Table T9_1_4_7-1_1

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 9_1_4_7.1_1
Adults who needed to see a specialist in the last 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, United States, 2008–2009
		2009		2008
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		14.6	0.6	16.1	0.6
Age	18–44	22.1	1.0	23.8	1.2
	45–64	13.6	0.8	15.2	0.9
	65 and over	6.4	0.7	7.2	0.8
Gender	Male	15.0	0.8	15.0	1.0
Gender	Female	14.3	0.7	16.9	0.7
Race	White, single race	13.5	0.6	14.9	0.7
	Black, single race	19.6	1.3	21.7	1.5
	Asian, single race	25.2	3.6	26.1	3.6
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	28.6	5.1	21.8	5.5
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13.5	0.6	15.0	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	12.1	0.7	13.6	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	19.4	1.3	21.7	1.6
	Hispanic, all races	25.6	1.6	26.7	1.7
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.1	1.8	27.0	1.9
	Near poor/low	19.7	1.4	20.5	1.4
	Middle	14.0	0.9	16.3	1.1
	High	10.3	0.8	12.1	0.8
Education^b	Less than high school	18.5	1.4	19.3	1.3
	High school graduate	15.9	1.2	16.3	1.0
	At least some college	13.0	0.7	15.0	0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	16.5	0.7	19.3	0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	20.2	1.3	18.5	1.3
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	13.3	0.7	15.6	0.8
	Public only	26.3	2.1	26.3	1.9
	Uninsured	42.6	2.7	40.4	2.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.3	1.1	7.4	1.2
	Medicare and private	5.5	0.9	6.5	1.0
	Medicare and other public	11.7	2.3	10.9	2.4
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	14.9	0.7	16.4	0.7
	Large central metro	17.5	1.2	20.0	1.1
	Large fringe metro	13.3	1.0	15.1	1.2
	Medium metro	12.9	1.2	13.6	1.4
	Small metro	16.3	2.3	15.9	2.0
	Nonmetropolitan	12.9	1.3	14.0	1.5
	Micropolitan	13.4	1.6	14.2	1.9
	Noncore	11.4	2.3	13.8	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.4	0.6	15.1	0.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	30.4	2.3	26.8	2.3
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	13.1	0.6	14.1	0.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	20.1	1.3	22.9	1.3
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	15.0	1.1	15.8	1.4
	Complex activities	18.5	1.6	19.4	1.8
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.2	0.6	15.9	0.7

^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 T9_1_4_7-1_1: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_4_7-1_1.html