Table 17_1_5-2a

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_5.2a
People who had a hospital inpatient discharge 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		7.4	0.2	7.2	0.2	8.6	0.5	5.6	0.8	DSU	DSU	8.4	2.1	9.1	1.6
Age	0-17	2.8	0.2	2.6	0.3	4.0	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	5.9	0.2	5.4	0.3	7.9	0.8	5.2	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	9.5	2.2
	45-64	7.5	0.4	7.1	0.4	10.5	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	20.2	0.8	20.1	0.9	22.3	1.9	17.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	5.6	0.2	5.5	0.3	6.9	0.6	4.7	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	6.2	1.7
Gender	Female	9.1	0.3	8.9	0.3	10.1	0.7	6.4	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.5	2.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	11.7	0.5	10.8	0.7	13.5	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.6	2.8
	Near poor/low	10.2	0.5	10.6	0.6	9.8	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	6.3	0.3	6.5	0.4	5.1	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	5.5	0.3	5.4	0.3	6.7	1.1	4.9	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	6.7	1.9
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	11.9	0.5	11.3	0.6	14.4	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	8.9	0.4	8.7	0.5	9.5	0.9	8.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.6	4.7
	At least some college	7.7	0.3	7.6	0.3	9.1	1.0	5.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	5.0	0.2	4.6	0.2	6.8	0.6	4.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.2	3.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	12.5	0.6	12.2	0.7	15.1	1.5	9.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	5.0	0.2	4.8	0.2	5.4	0.6	4.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.7	2.2
	Public only	9.7	0.5	9.1	0.6	11.9	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.9	2.3
	Uninsured	3.5	0.3	3.3	0.4	5.4	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	22.0	1.4	22.4	1.6	21.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	17.3	1.1	17.4	1.2	16.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	29.1	2.4	27.6	2.8	34.2	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	7.4	0.2	7.2	0.2	8.5	0.5	5.8	0.9	DSU	DSU	9.3	2.4	8.7	1.7
	Large central metro	6.7	0.3	6.6	0.3	8.5	0.7	4.6	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	7.3	0.4	7.2	0.4	6.6	0.9	7.0	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	8.1	0.4	7.9	0.5	9.9	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.4	2.6
	Small metro	8.3	0.7	7.6	0.8	11.6	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	7.4	0.5	7.3	0.5	9.1	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	7.4	0.6	7.2	0.6	10.1	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	7.4	0.8	7.5	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	7.2	0.2	7.1	0.2	8.0	0.5	5.5	1.1	DSU	DSU	9.2	2.5	9.0	1.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	5.3	0.4	5.2	0.4	DSU	DSU	5.2	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	5.5	0.2	5.3	0.2	6.3	0.4	4.6	0.8	DSU	DSU	7.8	2.2	7.8	1.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.3	1.0	23.3	1.1	25.1	1.7	20.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	22.5	0.9	22.3	1.1	24.0	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	25.6	1.4	25.6	1.6	25.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	6.0	0.2	5.8	0.2	7.2	0.5	4.7	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.1	2.7
U.S. born	Yes	7.1	0.2	6.9	0.2	8.2	0.5	3.1	0.9	DSU	DSU	9.2	2.4	9.1	1.6
U.S. born	No	6.5	0.4	6.7	0.5	6.5	1.3	6.6	1.1	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 17_1_5-2a: 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_5-2a.html