Table 12_1_2-3a

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_2.3a
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them,^a 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		76.1	0.8	76.2	1.0	78.9	1.8	63.4	4.6	*	*	*	*	75.0	3.4
Age	0–5	75.8	1.2	76.6	1.4	77.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	71.1	5.3
Age	6–17	76.3	0.9	75.9	1.1	79.7	1.7	66.0	5.9	*	*	*	*	77.8	4.2
Gender	Male	75.3	1.0	75.4	1.2	78.8	2.2	62.0	5.8	*	*	*	*	72.7	4.6
Gender	Female	76.9	0.9	77.1	1.1	78.9	1.9	64.5	5.2	*	*	*	*	77.4	4.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	70.1	1.9	69.2	2.2	72.0	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	73.3	1.6	71.4	2.0	81.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	76.6	1.4	76.4	1.6	82.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	80.6	1.3	81.4	1.4	83.0	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	78.2	1.0	78.2	1.1	83.3	2.2	65.3	6.1	*	*	*	*	79.6	4.1
	Public only	71.8	1.4	71.1	1.6	75.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	67.6	5.5
	Uninsured	72.6	3.0	72.6	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	76.4	0.9	76.5	1.1	79.9	1.5	63.5	4.6	*	*	*	*	74.6	3.7
	Large central metro	74.6	1.5	74.3	1.9	82.0	2.2	55.0	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	77.7	1.4	78.0	1.6	77.3	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	77.1	1.7	77.0	2.1	79.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	77.2	2.4	77.1	2.8	75.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	74.3	2.1	74.7	2.2	69.8	8.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	74.6	2.3	74.4	2.5	76.6	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	73.8	4.1	75.4	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	77.7	0.9	77.9	1.0	79.3	1.8	62.8	8.0	*	*	*	*	76.0	3.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	65.1	1.9	65.3	2.2	*	*	64.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	76.4	0.9	76.4	1.0	79.0	1.8	63.7	4.7	*	*	*	*	77.1	3.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	67.0	3.2	67.8	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	73.0	1.3	74.0	1.5	74.7	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	77.1	0.9	77.0	1.0	80.6	1.6	65.2	5.0	*	*	*	*	80.7	3.3

^a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.

^b 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.

^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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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_2-3a: 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_2-3a.html