Table 16_1_6-1

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_6.1
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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		26.9	0.5	26.1	0.5	25.8	0.5	25.7	0.5	25.2	0.5	25.5	0.5
Age	0-17	19.7	0.8	18.2	0.7	17.7	0.7	17.9	0.7	18.4	0.7	19.1	0.7
	18-44	36.0	0.7	35.2	0.7	34.8	0.7	34.4	0.7	33.2	0.7	33.7	0.6
	45-64	20.9	0.7	20.6	0.6	20.2	0.6	20.1	0.7	19.6	0.7	18.8	0.6
Gender	Male	28.7	0.6	27.8	0.6	27.3	0.6	27.5	0.6	26.7	0.6	26.5	0.6
Gender	Female	25.1	0.6	24.5	0.6	24.3	0.6	23.9	0.6	23.7	0.6	24.5	0.5
Race	White, single race	26.9	0.6	25.7	0.6	25.1	0.6	25.1	0.6	24.4	0.6	25.1	0.6
	Black, single race	28.7	1.0	28.5	1.0	28.9	1.0	28.8	1.3	28.7	1.2	27.7	1.2
	Asian, single race	23.6	2.1	22.1	2.8	25.4	2.6	22.8	2.1	25.7	2.1	23.4	2.2
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	36.3	8.1	DSU	DSU	22.8	4.4	19.7	5.4	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	42.8	5.1	37.7	4.1	39.9	5.5	36.2	4.8	33.4	4.8	33.0	3.9
	Multiple races	21.2	2.5	28.5	2.4	29.8	2.6	32.0	3.1	31.4	3.5	29.2	2.7
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	23.4	0.5	22.5	0.5	22.5	0.5	22.4	0.6	22.0	0.5	22.2	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	22.4	0.6	21.0	0.6	20.8	0.6	20.8	0.6	20.2	0.6	20.9	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	28.5	1.0	28.1	1.0	28.4	1.0	28.4	1.3	28.5	1.2	27.7	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	44.5	1.3	44.6	1.0	43.1	1.1	43.4	1.1	43.1	1.2	44.3	1.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	42.1	1.4	41.8	1.3	41.9	1.2	42.4	1.1	41.6	1.2	42.5	1.2
	Near poor/low	44.3	1.2	42.3	1.2	42.1	1.2	41.7	1.1	43.0	1.2	43.5	1.1
	Middle	29.1	0.9	27.8	0.8	26.7	0.9	25.9	0.9	24.2	0.9	25.5	0.8
	High	12.7	0.6	12.4	0.6	12.1	0.7	12.3	0.6	12.7	0.5	12.0	0.5
Education^b	Less than high school	48.3	1.2	48.8	1.1	48.1	1.0	48.2	1.0	45.5	1.1	45.1	1.0
	High school graduate	34.3	0.9	33.6	0.8	31.4	0.8	31.5	0.9	30.3	0.9	29.6	0.7
	At least some college	21.0	0.6	20.1	0.7	20.5	0.7	20.0	0.6	19.8	0.6	20.2	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	28.3	0.6	28.0	0.6	27.4	0.6	27.3	0.6	26.5	0.6	26.5	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	35.1	1.0	33.9	1.0	34.7	0.9	34.3	0.9	33.8	1.0	34.0	0.9
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	11.5	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.4	0.4	11.3	0.4	12.1	0.4
	Public only	24.2	0.9	25.1	1.0	23.5	0.9	24.0	1.0	23.4	1.0	23.7	0.9
	Uninsured	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	27.1	0.6	26.0	0.6	25.7	0.6	25.5	0.6	25.0	0.6	25.3	0.6
	Large central metro	30.1	0.9	30.5	1.0	31.0	1.0	30.5	0.9	29.0	0.9	29.4	0.8
	Large fringe metro	22.5	1.0	22.0	1.2	21.8	0.9	21.0	1.0	20.9	1.1	21.0	1.1
	Medium metro	27.3	1.3	24.7	1.2	23.4	1.2	24.1	1.4	24.3	1.3	24.9	1.0
	Small metro	28.6	1.9	24.2	1.5	23.6	1.4	24.3	1.6	24.2	2.0	24.5	2.0
	Nonmetropolitan	26.2	1.2	27.1	1.0	26.2	1.0	26.5	1.2	26.6	1.5	26.2	1.1
	Micropolitan	26.4	1.3	27.0	1.4	25.3	1.3	26.3	1.7	26.5	2.0	26.2	1.6
	Noncore	25.9	2.1	27.2	2.1	27.9	2.1	26.9	2.0	26.8	2.2	26.3	2.2
Language spoken most often at home	English	23.6	0.5	22.9	0.5	22.5	0.5	22.6	0.5	22.3	0.5	22.6	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	48.0	1.4	48.0	1.3	47.5	1.4	46.1	1.3	45.6	1.5	47.1	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	26.4	0.5	25.5	0.5	25.2	0.5	25.1	0.5	24.6	0.6	25.0	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.6	1.3	32.9	1.2	32.1	1.1	32.0	1.2	31.7	1.1	30.3	1.0
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	25.6	1.4	25.5	1.3	26.1	1.3	25.7	1.3	23.8	1.2	24.5	1.2
	Complex activities	24.8	1.5	25.9	1.4	26.5	1.4	25.8	1.2	24.6	1.3	23.4	1.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	30.0	0.6	29.5	0.6	29.0	0.6	28.8	0.6	28.2	0.6	28.3	0.6

^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_6-1: 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_6-1.html