Table 17_1_1-2a

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 17_1_1.2a
People who had an office-based or outpatient department visit in the calendar year,^a 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		73.0	0.4	74.6	0.5	65.6	0.9	65.6	1.9	72.7	6.1	64.4	4.2	72.8	2.5
Age	0-17	72.8	0.7	74.7	0.8	64.3	1.9	67.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	73.1	4.2
	18-44	62.7	0.7	64.1	0.8	55.7	1.5	58.6	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	67.9	3.8
	45-64	78.5	0.6	79.6	0.7	74.4	1.3	69.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	91.6	0.6	92.3	0.6	89.6	1.4	83.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	66.6	0.5	68.1	0.6	58.2	1.2	61.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	58.2	6.1	68.2	3.4
Gender	Female	79.1	0.4	80.9	0.5	72.0	1.1	69.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	70.2	5.4	76.9	3.0
Family income^b	Negative/poor	66.9	1.0	68.9	1.2	62.7	1.8	55.6	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.5	4.1
	Near poor/low	66.4	0.8	67.9	1.0	62.6	1.8	57.6	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	65.1	5.0
	Middle	71.4	0.7	72.6	0.8	64.4	1.8	65.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	79.2	4.7
	High	79.2	0.6	80.4	0.6	73.6	1.9	70.1	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	73.0	5.2
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	64.2	1.0	64.4	1.1	62.5	1.6	67.3	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	70.2	0.7	72.3	0.8	61.5	1.7	55.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	70.0	4.5
	At least some college	78.1	0.6	79.6	0.6	73.0	1.5	67.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	80.2	3.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	68.3	0.5	69.4	0.6	62.1	1.2	64.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	54.5	5.6	70.9	3.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	73.1	0.9	75.8	1.0	65.0	2.1	57.8	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	75.7	0.5	77.2	0.5	67.8	1.2	69.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	63.4	6.7	74.2	3.7
	Public only	72.2	0.9	74.4	1.2	68.4	1.8	54.8	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	74.9	3.8
	Uninsured	43.4	1.2	44.7	1.4	36.4	2.3	35.7	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	88.5	1.1	89.3	1.2	86.9	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	94.4	0.7	94.9	0.7	92.5	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	91.5	1.3	92.3	1.5	91.7	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	72.8	0.5	74.5	0.5	66.0	1.0	65.4	1.9	DSU	DSU	60.5	4.8	72.2	2.8
	Large central metro	68.2	0.7	69.1	0.9	67.2	1.3	62.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	63.2	5.4
	Large fringe metro	77.0	0.8	78.5	0.8	67.7	2.3	72.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	89.2	3.1
	Medium metro	73.9	0.9	76.2	1.0	61.9	2.2	60.3	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	67.5	5.3
	Small metro	74.3	1.5	75.8	1.6	62.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	74.0	1.0	75.0	1.1	62.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	74.4	1.4	75.1	1.4	64.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	73.3	1.8	75.0	1.8	58.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	75.5	0.4	77.5	0.4	66.3	0.9	70.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	66.2	4.6	72.3	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	56.6	1.2	55.9	1.5	49.3	6.3	60.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71.4	0.4	73.1	0.5	63.2	1.0	64.6	2.0	DSU	DSU	62.4	4.6	71.6	2.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	87.1	0.8	88.2	0.8	83.8	1.7	79.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	92.9	0.6	93.4	0.6	89.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	92.0	0.8	92.6	0.9	88.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	70.1	0.5	71.7	0.6	62.2	1.0	63.4	2.2	DSU	DSU	54.5	5.7	66.9	3.3
U.S. born	Yes	75.1	0.4	76.9	0.4	66.0	0.9	66.0	2.7	DSU	DSU	65.4	4.4	73.1	2.5
U.S. born	No	60.2	1.3	57.9	1.6	64.5	3.1	65.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Includes physician and nonphysician office-based visits; physician and nonphysician outpatient department visits; and inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date ("zero night" stays).

^b 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.

^c 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.

^d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data qualiy, 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 17_1_1-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_1-2a.html