Table 16_1_6-2a

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_6.2a
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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		26.9	0.5	26.9	0.6	28.7	1.0	23.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	42.8	5.1	21.2	2.5
Age	0-17	19.7	0.8	20.3	0.9	17.6	1.4	16.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.3	3.7
	18-44	36.0	0.7	36.0	0.8	39.0	1.6	28.4	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.9	3.8
	45-64	20.9	0.7	20.2	0.7	26.0	1.5	21.3	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	28.7	0.6	28.5	0.7	32.1	1.2	25.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	44.2	5.7	21.2	3.1
Gender	Female	25.1	0.6	25.2	0.7	25.7	1.2	21.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	41.4	7.3	21.1	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	42.1	1.4	46.0	1.7	33.2	2.0	44.3	7.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.4	3.9
	Near poor/low	44.3	1.2	47.0	1.4	35.7	2.0	39.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.1	6.2
	Middle	29.1	0.9	29.5	1.0	28.5	2.2	22.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	26.0	5.8
	High	12.7	0.6	12.2	0.7	16.9	2.0	15.5	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.4	2.8
Education,^b ages 18-64	Less than high school	48.3	1.2	50.7	1.4	40.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	34.3	0.9	33.4	1.1	38.3	2.0	34.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	21.0	0.6	20.3	0.6	26.6	1.6	22.3	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.7	4.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	28.3	0.6	27.9	0.7	32.4	1.3	23.6	2.2	DSU	DSU	46.2	5.7	25.8	3.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	35.1	1.0	34.7	1.2	38.9	2.2	32.7	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	23.6	0.5	22.9	0.6	28.2	1.0	17.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	39.4	5.5	20.8	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	48.0	1.4	52.0	1.6	40.8	6.6	29.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	26.4	0.5	26.4	0.6	28.4	1.0	23.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	39.7	5.5	19.8	2.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.6	1.3	31.9	1.4	32.2	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	25.6	1.4	24.5	1.5	31.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	24.8	1.5	24.1	1.7	29.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	30.0	0.6	29.6	0.7	34.1	1.2	26.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	47.4	5.3	27.5	3.5
U.S. born	Yes	24.1	0.5	23.5	0.6	27.7	1.0	22.3	2.9	DSU	DSU	41.6	5.2	20.8	2.6
U.S. born	No	45.0	1.5	52.6	1.9	40.2	3.9	24.3	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 16_1_6-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_6-2a.html