Table T4_1_1_3-1_2b

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 4_1_1_3.1_2b
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		14.7	0.6	14.1	0.7	12.5	0.7	19.9	1.4	20.4	1.4
Age	18–44	19.1	1.0	18.6	1.1	16.9	1.2	23.9	2.3	22.6	1.8
	45–64	13.4	0.8	12.8	0.9	11.5	1.0	18.8	1.9	19.5	2.5
	65 and over	7.4	0.9	7.0	0.9	6.2	1.0	10.2	2.2	12.6	3.5
Gender	Male	15.7	1.0	15.0	1.1	13.7	1.1	21.4	2.5	21.1	2.0
Gender	Female	14.1	0.7	13.3	0.8	11.7	0.9	19.0	1.4	19.9	1.6
Family income^b	Negative/poor	24.4	1.7	23.8	2.0	21.3	2.4	31.5	3.0	26.8	2.8
	Near poor/low	19.1	1.4	18.7	1.6	17.5	1.7	20.5	2.1	21.5	2.8
	Middle	14.5	1.1	13.9	1.2	12.9	1.3	16.0	2.4	19.8	2.6
	High	9.0	0.8	8.8	0.8	8.0	0.9	12.1	2.4	12.2	3.0
Education^c	Less than high school	17.9	1.3	17.7	1.6	15.9	1.8	22.7	2.9	18.9	2.1
	High school graduate	17.1	1.1	16.3	1.2	15.3	1.3	22.1	2.3	24.8	2.6
	At least some college	11.7	0.8	11.2	0.8	9.7	0.9	16.6	1.8	18.7	2.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	15.3	0.8	14.6	0.8	13.4	0.9	20.1	1.9	20.9	1.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	20.0	1.2	19.6	1.4	17.3	1.6	24.7	2.1	22.9	2.5
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	12.0	0.8	11.6	0.8	10.7	0.9	15.2	1.7	15.4	1.9
	Public only	20.8	1.7	20.1	1.9	18.7	2.5	23.5	2.5	24.8	3.0
	Uninsured	33.3	1.9	34.3	2.4	31.7	2.7	42.0	4.3	29.7	2.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10.5	1.6	10.0	1.7	9.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	4.7	1.2	4.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	9.1	2.1	9.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	15.1	0.7	14.3	0.7	12.5	0.8	20.1	1.5	20.8	1.4
	Large central metro	17.3	1.2	16.4	1.4	14.6	1.8	19.7	2.4	21.0	1.9
	Large fringe metro	13.2	1.1	12.8	1.2	11.6	1.2	18.4	2.8	18.0	2.6
	Medium metro	15.0	1.3	14.2	1.4	12.3	1.5	22.4	3.0	21.9	3.2
	Small metro	14.4	1.7	13.7	1.8	11.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	13.0	1.7	13.0	1.7	12.8	1.8	17.9	3.1	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	11.9	1.6	11.9	1.7	11.5	1.8	20.4	2.8	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	15.8	3.0	15.5	3.1	15.8	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.9	0.6	13.5	0.7	12.5	0.7	19.3	1.4	20.0	2.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.2	2.4	33.7	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.9	2.0
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	13.4	0.7	12.7	0.8	11.0	0.8	19.4	1.7	19.7	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	18.9	1.2	18.5	1.4	17.6	1.6	21.2	2.3	22.4	2.6
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	15.4	1.2	14.8	1.2	13.8	1.4	20.1	2.8	23.7	3.5
	Complex activities	17.1	1.6	16.2	1.6	15.3	2.0	20.4	2.9	27.7	4.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.4	0.7	13.8	0.8	12.0	0.8	19.8	1.6	19.5	1.4
U.S. born	Yes	13.8	0.6	13.5	0.7	12.5	0.7	20.1	1.5	19.8	2.0
U.S. born	No	21.5	1.9	21.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.9	1.8

^a Denominator includes adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

^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: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T4_1_1_3-1_2b: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/4_timeliness/T4_1_1_3-1_2b.html