Table 16_2_2-1

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_2.1
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a United States, 2006-2007
		2007		2006
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.0	0.3	5.0	0.3
Age	0-17	3.3	0.4	4.7	0.5
	18-44	3.0	0.3	4.0	0.3
	45-64	5.6	0.5	6.5	0.5
Gender	Male	3.6	0.3	4.5	0.3
Gender	Female	4.4	0.3	5.5	0.3
Race	White, single race	4.2	0.3	5.4	0.3
	Black, single race	2.9	0.5	3.3	0.5
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	4.0	0.3	5.1	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	4.3	0.3	5.5	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.9	0.5	3.3	0.5
	Hispanic, all races	3.9	0.6	4.2	0.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	38.4	3.8	43.4	3.1
	Near poor/low	8.8	1.2	10.8	1.2
	Middle	4.8	0.5	5.0	0.5
	High	0.9	0.2	1.7	0.2
Education,^c ages 18-64	Less than high school	5.5	0.8	9.6	1.1
	High school graduate	5.4	0.5	5.2	0.5
	At least some college	3.5	0.3	4.4	0.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	2.8	0.2	3.6	0.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	12.8	1.1	14.5	1.0
Health insurance^d	Private, employer sponsored	3.6	0.2	4.7	0.3
	Private, nongroup	15.0	2.9	14.0	2.1
	Public only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Part-year uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Full-year uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	3.7	0.3	4.5	0.3
	Large central metro	3.6	0.5	3.9	0.5
	Large fringe metro	3.5	0.5	3.9	0.5
	Medium metro	3.6	0.6	5.6	0.7
	Small metro	5.0	0.9	5.6	1.1
	Nonmetropolitan	5.7	0.7	8.1	0.8
	Micropolitan	6.1	0.9	7.7	1.1
	Noncore	4.9	1.0	9.0	1.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.0	0.3	5.2	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	3.9	0.9	2.6	0.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	3.4	0.2	4.4	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	12.6	1.4	14.4	1.3
Activity limitations,^d ages 18-64	Basic activities	13.4	1.6	12.4	1.3
	Complex activities	17.8	2.0	21.2	2.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	3.4	0.2	4.4	0.3
U.S. born	Yes	3.9	0.3	DNC	DNC
U.S. born	No	4.2	0.8	DNC	DNC

^a For income, insurance, 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 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_2-1: 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_2-1.html