Table 14_1_14-2a

2010 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 14_1_14.2a
People with a usual source of care whose health care provider sometimes or never asked them to help make decisions, by race, 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		15.9	0.5	15.1	0.5	18.9	1.2	22.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	11.5	3.1	22.3	3.5
Age	0-17	15.4	0.8	14.6	0.9	18.6	2.1	21.2	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.4	3.7
	18-44	16.5	0.7	15.5	0.8	20.2	1.7	23.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.7	5.8
	45-64	16.2	0.7	15.4	0.8	18.5	1.6	24.1	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	0-64	16.0	0.5	15.2	0.6	19.1	1.3	22.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	12.2	3.5	22.7	3.7
	65 and over	15.2	0.9	14.9	1.0	16.7	2.1	22.1	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	16.2	0.6	15.4	0.6	19.5	1.5	23.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.2	4.2
Gender	Female	15.6	0.5	14.9	0.6	18.4	1.4	21.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	20.8	3.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	18.5	1.2	18.5	1.5	18.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.4	5.9
	Near poor/low	18.1	1.1	18.6	1.3	19.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	15.5	0.8	13.9	0.9	20.9	2.1	28.6	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.2	7.2
	High	14.6	0.7	13.9	0.7	16.7	2.4	23.6	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	19.7	1.0	19.8	1.1	18.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	16.0	0.8	14.5	0.9	23.8	2.0	22.4	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	15.0	0.6	14.4	0.7	15.6	1.5	22.0	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	16.4	0.6	15.5	0.7	19.5	1.5	25.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	23.4	5.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	16.1	0.9	15.1	1.0	19.2	2.1	16.7	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	15.4	0.6	14.7	0.6	17.9	1.5	22.0	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.6	4.9
	Public only	17.4	1.1	16.6	1.3	20.0	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.3	4.2
	Uninsured	18.5	1.4	16.9	1.6	23.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	15.7	1.5	15.9	1.7	14.9	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	13.6	1.2	13.2	1.3	15.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	19.4	2.2	18.9	2.8	23.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	16.4	0.5	15.5	0.6	19.5	1.3	22.4	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	21.1	3.6
	Large central metro	16.8	0.7	15.9	0.9	17.9	1.8	22.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.3	6.2
	Large fringe metro	14.9	1.0	14.1	1.1	17.0	2.8	22.6	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	17.7	1.2	16.9	1.2	25.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	16.4	1.6	15.4	1.7	24.4	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	13.7	1.1	13.2	1.3	13.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	14.2	1.4	14.1	1.6	10.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	12.7	2.0	11.8	2.0	20.3	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	15.6	0.5	14.7	0.6	18.7	1.2	27.1	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	22.9	3.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	18.5	1.3	18.4	1.5	DSU	DSU	17.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	15.5	0.5	14.7	0.6	18.2	1.4	23.5	2.8	DSU	DSU	12.1	3.5	20.8	3.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.0	1.0	18.2	1.1	22.9	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	20.1	1.0	19.5	1.1	23.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	19.9	1.2	19.5	1.4	23.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	15.5	0.5	14.6	0.6	18.1	1.3	23.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	25.5	5.6
U.S. born	Yes	15.7	0.5	14.9	0.6	18.9	1.2	23.3	3.7	DSU	DSU	11.1	3.1	22.6	3.6
U.S. born	No	18.3	1.1	17.1	1.2	18.6	4.1	22.4	3.0	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: Table 14_1_14-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/14_patientcenteredness/T14_1_14-2a.html