Table 16_3_6-2

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_6.2
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		53.8	2.0	55.2	1.6	56.7	1.6	56.0	1.7	54.7	2.0	52.3	1.5
Age	0-17	47.9	6.1	51.3	5.4	44.3	4.7	44.2	4.5	44.6	4.7	48.5	4.3
	18-44	59.6	2.7	62.7	2.3	66.0	2.5	63.4	2.4	61.9	2.7	58.5	2.1
	45-64	55.7	2.8	54.2	2.5	58.2	2.5	58.1	2.8	56.0	2.9	51.3	2.2
	65 and over	20.8	4.2	22.7	3.9	23.0	4.2	24.7	4.4	22.7	4.1	27.9	4.3
Gender	Male	51.5	2.8	55.0	2.4	54.2	2.5	60.1	2.8	56.0	2.6	52.7	2.2
Gender	Female	55.6	2.4	55.4	2.0	58.5	1.9	53.4	2.2	53.7	2.3	51.9	2.0
Race	White, single race	53.9	2.1	55.8	1.8	55.3	1.8	55.1	1.9	53.8	2.2	52.2	1.8
	Black, single race	58.1	5.1	55.6	3.7	68.1	3.6	62.8	4.9	61.7	4.8	52.3	4.6
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	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	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	52.2	2.2	53.8	1.8	54.3	1.8	54.1	2.0	52.5	2.2	50.1	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	51.6	2.4	54.3	2.0	52.2	2.0	52.4	2.2	51.2	2.5	49.8	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	61.3	4.5	55.8	3.7	67.7	3.6	64.9	4.4	61.4	4.7	52.2	4.7
	Hispanic, all races	63.4	5.0	66.0	3.7	73.4	4.1	69.7	3.8	71.4	3.4	70.4	3.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	72.3	3.1	73.5	2.8	72.6	3.2	72.1	2.7	71.5	2.8	67.9	2.9
	Near poor/low	63.5	3.7	68.8	3.1	70.2	2.7	70.7	3.6	64.8	3.6	63.6	3.1
	Middle	53.3	4.1	57.1	3.1	56.7	3.1	55.3	2.8	52.1	3.2	52.6	3.1
	High	32.2	3.9	30.4	2.8	30.8	3.7	31.0	2.9	35.4	3.1	32.7	2.8
Education^b	Less than high school	64.3	3.5	75.8	2.6	68.7	2.7	70.8	2.9	76.1	2.5	61.3	3.2
	High school graduate	61.0	3.2	60.2	2.7	63.6	2.6	62.8	3.1	58.8	3.4	59.2	2.6
	At least some college	46.6	2.8	43.3	2.4	49.4	2.8	46.2	2.8	44.3	2.7	45.0	2.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	56.5	2.4	57.7	2.0	62.6	2.2	57.4	2.3	55.9	2.6	54.4	1.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	61.3	3.0	62.4	3.0	62.3	2.8	70.5	2.8	68.5	2.8	59.4	3.1
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	40.5	3.0	42.1	2.7	43.5	2.4	42.4	2.5	41.1	2.5	42.7	2.0
	Public only	55.3	3.8	56.4	3.8	58.9	3.5	62.1	3.1	59.9	3.4	50.3	3.4
	Uninsured	85.4	2.4	89.9	2.1	89.1	1.9	87.2	2.4	91.0	1.7	85.5	2.4
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	53.7	2.3	54.8	1.8	56.8	1.8	55.5	1.9	54.6	2.3	52.2	1.7
	Large central metro	48.8	3.5	54.3	3.1	56.4	2.8	56.4	2.8	51.1	3.7	52.4	2.8
	Large fringe metro	52.7	4.5	50.0	3.5	57.9	3.5	48.3	3.8	55.6	4.6	46.2	3.2
	Medium metro	60.7	4.2	56.9	4.3	57.6	3.5	58.6	4.3	54.6	3.5	55.2	3.1
	Small metro	55.2	5.0	64.3	4.6	53.2	5.4	63.6	4.9	65.4	5.2	61.0	4.5
	Nonmetropolitan	54.3	4.3	57.3	4.1	56.0	4.0	58.7	4.5	55.1	4.3	52.5	3.1
	Micropolitan	53.9	5.0	58.1	5.0	53.5	4.9	55.3	5.4	52.8	5.7	49.3	4.5
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	55.6	6.7	60.4	5.6	64.0	7.4	59.7	4.9	59.1	6.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	51.7	2.1	54.4	1.7	53.8	1.7	54.0	1.9	52.7	2.1	50.1	1.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	71.9	4.9	64.6	5.3	82.4	3.5	75.0	5.0	73.0	4.4	77.8	2.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	53.0	2.4	53.6	2.0	55.8	1.9	52.6	2.0	50.1	2.2	49.7	1.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	55.6	3.1	59.5	2.6	58.6	3.1	63.1	2.8	64.7	3.0	58.9	2.7
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	47.7	3.5	52.5	3.0	55.9	2.9	61.3	2.8	55.9	3.1	50.0	2.9
	Complex activities	52.2	3.8	56.1	3.0	58.1	3.3	60.9	2.8	57.9	3.4	52.8	3.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	57.1	2.3	56.9	2.1	58.9	2.1	56.6	2.3	55.3	2.6	53.5	1.9

^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_6-2: 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_6-2.html