Table 9_1_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.
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| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 66.2 | 1.5 | 64.4 | 1.2 | 64.5 | 1.3 | 63.7 | 1.2 | 66.1 | 1.3 | 63.5 | 1.1 | |
| Age | 18-64 | 66.0 | 1.5 | 62.9 | 1.4 | 63.2 | 1.5 | 63.2 | 1.4 | 65.4 | 1.4 | 62.6 | 1.2 |
| 18-44 | 61.1 | 2.3 | 52.5 | 2.1 | 56.4 | 2.1 | 58.5 | 2.0 | 59.7 | 2.0 | 57.1 | 1.7 | |
| 45-64 | 70.9 | 2.0 | 73.4 | 1.6 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 68.5 | 1.7 | 71.9 | 1.9 | 69.2 | 1.5 | |
| 65 and over | 67.6 | 4.1 | 75.5 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 3.2 | 67.9 | 3.3 | 71.5 | 3.1 | 71.2 | 2.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 65.5 | 2.0 | 62.5 | 1.9 | 61.7 | 2.2 | 60.5 | 2.0 | 63.6 | 1.9 | 61.9 | 1.7 |
| Female | 66.8 | 2.0 | 66.2 | 1.7 | 67.0 | 1.6 | 66.6 | 1.6 | 68.2 | 1.7 | 64.9 | 1.5 | |
| Race | White, single race | 65.2 | 1.7 | 63.8 | 1.5 | 65.2 | 1.5 | 63.8 | 1.4 | 66.2 | 1.4 | 63.9 | 1.2 |
| Black, single race | 69.0 | 3.1 | 66.9 | 2.5 | 62.3 | 2.7 | 63.5 | 3.0 | 62.9 | 3.4 | 61.5 | 2.9 | |
| Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 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 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 66.9 | 1.5 | 65.3 | 1.3 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 64.4 | 1.3 | 67.1 | 1.3 | 64.8 | 1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 66.1 | 1.8 | 64.9 | 1.6 | 65.8 | 1.6 | 64.8 | 1.5 | 67.4 | 1.5 | 65.5 | 1.3 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 69.0 | 3.2 | 67.0 | 2.5 | 61.9 | 2.6 | 62.5 | 3.1 | 62.5 | 3.5 | 61.7 | 2.9 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 55.6 | 4.8 | 53.4 | 3.8 | 58.8 | 3.6 | 55.2 | 3.7 | 54.3 | 4.6 | 48.7 | 3.5 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 67.9 | 2.9 | 62.7 | 2.6 | 65.5 | 2.9 | 62.5 | 2.9 | 65.7 | 2.6 | 57.9 | 2.5 |
| Near poor/low | 58.8 | 3.0 | 66.8 | 3.0 | 61.5 | 2.9 | 65.1 | 2.7 | 62.9 | 2.7 | 62.6 | 2.3 | |
| Middle | 67.5 | 2.6 | 64.0 | 2.2 | 64.8 | 2.4 | 60.7 | 2.4 | 65.2 | 2.3 | 63.2 | 1.9 | |
| High | 67.8 | 3.0 | 64.6 | 2.6 | 65.4 | 2.7 | 66.6 | 2.3 | 68.8 | 2.3 | 67.2 | 2.1 | |
| Educationb | Less than high school | 65.2 | 2.4 | 66.7 | 2.2 | 64.2 | 2.4 | 64.7 | 2.7 | 68.6 | 2.0 | 62.6 | 2.4 |
| High school graduate | 65.1 | 2.2 | 64.7 | 2.1 | 66.3 | 2.2 | 63.4 | 1.9 | 64.6 | 2.2 | 62.5 | 1.6 | |
| At least some college | 67.7 | 2.5 | 62.7 | 2.3 | 63.2 | 2.5 | 63.6 | 2.2 | 66.1 | 2.4 | 65.0 | 1.8 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 65.6 | 1.9 | 60.8 | 1.6 | 60.9 | 1.8 | 61.7 | 1.7 | 63.5 | 1.6 | 61.0 | 1.3 |
