T16_4_8_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_4_8.2a
Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, by race,^a United States, 2007
				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		78.5	1.8	78.7	2.1	77.0	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	0-5	78.3	2.9	77.7	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	78.6	2.0	79.1	2.3	75.6	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	79.5	1.9	80.1	2.3	78.0	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	77.3	2.7	76.8	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	75.0	3.7	73.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	76.6	3.2	75.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	76.2	4.1	76.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	82.1	2.2	82.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	81.0	2.4	81.3	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	73.5	2.8	70.6	3.6	81.5	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	78.1	2.0	78.3	2.4	77.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	76.2	3.0	77.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	79.0	3.6	79.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	80.8	3.3	80.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	74.3	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	81.3	3.1	80.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	79.8	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	78.3	2.0	78.4	2.3	77.5	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	81.6	3.1	81.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	79.4	1.8	79.5	2.0	76.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^d	Yes	76.4	2.3	76.9	2.6	75.7	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^d	No	80.5	2.6	80.6	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	78.6	1.9	78.7	2.2	77.4	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Denominator includes children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

^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. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the MEPS documentation for the 2008� Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.

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_4_8_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_4_8_2a.html