Table 1_3_1-2a

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 1_3_1.2a
Adults age 50 and over who received colorectal cancer screening,^a by race, United States, 2008
				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		60.1	0.6	61.3	0.7	54.4	1.8	53.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	36.7	6.8	55.9	5.6
Age	50-64	54.7	0.9	55.7	1.0	50.2	2.3	50.7	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	50.5	7.5
Age	65 and over	66.5	0.8	67.9	0.9	59.3	2.6	57.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	58.6	0.8	59.7	0.9	55.0	2.3	51.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	50.1	7.6
Gender	Male	62.0	0.9	63.3	1.0	53.9	2.7	56.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance,^b ages 50-64	Private	60.2	1.0	61.0	1.1	54.8	3.2	58.9	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	52.4	2.0	54.1	2.4	50.7	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	26.6	2.2	25.8	2.6	30.2	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	71.3	1.1	71.5	1.2	70.8	3.6	71.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	61.7	2.4	66.0	2.8	54.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	59.8	1.6	61.6	1.8	52.2	4.5	48.0	7.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	41.8	1.9	44.8	2.2	39.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	50.4	1.4	50.7	1.7	51.9	3.7	38.2	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	58.5	1.2	59.0	1.3	56.2	3.8	53.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	69.1	1.0	69.5	1.1	68.3	3.2	67.4	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education	Less than high school	43.8	1.5	45.0	1.7	43.8	3.5	26.6	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	57.2	1.1	58.5	1.2	50.7	3.3	51.8	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	67.5	0.8	68.2	0.9	66.7	2.4	62.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.5	8.7
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	60.9	0.7	62.2	0.8	55.8	1.9	53.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.5	6.9
	Large central metro	56.3	1.3	58.2	1.6	53.0	2.9	46.6	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	63.1	1.3	63.0	1.5	60.5	3.2	71.2	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	63.4	1.2	64.7	1.3	59.6	4.0	55.2	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	61.1	2.3	62.9	2.2	48.0	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan (nonmetropolitan)	59.1	2.3	59.9	2.5	46.5	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore (nonmetropolitan)	54.3	1.9	55.5	2.1	40.4	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	60.7	1.1	61.6	1.3	55.3	2.9	47.0	7.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	58.5	1.5	59.8	1.7	52.6	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	60.7	0.8	61.9	0.9	54.7	2.2	55.1	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.3	8.8

^a Cancer screening determined if received colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, or a fecal occult blood test in the last 2 years. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.� Age data and health insurance data for age 65 and over are unadjusted.

^b A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private" category only.��

^c Negative or poor refers to family incomes below the Federal poverty line for a given household size and composition; near poor/low, over 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.

^d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 1_3_1-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/1_cancer/T1_3_1-2a.html