| Not employed | 67.2 | 2.8 | 69.0 | 2.4 | 68.8 | 2.5 | 67.5 | 2.6 | 70.8 | 2.3 | 67.3 | 2.2 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 66.8 | 2.0 | 63.8 | 1.8 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 65.0 | 1.7 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 63.8 | 1.4 |
| Public only | 71.4 | 2.9 | 69.9 | 2.7 | 70.4 | 2.9 | 68.5 | 2.9 | 71.8 | 2.7 | 65.6 | 2.5 | |
| Uninsured | 54.7 | 3.9 | 50.3 | 3.7 | 48.8 | 3.8 | 45.8 | 4.2 | 46.3 | 3.5 | 51.3 | 3.2 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | 74.3 | 4.3 | 74.7 | 4.0 | 65.7 | 4.3 | 77.2 | 4.4 | 71.8 | 3.8 | |
| Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 67.4 | 1.6 | 65.5 | 1.4 | 65.0 | 1.5 | 64.3 | 1.4 | 65.5 | 1.5 | 63.8 | 1.3 |
| Large central metro | 69.5 | 2.6 | 61.6 | 2.5 | 65.0 | 2.5 | 64.2 | 2.3 | 66.5 | 2.4 | 64.9 | 1.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 69.1 | 3.4 | 66.9 | 3.3 | 64.5 | 2.5 | 64.0 | 2.9 | 62.6 | 3.1 | 65.2 | 2.6 | |
| Medium metro | 67.5 | 3.1 | 69.4 | 2.8 | 63.4 | 3.3 | 66.2 | 2.7 | 69.3 | 2.7 | 62.7 | 2.7 | |
| Small metro | 57.9 | 4.6 | 64.9 | 4.2 | 70.2 | 4.3 | 61.1 | 4.4 | 61.7 | 4.5 | 60.0 | 3.6 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 61.4 | 3.6 | 60.3 | 2.9 | 62.5 | 2.8 | 61.4 | 2.7 | 69.0 | 2.4 | 62.4 | 2.3 | |
| Micropolitan | 61.4 | 3.9 | 59.7 | 3.7 | 58.6 | 3.1 | 63.3 | 2.9 | 69.3 | 3.0 | 63.4 | 2.9 | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | 61.4 | 4.8 | 70.4 | 4.7 | 57.5 | 5.5 | 68.3 | 4.3 | 60.0 | 5.5 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 66.3 | 1.5 | 65.0 | 1.3 | 65.1 | 1.4 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 66.6 | 1.2 | 64.1 | 1.1 |
| Other | 63.9 | 5.0 | 54.0 | 4.8 | 53.2 | 5.4 | 51.6 | 4.7 | 57.0 | 6.6 | 54.1 | 4.7 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 63.8 | 1.7 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 61.4 | 1.5 | 60.4 | 1.5 | 63.1 | 1.5 | 60.9 | 1.2 |
| Fair/poor | 74.2 | 2.7 | 76.3 | 2.2 | 74.2 | 2.3 | 74.9 | 2.2 | 76.8 | 2.2 | 72.2 | 2.2 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 74.6 | 2.7 | 78.3 | 2.2 | 75.9 | 2.3 | 72.1 | 2.4 | 73.8 | 2.4 | 69.5 | 3.0 |
| Complex activities | 75.2 | 3.0 | 78.9 | 2.6 | 77.2 | 2.6 | 75.3 | 2.4 | 73.8 | 2.8 | 69.0 | 2.9 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 64.0 | 1.7 | 60.4 | 1.6 | 61.3 | 1.6 | 61.1 | 1.5 | 63.8 | 1.5 | 61.9 | 1.2 | |
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.
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Internet Citation: Table 9_1_1-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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