T17_1_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 17_1_4.2a
People who had a hospital emergency room visit in the calendar year,^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		13.2	0.3	13.1	0.3	16.3	0.7	5.2	0.6	DSU	DSU	20.1	2.3	16.1	1.8
Age	0-17	11.8	0.5	11.9	0.6	13.1	0.9	5.6	1.1	DSU	DSU	12.9	3.7	11.9	1.9
	18-44	12.7	0.4	12.7	0.5	15.5	1.0	4.0	0.8	DSU	DSU	25.0	4.1	13.0	2.3
	45-64	12.4	0.5	12.0	0.6	17.5	1.2	4.3	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.1	3.6
	65 and over	19.4	0.8	19.0	1.0	23.7	2.2	10.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	12.5	0.4	12.4	0.4	15.0	0.8	5.8	1.0	DSU	DSU	16.3	3.0	16.6	2.8
Gender	Female	13.9	0.4	13.9	0.4	17.4	0.9	4.6	0.7	DSU	DSU	23.9	4.3	15.8	2.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	19.7	0.8	19.5	1.0	21.6	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.7	3.2
	Near poor/low	16.0	0.7	15.6	0.7	20.1	1.4	5.9	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.3	3.1
	Middle	12.6	0.5	12.9	0.6	13.8	0.9	3.0	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.2	2.3
	High	10.5	0.5	10.8	0.5	9.9	1.2	6.0	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.0	2.6
Education,^c age 18 and over	Less than high school	16.8	0.7	16.3	0.9	20.9	1.5	2.7	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	15.4	0.5	15.1	0.6	18.3	1.2	6.5	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.9	4.0
	At least some college	11.7	0.4	11.7	0.4	14.2	1.1	5.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.7	2.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	11.3	0.3	11.2	0.4	14.6	0.9	4.4	0.8	DSU	DSU	18.8	3.2	11.7	2.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	17.1	0.7	17.1	0.9	20.8	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	11.1	0.3	11.3	0.4	13.1	0.8	4.9	0.7	DSU	DSU	15.5	3.5	11.6	1.7
	Public only	23.0	0.8	23.4	1.1	23.5	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.4	8.8	19.3	3.6
	Uninsured	9.6	0.7	9.6	0.8	10.7	1.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	20.7	1.4	21.1	1.5	21.2	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	17.0	1.2	16.6	1.2	20.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	26.1	2.4	24.3	3.4	33.3	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	12.9	0.3	12.7	0.3	16.3	0.7	5.3	0.6	DSU	DSU	18.7	2.8	16.0	1.8
	Large central metro	12.0	0.4	11.6	0.6	16.3	0.9	5.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	18.2	4.5	15.7	3.1
	Large fringe metro	13.2	0.7	13.3	0.8	15.5	1.6	5.4	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.9	3.8
	Medium metro	12.6	0.6	12.4	0.8	16.0	1.6	6.5	1.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.6	3.7
	Small metro	15.0	0.7	14.7	0.8	19.3	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.5	0.8	15.4	0.8	16.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	16.1	1.0	15.9	1.1	17.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	14.3	1.5	14.5	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.7	0.3	13.5	0.3	16.3	0.7	5.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	21.5	2.7	16.5	1.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	9.3	0.5	10.0	0.7	14.5	2.9	5.3	0.8	DSU	DSU	14.7	3.3	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.3	0.3	11.2	0.3	14.0	0.7	4.6	0.6	DSU	DSU	16.2	2.1	13.3	1.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.3	1.4	30.5	1.7	35.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	31.4	1.5	30.3	1.7	39.6	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	33.4	1.5	33.0	1.8	36.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.1	0.3	11.0	0.3	14.2	0.8	4.2	0.7	DSU	DSU	18.4	3.2	15.0	2.5
U.S. born	Yes	13.9	0.3	13.4	0.3	16.7	0.7	7.3	1.1	DSU	DSU	21.6	2.6	17.1	2.0
U.S. born	No	9.0	0.6	10.0	0.8	11.1	1.7	5.0	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0-17, 18-44, 45-64, 65-74, and 75 and over.

^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. 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: T17_1_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/nhqrdr11/17_utilization/T17_1_4_2a.html