Table 16_4_5-2a

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_4_5.2a
People whose usual source of care offers night and weekend office hours, excluding hospital emergency rooms, by race, United States, 2007
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		42.5	0.7	42.1	0.8	42.9	1.6	47.9	3.3	DSU	DSU	40.0	7.2	47.0	3.4
Age	0-17	53.5	1.1	54.0	1.3	51.8	2.4	51.4	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54.0	4.8
	18-44	43.6	1.1	42.9	1.2	42.3	2.6	52.1	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.7	5.5
	45-64	37.7	1.0	37.7	1.1	36.4	2.1	43.4	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	26.4	1.1	26.2	1.2	27.2	2.9	35.7	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	43.5	0.8	43.0	0.9	44.2	1.9	51.6	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.3	4.4
Gender	Female	41.7	0.8	41.3	0.9	41.9	1.8	44.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	45.6	9.1	48.4	4.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	38.5	1.6	38.4	2.0	38.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.7	6.8
	Near poor/low	38.9	1.4	37.4	1.6	41.9	2.8	42.8	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	42.7	1.2	42.3	1.4	44.7	3.0	42.8	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.9	7.2
	High	45.0	1.1	44.5	1.2	46.1	3.3	53.2	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.2	5.5
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	35.6	1.3	35.7	1.5	32.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	37.8	1.1	37.6	1.3	36.0	2.1	51.0	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	38.8	0.9	37.9	1.0	42.2	2.3	47.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	41.6	0.9	41.2	1.0	41.0	2.0	50.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.0	5.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	37.6	1.3	37.0	1.5	35.9	3.1	43.8	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	46.6	0.9	46.3	1.0	46.3	2.2	50.2	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.9	4.4
	Public only	40.7	1.4	39.5	1.7	43.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.3	6.2
	Uninsured	41.2	2.0	41.8	2.2	34.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	26.9	2.0	27.5	2.2	21.7	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	24.9	1.5	24.4	1.6	30.1	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	31.9	2.9	31.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	44.8	0.8	44.4	0.9	44.8	1.6	48.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	44.9	8.6	48.7	3.7
	Large central metro	46.1	1.2	45.6	1.5	48.5	2.3	44.7	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.2	6.0
	Large fringe metro	49.6	1.4	49.1	1.5	49.4	3.9	58.5	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	39.5	1.9	39.6	2.1	35.0	3.3	38.5	7.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	38.9	2.9	39.1	3.1	29.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	31.9	1.8	32.3	2.0	28.2	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	30.2	2.3	29.8	2.5	33.2	7.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	35.0	3.1	36.5	3.2	18.5	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	42.5	0.8	42.0	0.9	43.2	1.6	47.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	44.2	7.7	48.1	3.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.9	1.9	42.8	2.1	DSU	DSU	48.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.7	0.8	43.3	0.8	44.3	1.7	48.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	40.9	7.5	48.1	3.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.0	1.3	32.2	1.5	33.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	30.4	1.3	29.8	1.4	32.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	30.6	1.7	30.6	2.0	26.9	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	39.4	0.8	38.9	0.9	39.2	1.8	47.9	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.4	5.6
U.S. born	Yes	42.5	0.8	42.1	0.9	42.7	1.6	52.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	42.4	7.6	47.8	3.6
U.S. born	No	42.9	1.5	42.2	1.8	45.1	5.6	45.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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_4_5-2a: 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_4_5-2a.html