Table 16_4_5-1

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_5.1
People whose usual source of care offers night and weekend office hours, excluding hospital emergency rooms, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		42.5	0.7	42.9	0.8	43.9	0.8	42.7	0.8	44.2	0.8	45.4	0.7
Age	0-17	53.5	1.1	53.9	1.2	56.4	1.1	53.9	1.1	55.3	1.2	56.5	1.1
	18-44	43.6	1.1	44.1	1.1	44.7	1.1	44.5	1.0	45.4	1.1	45.6	1.0
	45-64	37.7	1.0	37.3	1.0	37.9	1.2	36.4	1.1	39.5	1.0	40.2	1.0
	65 and over	26.4	1.1	27.1	1.3	26.9	1.4	25.7	1.1	26.0	1.2	29.8	1.2
Gender	Male	43.5	0.8	44.0	0.9	44.7	1.0	44.5	0.9	45.3	1.0	46.4	0.8
Gender	Female	41.7	0.8	42.0	0.9	43.2	0.8	41.2	0.8	43.3	0.8	44.4	0.8
Race	White, single race	42.1	0.8	42.8	0.9	43.7	0.9	43.0	0.8	43.9	0.9	45.3	0.8
	Black, single race	42.9	1.6	44.2	1.4	43.5	1.6	39.8	1.7	44.0	1.9	46.7	1.8
	Asian, single race	47.9	3.3	44.8	3.1	47.2	3.5	49.2	3.1	49.9	3.2	43.9	3.3
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.5	13.0	40.5	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	40.0	7.2	30.3	6.3	41.0	5.9	40.8	5.9	42.0	6.8	35.0	4.9
	Multiple races	47.0	3.4	44.0	4.2	47.8	3.2	36.9	3.0	50.1	3.7	50.7	3.7
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	42.6	0.8	42.9	0.9	44.0	0.9	42.8	0.8	44.2	0.9	45.8	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	42.0	0.9	42.7	1.0	43.7	1.0	43.1	0.9	43.9	1.0	45.7	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	42.9	1.6	44.1	1.5	43.4	1.7	39.5	1.7	43.9	1.9	46.7	1.8
	Hispanic, all races	42.3	1.5	43.0	1.5	43.3	1.5	42.4	1.5	44.1	1.4	42.3	1.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	38.5	1.6	40.9	1.6	35.7	1.4	38.3	1.7	40.5	1.6	38.2	1.5
	Near poor/low	38.9	1.4	40.1	1.5	40.0	1.4	38.5	1.5	40.0	1.4	42.9	1.3
	Middle	42.7	1.2	43.0	1.2	45.4	1.3	43.7	1.1	45.0	1.2	47.7	1.1
	High	45.0	1.1	44.7	1.1	46.8	1.1	45.2	1.1	46.4	1.1	46.6	1.1
Education^b	Less than high school	35.6	1.3	37.4	1.4	37.4	1.3	36.2	1.2	36.6	1.2	38.3	1.1
	High school graduate	37.8	1.1	38.4	1.1	40.3	1.3	40.1	1.2	40.4	1.2	42.4	1.1
	At least some college	38.8	0.9	38.5	1.0	38.2	1.0	37.2	1.0	40.0	1.0	40.6	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	41.6	0.9	41.8	0.9	42.6	1.0	42.2	0.9	43.6	1.0	44.5	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	37.6	1.3	37.5	1.3	37.7	1.4	36.3	1.2	39.3	1.4	38.5	1.3
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	46.6	0.9	46.9	0.9	48.4	1.0	47.2	0.9	48.4	1.0	49.0	0.9
	Public only	40.7	1.4	41.0	1.4	41.3	1.3	39.8	1.6	42.7	1.6	42.8	1.6
	Uninsured	41.2	2.0	40.6	1.8	40.9	1.7	40.8	1.9	42.5	2.0	45.5	1.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	26.9	2.0	29.1	2.0	30.6	2.4	25.1	1.9	28.3	2.1	31.9	2.1
	Medicare and private	24.9	1.5	25.8	1.6	25.6	1.7	26.0	1.4	25.5	1.6	29.1	1.6
	Medicare and other public	31.9	2.9	28.9	2.6	24.9	2.6	25.6	2.8	23.1	2.4	26.0	2.6
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	44.8	0.8	45.4	0.9	46.5	0.9	45.7	0.8	46.6	0.9	47.4	0.8
	Large central metro	46.1	1.2	45.8	1.1	45.4	1.1	45.2	1.2	47.0	1.2	45.5	1.0
	Large fringe metro	49.6	1.4	52.0	1.5	52.7	1.5	52.6	1.3	53.3	1.4	55.4	1.4
	Medium metro	39.5	1.9	39.5	2.4	40.4	2.5	39.8	2.1	41.5	1.9	43.1	1.7
	Small metro	38.9	2.9	40.1	3.2	46.6	2.9	41.5	3.8	38.2	4.2	41.6	3.6
	Nonmetropolitan	31.9	1.8	31.2	2.0	31.3	1.5	29.3	1.7	32.4	2.0	35.6	1.9
	Micropolitan	30.2	2.3	31.1	2.1	32.2	2.1	28.9	2.3	31.4	2.5	35.7	2.5
	Noncore	35.0	3.1	31.5	4.1	29.8	3.4	30.0	2.8	34.2	3.6	35.4	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	42.5	0.8	43.0	0.9	44.0	0.9	42.4	0.8	44.0	0.9	45.9	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.9	1.9	42.0	1.7	43.0	1.9	45.7	1.9	45.9	2.0	39.6	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.7	0.8	44.4	0.8	45.3	0.9	44.0	0.8	45.6	0.8	46.4	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.0	1.3	31.5	1.3	33.4	1.3	32.9	1.2	32.9	1.2	37.0	1.2
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	30.4	1.3	28.9	1.4	29.8	1.3	29.5	1.2	30.2	1.2	32.6	1.2
	Complex activities	30.6	1.7	30.6	1.6	32.4	1.6	30.4	1.4	29.9	1.4	33.1	1.4
	Neither basic nor complex activities	39.4	0.8	40.2	0.9	40.5	1.0	39.7	0.9	41.5	0.9	42.4	0.8

^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_5-1: 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_5-1.html