T16_4_1_2c

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_4_1.2c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, by family income,^a United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		10.2	0.3	14.6	0.8	13.1	0.7	9.3	0.5	8.1	0.4
Age	0-17	4.7	0.4	5.6	0.8	5.2	0.7	4.5	0.6	4.2	0.7
	18-44	11.5	0.5	17.4	1.3	16.9	1.2	9.4	0.7	8.5	0.7
	45-64	14.3	0.6	28.3	2.1	21.0	1.7	15.4	1.1	9.4	0.7
	65 and over	8.9	0.6	12.0	1.7	9.6	1.1	7.9	1.2	8.2	1.1
Gender	Male	9.4	0.4	13.2	1.0	12.4	0.9	8.6	0.6	7.5	0.6
Gender	Female	11.0	0.4	15.8	1.0	13.6	0.9	9.9	0.7	8.7	0.6
Race	White, single race	10.6	0.4	15.9	1.1	13.4	0.9	9.8	0.6	8.3	0.5
	Black, single race	9.2	0.6	11.1	1.1	11.5	0.9	7.3	0.9	7.2	1.3
	Asian, single race	6.1	0.8	10.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	3.9	1.0	5.3	1.2
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	10.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	12.7	2.0	18.6	4.2	17.5	5.0	11.6	3.3	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	10.7	0.4	17.3	0.9	14.5	0.9	9.3	0.5	8.4	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	11.2	0.4	20.8	1.5	15.5	1.1	10.0	0.7	8.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	9.3	0.6	11.3	1.2	11.6	1.0	7.4	0.9	7.2	1.3
	Hispanic, all races	7.6	0.6	7.5	1.1	8.7	1.0	8.8	1.1	4.3	0.7
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	14.5	0.8	18.8	1.5	15.4	1.3	12.4	1.4	9.9	1.9
	High school graduate	12.3	0.6	19.9	1.6	16.0	1.3	11.0	0.8	8.6	0.9
	At least some college	11.1	0.4	21.0	1.9	17.4	1.4	10.7	0.8	8.9	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	11.8	0.4	19.2	1.5	18.2	1.1	11.0	0.6	9.1	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	16.2	0.8	22.6	1.5	18.6	1.9	14.8	1.6	7.9	1.1
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	8.4	0.3	12.3	1.7	10.2	1.0	8.3	0.6	7.8	0.5
	Public only	12.7	0.7	12.6	1.0	13.7	1.2	11.8	1.7	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	17.2	1.1	21.4	2.2	20.6	1.6	14.1	1.4	11.0	1.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	7.2	0.9	8.9	2.3	8.9	1.7	7.1	1.5	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	9.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	8.9	1.9	8.7	1.8	9.7	1.5
	Medicare and other public	12.6	1.7	18.5	3.3	14.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	10.2	0.3	14.7	1.0	13.4	0.8	9.2	0.6	8.2	0.5
	Large central metro	9.7	0.5	13.3	1.2	13.7	1.3	7.8	0.6	7.5	0.7
	Large fringe metro	9.4	0.6	15.0	2.2	14.2	1.7	9.3	1.1	6.9	0.7
	Medium metro	11.4	0.8	15.6	2.2	11.8	1.3	9.9	1.0	10.9	1.2
	Small metro	11.7	1.5	17.2	2.3	14.3	3.3	10.8	1.9	8.7	1.6
	Nonmetropolitan	10.1	0.9	14.2	1.5	11.7	1.5	9.6	1.2	7.4	1.4
	Micropolitan	10.7	1.1	17.5	2.2	12.5	1.9	10.5	1.6	6.2	1.5
	Noncore	9.0	1.1	8.1	1.6	10.2	2.2	8.0	1.4	9.9	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	English	10.6	0.4	17.1	0.9	14.4	0.9	9.6	0.6	8.1	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	7.4	0.6	6.9	1.1	8.4	1.0	7.0	0.9	6.9	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	8.7	0.3	11.2	0.8	11.5	0.7	7.8	0.5	7.3	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	23.4	1.0	30.3	1.9	21.9	1.9	23.3	2.1	18.5	1.8
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	22.3	0.9	31.9	2.1	23.5	1.9	20.1	1.8	17.2	1.7
	Complex activities	26.7	1.3	36.1	2.6	30.6	2.9	21.4	2.5	18.4	2.3
	Neither basic nor complex activities	10.2	0.4	15.5	1.1	13.8	1.0	9.8	0.6	7.8	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	10.4	0.4	15.4	0.9	13.4	0.8	9.4	0.6	8.3	0.5
U.S. born	No	8.8	0.7	10.9	1.5	11.6	1.5	8.1	0.9	5.8	0.9

^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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T16_4_1_2c: 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_4_1_2c.html