Table 16_1_7-2a

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_7.2a
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance 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		18.9	0.5	16.4	0.5	34.0	1.3	12.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	35.4	5.0	30.9	3.0
Age	0-17	36.9	1.1	32.6	1.2	59.2	2.1	24.8	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	42.5	4.6
	18-44	12.4	0.4	10.6	0.5	22.8	1.3	8.8	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.8	3.3
	45-64	11.2	0.5	10.0	0.5	20.3	1.4	7.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	16.9	0.5	14.7	0.5	30.7	1.4	11.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	28.9	5.6	29.1	3.6
Gender	Female	21.0	0.6	18.1	0.6	37.0	1.5	12.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	41.3	7.0	32.4	3.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	59.7	1.3	54.8	1.6	72.0	1.9	40.3	8.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	75.2	5.5
	Near poor/low	36.1	1.2	34.3	1.3	44.8	2.4	30.7	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.9	6.6
	Middle	12.2	0.6	11.4	0.7	16.2	1.6	9.5	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.9	4.3
	High	3.4	0.3	3.2	0.3	5.8	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b ages 18-64	Less than high school	25.0	1.0	21.2	1.0	43.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	13.8	0.7	12.3	0.7	19.9	1.4	15.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	6.4	0.3	5.7	0.3	13.2	1.3	4.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	6.2	0.3	5.3	0.3	12.1	0.9	4.6	1.0	DSU	DSU	16.7	4.8	8.5	1.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	33.7	1.0	30.7	1.1	51.7	2.2	20.8	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.9	0.5	13.7	0.5	33.6	1.3	6.7	1.5	DSU	DSU	35.5	5.7	31.3	3.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	30.3	1.5	32.3	1.6	45.0	7.3	18.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	17.4	0.5	14.9	0.5	32.1	1.3	11.6	1.8	DSU	DSU	36.6	5.8	30.0	3.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	35.3	1.3	32.6	1.5	51.6	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	38.1	1.5	34.5	1.7	54.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	55.5	1.7	52.6	2.0	68.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8.5	0.3	7.2	0.3	16.6	1.0	6.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	20.2	5.4	12.3	2.3
U.S. born	Yes	19.6	0.5	16.4	0.5	35.4	1.3	17.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	38.3	5.3	31.4	3.1
U.S. born	No	13.4	0.8	14.7	0.9	15.5	2.7	9.2	1.7	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_7-2a: 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_7-2a.html