T14_4_3_2a

2011 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 14_4_3.2a
People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors,^a by race, United States, 2008
				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		80.5	0.6	80.6	0.7	83.3	1.0	73.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	75.0	4.5	74.7	3.5
Age	0-17	76.8	1.0	76.4	1.2	80.7	1.7	72.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	79.4	7.1	73.3	5.0
	18-44	82.5	0.8	82.7	0.9	84.7	1.3	77.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	82.7	3.7
	45-64	82.3	0.8	82.6	0.9	86.2	1.3	69.9	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	80.2	1.1	80.4	1.2	81.3	2.8	72.3	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	80.6	0.7	80.8	0.8	82.5	1.2	72.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	78.8	5.0	78.0	3.3
Gender	Female	80.4	0.6	80.4	0.7	83.9	1.1	74.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	71.2	6.2	71.7	4.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	79.8	1.2	80.5	1.5	80.8	1.7	69.0	7.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	75.6	5.3
	Near poor/low	78.5	1.1	78.6	1.3	81.4	1.9	80.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.7	9.0
	Middle	80.7	1.0	80.3	1.2	85.6	1.4	75.7	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	81.7	5.0
	High	81.3	0.7	81.7	0.8	85.2	2.0	72.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	78.0	5.9
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	78.5	1.1	78.3	1.3	82.8	1.9	70.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	80.8	0.9	80.6	1.0	85.5	1.4	74.5	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	83.6	0.7	84.1	0.8	85.1	1.3	74.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	81.8	3.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	82.4	0.7	82.8	0.7	84.8	1.2	73.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	80.7	4.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	82.4	1.0	82.2	1.1	86.8	1.6	78.6	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	81.2	0.7	81.5	0.8	84.4	1.4	73.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	73.1	4.9
	Public only	78.3	1.2	77.8	1.5	81.5	1.7	71.8	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.9	5.8
	Uninsured	79.6	1.7	78.6	2.1	85.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	77.2	1.8	77.7	1.9	76.8	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	82.2	1.3	82.5	1.5	81.9	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	80.8	2.1	80.1	2.9	86.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	80.3	0.6	80.4	0.7	82.4	1.0	73.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	78.3	5.6	76.7	3.2
	Large central metro	79.9	1.0	80.2	1.2	82.9	1.6	69.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	76.9	5.9
	Large fringe metro	81.6	1.0	81.9	1.1	82.6	1.9	74.4	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	79.8	4.6
	Medium metro	78.8	1.4	79.0	1.6	80.5	2.6	77.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	67.9	7.5
	Small metro	80.7	1.8	80.3	2.0	83.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	81.6	1.8	81.4	2.0	90.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	81.0	2.2	80.2	2.3	91.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	82.7	2.4	83.6	2.4	89.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	80.6	0.6	80.6	0.7	83.3	1.0	74.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	73.2	5.2	75.4	3.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	79.4	1.6	80.9	1.6	82.6	5.2	72.9	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	80.3	0.6	80.4	0.7	83.3	1.0	73.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	75.5	4.8	74.3	3.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	81.9	1.1	82.0	1.2	83.8	1.8	74.6	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	80.3	1.1	80.0	1.2	86.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	80.8	1.4	80.4	1.6	88.5	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	82.3	0.6	82.7	0.7	84.2	1.1	73.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	76.0	4.5	77.9	4.3
U.S. born	Yes	80.7	0.6	80.6	0.7	83.5	1.0	76.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	74.4	4.8	74.6	3.7
U.S. born	No	78.6	1.3	80.8	1.4	81.2	3.1	72.0	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Denominator includes persons with a usual source of care, excluding missing values.

^b. 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.

^c. 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.

^d. 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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T14_4_3_2a: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/14_patientcenteredness/T14_4_3_2a.html