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.
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
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| 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 |
| 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 incomea | 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 | |
| Educationb | 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 |
| 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 residencec | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 limitationsc | 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.
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Internet Citation: Table 16_3_6-2: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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