Table 6_4_12-1
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.
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
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| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 34.4 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 1.0 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 32.9 | 1.1 | 33.6 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 0.8 | |
| Age | 2-5 | 37.8 | 1.6 | 38.5 | 1.6 | 35.8 | 1.8 | 36.3 | 1.7 | 35.4 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 1.5 |
| 6-17 | 33.4 | 1.1 | 31.8 | 1.1 | 31.2 | 1.1 | 31.8 | 1.2 | 33.1 | 1.0 | 30.6 | 0.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 34.7 | 1.2 | 33.9 | 1.3 | 32.6 | 1.2 | 34.1 | 1.3 | 34.3 | 1.1 | 31.3 | 1.0 |
| Female | 34.1 | 1.3 | 33.2 | 1.1 | 32.0 | 1.3 | 31.7 | 1.4 | 32.9 | 1.2 | 30.9 | 1.0 | |
| Race | White, single race | 34.9 | 1.2 | 34.8 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 1.2 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 34.1 | 1.1 | 31.5 | 0.9 |
| Black, single race | 34.3 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 1.8 | 30.1 | 2.2 | 34.6 | 2.2 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 30.5 | 1.9 | |
| Asian, single race | 28.4 | 4.2 | 30.9 | 5.2 | 38.8 | 4.6 | 36.5 | 4.8 | 30.3 | 3.7 | 29.2 | 3.4 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | 36.7 | 4.7 | 31.5 | 3.8 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 28.3 | 4.4 | 27.8 | 4.6 | 32.3 | 4.4 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 35.7 | 1.2 | 33.6 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 1.2 | 33.2 | 1.3 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 31.6 | 0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 36.5 | 1.5 | 35.3 | 1.4 | 33.0 | 1.5 | 32.9 | 1.6 | 34.7 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 1.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 34.6 | 2.1 | 29.1 | 1.8 | 29.8 | 2.2 | 34.2 | 2.2 | 33.0 | 2.3 | 30.2 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 29.6 | 1.6 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 31.4 | 1.5 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 31.9 | 1.7 | 29.1 | 1.6 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 32.1 | 2.0 | 34.2 | 2.0 | 29.3 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 1.7 | 27.1 | 1.5 |
| Near poor/low | 32.8 | 1.8 | 31.8 | 1.7 | 31.8 | 1.7 | 31.0 | 1.6 | 29.4 | 1.6 | 28.8 | 1.4 | |
| Middle | 30.2 | 1.6 | 29.8 | 1.5 | 31.4 | 1.6 | 29.0 | 1.8 | 32.6 | 1.6 | 29.7 | 1.3 | |
| High | 41.6 | 1.8 | 38.8 | 2.0 | 35.6 | 2.0 | 39.4 | 2.1 | 38.8 | 1.8 | 37.2 | 1.7 | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 36.8 | 1.3 | 35.8 | 1.3 | 34.3 | 1.4 | 35.2 | 1.4 | 35.2 | 1.2 | 33.5 | 1.0 |
| Public only | 31.8 | 1.4 | 31.0 | 1.4 | 30.8 | 1.4 | 30.3 | 1.6 | 32.5 | 1.4 | 28.8 | 1.2 | |
| Uninsured | 26.2 | 3.2 | 22.0 | 2.9 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 22.8 | 2.7 | 22.4 | 2.5 | 18.9 | 2.2 | |
| Location of residenceb | Metropolitan | 36.1 | 1.1 | 35.5 | 1.1 | 34.5 | 1.2 | 35.5 | 1.2 | 34.9 | 1.1 | 32.6 | 0.9 |
| Large central metro | 36.4 | 1.7 | 33.5 | 1.5 | 33.8 | 1.8 | 37.4 | 1.8 | 34.8 | 1.6 | 32.6 | 1.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 38.1 | 2.1 | 39.3 | 2.3 | 37.5 | 2.2 | 39.6 | 2.3 | 38.7 | 1.8 | 36.7 | 1.7 | |
| Medium metro | 36.1 | 2.2 | 33.2 | 2.3 | 33.3 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 36.7 | 2.7 | 32.7 | 2.0 | |
| Small metro | 29.1 | 3.0 | 36.5 | 2.7 | 29.8 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 2.7 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 26.4 | 2.6 | 23.5 | 2.2 | 20.9 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 26.7 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 1.8 | |
| Micropolitan | 27.0 | 2.8 | 20.9 | 2.1 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 21.9 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 2.3 | |
| Noncore | 25.4 | 4.7 | 28.1 | 4.7 | 20.7 | 3.8 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 27.9 | 3.3 | 20.3 | 2.6 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 35.7 | 1.1 | 34.2 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 1.1 | 33.1 | 1.3 | 34.1 | 1.0 | 31.9 | 0.8 |
| Other | 27.8 | 1.8 | 29.6 | 2.1 | 31.2 | 1.9 | 31.6 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 1.9 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 34.4 | 1.0 | 33.7 | 1.0 | 32.3 | 1.1 | 33.0 | 1.2 | 33.7 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 0.8 |
| Fair/poor | 36.5 | 5.1 | 27.7 | 3.9 | 32.1 | 4.3 | 30.3 | 3.6 | 29.5 | 3.5 | 30.9 | 3.6 | |
| Children with special health care needsb | Yes | 36.4 | 1.7 | 35.0 | 1.5 | 37.7 | 1.8 | 35.6 | 1.6 | 37.1 | 1.6 | 33.8 | 1.5 |
| No | 34.0 | 1.1 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 30.9 | 1.1 | 32.3 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 1.0 | 30.5 | 0.9 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 35.0 | 1.0 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 34.3 | 1.0 | 31.3 | 0.8 |
| No | 22.7 | 3.1 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 21.9 | 2.1 | 28.0 | 3.1 | |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
DNC - Data have not been collected.
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.
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Internet Citation: Table 6_4_12-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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