Table 6_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 6_4_7.2a
Children ages 3-6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, 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		66.0	1.5	65.6	1.7	72.9	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	66.2	2.1	66.4	2.5	68.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	65.8	2.0	64.8	2.3	77.7	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	64.5	3.0	59.4	3.9	77.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	60.3	2.9	59.1	3.6	67.7	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	66.6	2.8	67.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	70.6	2.7	71.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	68.3	1.9	69.1	2.1	69.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	63.3	2.2	60.1	2.7	75.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^b	Metropolitan	65.6	1.6	65.3	1.9	72.1	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	63.1	2.5	61.4	3.2	71.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	70.8	2.7	71.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	61.0	3.6	60.6	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	69.5	4.2	68.5	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	68.1	4.1	67.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	69.0	5.0	67.7	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	65.9	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	68.6	1.6	67.7	1.9	73.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	54.6	3.3	57.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	65.9	1.5	65.4	1.7	73.0	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	Yes	75.5	3.3	73.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	No	64.4	1.6	64.3	1.8	70.9	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	66.2	1.5	65.8	1.7	73.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	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 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 6_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/nhqrdr10/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_7-2a.html