Table 12_1_11-4a

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 12_1_11.4a
Rating of 7–8 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		38.0	0.6	37.3	0.6	39.5	1.6	50.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	37.5	4.6
Age	18–44	42.6	0.9	42.0	1.0	44.0	2.2	53.7	3.9	*	*	*	*	38.2	5.9
	45–64	37.5	0.8	37.1	0.9	38.0	2.4	47.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	28.4	1.2	28.0	1.2	27.4	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	39.1	0.8	38.4	0.9	40.4	2.6	50.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	37.1	0.7	36.5	0.7	38.9	1.7	50.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	32.9	5.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	34.5	1.4	34.9	1.7	32.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	33.9	1.1	33.2	1.1	35.4	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	38.8	1.1	38.2	1.1	41.2	2.6	48.0	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	39.5	0.9	38.4	1.0	46.0	3.5	52.4	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	32.3	1.2	32.2	1.4	31.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	35.2	0.9	34.0	1.0	38.8	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	41.3	0.8	40.6	0.8	43.4	2.4	51.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	41.4	0.7	40.7	0.8	44.0	2.1	52.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	38.7	5.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	36.3	1.1	36.1	1.2	34.6	2.4	49.7	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	41.3	0.8	40.7	0.8	43.1	2.1	51.4	3.7	*	*	*	*	41.0	5.8
	Public only	35.0	1.6	33.4	1.8	38.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	37.3	1.8	36.6	1.9	37.0	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	29.3	2.1	29.5	2.2	28.2	6.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	27.7	1.6	27.2	1.6	29.4	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	27.6	2.6	26.8	3.0	23.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	38.3	0.7	37.5	0.7	40.4	1.7	50.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	34.3	5.0
	Large central metro	39.0	1.0	36.9	1.2	43.5	2.4	48.1	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	38.0	1.4	36.9	1.5	41.2	3.7	49.7	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	36.6	1.4	36.9	1.5	33.1	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	41.2	1.5	41.8	1.4	33.6	6.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	36.3	1.3	36.5	1.4	30.9	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	35.5	1.6	35.4	1.7	32.2	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	37.9	2.3	38.4	2.4	28.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	38.0	0.6	37.5	0.7	39.4	1.6	50.2	4.1	*	*	*	*	38.2	4.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	37.6	1.9	33.7	2.1	*	*	49.8	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	38.7	0.6	37.9	0.7	40.9	1.9	49.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	40.4	4.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	34.1	1.2	33.5	1.3	34.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	31.8	1.2	32.0	1.4	28.8	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	32.6	1.4	33.0	1.7	30.5	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	39.3	0.6	38.4	0.7	42.6	2.0	49.8	3.2	*	*	*	*	41.9	5.3

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

* - 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 12_1_11-4a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/12_patientcenteredness/T12_1_11-4a.html