Table T4_1_1_3-1_1

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 4_1_1_3.1_1
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted,^a United States, 2002–2009
		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		14.7	0.6	15.4	0.7	13.9	0.6	15.3	0.6	15.1	0.6	14.2	0.5	14.3	0.6	15.3	0.5
Age	18–44	19.1	1.0	19.0	1.0	17.3	0.9	19.0	0.9	19.0	0.9	18.0	0.8	17.9	0.9	19.4	0.8
	45–64	13.4	0.8	15.4	1.1	13.7	1.0	14.5	0.9	14.3	1.0	13.0	0.8	13.8	0.9	13.4	0.8
	65 and over	7.4	0.9	7.1	1.0	6.5	0.9	7.7	0.8	7.2	0.9	7.4	0.9	5.8	0.9	8.5	0.8
Gender	Male	15.7	1.0	16.8	1.0	14.1	0.9	15.6	0.9	16.4	1.0	15.3	0.8	15.8	0.9	15.9	0.8
Gender	Female	14.1	0.7	14.4	0.8	13.7	0.7	15.0	0.7	14.1	0.7	13.4	0.6	13.2	0.7	14.9	0.6
Race	White, single race	13.4	0.6	14.0	0.8	13.1	0.6	14.7	0.7	13.4	0.6	13.1	0.6	13.4	0.6	14.5	0.5
	Black, single race	20.4	1.4	22.7	1.4	17.4	1.4	16.5	1.1	20.9	1.6	17.2	1.6	18.4	2.0	19.0	1.6
	Asian, single race	27.7	4.8	26.3	4.4	17.6	3.2	21.3	3.3	27.4	6.4	26.7	4.5	26.3	3.7	22.7	3.6
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	17.7	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.8	4.6	22.5	4.8	18.4	4.6	DSU	DSU	15.8	3.6
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	14.1	0.7	15.1	0.7	13.2	0.6	14.6	0.6	14.8	0.7	13.6	0.6	13.6	0.7	14.1	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	12.5	0.7	13.5	0.8	12.0	0.7	13.8	0.7	12.8	0.7	12.1	0.6	12.4	0.7	12.9	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	19.9	1.4	22.7	1.4	17.7	1.4	16.5	1.1	20.9	1.6	17.5	1.6	18.6	2.0	18.9	1.6
	Hispanic, all races	20.4	1.4	17.7	1.4	19.3	1.7	20.6	1.6	17.7	1.6	19.6	1.5	20.6	1.6	25.8	1.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	24.4	1.7	24.0	1.9	19.6	1.7	23.0	1.7	24.8	1.7	25.0	1.9	25.8	1.8	22.8	1.3
	Near poor/low	19.1	1.4	19.7	1.4	16.6	1.3	20.3	1.4	19.7	1.5	15.6	1.2	17.5	1.2	20.3	1.1
	Middle	14.5	1.1	14.4	1.1	15.4	1.2	15.3	1.1	14.3	1.1	13.5	0.9	13.3	1.1	15.9	0.9
	High	9.0	0.8	10.9	1.1	9.8	0.9	10.5	0.8	10.0	0.9	10.3	0.9	9.7	0.7	9.9	0.7
Education^c	Less than high school	17.9	1.3	19.3	1.4	17.0	1.3	18.8	1.4	20.3	1.2	19.1	1.4	19.6	1.2	22.1	1.1
	High school graduate	17.1	1.1	17.6	1.2	13.9	1.1	14.8	1.0	13.6	1.0	14.3	0.9	14.2	1.1	13.2	0.8
	At least some college	11.7	0.8	12.6	0.8	12.4	0.8	14.0	0.8	13.4	0.8	11.9	0.7	11.7	0.8	13.3	0.7
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	15.3	0.8	16.8	0.9	15.1	0.7	16.3	0.8	16.0	0.8	15.2	0.7	15.1	0.8	15.9	0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	20.0	1.2	19.2	1.5	17.8	1.4	19.4	1.3	20.1	1.4	18.3	1.3	20.0	1.4	20.2	1.2
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	12.0	0.8	13.5	0.9	12.1	0.7	13.0	0.8	13.2	0.8	11.7	0.7	11.9	0.7	13.7	0.6
	Public only	20.8	1.7	20.5	1.8	21.4	2.0	23.3	1.9	22.3	1.7	22.0	1.8	22.5	1.5	19.7	1.3
