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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.

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People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, United States, 2002-2008
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		17.6	0.9	18.0	0.8	17.0	0.8	16.0	0.8	14.8	0.7	16.3	0.8	15.6	0.7
Age	0-17	15.3	1.7	17.9	2.1	16.3	1.8	16.4	1.9	10.2	1.7	14.6	1.8	16.7	1.8
	18-44	18.4	0.9	19.0	0.9	18.0	0.9	16.8	0.9	15.6	0.8	16.9	0.9	15.9	0.8
	45-64	18.7	1.6	16.8	1.4	16.6	1.4	15.8	1.3	16.6	1.3	17.0	1.4	16.3	1.3
	65 and over	6.7	1.8	7.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	6.8	1.9	7.8	1.9	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	15.6	0.8	16.4	0.9	14.9	0.9	14.0	0.8	13.4	0.8	14.3	0.8	13.9	0.8
Gender	Female	20.3	1.2	20.2	1.2	20.0	1.1	19.0	1.1	17.0	0.9	19.2	1.2	18.0	1.0
Race	White, single race	18.1	1.0	19.0	1.0	18.1	0.9	16.3	0.9	14.7	0.8	16.3	0.9	15.9	0.8
	Black, single race	17.1	1.7	14.6	1.6	15.0	1.4	13.0	1.3	14.8	1.5	15.7	1.9	13.1	1.6
	Asian, single race	9.7	2.0	12.5	2.4	8.5	1.9	18.0	5.0	11.1	2.4	16.9	3.7	15.4	4.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	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	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	20.3	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.1	4.6	26.4	6.7	DSU	DSU	26.7	5.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	14.3	0.9	15.1	0.9	14.4	0.9	13.6	0.8	12.6	0.7	15.1	0.9	13.3	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	14.0	1.1	15.6	1.1	15.1	1.1	13.0	0.9	11.6	0.9	14.8	1.1	12.8	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	17.0	1.6	14.3	1.6	14.8	1.4	12.9	1.3	14.8	1.5	15.8	2.0	13.1	1.6
	Hispanic, all races	27.9	1.6	27.0	1.9	24.6	1.7	23.6	1.6	22.1	1.5	19.8	1.5	23.0	1.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	31.2	1.9	31.8	2.1	27.5	2.0	25.4	1.9	24.9	1.8	24.9	2.0	24.3	1.9
	Near poor/low	24.0	1.5	24.4	1.8	24.2	1.8	22.6	1.5	20.5	1.5	23.1	1.8	23.2	1.7
	Middle	14.0	1.3	15.6	1.2	14.8	1.2	13.8	1.2	14.4	1.3	13.5	1.2	13.8	1.2
	High	8.4	1.1	8.3	1.0	8.2	1.1	8.0	1.3	5.6	0.9	8.4	1.1	6.8	0.9
Education^b	Less than high school	25.2	1.6	24.8	1.7	25.5	1.5	21.6	1.4	21.1	1.4	22.8	1.5	21.5	1.4
	High school graduate	18.6	1.0	19.6	1.2	18.0	1.3	15.5	1.1	17.2	1.3	15.5	1.4	15.0	1.0
	At least some college	13.6	1.1	13.5	0.9	12.0	0.9	13.3	1.0	11.0	1.0	13.5	1.1	12.2	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	16.8	0.8	16.8	0.8	16.6	0.9	15.5	0.9	14.9	0.8	15.8	0.9	14.2	0.7
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	25.9	1.8	27.1	1.8	22.4	1.5	21.5	1.6	20.4	1.7	21.7	1.7	23.7	1.6
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	8.5	0.8	8.3	0.7	7.5	0.7	7.2	0.7	6.9	0.7	9.3	0.8	8.9	0.8
	Public only	21.5	2.2	23.6	2.2	21.4	1.9	21.0	2.2	17.3	2.0	19.9	2.0	18.5	1.8
	Uninsured	31.7	1.6	32.2	1.6	31.9	1.6	30.7	1.5	28.3	1.4	27.0	1.4	28.0	1.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	18.3	0.9	19.1	0.9	17.7	0.8	16.9	0.9	15.6	0.8	17.1	0.9	16.3	0.8
	Large central metro	21.7	1.3	20.6	1.4	20.6	1.2	20.0	1.5	16.9	1.0	19.3	1.3	20.6	1.3
	Large fringe metro	18.3	1.7	19.4	1.7	15.3	1.6	15.9	1.6	15.9	1.5	14.7	1.4	13.6	1.4
	Medium metro	13.3	2.2	15.9	2.1	13.5	1.6	15.3	1.9	16.1	2.3	16.2	2.0	13.4	1.4
	Small metro	16.5	2.9	19.5	3.2	20.4	3.5	9.3	1.6	8.2	1.7	15.6	2.6	12.2	2.3
	Nonmetropolitan	13.7	2.2	11.4	1.4	11.9	1.7	10.8	1.3	10.5	1.5	11.3	1.4	11.3	1.7
	Micropolitan	15.0	2.7	11.5	1.9	11.9	2.0	11.2	1.7	11.6	1.8	11.0	1.5	11.8	2.2
	Noncore	11.1	3.0	11.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	9.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	11.9	2.7	10.3	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.5	0.9	15.9	0.9	14.9	0.8	12.9	0.7	12.9	0.7	15.2	0.9	14.1	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	28.9	2.0	25.7	2.1	24.1	1.9	27.2	2.2	22.1	1.7	20.1	1.5	21.5	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	16.3	0.8	16.6	0.8	15.6	0.8	14.6	0.8	13.2	0.7	14.6	0.8	14.5	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.4	2.7	33.6	2.5	35.0	2.7	34.2	2.5	38.0	2.7	35.0	2.5	31.4	2.7
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	30.4	3.7	31.8	3.3	29.1	3.4	27.1	3.0	30.8	3.8	26.2	2.9	23.5	2.9
	Complex activities	37.3	4.5	32.9	4.4	42.2	4.9	27.1	3.5	34.4	4.3	32.4	3.4	26.4	3.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	17.1	0.8	17.1	0.8	16.1	0.8	14.9	0.8	14.4	0.7	15.5	0.9	14.8	0.7
U.S. born	Yes	14.8	0.9	16.3	0.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	15.4	0.9	13.9	0.7
U.S. born	No	27.0	1.9	23.6	1.8	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	19.1	1.3	21.5	1.6

^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.

DNC - Data not collected.

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: T16_3_1_1: 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_3_1_1.html