Table 16_2_2-2d

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 16_2_2.2d
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income,^a by education,^b United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.2	0.3	5.5	0.8	5.4	0.5	3.5	0.3
Age	18-44	3.0	0.3	3.8	0.8	4.1	0.6	2.5	0.3
Age	45-64	5.6	0.5	8.1	1.7	6.5	0.8	4.8	0.5
Gender	Male	3.7	0.3	4.5	0.9	4.4	0.6	3.3	0.4
Gender	Female	4.7	0.3	6.7	1.1	6.4	0.7	3.7	0.4
Race	White, single race	4.5	0.3	5.6	0.9	5.7	0.6	3.8	0.3
	Black, single race	2.9	0.6	DSU	DSU	3.6	0.9	2.2	0.6
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	4.3	0.3	6.1	1.0	5.5	0.5	3.6	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	4.6	0.3	6.3	1.2	5.8	0.6	3.9	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	3.0	0.6	DSU	DSU	3.7	0.9	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	3.7	0.6	3.7	0.9	4.5	1.2	3.1	0.8
Family income^c	Negative/poor	40.5	3.9	31.5	5.7	38.0	6.4	47.3	5.6
	Near poor/low	10.5	1.3	6.4	1.6	11.4	2.1	11.7	2.1
	Middle	5.1	0.5	4.5	1.2	5.0	0.9	5.2	0.7
	High	1.1	0.2	DSU	DSU	1.8	0.4	0.9	0.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	2.8	0.2	2.6	0.6	3.4	0.4	2.6	0.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	12.7	1.1	12.6	2.2	16.3	2.1	10.8	1.4
Health insurance^d	Private, employer sponsored	3.8	0.2	4.7	0.8	4.9	0.5	3.1	0.3
	Private, nongroup	15.8	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.6	3.1
	Public only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Part-year uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Full-year uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	3.9	0.3	5.5	0.9	5.3	0.6	3.1	0.3
	Large central metro	3.5	0.4	5.5	1.3	4.7	0.8	2.8	0.5
	Large fringe metro	4.0	0.5	DSU	DSU	5.4	1.0	3.3	0.5
	Medium metro	3.8	0.6	DSU	DSU	5.7	1.3	2.8	0.5
	Small metro	5.1	0.9	DSU	DSU	5.9	1.5	4.0	1.0
	Nonmetropolitan	6.2	0.7	5.3	1.5	5.5	1.3	6.9	1.0
	Micropolitan	6.6	0.9	DSU	DSU	5.8	1.6	7.9	1.4
	Noncore	5.2	1.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.2	0.3	6.1	1.0	5.1	0.5	3.6	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	4.1	0.9	DSU	DSU	7.7	2.1	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	3.5	0.2	3.7	0.6	4.8	0.5	2.9	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	13.3	1.5	18.1	4.1	11.0	2.2	13.5	2.2
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	13.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	11.8	2.5	12.0	2.0
	Complex activities	17.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	17.0	3.5	16.9	3.0
	Neither basic nor complex activities	3.4	0.2	3.7	0.7	4.4	0.5	3.0	0.3
U.S. born	Yes	4.2	0.3	6.0	1.0	5.2	0.5	3.6	0.3
U.S. born	No	3.9	0.7	3.5	1.0	6.3	1.5	3.3	1.0

^a For income, insurance, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs). For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^b Persons age 18 and over. 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 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.

^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: Table 16_2_2-2d: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_2_2-2d.html