Table 8_3_1-1

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.

Table 8_3_1.1
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), 2003-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		29.1	1.2	31.6	1.3	32.2	1.1	30.3	1.2	30.1	1.3
Age	0-17	29.7	2.3	31.2	2.1	30.6	2.3	32.8	2.5	28.4	2.4
	18-44	19.9	1.9	23.7	2.1	23.1	1.9	20.5	1.8	21.4	1.9
	45-64	32.9	2.3	33.8	2.3	40.7	2.5	35.6	2.3	38.7	2.7
	65 and over	43.6	3.8	47.6	3.5	41.0	3.6	41.8	3.8	42.0	3.8
Gender	Male	26.9	1.7	30.1	1.9	30.3	1.8	29.1	1.6	31.1	1.9
Gender	Female	30.6	1.6	32.6	1.6	33.6	1.6	31.2	1.6	29.4	1.6
Race	White, single race	30.2	1.5	33.6	1.5	34.0	1.3	31.1	1.4	30.4	1.5
	Black, single race	25.2	2.5	24.6	2.5	27.4	2.4	31.8	2.9	29.4	2.6
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	29.6	1.3	32.7	1.4	33.6	1.3	30.7	1.3	30.3	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	30.9	1.6	35.1	1.6	35.9	1.5	31.8	1.6	30.8	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	25.4	2.6	25.1	2.6	27.7	2.4	31.0	3.0	29.2	2.6
	Hispanic, all races	25.5	2.9	23.2	2.6	21.1	2.4	27.4	2.9	28.0	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23.5	2.4	31.2	2.7	27.1	2.4	29.4	2.2	26.0	2.3
	Near poor/low	25.5	2.8	30.8	2.6	29.3	2.7	28.6	2.3	26.5	2.3
	Middle	30.2	2.3	31.1	2.5	30.1	2.4	27.1	2.1	29.2	2.4
	High	32.9	2.4	32.6	2.1	38.5	2.2	34.8	2.2	35.7	2.4
Education^b	Less than high school	29.9	3.1	31.2	2.6	28.3	2.6	27.1	2.6	25.4	2.6
	High school graduate	31.3	2.9	33.3	2.9	33.0	2.9	28.8	2.5	29.4	2.9
	At least some college	27.1	2.0	31.1	2.2	34.5	2.1	30.8	2.2	34.0	2.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	24.6	1.8	27.0	1.9	30.3	1.7	26.9	1.8	26.5	1.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	27.4	2.6	30.2	2.6	33.1	2.6	27.9	2.5	33.3	2.9
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	29.2	1.7	29.8	1.7	32.8	1.6	30.7	1.6	30.8	1.7
	Public only	26.5	2.3	30.7	2.2	30.1	2.3	30.0	2.2	28.6	2.1
	Uninsured	11.1	2.7	17.6	3.9	16.9	3.8	12.6	3.2	12.8	2.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	47.6	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	45.4	5.7	49.2	5.1	45.2	4.7	43.1	5.2	44.1	4.9
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	29.5	1.4	32.1	1.5	32.7	1.3	30.0	1.3	29.9	1.4
	Large central metro	24.7	2.3	27.1	2.1	26.6	2.0	23.8	2.3	26.8	2.4
	Large fringe metro	32.5	2.5	35.5	2.9	37.8	2.8	35.5	2.7	32.2	2.8
	Medium metro	31.6	3.1	31.1	3.1	34.7	2.5	32.2	2.4	30.9	2.6
	Small metro	32.8	4.4	42.1	4.3	36.5	4.2	30.6	3.5	32.3	3.9
	Nonmetropolitan	27.3	3.3	29.1	2.9	29.5	2.2	31.7	2.8	30.9	3.0
	Micropolitan	28.6	4.3	30.4	4.0	30.9	2.8	34.9	3.0	29.7	3.8
	Noncore	24.6	4.7	26.4	3.9	27.2	3.1	25.2	4.9	33.2	3.6
Language spoken most often at home	English	29.3	1.3	31.9	1.4	32.8	1.2	30.3	1.2	29.9	1.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.9	3.9	25.8	3.6	22.4	4.4	30.8	4.7	32.8	5.0
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	27.8	1.4	29.3	1.4	30.2	1.3	28.2	1.4	27.4	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.9	2.5	39.8	2.6	38.9	2.6	37.7	2.3	40.3	2.6
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	37.3	3.0	37.8	2.7	35.0	2.6	36.0	2.7	37.2	2.9
	Complex activities	35.6	3.2	38.6	3.3	35.1	3.2	36.4	3.4	36.5	3.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	25.8	1.7	29.4	1.8	31.7	1.7	26.9	1.7	29.2	1.8

^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 8_3_1-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_1-1.html