T16_4_1_2d

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_1.2d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, by education,^a United States, 2008
		Total^a		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		12.1	0.4	14.5	0.8	12.3	0.6	11.1	0.4
Age	18-44	11.5	0.5	12.5	1.1	12.5	0.8	10.6	0.6
	45-64	14.3	0.6	21.2	1.6	14.5	1.0	12.4	0.7
	65 and over	8.9	0.7	10.8	1.2	7.7	1.0	9.0	1.0
Gender	Male	10.8	0.5	14.1	1.0	10.4	0.8	10.0	0.6
Gender	Female	13.2	0.5	14.9	1.1	14.1	0.8	12.1	0.6
Race	White, single race	12.3	0.4	14.6	1.0	12.5	0.7	11.5	0.5
	Black, single race	11.5	0.8	13.7	1.3	11.5	1.1	10.4	1.1
	Asian, single race	6.7	1.0	8.6	2.1	7.4	1.9	6.1	1.2
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	14.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	17.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	21.0	4.7	13.9	3.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	12.4	0.4	16.4	1.0	12.8	0.7	11.2	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	12.8	0.5	17.2	1.3	13.1	0.8	11.7	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	11.6	0.8	13.8	1.4	11.6	1.1	10.4	1.1
	Hispanic, all races	9.8	0.8	10.3	1.0	9.0	1.1	9.8	1.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	19.8	1.0	18.8	1.5	19.9	1.6	21.0	1.9
	Near poor/low	16.3	0.9	15.4	1.3	16.0	1.3	17.4	1.4
	Middle	11.1	0.6	12.4	1.4	11.0	0.8	10.7	0.8
	High	8.9	0.5	9.9	1.9	8.6	0.9	8.9	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	11.8	0.4	13.8	1.1	12.6	0.7	10.9	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	16.2	0.8	18.6	1.4	16.3	1.2	14.4	1.2
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	9.8	0.4	11.6	1.2	10.2	0.8	9.4	0.4
	Public only	22.8	1.1	20.9	1.7	23.0	2.1	25.3	2.2
	Uninsured	18.5	1.1	16.6	1.6	18.0	1.3	21.1	1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	7.2	0.9	9.2	1.8	6.8	1.3	6.2	1.7
	Medicare and private	9.3	1.0	10.4	2.4	8.0	1.5	9.9	1.3
	Medicare and other public	13.0	1.8	14.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	12.1	0.4	14.5	0.9	12.7	0.6	11.0	0.5
	Large central metro	11.5	0.6	13.4	1.1	11.4	1.1	10.9	0.7
	Large fringe metro	11.3	0.7	14.7	2.1	13.0	1.2	9.5	0.8
	Medium metro	13.6	0.9	15.6	2.1	13.5	1.3	13.0	1.1
	Small metro	13.1	1.7	15.4	2.5	13.5	2.0	11.7	1.7
	Nonmetropolitan	11.9	1.1	14.6	1.7	11.0	1.4	11.5	1.6
	Micropolitan	12.3	1.3	16.9	2.4	12.3	1.8	10.3	1.6
	Noncore	11.1	1.5	11.0	2.2	7.9	1.7	14.1	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.4	0.4	16.4	1.0	12.7	0.6	11.2	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	9.4	0.7	9.6	1.0	9.0	1.3	9.4	1.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	10.2	0.4	11.5	0.8	10.5	0.6	9.7	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	24.3	1.1	24.2	1.7	24.1	1.7	24.6	1.8
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	22.5	0.9	24.6	1.9	21.9	1.7	21.6	1.5
	Complex activities	26.9	1.3	30.4	2.2	25.5	2.3	25.8	2.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	10.2	0.4	11.4	0.8	10.5	0.7	9.6	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	12.6	0.4	16.5	1.0	12.8	0.6	11.5	0.5
U.S. born	No	9.1	0.7	9.6	0.9	9.3	1.1	8.7	1.0

^a. Persons age 18 and over. 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.

^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. 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_2d: 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_2d.html