Table T5_1_1_14-2a

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_14.2a
People with a usual source of care whose health care providers sometimes or never asked for person's help to make treatment decisions, by race, United States, 2009
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.4	0.5	15.0	0.6	17.7	1.0	15.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	22.0	3.4	15.7	2.3
Age	0–17	14.5	0.8	13.5	1.0	18.4	1.7	14.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.0	3.6
	18–44	15.9	0.7	16.2	0.8	15.1	1.2	13.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.8	3.2
	45–64	15.5	0.7	15.0	0.8	19.3	1.5	15.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	16.1	1.0	15.4	1.1	19.7	2.0	23.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	15.4	0.6	15.0	0.6	18.3	1.2	13.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	20.9	3.7	14.0	2.4
Gender	Female	15.5	0.5	15.0	0.6	17.4	1.0	16.8	1.8	DSU	DSU	22.9	4.2	17.2	3.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.1	1.2	19.3	1.6	21.6	1.7	20.2	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.0	4.4
	Near poor/low	17.2	0.9	16.6	1.1	18.8	2.1	23.1	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.2	4.6
	Middle	15.4	0.8	15.6	1.0	15.1	1.5	12.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.2	3.3
	High	13.1	0.8	12.7	0.9	15.5	2.0	13.5	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.3	5.0
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	19.8	1.2	19.5	1.3	20.4	2.1	25.9	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	16.8	0.8	16.5	0.9	19.0	1.5	11.3	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	14.2	0.6	14.0	0.7	15.0	1.2	14.9	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.6	3.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	15.2	0.6	15.3	0.7	15.2	1.2	14.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	21.9	5.5	11.5	3.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.5	0.9	16.9	1.1	21.1	1.7	13.4	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0–64	Any private	13.6	0.6	13.6	0.7	14.1	1.2	12.7	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.2	2.8
	Public only	20.3	1.0	19.0	1.3	23.1	1.8	25.7	5.6	DSU	DSU	35.3	9.7	15.4	4.0
	Uninsured	19.0	1.5	19.2	1.7	18.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	16.1	1.6	15.5	1.7	21.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	14.9	1.3	14.1	1.4	19.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	22.8	3.2	24.3	4.1	16.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	15.5	0.5	15.0	0.6	17.8	1.0	15.4	1.6	DSU	DSU	24.8	4.6	15.3	2.4
	Large central metro	14.9	0.8	13.5	0.9	18.4	1.4	18.6	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.9	3.8
	Large fringe metro	14.5	0.8	14.1	0.9	16.6	1.8	14.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	15.9	1.4	15.8	1.6	17.9	2.8	8.8	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.2	4.8
	Small metro	18.9	1.8	19.0	2.0	18.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.2	1.4	15.0	1.4	17.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	14.5	1.5	14.4	1.6	17.1	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	16.5	2.4	16.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.9	0.5	14.5	0.6	17.9	1.0	12.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	21.5	3.8	15.4	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	19.6	1.5	20.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	18.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.7	0.5	14.2	0.6	17.1	1.0	14.3	1.6	DSU	DSU	20.9	3.6	15.4	2.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	21.3	1.0	21.0	1.2	21.7	1.7	27.4	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	20.6	1.1	20.3	1.2	21.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	21.3	1.3	20.7	1.6	25.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.8	0.5	14.6	0.6	16.3	1.1	14.4	1.7	DSU	DSU	20.7	3.9	13.1	3.0
U.S. born	Yes	15.3	0.5	14.8	0.6	17.9	1.0	12.2	1.9	DSU	DSU	22.5	3.6	15.9	2.4
U.S. born	No	16.8	1.0	17.0	1.4	16.0	2.4	17.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a 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.

^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 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_14-2a: 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_14-2a.html