Table 6_4_9-2b
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.
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| Total | All races | White | Black | ||||||||
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 62.5 | 1.5 | 63.3 | 1.7 | 63.5 | 2.3 | 69.9 | 3.0 | 59.7 | 2.5 | |
| Age | 0-5 | 63.3 | 1.4 | 64.2 | 1.7 | 63.6 | 2.3 | 71.9 | 3.1 | 60.3 | 2.5 |
| 6-17 | 45.5 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 65.3 | 1.9 | 66.3 | 2.2 | 66.6 | 2.8 | 69.0 | 3.9 | 61.9 | 3.3 |
| Female | 59.8 | 2.1 | 60.4 | 2.4 | 60.6 | 3.1 | 70.9 | 4.2 | 57.7 | 3.5 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 66.7 | 2.6 | 68.4 | 3.3 | 65.9 | 5.2 | 77.7 | 3.8 | 63.5 | 3.7 |
| Near poor/low | 63.6 | 2.9 | 64.8 | 3.8 | 60.3 | 5.6 | 72.4 | 6.0 | 61.5 | 4.3 | |
| Middle | 56.9 | 3.2 | 56.9 | 3.5 | 60.4 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | 56.7 | 6.1 | |
| High | 63.6 | 3.2 | 65.0 | 3.3 | 66.1 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 61.6 | 2.1 | 62.5 | 2.3 | 64.4 | 2.6 | 58.3 | 6.2 | 54.9 | 5.0 |
| Public only | 67.7 | 2.0 | 69.9 | 2.6 | 69.2 | 3.8 | 76.6 | 3.4 | 64.3 | 2.9 | |
| Uninsured | 38.7 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residenceb | Metropolitan | 63.0 | 1.6 | 64.0 | 1.9 | 64.0 | 2.6 | 72.8 | 2.9 | 60.1 | 2.6 |
| Large central metro | 65.4 | 2.2 | 68.4 | 3.0 | 71.5 | 4.3 | 71.3 | 4.5 | 60.0 | 3.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 62.7 | 3.0 | 64.9 | 3.4 | 64.1 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | 52.1 | 6.2 | |
| Medium metro | 61.9 | 3.3 | 61.0 | 3.7 | 60.7 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | 64.9 | 5.9 | |
| Small metro | 58.4 | 5.4 | 55.9 | 6.2 | 55.3 | 7.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 58.9 | 3.6 | 59.5 | 4.1 | 61.4 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 58.4 | 4.3 | 60.6 | 4.7 | 60.1 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 63.5 | 1.7 | 64.5 | 1.8 | 64.6 | 2.3 | 69.9 | 3.0 | 55.9 | 3.9 |
| Other | 57.8 | 3.0 | 46.8 | 8.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 62.0 | 3.2 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 62.4 | 1.5 | 63.3 | 1.8 | 63.6 | 2.3 | 69.7 | 3.1 | 59.3 | 2.5 |
| Fair/poor | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Children with special health care needsb | Yes | 67.3 | 3.7 | 67.5 | 4.1 | 69.3 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| No | 62.1 | 1.5 | 63.0 | 1.8 | 63.1 | 2.4 | 70.1 | 3.3 | 59.2 | 2.6 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 62.5 | 1.5 | 63.4 | 1.8 | 63.5 | 2.3 | 70.1 | 3.0 | 59.6 | 2.5 |
| No | 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: 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_9-2b: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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