Table 14_1_15-2a
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.
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| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 94.3 | 0.3 | 94.3 | 0.3 | 95.6 | 0.5 | 92.5 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 88.6 | 3.7 | 94.0 | 1.5 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 94.6 | 0.5 | 94.7 | 0.5 | 95.1 | 1.0 | 93.9 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 92.9 | 2.4 |
| 18-44 | 94.1 | 0.4 | 94.1 | 0.5 | 95.3 | 0.7 | 92.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 93.8 | 2.0 | |
| 45-64 | 94.4 | 0.4 | 94.2 | 0.5 | 97.0 | 0.7 | 91.1 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 0-64 | 94.4 | 0.3 | 94.3 | 0.3 | 95.7 | 0.5 | 92.5 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 88.0 | 4.0 | 93.8 | 1.6 | |
| 65 and over | 94.1 | 0.6 | 94.0 | 0.7 | 95.0 | 1.3 | 92.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 94.0 | 0.4 | 94.0 | 0.4 | 95.3 | 0.7 | 90.7 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 92.7 | 2.3 |
| Female | 94.6 | 0.3 | 94.5 | 0.3 | 95.9 | 0.5 | 93.9 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | 90.8 | 3.7 | 95.0 | 1.6 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 93.0 | 0.7 | 92.8 | 0.9 | 95.6 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 87.2 | 4.5 |
| Near poor/low | 93.5 | 0.6 | 93.3 | 0.7 | 94.1 | 1.5 | 95.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 94.9 | 2.1 | |
| Middle | 94.1 | 0.5 | 94.0 | 0.5 | 95.0 | 0.9 | 95.4 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 95.1 | 2.9 | |
| High | 95.2 | 0.4 | 95.1 | 0.4 | 98.0 | 0.6 | 91.3 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 96.9 | 1.8 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 92.6 | 0.6 | 92.3 | 0.7 | 95.1 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| High school graduate | 94.5 | 0.5 | 94.3 | 0.5 | 96.2 | 0.7 | 90.7 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| At least some college | 94.6 | 0.4 | 94.6 | 0.4 | 96.0 | 0.7 | 92.9 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 94.6 | 2.1 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 94.4 | 0.4 | 94.2 | 0.4 | 96.4 | 0.6 | 91.6 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 95.9 | 1.4 |
| Not employed | 93.8 | 0.5 | 93.7 | 0.6 | 95.1 | 1.2 | 92.8 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, ages 0-64 | Any private | 94.9 | 0.3 | 94.8 | 0.4 | 96.4 | 0.6 | 93.3 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 95.9 | 1.6 |
| Public only | 93.1 | 0.6 | 93.0 | 0.8 | 94.8 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 89.5 | 3.3 | |
| Uninsured | 92.1 | 0.9 | 92.1 | 1.1 | 94.4 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 93.8 | 1.0 | 93.7 | 1.1 | 94.5 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 94.4 | 0.8 | 94.3 | 0.9 | 96.3 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | 93.2 | 1.4 | 93.5 | 1.6 | 93.5 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 94.1 | 0.3 | 94.0 | 0.3 | 95.5 | 0.5 | 92.4 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 90.3 | 3.4 | 94.8 | 1.4 |
| Large central metro | 94.2 | 0.5 | 93.8 | 0.6 | 96.0 | 0.8 | 92.5 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 97.5 | 1.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 94.5 | 0.6 | 94.4 | 0.6 | 95.7 | 1.3 | 93.6 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medium metro | 93.9 | 0.6 | 93.9 | 0.7 | 93.6 | 1.3 | 92.1 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 96.4 | 1.6 | |
| Small metro | 93.8 | 0.9 | 94.1 | 1.0 | 95.6 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 95.2 | 0.6 | 95.2 | 0.5 | 97.1 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 94.9 | 0.7 | 94.9 | 0.7 | 98.0 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | 95.6 | 1.0 | 95.8 | 1.0 | 95.5 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 94.5 | 0.3 | 94.4 | 0.3 | 95.8 | 0.5 | 91.4 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | 92.1 | 3.6 | 93.9 | 1.5 |
| Other | 92.6 | 0.8 | 92.8 | 0.9 | DSU | DSU | 93.8 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 94.6 | 0.3 | 94.5 | 0.3 | 96.0 | 0.5 | 92.5 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | 90.4 | 3.2 | 94.2 | 1.6 |
| Fair/poor | 92.3 | 0.7 | 92.4 | 0.8 | 93.1 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 92.4 | 0.7 | 92.3 | 0.8 | 94.5 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Complex activities | 92.4 | 0.8 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 93.8 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 94.5 | 0.3 | 94.5 | 0.4 | 96.2 | 0.5 | 92.4 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 95.9 | 1.3 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 94.5 | 0.3 | 94.5 | 0.3 | 95.6 | 0.5 | 94.0 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | 89.6 | 3.8 | 93.8 | 1.5 |
| No | 92.4 | 0.8 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 96.2 | 1.5 | 91.6 | 2.3 | 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.
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Internet Citation: Table 14_1_15-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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