Table 16_3_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_3_1.1
People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a usual source of care, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		18.0	0.8	17.0	0.8	16.0	0.8	14.8	0.7	16.3	0.8	15.6	0.7
Age	0-17	17.9	2.1	16.3	1.8	16.4	1.9	10.2	1.7	14.6	1.8	16.7	1.8
	18-44	19.0	0.9	18.0	0.9	16.8	0.9	15.6	0.8	16.9	0.9	15.9	0.8
	45-64	16.8	1.4	16.6	1.4	15.8	1.3	16.6	1.3	17.0	1.4	16.3	1.3
	65 and over	7.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	6.8	1.9	7.8	1.9	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	16.4	0.9	14.9	0.9	14.0	0.8	13.4	0.8	14.3	0.8	13.9	0.8
Gender	Female	20.2	1.2	20.0	1.1	19.0	1.1	17.0	0.9	19.2	1.2	18.0	1.0
Race	White, single race	19.0	1.0	18.1	0.9	16.3	0.9	14.7	0.8	16.3	0.9	15.9	0.8
	Black, single race	14.6	1.6	15.0	1.4	13.0	1.3	14.8	1.5	15.7	1.9	13.1	1.6
	Asian, single race	12.5	2.4	8.5	1.9	18.0	5.0	11.1	2.4	16.9	3.7	15.4	4.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.1	4.6	26.4	6.7	DSU	DSU	26.7	5.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	15.1	0.9	14.4	0.9	13.6	0.8	12.6	0.7	15.1	0.9	13.3	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	15.6	1.1	15.1	1.1	13.0	0.9	11.6	0.9	14.8	1.1	12.8	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14.3	1.6	14.8	1.4	12.9	1.3	14.8	1.5	15.8	2.0	13.1	1.6
	Hispanic, all races	27.0	1.9	24.6	1.7	23.6	1.6	22.1	1.5	19.8	1.5	23.0	1.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	31.8	2.1	27.5	2.0	25.4	1.9	24.9	1.8	24.9	2.0	24.3	1.9
	Near poor/low	24.4	1.8	24.2	1.8	22.6	1.5	20.5	1.5	23.1	1.8	23.2	1.7
	Middle	15.6	1.2	14.8	1.2	13.8	1.2	14.4	1.3	13.5	1.2	13.8	1.2
	High	8.3	1.0	8.2	1.1	8.0	1.3	5.6	0.9	8.4	1.1	6.8	0.9
Education^b	Less than high school	24.8	1.7	25.5	1.5	21.6	1.4	21.1	1.4	22.8	1.5	21.5	1.4
	High school graduate	19.6	1.2	18.0	1.3	15.5	1.1	17.2	1.3	15.5	1.4	15.0	1.0
	At least some college	13.5	0.9	12.0	0.9	13.3	1.0	11.0	1.0	13.5	1.1	12.2	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	16.8	0.8	16.6	0.9	15.5	0.9	14.9	0.8	15.8	0.9	14.2	0.7
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	27.1	1.8	22.4	1.5	21.5	1.6	20.4	1.7	21.7	1.7	23.7	1.6
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	8.3	0.7	7.5	0.7	7.2	0.7	6.9	0.7	9.3	0.8	8.9	0.8
	Public only	23.6	2.2	21.4	1.9	21.0	2.2	17.3	2.0	19.9	2.0	18.5	1.8
	Uninsured	32.2	1.6	31.9	1.6	30.7	1.5	28.3	1.4	27.0	1.4	28.0	1.5
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	19.1	0.9	17.7	0.8	16.9	0.9	15.6	0.8	17.1	0.9	16.3	0.8
	Large central metro	20.6	1.4	20.6	1.2	20.0	1.5	16.9	1.0	19.3	1.3	20.6	1.3
	Large fringe metro	19.4	1.7	15.3	1.6	15.9	1.6	15.9	1.5	14.7	1.4	13.6	1.4
	Medium metro	15.9	2.1	13.5	1.6	15.3	1.9	16.1	2.3	16.2	2.0	13.4	1.4
	Small metro	19.5	3.2	20.4	3.5	9.3	1.6	8.2	1.7	15.6	2.6	12.2	2.3
	Nonmetropolitan	11.4	1.4	11.9	1.7	10.8	1.3	10.5	1.5	11.3	1.4	11.3	1.7
	Micropolitan	11.5	1.9	11.9	2.0	11.2	1.7	11.6	1.8	11.0	1.5	11.8	2.2
	Noncore	11.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	9.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	11.9	2.7	10.3	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	15.9	0.9	14.9	0.8	12.9	0.7	12.9	0.7	15.2	0.9	14.1	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.7	2.1	24.1	1.9	27.2	2.2	22.1	1.7	20.1	1.5	21.5	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	16.6	0.8	15.6	0.8	14.6	0.8	13.2	0.7	14.6	0.8	14.5	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.6	2.5	35.0	2.7	34.2	2.5	38.0	2.7	35.0	2.5	31.4	2.7
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	31.8	3.3	29.1	3.4	27.1	3.0	30.8	3.8	26.2	2.9	23.5	2.9
	Complex activities	32.9	4.4	42.2	4.9	27.1	3.5	34.4	4.3	32.4	3.4	26.4	3.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	17.1	0.8	16.1	0.8	14.9	0.8	14.4	0.7	15.5	0.9	14.8	0.7

^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_3_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_3_1-1.html