T14_1_13_2_2c

2011 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.

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Adults with limited English proficiency who had usual source of care, by family income,^a United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		49.2	2.7	47.4	3.2	43.8	3.3	51.8	4.8	64.8	7.5
Age	18-44	35.8	3.2	40.3	3.8	29.9	3.4	34.9	5.8	DSU	DSU
	45-64	55.2	3.1	48.9	6.1	45.9	5.3	61.6	5.2	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	84.0	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	37.4	3.1	30.1	3.8	30.1	3.6	42.6	5.8	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	59.8	2.6	57.6	3.4	56.8	3.7	61.8	4.7	DSU	DSU
Race	White, single race	47.5	3.1	42.7	3.2	44.7	3.5	51.9	5.7	DSU	DSU
	Black, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	60.1	5.5	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	58.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Non-Hispanic, White	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Non-Hispanic, Black	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	46.8	3.0	44.1	3.1	43.2	3.2	52.5	5.6	DSU	DSU
Education^b	Less than high school	49.9	3.4	47.9	3.9	45.3	4.2	54.4	6.5	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	46.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	40.5	6.1	45.0	6.8	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	53.6	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	38.7	3.1	34.1	4.4	30.5	3.4	42.8	5.2	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	53.4	3.3	51.6	4.1	50.2	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	65.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	53.0	6.7	66.7	5.4	DSU	DSU
	Public only	69.5	3.6	73.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	25.4	2.7	26.4	3.3	23.1	3.0	26.1	5.6	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	84.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	49.2	2.8	46.8	3.2	43.5	3.4	52.3	5.0	65.7	7.6
	Large central metro	48.7	3.6	46.9	3.7	43.3	4.1	51.2	6.0	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	47.1	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	54.9	5.0	47.7	7.3	54.2	10.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	48.8	8.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	48.5	2.7	47.9	3.4	44.0	3.3	51.9	5.2	57.6	8.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.7	2.9	42.0	3.7	39.0	3.4	44.0	5.1	60.5	8.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	67.0	2.9	62.7	6.2	58.4	5.3	76.8	5.1	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	86.8	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	44.7	2.7	42.6	3.4	39.7	3.3	47.4	4.8	59.2	8.3
U.S. born	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	48.3	2.7	46.8	3.2	43.2	3.4	51.8	5.0	60.6	7.9

^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: T14_1_13_2_2c: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_13_2_2c.html