Table 16_4_7-2a

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_4_7.2a
Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, 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		73.9	0.7	75.0	0.7	70.2	2.3	57.9	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	18-44	68.6	1.2	69.8	1.4	65.2	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	72.6	1.1	73.6	1.2	70.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	83.1	1.2	84.0	1.3	79.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	74.5	1.0	75.7	1.1	68.3	3.2	62.5	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	73.4	0.9	74.5	0.9	71.5	2.9	53.7	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	61.0	2.1	60.2	2.6	63.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	70.3	1.9	73.1	2.0	57.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	72.9	1.4	74.2	1.4	69.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	77.7	1.0	78.2	1.1	82.4	3.2	62.0	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	67.7	1.8	69.2	2.1	63.3	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	74.6	1.4	76.0	1.5	69.2	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	75.2	0.9	76.0	0.9	73.3	3.0	61.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	72.2	0.9	72.9	1.0	71.2	3.5	58.9	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	66.0	1.7	67.9	1.8	61.6	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	74.9	0.9	75.9	1.0	74.1	3.1	58.3	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	55.9	2.7	56.4	3.2	60.5	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	48.8	2.8	49.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	83.1	2.1	83.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	85.7	1.6	86.4	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	70.9	3.9	72.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	74.0	0.7	75.1	0.8	71.1	2.4	58.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	70.4	1.4	70.6	1.6	71.4	3.1	63.2	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	75.4	1.4	76.4	1.5	74.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	77.1	1.4	79.2	1.4	60.7	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	73.6	1.8	73.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	73.4	2.2	74.7	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	74.1	2.8	75.3	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	71.9	2.9	73.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	75.4	0.7	76.4	0.8	70.6	2.3	62.5	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	55.7	2.6	56.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	51.9	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	76.5	0.7	77.6	0.8	71.6	2.7	61.8	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	63.7	1.5	64.2	1.7	67.3	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	71.8	1.4	73.3	1.6	65.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	65.1	2.1	66.0	2.4	63.8	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	74.6	0.8	75.7	0.8	71.7	2.7	58.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	75.4	0.7	76.3	0.8	71.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	63.2	2.0	64.3	2.4	DSU	DSU	57.5	4.1	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_4_7-2a: 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_4_7-2a.html