	Uninsured	33.3	1.9	33.6	2.5	29.7	2.2	32.8	2.3	32.5	2.3	33.8	2.3	34.6	2.4	32.8	1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10.5	1.6	7.6	1.7	6.6	1.5	8.1	1.6	7.8	1.9	8.8	1.8	6.7	1.8	9.2	1.8
	Medicare and private	4.7	1.2	6.0	1.2	4.9	1.1	6.7	1.1	5.9	1.1	5.4	1.2	4.6	1.2	6.4	1.0
	Medicare and other public	9.1	2.1	10.1	2.4	11.1	2.8	10.3	2.3	10.7	2.6	11.6	2.9	9.3	2.1	16.9	2.8
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	15.1	0.7	15.4	0.7	13.9	0.6	15.3	0.6	15.4	0.7	14.5	0.6	14.6	0.7	15.7	0.6
	Large central metro	17.3	1.2	16.8	1.1	16.9	1.1	16.8	1.1	16.0	1.1	16.7	1.2	18.0	1.1	19.5	1.0
	Large fringe metro	13.2	1.1	12.4	1.0	11.6	1.1	15.0	1.2	15.7	1.6	13.0	1.0	12.5	1.1	12.4	1.1
	Medium metro	15.0	1.3	16.4	1.6	11.6	1.1	14.5	1.3	14.4	1.2	13.6	1.2	11.9	1.4	14.3	0.9
	Small metro	14.4	1.7	16.8	2.6	16.0	1.7	13.2	1.9	15.0	1.8	14.2	1.7	16.2	1.7	15.1	1.2
	Nonmetropolitan	13.0	1.7	15.7	1.8	13.8	1.6	15.1	1.3	13.6	1.3	12.9	1.0	13.1	1.2	13.5	1.0
	Micropolitan	11.9	1.6	15.7	2.1	14.2	2.0	14.2	1.6	14.3	1.6	13.2	1.2	13.1	1.5	13.9	1.2
	Noncore	15.8	3.0	15.6	2.4	12.8	2.4	17.0	1.9	12.4	1.8	12.4	1.9	13.0	1.9	12.9	2.0
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.9	0.6	15.1	0.7	13.5	0.6	14.5	0.6	14.8	0.6	13.4	0.6	13.2	0.6	14.2	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.2	2.4	18.8	2.0	17.9	2.0	23.7	2.1	19.1	2.6	23.2	2.1	26.3	2.0	26.5	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	13.4	0.7	14.0	0.8	12.5	0.6	14.0	0.7	13.1	0.7	12.6	0.6	12.8	0.6	14.1	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	18.9	1.2	19.9	1.3	18.2	1.3	19.5	1.1	21.1	1.2	19.2	1.3	19.0	1.2	19.3	1.1
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	15.4	1.2	14.4	1.2	13.5	1.3	15.9	1.1	16.5	1.2	15.0	1.2	15.3	1.1	15.2	1.0
	Complex activities	17.1	1.6	19.1	1.9	16.3	1.6	19.6	1.5	20.7	1.5	16.3	1.5	18.2	1.5	15.9	1.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.4	0.7	15.3	0.8	13.8	0.7	14.7	0.6	14.4	0.7	13.9	0.6	13.8	0.7	15.1	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	13.8	0.6	14.8	0.7	13.3	0.6	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	13.3	0.6	14.1	0.5
U.S. born	No	21.5	1.9	19.8	1.8	17.5	1.6	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	20.9	1.6	23.9	1.7

^a Denominator includes adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition 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 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.

DNC - Data were not collected.

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 June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T4_1_1_3-1_1: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/4_timeliness/T4_1_1_3-1_1.html