4	15.1	0.5	14.8	0.9	11.3	1.4	DSU	DSU	18.6	4.5	8.4	1.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.7	1.0	19.6	1.2	19.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	14.4	1.2	13.8	1.3	17.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	12.8	1.1	12.6	1.3	14.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	18.3	0.5	18.3	0.6	19.9	1.1	13.6	1.8	DSU	DSU	27.0	5.5	16.7	3.2
U.S. born	Yes	12.3	0.4	12.1	0.4	14.0	0.8	9.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	16.8	3.8	8.8	1.5
U.S. born	No	33.4	1.5	40.9	1.9	27.3	3.4	12.8	1.9	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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 16_1_5-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_5-2a.html