Table 16_4_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_4_1.1
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		10.0	0.3	11.7	0.4	11.4	0.4	11.0	0.3	11.0	0.3	10.9	0.3
Age	0-17	5.4	0.4	6.0	0.4	6.3	0.5	5.5	0.3	6.6	0.4	5.7	0.3
	18-44	11.6	0.4	13.5	0.5	13.0	0.5	12.9	0.5	12.8	0.5	13.1	0.4
	45-64	12.7	0.5	15.2	0.5	14.4	0.6	14.2	0.6	13.8	0.6	13.8	0.5
	65 and over	8.6	0.6	10.5	0.8	10.6	0.6	9.6	0.6	9.2	0.6	9.3	0.6
Gender	Male	9.1	0.3	10.2	0.4	9.9	0.4	9.4	0.4	9.2	0.4	9.7	0.3
Gender	Female	10.8	0.4	13.1	0.4	12.8	0.5	12.5	0.4	12.7	0.4	12.0	0.3
Race	White, single race	10.3	0.3	11.7	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.0	0.3	11.0	0.4	11.1	0.3
	Black, single race	9.3	0.5	12.2	0.7	11.1	0.8	11.4	0.7	11.6	0.8	9.8	0.6
	Asian, single race	5.5	0.9	6.4	1.0	7.0	1.1	5.0	0.7	6.8	1.0	6.2	0.9
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	19.7	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	8.4	1.9	16.6	3.7	16.2	3.1	14.3	2.9	15.9	4.0	13.6	2.4
	Multiple races	10.9	1.5	17.2	2.2	16.3	2.1	18.0	1.8	16.7	2.0	17.5	2.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	10.2	0.3	12.1	0.4	11.7	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.2	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	10.6	0.4	12.3	0.4	12.0	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.4	0.4	11.6	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	9.2	0.5	12.2	0.7	11.1	0.8	11.3	0.8	11.6	0.8	9.8	0.6
	Hispanic, all races	8.9	0.6	9.3	0.6	9.7	0.6	9.0	0.6	9.0	0.6	8.9	0.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	14.7	0.9	15.4	0.8	16.5	0.8	16.5	0.8	16.4	0.9	16.4	0.8
	Near poor/low	13.2	0.7	14.6	0.8	14.7	0.8	14.1	0.7	14.7	0.7	14.0	0.6
	Middle	9.7	0.5	12.8	0.7	11.7	0.6	11.2	0.5	10.9	0.6	10.2	0.4
	High	7.2	0.4	8.2	0.5	7.8	0.4	7.4	0.4	7.5	0.4	8.2	0.4
Education^b	Less than high school	13.7	0.7	15.9	0.7	16.0	0.8	16.0	0.7	14.7	0.6	14.4	0.6
	High school graduate	11.8	0.5	14.5	0.6	13.1	0.6	13.1	0.6	12.7	0.6	11.9	0.4
	At least some college	10.6	0.4	12.2	0.5	12.0	0.5	11.5	0.5	11.5	0.4	12.5	0.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	10.9	0.4	13.2	0.5	12.6	0.5	12.1	0.4	12.2	0.4	12.6	0.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	16.9	0.8	18.4	0.9	17.5	0.8	18.8	0.8	17.0	0.8	16.5	0.7
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	8.1	0.3	10.0	0.4	9.3	0.4	9.1	0.4	9.2	0.4	9.4	0.3
	Public only	12.0	0.7	13.1	0.8	13.5	0.7	14.3	0.8	14.5	0.7	13.6	0.7
	Uninsured	17.5	1.0	19.5	1.0	20.6	1.0	18.7	0.9	18.4	1.0	18.0	0.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	8.3	1.0	10.4	1.2	13.1	1.3	8.8	0.9	9.3	1.0	11.4	1.2
	Medicare and private	8.5	0.8	9.9	0.9	8.9	0.8	9.7	0.9	8.8	0.8	7.7	0.7
	Medicare and other public	10.6	1.5	13.7	1.6	14.1	1.9	11.4	1.7	11.2	1.6	11.8	1.6
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	9.9	0.3	11.4	0.4	11.2	0.4	10.9	0.4	11.0	0.4	11.0	0.3
	Large central metro	9.6	0.4	10.8	0.5	10.9	0.5	11.1	0.6	10.6	0.5	11.4	0.4
	Large fringe metro	9.7	0.5	11.3	0.7	10.3	0.6	10.3	0.6	10.0	0.7	9.9	0.5
	Medium metro	10.4	0.8	12.6	1.0	12.7	0.9	11.5	0.8	13.0	0.9	12.0	0.8
	Small metro	10.3	0.9	11.1	1.3	11.4	1.1	10.6	1.0	10.9	1.3	10.2	0.8
	Nonmetropolitan	10.5	0.8	13.1	0.8	12.3	1.0	11.3	0.8	10.9	0.7	10.5	0.7
	Micropolitan	11.3	1.1	13.3	0.8	11.7	1.0	11.0	0.9	11.1	0.9	10.6	0.9
	Noncore	9.0	1.0	12.8	1.4	13.4	1.7	11.8	1.1	10.5	1.3	10.1	1.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	10.3	0.3	12.2	0.4	11.7	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.3	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.0	0.7	7.8	0.6	9.2	0.7	8.1	0.6	8.7	0.6	8.0	0.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	8.4	0.3	10.0	0.4	9.5	0.4	9.2	0.3	9.4	0.3	9.3	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.9	1.0	26.8	1.0	27.2	0.9	26.2	1.0	25.2	1.0	24.4	0.9
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	21.6	1.0	25.1	0.9	25.4	1.0	25.7	1.0	22.5	1.0	24.4	0.9
	Complex activities	28.7	1.4	29.8	1.3	30.8	1.3	31.0	1.3	29.0	1.2	29.0	1.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	9.7	0.3	11.5	0.4	10.8	0.4	10.5	0.4	10.5	0.4	10.6	0.3

^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_4_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_4_1-1.html