Table 8_3_1-2c

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 8_3_1.2c
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), 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		29.1	1.2	23.5	2.4	25.5	2.8	30.2	2.3	32.9	2.4
Age	1-17	29.7	2.3	25.6	3.9	27.3	3.8	26.2	3.7	37.8	5.7
	18-44	19.9	1.9	14.4	3.2	13.9	4.1	18.1	3.3	27.1	3.7
	45-64	32.9	2.3	23.1	4.9	DSU	DSU	41.9	4.8	32.4	3.8
	65 and over	43.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	26.9	1.7	23.6	3.4	22.1	3.4	27.3	3.1	30.8	3.8
Gender	Female	30.6	1.6	23.4	3.0	27.9	4.2	32.1	3.0	34.4	3.0
Race	White, single race	30.2	1.5	22.9	3.0	26.2	3.3	31.3	2.6	33.7	2.7
	Black, single race	25.2	2.5	26.1	4.2	24.8	5.5	24.9	4.8	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	29.6	1.3	24.3	2.7	24.6	3.1	31.4	2.5	32.8	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	30.9	1.6	23.7	3.7	25.0	3.8	32.8	2.9	33.7	2.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	25.4	2.6	25.8	4.3	25.0	5.5	26.0	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	25.5	2.9	20.0	3.8	31.7	5.5	21.8	4.3	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	29.9	3.1	24.3	3.8	31.0	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	31.3	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.4	5.0	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	27.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.7	3.8	28.2	2.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	24.6	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	26.0	3.4	29.2	3.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	27.4	2.6	19.7	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	29.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	16.4	3.7	29.0	2.5	33.3	2.7
	Public only	26.5	2.3	23.6	2.8	33.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	11.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	45.4	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	29.5	1.4	22.8	2.6	25.2	3.1	30.4	2.4	33.8	2.5
	Large central metro	24.7	2.3	21.3	3.5	16.7	3.5	28.2	3.6	27.9	5.0
	Large fringe metro	32.5	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.6	4.4	34.4	3.7
	Medium metro	31.6	3.1	22.0	4.9	34.2	5.3	30.3	6.0	35.7	5.4
	Small metro	32.8	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	27.3	3.3	25.9	5.9	26.8	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	28.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	24.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	29.3	1.3	23.8	2.5	24.8	3.0	30.4	2.4	33.0	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	27.8	1.4	22.0	2.8	21.8	3.1	28.3	2.4	32.2	2.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	33.9	2.5	26.3	3.9	34.6	5.8	37.6	5.5	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	37.3	3.0	22.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	35.6	3.2	23.7	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	25.8	1.7	21.0	3.9	14.4	3.2	29.0	3.3	28.9	2.7
U.S. born	Yes	29.5	1.3	23.2	2.4	26.1	3.0	30.6	2.4	33.5	2.5
U.S. born	No	23.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	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 8_3_1-2c: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_1-2c.html