Table T5_1_1_11-1_2a

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 5_1_1_11.1_2a
Rating of health care 0–6 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months,^a by race, United States, 2009
				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		12.3	0.4	11.4	0.4	17.5	0.9	16.3	1.9	DSU	DSU	23.1	4.2	14.7	2.5
Age	18–44	14.6	0.6	13.6	0.7	19.7	1.4	17.4	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.9	3.2
	45–64	12.3	0.5	11.4	0.6	17.0	1.2	18.9	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	7.5	0.6	7.1	0.6	11.9	1.7	8.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	12.4	0.6	11.4	0.6	17.6	1.6	17.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	12.3	0.5	11.3	0.5	17.4	0.9	15.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	16.2	3.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	22.2	1.3	20.0	1.4	27.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	16.0	0.9	15.3	1.0	18.1	1.6	22.9	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	13.4	0.6	12.8	0.7	17.1	1.7	13.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	8.0	0.5	7.5	0.5	10.0	1.4	13.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	16.2	0.9	15.5	1.0	20.3	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	14.1	0.6	13.1	0.7	18.0	1.4	25.9	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	10.4	0.5	9.5	0.5	16.3	1.2	14.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	12.8	3.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	12.3	0.5	11.4	0.5	17.2	1.2	17.2	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.4	3.5
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	17.5	0.9	16.4	1.1	21.7	1.4	20.9	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	10.7	0.4	10.1	0.5	14.2	1.0	14.6	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.9	3.3
	Public only	20.2	1.3	19.6	1.5	22.1	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	27.5	1.4	25.6	1.7	32.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	8.6	0.9	8.2	1.0	13.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	5.6	0.7	5.3	0.8	9.2	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	13.5	2.8	13.5	3.6	14.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	12.3	0.4	11.3	0.4	17.5	0.9	16.5	1.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.4	2.8
	Large central metro	13.9	0.7	12.4	0.8	18.7	1.4	17.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	10.8	0.7	10.0	0.7	15.2	1.6	14.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	11.4	0.7	10.2	0.7	19.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	14.0	1.6	13.9	1.8	14.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	12.4	1.0	11.8	1.1	17.3	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	12.7	1.2	12.0	1.3	19.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	11.7	2.0	11.6	2.3	12.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	11.8	0.4	11.0	0.4	17.4	0.9	10.7	2.2	DSU	DSU	22.7	4.5	14.3	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	17.8	1.2	15.9	1.2	DSU	DSU	21.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	10.5	0.4	9.7	0.4	15.2	0.9	13.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	15.8	4.3	12.4	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	22.3	1.0	20.8	1.1	27.0	1.8	36.8	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	14.9	0.9	14.0	0.9	19.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	19.3	1.4	18.7	1.6	21.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.6	0.4	10.5	0.4	17.0	0.9	16.4	2.0	DSU	DSU	20.6	4.8	14.6	3.1
U.S. born	Yes	11.9	0.4	11.1	0.4	17.3	1.0	8.6	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	15.2	2.6
U.S. born	No	15.4	1.0	13.7	1.0	19.6	2.9	18.4	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit 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.

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 T5_1_1_11-1_2a: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/5_patientcenteredness/T5_1_1_11-1_2a.html