T16_2_1_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_2_1.2a
People under age 65 whose family's health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a 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		17.3	0.5	17.8	0.6	14.7	0.8	14.7	1.6	DSU	DSU	16.3	3.7	19.0	2.4
Age	0-17	17.7	0.8	18.3	1.0	14.1	1.1	13.7	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.1	3.4
	18-44	14.5	0.5	14.9	0.6	12.4	0.9	13.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	15.0	3.8	14.8	2.9
	45-64	20.8	0.7	21.3	0.8	19.2	1.6	18.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.3	4.7
Gender	Male	16.2	0.5	16.7	0.6	13.6	0.9	14.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	14.1	3.7	17.3	2.7
Gender	Female	18.4	0.5	19.0	0.7	15.7	1.0	14.7	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.5	3.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	29.1	1.5	31.3	2.0	20.1	2.0	42.7	7.3	DSU	DSU	29.5	7.6	37.7	6.2
	Near poor/low	25.3	1.3	26.3	1.6	21.1	1.8	25.7	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	25.5	6.2
	Middle	20.2	1.0	22.0	1.1	11.7	1.3	15.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.3	4.1
	High	6.7	0.6	6.9	0.6	5.8	1.2	5.1	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^c ages 18-64	Less than high school	18.3	0.9	18.9	1.1	16.7	1.5	15.7	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	18.6	0.7	19.2	0.9	16.8	1.5	15.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	14.0	4.0
	At least some college	16.0	0.6	16.5	0.7	12.9	0.9	14.7	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.4	3.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	13.8	0.4	14.2	0.5	11.9	0.8	12.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	12.3	3.3	15.9	3.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	29.3	1.0	31.1	1.2	23.8	1.7	24.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance^d	Private, employer sponsored	17.0	0.7	17.4	0.8	16.6	1.2	11.1	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.6	3.3
	Private, nongroup	48.7	4.2	47.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	15.6	1.0	17.2	1.4	11.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	17.4	4.9
	Part-year uninsured	18.8	1.0	20.1	1.3	13.7	1.6	19.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Full-year uninsured	14.3	0.7	13.9	0.9	13.7	1.4	18.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^e	Metropolitan	16.9	0.5	17.5	0.7	14.2	0.8	15.1	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.3	2.4
	Large central metro	16.2	0.8	16.5	1.1	14.4	1.2	15.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.7	4.4
	Large fringe metro	16.2	1.2	17.0	1.4	13.8	1.8	13.3	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	17.9	1.3	18.6	1.5	14.3	2.2	16.3	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.7	3.7
	Small metro	18.9	1.5	19.4	1.6	13.8	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	19.4	1.3	19.4	1.4	19.6	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	20.3	1.5	20.1	1.7	19.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	17.6	1.9	18.0	2.1	18.8	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	17.7	0.5	18.4	0.7	14.5	0.9	12.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	19.0	4.6	19.0	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	14.6	0.9	14.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	16.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	16.0	0.5	16.5	0.6	13.2	0.8	14.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.9	2.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	30.2	1.3	31.6	1.5	27.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^e ages 18-64	Basic activities	30.9	1.5	32.2	1.8	28.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	36.8	2.0	38.8	2.3	32.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	15.3	0.5	15.7	0.5	12.7	0.8	14.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	14.4	3.9	16.9	3.1
U.S. born	Yes	17.7	0.5	18.3	0.6	14.6	0.9	13.5	1.7	DSU	DSU	18.1	4.3	18.4	2.5
U.S. born	No	14.2	0.8	13.7	1.0	15.7	2.6	15.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. For income, insurance, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs). For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^b. 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.

^c. 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.

^d. Insurance categories are defined hierarchically in the order shown. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^e. 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_2_1_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_2_1_2a.html