Table T5_1_1_11-1_2d

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 5_1_1_11.1_2d
Rating of health care 0–6 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months,^a by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		12.3	0.4	16.2	0.9	14.1	0.6	10.4	0.5
Age	18–44	14.6	0.6	19.2	1.5	19.7	1.3	11.4	0.7
	45–64	12.3	0.5	18.7	1.7	13.4	0.9	10.6	0.6
	65 and over	7.5	0.6	10.2	1.4	6.7	0.9	6.9	0.9
Gender	Male	12.3	0.6	18.0	1.5	14.7	1.0	9.7	0.6
Gender	Female	12.3	0.5	15.0	1.0	13.8	0.7	10.9	0.6
Race	White, single race	11.3	0.4	15.5	1.0	13.1	0.7	9.5	0.5
	Black, single race	17.7	0.9	20.3	1.6	18.0	1.4	16.3	1.2
	Asian, single race	16.2	1.9	DSU	DSU	25.9	5.1	14.4	2.0
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	23.0	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	14.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.8	3.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	11.9	0.4	15.8	1.1	13.9	0.7	10.1	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	10.7	0.4	14.8	1.3	12.8	0.7	9.0	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	17.8	0.9	20.5	1.6	18.1	1.5	16.5	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	16.1	0.8	17.4	1.3	16.1	1.5	14.9	1.4
Family income^c	Negative/poor	22.2	1.3	23.7	1.8	23.1	2.0	19.4	2.4
	Near poor/low	15.9	0.9	15.5	1.5	17.3	1.7	14.7	1.5
	Middle	13.4	0.6	13.6	1.4	14.7	1.1	12.5	0.8
	High	8.0	0.5	10.9	2.0	8.4	1.0	7.7	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	12.4	0.5	17.4	1.4	14.9	0.8	10.7	0.5
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.4	0.9	21.0	1.7	20.5	1.7	13.0	1.2
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	10.8	0.4	12.3	1.3	13.1	0.8	9.7	0.5
	Public only	20.3	1.3	21.8	2.1	20.9	2.2	17.3	2.0
	Uninsured	27.4	1.4	28.2	2.4	29.6	2.3	24.6	2.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	8.6	0.9	10.6	1.9	8.6	1.6	7.4	1.5
	Medicare and private	5.7	0.7	9.3	2.4	4.2	1.0	5.6	1.0
	Medicare and other public	13.4	2.8	10.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	12.3	0.4	16.6	1.0	14.2	0.7	10.4	0.5
	Large central metro	13.9	0.7	18.4	1.5	17.6	1.2	11.3	0.9
	Large fringe metro	10.8	0.7	14.3	1.8	12.2	1.3	9.5	0.9
	Medium metro	11.4	0.7	15.3	2.0	13.6	1.4	9.4	0.7
	Small metro	13.8	1.6	18.9	3.6	12.9	2.0	12.9	2.0
	Nonmetropolitan	12.3	1.0	14.9	1.8	13.9	1.3	10.0	1.4
	Micropolitan	12.6	1.2	15.0	2.5	15.0	1.7	10.1	1.5
	Noncore	11.6	2.0	14.7	2.2	11.5	2.5	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	11.8	0.4	16.7	1.1	13.5	0.6	10.0	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	17.6	1.2	14.7	1.3	23.0	2.4	17.2	2.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	10.5	0.4	13.8	1.0	11.7	0.7	9.2	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	22.3	1.0	21.9	1.6	24.7	1.8	20.3	1.6
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	14.9	0.9	18.3	1.8	15.7	1.4	12.3	1.4
	Complex activities	19.2	1.4	21.3	2.6	22.3	2.3	14.7	1.8
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.5	0.4	15.3	1.0	13.1	0.7	10.1	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	11.9	0.4	17.4	1.1	13.6	0.6	9.8	0.5
U.S. born	No	15.4	1.0	12.3	1.2	19.6	2.1	15.1	1.4

^a Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

^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 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.

^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 June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T5_1_1_11-1_2d: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/5_patientcenteredness/T5_1_1_11-1_2d.html