Table 16_3_3-2a

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_3_3.2a
People with a usual primary care provider, 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		76.3	0.5	77.2	0.5	73.3	1.0	69.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	72.0	5.5	77.1	2.6
Age	0-17	87.5	0.7	88.5	0.7	84.2	1.6	80.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.8	3.7
	18-44	61.5	0.7	62.2	0.9	57.3	1.6	59.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.7	4.5
	45-64	80.1	0.7	80.7	0.8	79.5	1.4	69.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	90.6	0.7	91.0	0.8	89.7	1.7	88.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	72.6	0.6	73.5	0.6	68.6	1.4	66.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	68.5	6.7	74.9	3.4
Gender	Female	79.9	0.5	80.9	0.6	77.3	1.1	72.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	75.5	6.2	79.1	3.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	70.5	1.0	69.1	1.2	72.5	1.9	74.1	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	83.2	3.6
	Near poor/low	71.5	0.9	72.0	1.1	71.1	2.2	61.2	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	71.1	6.2
	Middle	75.1	0.8	75.8	0.9	70.6	1.9	71.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	79.9	4.3
	High	81.5	0.7	82.5	0.8	80.4	1.9	69.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.2	4.8
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	66.7	1.1	65.8	1.3	70.5	2.0	69.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	71.8	0.8	73.4	0.9	65.1	1.8	67.0	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	66.6	5.2
	At least some college	75.4	0.7	76.7	0.7	70.7	1.7	65.5	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	69.7	4.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	68.2	0.7	69.1	0.8	64.9	1.4	63.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	62.9	4.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	73.0	0.9	74.4	1.1	68.1	2.1	63.4	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	79.4	0.5	80.6	0.6	73.7	1.4	71.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	78.7	3.3
	Public only	81.1	0.9	81.0	1.1	83.0	1.4	63.9	7.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	87.7	4.0
	Uninsured	44.0	1.3	44.4	1.5	42.2	2.6	41.7	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	87.7	1.3	87.8	1.5	90.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	92.9	0.8	93.2	0.8	91.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	91.5	1.5	92.9	1.8	87.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	75.9	0.5	76.8	0.6	73.3	1.1	69.6	2.2	DSU	DSU	67.4	6.2	77.9	2.7
	Large central metro	73.1	0.8	73.0	1.0	74.7	1.5	69.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	71.5	4.9
	Large fringe metro	79.2	0.9	80.4	1.0	72.2	2.1	76.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	79.9	5.1
	Medium metro	77.3	1.1	78.5	1.1	72.2	2.8	57.7	7.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	82.9	4.5
	Small metro	73.7	1.8	74.4	1.9	70.3	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	78.6	1.1	79.2	1.2	73.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	76.8	1.4	77.1	1.5	72.0	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	82.0	1.8	83.3	1.9	75.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	78.4	0.5	79.4	0.5	73.7	1.0	71.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	74.6	6.1	77.5	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	62.3	1.3	61.5	1.5	59.5	6.7	66.9	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	75.9	0.5	76.8	0.6	72.3	1.1	69.1	2.2	DSU	DSU	71.8	6.0	76.2	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	80.2	1.0	80.5	1.2	80.3	1.9	72.6	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	86.7	0.8	87.8	0.8	81.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	84.2	1.1	84.9	1.3	80.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	70.4	0.6	71.5	0.7	66.2	1.2	65.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	64.2	7.0	64.9	4.0
U.S. born	Yes	78.7	0.5	79.6	0.5	74.0	1.0	75.7	3.3	DSU	DSU	72.6	6.0	78.6	2.5
U.S. born	No	60.9	1.4	58.9	1.6	63.4	3.9	66.3	2.6	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_3_3-2a: 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_3_3-2a.html