Table 11_1_1-1

2008 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.

Table 11_1_1.1
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, United States, 2005
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent had appointment	Appointment as soon as wanted
				Always		Usually		Sometimes or never
				Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		218,534	66.4	47.9	0.6	37.2	0.5	14.9	0.4
Age	18–44	109,568	56.7	43.6	0.8	37.6	0.8	18.8	0.7
	45–64	73,531	72.8	48.0	1.0	37.8	0.9	14.2	0.7
	65 and over	35,435	84.1	57.4	1.3	35.1	1.2	7.5	0.7
Gender	Male	105,337	57.1	49.5	0.9	35.6	0.7	14.9	0.7
Gender	Female	113,196	75.2	46.8	0.7	38.3	0.7	14.9	0.5
Race	White, single race	178,377	68.2	48.3	0.6	38.3	0.6	13.3	0.5
	Black, single race	25,245	58.5	50.3	1.5	28.6	1.4	21.1	1.3
	Asian, single race	9,563	57.8	36.2	3.3	34.4	2.8	29.4	3.1
	NHOPI, single race	774	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	1,592	57.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	2,983	63.4	39.8	4.2	37.5	3.9	22.7	3.8
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	190,314	69.4	48.4	0.6	37.0	0.6	14.5	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	151,464	72.1	49.0	0.7	38.3	0.6	12.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	24,610	58.6	50.1	1.5	28.6	1.4	21.2	1.3
	Hispanic	28,220	46.2	42.7	1.6	38.7	1.8	18.5	1.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23,459	57.7	43.9	1.6	35.4	1.6	20.7	1.4
	Near poor/low	37,576	58.4	48.3	1.4	36.0	1.2	15.7	1.1
	Middle	68,151	62.6	47.4	1.0	36.9	1.0	15.8	0.8
	High	89,348	74.9	49.0	0.9	38.1	0.9	13.0	0.6
Education^b	Less than high school	40,899	55.8	49.1	1.5	34.9	1.4	16.0	0.9
	High school graduate	69,699	62.5	49.4	1.0	36.6	0.9	14.0	0.7
	At least some college	106,450	73.2	46.9	0.7	38.2	0.7	15.0	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	146,184	61.8	45.9	0.7	37.9	0.7	16.1	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	36,849	68.6	44.4	1.1	36.8	1.1	18.8	0.9
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	135,688	69.1	46.3	0.7	38.5	0.7	15.2	0.6
	Public only	16,755	66.9	44.4	1.7	33.2	1.5	22.4	1.6
	Uninsured	30,656	34.2	41.1	2.2	34.7	1.9	24.2	1.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	9,822	83.1	55.1	2.6	38.0	2.4	6.9	1.1
	Medicare and private	21,094	86.3	58.7	1.6	34.0	1.6	7.4	1.0
	Medicare and other public	4,109	76.0	57.2	3.3	34.3	3.3	8.5	1.6
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	181,779	66.5	47.2	0.6	37.5	0.6	15.3	0.5
	Large central metro	65,351	62.9	46.6	1.3	36.6	1.1	16.8	0.8
	Large fringe metro	53,065	69.5	46.7	1.3	37.5	1.4	15.8	1.0
	Medium metro	44,316	68.0	48.0	1.3	39.0	1.1	13.1	0.9
	Small metro	19,047	67.5	48.7	1.9	36.9	1.8	14.4	1.3
	Nonmetropolitan	36,755	65.9	51.6	1.6	35.6	1.3	12.7	0.9
	Micropolitan	24,051	66.0	51.2	2.2	35.0	1.8	13.8	1.1
	Noncore	12,704	65.8	52.5	2.1	36.8	1.9	10.7	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	194,628	69.1	48.7	0.6	36.9	0.6	14.4	0.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	23,906	44.6	37.5	2.1	41.0	2.3	21.5	1.7
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	189,392	64.3	49.0	0.6	37.0	0.6	14.0	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	29,133	80.5	42.0	1.3	38.2	1.2	19.8	1.0
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	29,551	83.0	47.4	1.2	37.7	1.2	14.9	1.0
	Complex activities	18,009	83.1	45.0	1.4	34.0	1.4	21.0	1.4
	Neither basic nor complex activities	183,030	63.5	48.3	0.7	37.2	0.6	14.4	0.5

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or over 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 A, Data Sources.

^d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

* - 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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 11_1_1-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/11_timeliness/T11_1_1-1.html