T15_3_1_1

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.

Table 15_3_1.1
Doctor's office, emergency department, and outpatient department visits where antibiotics were prescribed for a diagnosis of common cold, per 10,000 population,^a United States, 2005-2009
		2008-2009			2007-2008			2006-2007			2005-2006
Population group		Number	Rate	SE	Number	Rate	SE	Number	Rate	SE	Number	Rate	SE
Total		457	122.6	14.5	471	148.4	14.1	450	141.9	15.3	432	145.1	19.0
Age	0-17	217	259.7	39.4	251	324.7	48.7	223	263.0	43.7	208	204.5	33.6
	18-44	143	77.5	12.9	118	93.4	16.8	134	114.5	18.9	134	129.6	22.0
	45-64	67	72.2	15.2	68	81.3	15.2	69	111.4	19.2	69	137.0	26.5
	65 and over	30	90.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	194	116.6	17.5	225	126.6	15.8	201	111.1	16.7	194	134.3	22.9
Gender	Female	263	128.4	18.1	246	169.3	21.6	249	171.3	23.0	238	155.4	26.1
Race^b	White only	333	120.3	16.3	333	135.5	17.3	339	132.6	18.1	335	149.6	23.5
	Black only	100	152.9	31.2	103	176.0	43.4	86	160.8	49	78	116.6	34.3
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of patient residence	MSA	348	109.6	15.1	358	143.3	15.4	345	138.8	18.2	321	132.1	21.7
Location of patient residence	Non-MSA	109	190.9	50.3	113	175.1	37.0	105	157.7	30.8	111	211.8	54.3

^a. Includes visits for which the patient had a sole diagnosis of a common cold (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision codes 460.0, 465, or 472.0) and for which antibiotics were prescribed or continued. Population is U.S. Census Bureau estimated civilian noninstitutional population on July 1 of the 2 data years. Ambulatory medical care visits include visits to office-based physicians, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments.

^b. Race data were missing for about 20-30% of visits for a cold in which an antibiotic was prescribed in 2007-2008 and 21.7 % of visits in 2008-2009. Missing data were imputed, and standard errors were inflated consistent with the guidance in 2007 NAMCS Microdata File Documentation,� ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NAMCS/doc07.pdf.� These data should be interpreted with caution.

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; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T15_3_1_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/15_efficiency/T15_3_1_1.html