T16_1_6_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_6.2a
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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		28.1	0.6	27.6	0.8	31.6	1.0	23.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	38.1	3.6	27.8	2.8
Age	0-17	20.1	0.8	20.3	1.0	20.0	1.6	16.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.8	3.3
	18-44	37.0	0.8	37.0	0.9	40.7	1.3	24.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	54.4	4.4	38.5	3.9
	45-64	23.0	0.8	21.5	0.9	30.8	1.6	29.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	26.5	6.5
Gender	Male	29.4	0.7	28.8	0.8	34.0	1.3	25.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	43.9	4.9	29.2	3.4
Gender	Female	26.7	0.7	26.5	0.8	29.4	1.2	22.5	1.9	DSU	DSU	31.3	5.1	26.4	3.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	45.2	1.4	48.1	1.8	38.0	1.9	48.4	7.0	DSU	DSU	46.5	5.9	32.0	4.5
	Near poor/low	44.6	1.1	45.6	1.3	39.6	2.0	48.3	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.7	7.9
	Middle	28.1	0.9	27.9	1.1	30.5	1.6	22.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.6	5.0
	High	14.0	0.7	13.7	0.8	16.7	1.9	12.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.9	5.0
Education,^b ages 18 and over	Less than high school	51.5	1.3	52.7	1.6	47.6	2.3	46.7	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	36.5	0.9	35.1	1.1	42.0	1.5	35.8	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.7	5.3
	At least some college	21.5	0.7	20.7	0.8	27.9	1.4	20.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.8	4.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	29.2	0.7	28.7	0.8	34.4	1.2	22.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	42.6	3.9	33.4	4.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	38.1	1.1	36.7	1.5	43.8	1.9	39.4	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	27.7	0.7	27.2	0.9	31.4	1.1	23.8	1.9	DSU	DSU	33.3	4.2	26.9	2.9
	Large central metro	32.1	1.2	32.6	1.4	34.1	1.9	23.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	34.7	6.8	33.4	5.4
	Large fringe metro	21.6	1.0	20.7	1.0	25.6	2.6	23.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.0	5.6
	Medium metro	27.7	1.7	27.2	2.1	33.8	2.0	22.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.4	3.8
	Small metro	29.5	2.1	29.4	2.4	30.7	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	30.2	1.3	29.6	1.4	32.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	29.4	1.8	28.5	1.9	32.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	31.8	2.4	31.6	2.7	31.7	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	24.7	0.6	23.6	0.7	30.9	1.0	17.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	32.2	4.0	26.7	3.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	49.1	1.8	53.2	1.9	50.7	6.9	29.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	58.8	7.1	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	27.4	0.7	27.1	0.8	30.8	1.1	23.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	33.7	4.2	27.3	3.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	34.6	1.2	33.5	1.4	38.3	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c ages 18-64	Basic activities	26.8	1.4	26.1	1.6	29.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	26.4	1.4	25.6	1.6	28.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	31.5	0.7	30.8	0.9	37.5	1.2	26.1	2.1	DSU	DSU	45.9	5.1	36.4	3.7
U.S. born	Yes	25.1	0.6	24.2	0.7	30.5	1.0	19.4	2.2	DSU	DSU	32.1	3.8	27.6	2.9
U.S. born	No	47.1	1.8	54.5	2.1	43.9	4.1	25.7	2.4	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_6_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_6_2a.html