T9_2_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.
| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 71.1 | 0.9 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 64.0 | 1.2 | 76.8 | 1.3 | 86.7 | 1.4 | |
| Age | 65-74 | 73.7 | 1.2 | 52.1 | 3.8 | 66.4 | 1.8 | 76.9 | 1.8 | 87.3 | 1.9 |
| 75-84 | 71.5 | 1.1 | 56.3 | 2.8 | 64.9 | 1.7 | 78.7 | 1.5 | 86.9 | 2.2 | |
| 85 and over | 61.4 | 1.9 | 46.8 | 3.9 | 57.5 | 2.8 | 70.2 | 2.3 | 82.1 | 3.7 | |
| Race | White | 74.6 | 0.9 | 59.1 | 2.4 | 67.5 | 1.3 | 78.1 | 1.3 | 88.0 | 1.3 |
| Black | 47.4 | 2.5 | 32.8 | 4.3 | 45.8 | 3.3 | 60.2 | 5.6 | 78.7 | 7.2 | |
| AI/AN | 49.8 | 8.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| API | 60.9 | 4.3 | 56.8 | 10.5 | 51.8 | 7.6 | 73.3 | 8.5 | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races/other� | 55.0 | 4.9 | 50.4 | 9.6 | 49.6 | 6.7 | 60.7 | 8.0 | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, White | 75.0 | 1.0 | 59.2 | 2.8 | 67.6 | 1.4 | 78.3 | 1.3 | 87.9 | 1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 46.7 | 2.5 | 32.7 | 4.4 | 44.4 | 3.4 | 59.3 | 5.7 | 80.8 | 7.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 59.5 | 3.2 | 51.3 | 7.9 | 55.8 | 5.2 | 70.1 | 6.2 | 64.2 | 10.0 | |
| Hispanics, all races | 62.9 | 2.5 | 54.5 | 4.4 | 60.2 | 4.0 | 71.2 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance | Medicare and Medicaid | 52.6 | 1.9 | 51.2 | 2.9 | 52.4 | 2.5 | 70.8 | 8.4 | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare HMO | 73.6 | 1.3 | 58.2 | 5.3 | 67.6 | 2.0 | 77.8 | 2.1 | 84.4 | 3.1 | |
| Medicare and private | 77.3 | 1.0 | 64.8 | 3.7 | 68.4 | 1.8 | 78.8 | 1.4 | 88.5 | 1.6 | |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 55.8 | 2.7 | 25.9 | 5.4 | 54.1 | 3.6 | 61.8 | 4.7 | 75.5 | 5.7 | |
| Residence location | MSA | 72.9 | 0.8 | 55.5 | 2.6 | 65.5 | 1.3 | 77.5 | 1.2 | 88.3 | 1.5 |
| Non-MSA | 64.9 | 3.0 | 44.3 | 4.7 | 59.5 | 2.6 | 74.0 | 3.7 | 79.3 | 4.1 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 72.3 | 1.0 | 52.9 | 2.7 | 64.1 | 1.3 | 77.1 | 1.4 | 86.9 | 1.5 |
| Fair/poor | 66.6 | 1.5 | 51.9 | 3.2 | 63.7 | 2.3 | 74.6 | 2.6 | 86.0 | 3.9 | |
| Functional limitations | No limitation | 73.0 | 1.2 | 53.5 | 3.7 | 63.8 | 1.4 | 77.4 | 1.6 | 86.8 | 1.8 |
| IADL only | 73.0 | 1.8 | 58.7 | 5.2 | 67.9 | 3.3 | 77.5 | 2.4 | 86.4 | 2.9 | |
| 1-2 ADLs | 68.4 | 1.5 | 49.0 | 3.8 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 75.4 | 2.5 | 89.6 | 2.5 | |
| 3 or more ADLs | 62.3 | 2.2 | 50.3 | 3.6 | 60.2 | 3.9 | 71.9 | 4.1 | 76.9 | 5.9 | |
| At least 1 ADL/IADL | 68.7 | 1.1 | 52.0 | 2.6 | 64.1 | 1.7 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 86.6 | 1.8 | |
a. Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.
b. Negative/poor refers to incomes $10,000 or less; near poor/low, $10,001-$20,000; middle, $20,001-$40,000; and high, more than $40,000.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; HMO: health maintenance organization; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.
Page last reviewed October 2014
Internet Citation: T9_2_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/nhqrdr11/9_musculoskeletal/T9_2_1_2c.html
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