T16_1_4_1a

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 16_1_4.1a
Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance,^a United States, 2005-2009
		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		55.5	0.8	56.0	0.9	56.4	0.8	57.2	0.9	59.1	0.7
Race	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	33.7	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	38.4	3.9	40.9	3.4	35.4	3.2	38.6	3.1	38.1	4.1
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Black only	35.5	2.0	36.9	2.0	36.5	1.9	35.3	1.9	34.7	1.8
	White only	58.4	0.9	58.6	1.0	59.4	0.9	60.2	1.0	62.2	0.7
	Multiple races	53.6	6.0	54.0	6.8	49.6	7.1	53.6	7.3	48.9	6.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	22.5	1.9	25.2	2.1	26.6	2.2	27.6	2.3	20.9	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, all races	58.1	0.8	58.3	0.9	58.6	0.9	59.3	0.9	61.7	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	36.1	2.0	37.2	2.1	36.9	1.9	35.5	1.9	34.8	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	61.5	0.9	61.3	1.0	62.0	1.0	62.7	1.0	65.3	0.7
Gender	Female	55.5	0.9	55.4	1.0	56.2	0.9	56.6	1.0	58.6	0.7
Gender	Male	55.6	1.0	56.7	1.0	56.6	1.0	58.1	1.1	59.7	0.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	24.8	2.1	22.9	2.0	25.2	2.1	26.8	2.3	29.4	1.8
	Near poor/low	46.4	1.6	46.3	1.6	47.2	1.6	48.2	1.8	49.9	1.3
	Middle	59.6	1.3	61.8	1.4	59.6	1.4	63.6	1.5	64.9	1.1
	High	67.5	1.4	66.5	1.5	70.1	1.5	69.5	1.8	71.6	1.2
Education	Less than high school	41.9	1.4	44.1	1.4	42.6	1.5	41.7	1.4	42.2	1.1
	High school graduate	58.4	1.3	58.0	1.3	57.4	1.3	62.5	1.3	63.6	1.0
	At least some college	61.8	1.1	63.0	1.3	65.7	1.2	64.9	1.3	68.4	0.9
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	54.3	0.9	55.1	1.0	55.1	1.0	57.9	0.9	DNA	DNA
	Large central metro	41.6	1.5	40.8	1.7	42.8	1.7	47.4	1.6	47.4	1.3
	Large fringe metro	60.2	1.8	61.9	1.6	59.7	1.8	61.4	1.7	62.1	1.4
	Medium metro	57.2	1.6	61.2	1.9	63.2	1.8	63.7	2.0	64.6	1.5
	Small metro	68.5	2.4	62.7	2.9	61.1	2.9	66.5	2.9	64.9	1.8
	Micropolitan	59.9	3.2	58.0	3.2	60.1	2.4	52.8	3.7	64.3	1.9
	Noncore (nonmetropolitan)	60.7	2.5	61.1	3.0	62.1	2.9	56.5	3.9	57.1	2.4
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	49.7	1.2	51.6	1.3	53.2	1.3	52.6	1.4	DNA	DNA
	Complex activities	47.4	2.4	48.3	2.6	45.4	2.4	47.9	2.4	DNA	DNA
	Neither basic nor complex activities	59.9	1.1	60.2	1.2	60.8	1.2	61.5	1.2	DNA	DNA

^a. Estimates are not age adjusted.

^b. Negative/poor refers to family 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. For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T16_1_4_1a: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_4_1a.html