T16_1_5_2a

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 16_1_5.2a
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, by race, United States, 2008
				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		15.4	0.5	15.3	0.6	16.4	0.7	14.3	1.7	DSU	DSU	28.3	3.4	11.1	1.7
Age	0-17	7.5	0.6	7.8	0.7	5.2	0.7	10.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	21.1	0.7	21.3	0.8	22.4	1.2	13.7	1.9	DSU	DSU	43.8	3.9	13.7	2.5
	45-64	14.7	0.6	13.6	0.7	20.6	1.4	19.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.7	3.7
Gender	Male	17.5	0.6	17.2	0.7	19.6	1.0	15.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	35.9	4.6	10.6	1.8
Gender	Female	13.3	0.5	13.2	0.6	13.6	0.8	13.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	19.3	3.9	11.6	2.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.0	1.2	28.9	1.6	20.2	1.4	35.3	6.4	DSU	DSU	39.6	5.5	20.9	4.7
	Near poor/low	25.0	1.0	25.9	1.2	20.3	1.5	31.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.8	3.5
	Middle	14.9	0.8	15.1	0.9	15.3	1.2	9.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.9	3.0
	High	7.0	0.5	6.8	0.5	9.3	1.5	7.6	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	35.7	1.3	37.3	1.6	28.4	2.4	35.4	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	21.9	0.8	20.9	0.9	26.5	1.4	21.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.9	3.4
	At least some college	10.8	0.5	10.3	0.5	14.6	1.1	11.0	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	10.3	2.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	17.0	0.5	16.8	0.6	19.3	1.0	13.0	1.9	DSU	DSU	32.9	4.1	11.1	2.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	23.6	1.0	22.4	1.3	28.0	1.6	24.8	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	15.2	0.5	15.2	0.6	16.0	0.8	14.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	23.5	3.4	10.1	1.6
	Large central metro	17.9	0.8	18.4	1.0	17.6	1.1	14.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	26.5	6.1	13.3	3.3
	Large fringe metro	11.2	0.7	10.7	0.8	14.0	1.8	12.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	15.2	1.4	15.3	1.8	14.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	9.3	2.4
	Small metro	17.6	1.7	17.8	2.0	16.5	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	16.3	0.9	15.5	1.0	20.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	15.5	1.0	14.2	1.2	21.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	17.9	2.1	17.9	2.2	18.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.3	0.4	11.7	0.4	16.0	0.7	9.7	1.9	DSU	DSU	22.4	3.9	10.6	1.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.5	1.8	37.2	2.1	26.0	6.1	18.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	48.0	6.5	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.9	0.5	14.8	0.6	15.8	0.8	13.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	24.1	3.7	10.2	1.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	20.4	1.0	19.7	1.2	22.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c ages 18-64	Basic activities	14.9	1.0	14.0	1.1	17.3	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	15.1	1.1	13.8	1.1	19.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	18.7	0.6	18.4	0.7	21.8	1.0	15.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	35.5	4.4	13.4	2.0
U.S. born	Yes	12.4	0.4	11.8	0.5	15.7	0.7	10.5	2.0	DSU	DSU	21.5	3.7	10.9	1.8
U.S. born	No	34.2	1.8	41.4	2.3	24.2	3.5	15.9	2.0	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: T16_1_5_2a: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_5_2a.html