Table 16_2_1-1

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_2_1.1
People under age 65 whose family's out-of-pocket health insurance premiums and medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a United States, 2006-2007
		2007		2006
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		16.3	0.4	17.5	0.4
Age	0-17	15.6	0.7	17.3	0.7
	18-44	12.9	0.5	13.8	0.5
	45-64	21.8	0.6	23.0	0.7
Gender	Male	15.2	0.5	16.3	0.5
Gender	Female	17.4	0.5	18.6	0.5
Race	White, single race	16.8	0.5	18.0	0.5
	Black, single race	14.3	0.9	15.7	0.8
	Asian, single race	16.0	1.9	12.7	2.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	17.5	4.4
	AI/AN, single race	9.9	2.7	24.5	5.4
	Multiple races	15.2	2.2	14.3	1.9
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	17.0	0.5	18.0	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	17.8	0.6	18.9	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14.3	0.9	15.7	0.8
	Hispanic, all races	12.8	0.8	14.9	0.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	29.6	1.4	33.9	1.4
	Near poor/low	23.6	1.2	23.6	1.2
	Middle	18.7	0.9	18.8	0.9
	High	6.7	0.4	8.2	0.6
Education,^c ages 18-64	Less than high school	17.4	0.8	20.7	0.8
	High school graduate	19.3	0.6	20.1	0.6
	At least some college	14.6	0.5	15.0	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	13.3	0.4	13.9	0.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	29.1	0.9	31.8	0.9
Health insurance^d	Private, employer sponsored	15.8	0.6	16.9	0.6
	Private, nongroup	46.7	4.1	51.5	3.5
	Public only	15.6	1.0	18.0	0.9
	Part-year uninsured	17.0	1.0	16.9	1.0
	Full-year uninsured	13.6	0.9	14.2	0.9
Location of residence^e	Metropolitan	15.4	0.4	16.5	0.5
	Large central metro	14.0	0.7	14.3	0.7
	Large fringe metro	14.9	0.9	15.5	0.9
	Medium metro	16.9	1.0	20.0	1.0
	Small metro	18.2	1.5	18.5	1.8
	Nonmetropolitan	21.1	1.2	22.9	1.2
	Micropolitan	21.8	1.4	22.1	1.5
	Noncore	19.7	2.2	24.4	2.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.7	0.5	18.1	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	13.1	1.1	12.7	1.0
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	15.0	0.4	16.0	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	30.5	1.2	33.1	1.2
Activity limitations^e	Basic activities	31.6	1.4	34.1	1.4
	Complex activities	34.9	1.6	40.2	1.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.8	0.4	15.5	0.4
U.S. born	Yes	16.6	0.5	DNC	DNC
U.S. born	No	13.8	0.9	DNC	DNC

^a For income, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs). For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^b 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.

^c 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.

^d Insurance categories are defined hierarchically in the order shown. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^e For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DNC - Data have not been collected.

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_2_1-1: 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_2_1-1.html