T8_3_1_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 8_3_1.1_2c
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily^a (either oral or inhaler), by family income,^b United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		25.9	1.2	23.5	2.1	24.6	2.2	24.4	2.0	30.1	2.7
Age	0-17	24.2	2.2	14.9	2.5	25.2	4.5	26.2	4.2	30.1	5.4
	18-44	16.7	1.6	13.0	2.8	11.2	2.5	15.7	2.8	23.0	4.0
	45-64	32.4	2.3	38.9	6.2	37.5	6.1	24.2	4.1	32.6	3.7
	65 and over	46.3	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	28.4	1.9	22.9	3.9	27.0	4.0	25.9	3.1	35.5	3.8
Gender	Female	24.1	1.4	24.1	2.8	23.8	2.9	24.4	3.0	24.3	2.8
Race	White, single race	27.3	1.5	24.2	2.7	26.6	2.8	25.8	2.5	31.1	3.1
	Black, single race	20.3	2.1	20.0	2.9	20.5	4.3	20.4	3.0	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	26.2	1.3	23.5	2.3	25.9	2.5	24.6	2.2	29.7	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	28.0	1.6	24.3	3.2	28.6	3.2	26.3	2.8	30.7	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	20.2	2.1	19.7	2.8	20.8	4.4	19.9	3.0	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	24.5	2.7	26.1	4.6	16.5	3.3	24.8	4.9	DSU	DSU
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	25.6	2.5	25.6	3.9	17.7	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	27.2	2.2	30.1	6.2	29.8	4.5	22.1	3.3	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	26.7	2.0	DSU	DSU	25.8	4.6	23.3	3.4	29.4	3.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	21.6	1.7	DSU	DSU	20.2	3.9	17.4	2.6	26.6	3.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	24.0	2.2	24.4	3.5	21.9	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	24.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	26.5	3.4	21.4	2.3	28.4	3.1
	Public only	23.1	2.0	23.7	2.9	21.5	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	14.9	3.1	19.2	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	47.9	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	26.5	1.4	24.8	2.5	23.6	2.3	25.0	2.3	30.6	2.9
	Large central metro	25.3	2.1	28.6	3.5	23.0	4.3	29.8	3.7	21.1	3.4
	Large fringe metro	30.0	2.6	27.2	6.5	25.1	4.1	25.2	4.3	36.5	4.4
	Medium metro	23.1	2.9	18.9	3.0	25.7	5.0	20.6	4.0	25.0	4.7
	Small metro	27.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	22.4	2.4	19.4	3.5	31.3	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	22.3	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	23.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	25.7	1.3	23.5	2.3	24.8	2.3	23.7	2.1	29.9	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.4	3.1	21.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	24.1	1.4	18.3	2.6	21.3	2.7	22.7	2.4	28.7	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	30.7	2.4	27.8	3.4	34.5	4.9	27.1	4.8	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	26.2	2.5	26.2	4.2	25.3	4.1	33.2	6.1	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	31.2	3.1	27.0	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	25.0	1.6	24.2	4.2	21.1	3.2	18.6	2.6	31.2	3.1
U.S. born	Yes�	25.8	1.2	23.6	2.3	24.8	2.2	24.1	2.1	30.1	2.7
U.S. born	No	25.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using four age groups: 0-17, 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

^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: T8_3_1_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/nhqrdr11/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_1_1_2c.html