Table 16_1_7-2c

2010 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 16_1_7.2c
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by family income,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		18.9	0.5	59.7	1.3	36.1	1.2	12.2	0.6	3.4	0.3
Age	0-17	36.9	1.1	84.3	1.4	62.2	2.0	22.4	1.5	4.8	0.7
	18-44	12.4	0.4	42.9	1.8	21.4	1.2	7.2	0.6	2.7	0.4
	45-64	11.2	0.5	43.7	2.1	24.1	1.6	9.8	0.8	3.4	0.4
Gender	Male	16.9	0.5	56.4	1.6	33.7	1.3	10.9	0.6	3.0	0.3
Gender	Female	21.0	0.6	62.4	1.5	38.5	1.4	13.6	0.8	3.8	0.4
Race	White, single race	16.4	0.5	54.8	1.6	34.3	1.3	11.4	0.7	3.2	0.3
	Black, single race	34.0	1.3	72.0	1.9	44.8	2.4	16.2	1.6	5.8	1.1
	Asian, single race	12.1	1.8	40.3	8.5	30.7	6.0	9.5	2.8	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	35.4	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	30.9	3.0	75.2	5.5	43.9	6.6	19.9	4.3	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	16.6	0.5	59.1	1.6	35.0	1.4	11.4	0.7	3.2	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	12.9	0.6	51.8	2.4	31.8	1.8	10.1	0.8	3.0	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	33.8	1.3	71.6	1.9	44.7	2.5	16.0	1.6	5.8	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	30.5	1.0	61.2	2.2	38.8	1.7	16.3	1.5	5.3	1.2
Education,^b ages 18-64	Less than high school	25.0	1.0	49.1	2.4	28.0	1.7	12.5	1.3	8.4	1.6
	High school graduate	13.8	0.7	43.1	2.2	20.7	1.6	8.9	0.8	4.5	0.6
	At least some college	6.4	0.3	33.6	2.5	18.7	1.5	6.0	0.5	2.1	0.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	6.2	0.3	29.3	1.8	15.0	1.0	4.8	0.5	1.3	0.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	33.7	1.0	56.3	2.0	41.2	2.0	24.1	1.7	14.6	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.9	0.5	60.0	1.4	35.4	1.3	11.4	0.6	3.1	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	30.3	1.5	57.6	3.0	37.4	2.0	16.7	1.9	6.5	1.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	17.4	0.5	58.8	1.4	35.3	1.2	11.2	0.6	2.9	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	35.3	1.3	64.6	2.3	42.7	2.5	23.9	2.2	11.9	1.6
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	38.1	1.5	70.6	2.8	51.8	3.2	26.4	2.4	16.5	2.4
	Complex activities	55.5	1.7	73.8	2.5	64.8	3.0	45.7	3.5	31.4	3.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8.5	0.3	35.3	1.7	17.0	0.9	5.8	0.5	2.1	0.2
U.S. born	Yes	19.6	0.5	64.3	1.4	39.4	1.3	12.8	0.7	3.4	0.3
U.S. born	No	13.4	0.8	34.1	3.2	21.2	1.9	7.4	1.0	2.8	0.6

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

DSU - 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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 16_1_7-2c: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_7-2c.html