Table 14_4_2-2a

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_4_2.2a
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical 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		5.0	0.2	5.1	0.2	4.3	0.4	3.9	0.9	*	*	7.8	1.6	8.1	1.3
Age	0–17	2.2	0.2	2.3	0.3	1.7	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	5.8	0.3	5.8	0.3	5.4	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	14.0	3.1
	45–64	7.2	0.3	7.3	0.4	6.1	0.8	4.9	1.4	*	*	*	*	13.0	3.0
	65 and over	4.0	0.4	3.9	0.4	4.5	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	4.4	0.2	4.4	0.2	3.6	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	7.8	1.6
Gender	Female	5.7	0.3	5.8	0.3	5.0	0.5	3.8	0.9	*	*	*	*	8.4	1.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	7.8	0.5	8.5	0.6	5.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	6.8	0.4	6.7	0.5	6.2	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	14.0	3.9
	Middle	4.9	0.3	5.1	0.3	3.2	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	3.3	0.2	3.5	0.2	2.1	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	7.3	0.5	7.4	0.5	6.7	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	5.7	0.4	5.5	0.4	5.2	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	14.1	3.8
	At least some college	5.7	0.3	5.8	0.3	4.9	0.8	3.8	1.1	*	*	*	*	14.0	3.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	5.7	0.3	5.8	0.3	4.8	0.6	3.6	0.8	*	*	*	*	12.6	3.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	8.9	0.5	8.9	0.6	8.3	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	3.8	0.2	3.9	0.2	3.0	0.4	2.4	0.5	*	*	*	*	7.3	1.6
	Public only	5.8	0.4	6.5	0.6	4.3	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	11.6	0.7	11.6	0.8	9.2	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.1	0.9	6.2	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	3.3	0.5	3.0	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	3.2	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	5.1	0.2	5.1	0.2	4.5	0.4	3.9	0.9	*	*	8.5	2.3	9.5	1.6
	Large central metro	5.2	0.3	5.4	0.3	4.6	0.6	3.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	4.7	0.4	4.6	0.4	4.2	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	12.3	3.2
	Medium metro	5.5	0.4	5.4	0.4	5.2	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	4.9	0.5	5.1	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	4.9	0.5	5.0	0.5	3.4	1.0	*	*	*	*	6.7	1.9	*	*
	Micropolitan	4.7	0.5	4.8	0.6	3.6	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	5.1	0.7	5.4	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	5.1	0.2	5.2	0.2	4.4	0.4	3.0	0.9	*	*	8.1	1.7	7.9	1.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	4.3	0.5	4.1	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.0	0.2	4.1	0.2	3.1	0.4	3.6	0.9	*	*	*	*	7.0	1.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	14.0	0.8	14.4	0.9	12.2	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	13.1	0.7	13.1	0.8	11.7	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	16.2	1.0	15.9	1.1	14.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	4.6	0.2	4.7	0.2	4.2	0.5	3.9	0.9	*	*	*	*	8.5	2.1

^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_4_2-2a: 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_4_2-2a.html