Table 17_1_4-2a

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 17_1_4.2a
People who had a hospital emergency room visit in the calendar year, 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		13.0	0.3	12.6	0.3	17.1	0.7	6.4	0.8	14.8	4.4	14.4	2.7	15.3	1.7
Age	0-17	11.9	0.4	11.5	0.5	14.9	1.1	6.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.9	2.8
	18-44	11.8	0.4	11.1	0.4	17.6	1.2	5.1	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.0	2.8
	45-64	12.6	0.5	12.3	0.5	16.6	1.2	5.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	19.5	0.8	19.4	0.9	22.9	2.0	14.2	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	11.9	0.3	11.7	0.4	16.2	0.9	6.3	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.5	2.1
Gender	Female	14.0	0.3	13.6	0.4	17.8	1.0	6.5	1.0	DSU	DSU	17.2	4.3	19.5	2.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.0	0.8	19.7	0.9	21.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.3	3.9
	Near poor/low	15.4	0.7	15.2	0.7	18.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.1	3.3
	Middle	12.4	0.4	12.2	0.5	15.2	1.0	5.7	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.5	3.4
	High	10.1	0.3	10.0	0.4	13.0	1.4	5.4	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.5	3.2
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	17.7	0.7	16.7	0.7	23.8	1.7	12.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	14.3	0.5	14.2	0.6	16.4	1.2	6.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.7	4.3
	At least some college	11.2	0.4	11.0	0.4	16.0	1.4	5.4	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.2	3.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	10.8	0.3	10.2	0.4	15.8	1.0	4.9	0.9	DSU	DSU	13.7	4.0	14.1	2.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	17.3	0.7	17.1	0.8	21.9	1.7	6.9	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	10.6	0.3	10.3	0.3	14.2	0.9	6.1	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.8	2.3
	Public only	19.1	0.8	18.6	0.9	22.2	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.6	3.6
	Uninsured	11.4	0.7	11.4	0.7	14.3	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	19.2	1.4	19.6	1.5	18.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	18.7	1.1	18.7	1.1	22.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	25.5	2.2	24.3	2.9	33.2	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	12.9	0.3	12.5	0.3	17.3	0.8	6.5	0.8	DSU	DSU	15.3	2.9	15.2	1.9
	Large central metro	11.5	0.4	10.5	0.4	18.1	1.0	5.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.6	2.8
	Large fringe metro	12.9	0.6	13.1	0.6	13.6	1.5	6.8	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.3	3.5
	Medium metro	13.7	0.6	13.1	0.7	19.1	1.6	8.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.8	3.3
	Small metro	15.7	1.0	14.9	1.0	20.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	13.5	0.7	13.5	0.8	15.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	14.0	0.8	14.1	0.9	14.5	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	12.6	1.2	12.4	1.2	16.0	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.6	0.3	13.1	0.3	17.1	0.7	8.1	1.2	DSU	DSU	16.1	3.0	15.2	1.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.3	0.5	8.9	0.6	DSU	DSU	4.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.1	0.3	10.8	0.3	14.7	0.7	5.6	0.8	DSU	DSU	11.5	2.5	14.2	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	29.0	1.0	28.3	1.1	35.0	2.0	18.6	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	26.6	1.0	25.9	1.1	33.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	31.7	1.3	31.3	1.5	34.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	10.7	0.3	10.4	0.3	14.7	0.8	5.1	0.8	DSU	DSU	11.3	3.3	14.7	2.5
U.S. born	Yes	13.5	0.3	13.0	0.3	17.2	0.7	6.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	16.3	3.0	15.8	1.8
U.S. born	No	8.8	0.6	9.2	0.7	13.7	2.9	6.2	0.9	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 17_1_4-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_4-2a.html