T16_3_4_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_3_4.2a
People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care,^a by race, United States, 2009
				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		20.3	0.4	19.1	0.5	25.6	1.0	17.8	1.2	DSU	DSU	47.0	4.5	26.9	2.2
Age	0-17	24.0	0.7	22.7	0.9	29.7	1.6	19.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	47.4	7.7	23.4	2.5
	18-44	20.9	0.5	19.9	0.6	25.1	1.3	18.0	1.6	DSU	DSU	43.7	5.4	27.8	3.4
	45-64	17.9	0.6	16.6	0.6	23.4	1.6	16.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	50.6	7.9	33.8	5.5
	65 and over	16.1	0.8	15.4	0.9	19.3	2.1	16.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.7	7.6
Gender	Female	20.3	0.5	18.8	0.5	26.1	1.3	17.2	1.5	DSU	DSU	52.9	6.2	29.1	3.2
Gender	Male	20.3	0.5	19.3	0.5	25.0	1.2	18.4	1.7	DSU	DSU	40.7	5.6	24.9	2.6
Health insurance,^b ages 0-64	Private	14.5	0.5	14.4	0.5	14.1	1.0	14.5	1.5	DSU	DSU	30.6	7.5	17.4	2.5
	Public	37.7	1.1	36.2	1.3	41.5	1.8	33.2	4.2	DSU	DSU	62.4	7.3	33.3	3.7
	Uninsured	24.2	0.8	23.0	0.9	26.2	1.8	20.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	48.5	6.0	37.1	5.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	All persons 65 years and over	16.1	0.8	15.4	0.9	19.3	2.1	16.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.7	7.6
	Medicare and private	13.7	1.1	13.7	1.2	12.0	2.3	14.1	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and public	28.3	2.0	29.4	2.3	22.4	3.8	23.9	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare only	14.9	1.3	13.1	1.3	23.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	33.2	1.1	31.2	1.2	38.1	2.1	28.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	46.8	7.4	34.8	4.9
	Near poor/low	26.0	0.8	25.2	0.9	28.4	1.7	21.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	53.2	8.7	28.0	3.6
	Middle	18.3	0.7	17.6	0.7	20.0	1.6	18.9	2.7	DSU	DSU	41.8	8.9	29.4	3.8
	High	13.4	0.5	13.2	0.6	12.7	1.4	13.2	1.7	DSU	DSU	43.8	9.6	15.5	3.5
Education, age 25 and over	Less than high school	26.1	1.0	25.1	1.1	28.7	2.1	20.5	4.3	DSU	DSU	47.7	8.6	41.9	8.4
	High school graduate	18.8	0.7	17.5	0.7	24.6	1.8	17.5	3.9	DSU	DSU	46.0	8.2	31.3	6.0
	At least some college	15.9	0.5	14.9	0.5	20.3	1.4	15.0	1.4	DSU	DSU	50.6	7.2	27.9	4.0
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	19.2	0.4	17.7	0.5	26.0	1.0	17.4	1.2	DSU	DSU	41.8	5.0	25.4	2.1
	Large central metro	22.4	0.7	20.2	0.8	31.9	1.5	16.3	1.6	DSU	DSU	45.5	7.1	23.5	3.5
	Large fringe metro	14.4	0.7	13.5	0.7	17.0	1.6	16.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.0	3.8
	Medium metro	17.7	1.0	16.2	1.0	25.4	2.6	19.5	2.7	DSU	DSU	37.5	9.3	26.6	4.4
	Small metro	24.4	2.5	24.1	2.6	22.2	3.2	26.8	7.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.3	7.1
	Micropolitan (nonmetropolitan)	22.6	2.0	22.2	2.2	21.5	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.8	7.8	31.4	6.9
	Noncore (nonmetropolitan)	30.7	3.2	29.9	3.2	23.4	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	77.6	11.0	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	20.2	0.8	18.6	0.9	28.0	2.4	22.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	26.9	5.1
	Complex activities	23.8	1.1	21.8	1.2	31.0	2.5	14.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.3	6.5
	Neither basic nor complex activities	18.5	0.4	17.6	0.5	22.2	1.0	17.1	1.4	DSU	DSU	41.5	5.1	29.1	3.5

^a. Estimates are not age adjusted.

^b. A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private" category only.

^c. Negative/poor refers to family 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.

^d. For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T16_3_4_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_3_4_2a.html