Table 14_2_1-1a

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 14_2_1.1a
People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, 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		16.0	0.8	16.3	0.9	13.0	1.3	18.0	5.0	*	*	*	*	23.1	4.6
Age	0–17	16.4	1.9	17.7	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	16.8	0.9	17.6	1.0	12.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45–64	15.8	1.3	14.5	1.3	20.4	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	14.0	0.8	13.7	0.8	12.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	19.0	1.1	20.1	1.3	13.7	2.0	17.1	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	25.4	1.9	28.1	2.4	16.8	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	22.6	1.5	24.3	1.9	15.7	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	13.8	1.2	14.5	1.5	9.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	8.0	1.3	6.9	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	21.6	1.4	23.0	1.6	14.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	15.5	1.1	15.2	1.2	15.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	13.3	1.0	12.9	1.1	11.9	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	15.5	0.9	15.7	1.0	12.8	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	21.5	1.6	22.3	1.8	18.1	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	7.2	0.7	7.4	0.8	5.1	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	21.0	2.2	24.8	2.7	12.4	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	30.7	1.5	31.2	1.7	24.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	16.9	0.9	17.2	1.0	14.4	1.6	18.5	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	20.0	1.5	21.6	1.7	15.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	15.9	1.6	14.5	1.7	18.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	15.3	1.9	15.7	2.2	10.7	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	9.3	1.6	10.2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	10.8	1.3	11.6	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	11.2	1.7	11.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	9.8	2.4	11.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.9	0.7	12.9	0.8	12.8	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.2	2.2	27.7	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.7	0.8	15.0	0.9	11.2	1.3	18.0	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.9	2.6	33.3	3.1	31.6	6.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	27.1	3.0	25.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	27.1	3.5	26.4	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.9	0.8	15.2	0.9	12.4	1.4	16.5	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.

* - 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 14_2_1-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/14_facilitators_barrierstocare/T14_2_1-1a.html