Table T9_1_4_10-1

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 9_1_4_10.1
Children who needed care, tests, or treatments in the last 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatments, United States, 2008–2009
		2009		2008
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.6	0.4	4.2	0.5
Age	0–5	4.4	0.8	3.5	0.7
Age	6–17	4.8	0.5	4.5	0.7
Gender	Male	3.7	0.5	3.8	0.6
Gender	Female	5.6	0.7	4.5	0.7
Race	White, single race	4.2	0.4	4.1	0.6
	Black, single race	6.0	1.0	4.6	0.8
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	4.1	0.4	3.9	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	3.7	0.5	3.7	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	4.7	0.8	4.5	0.8
	Hispanic, all races	7.5	1.0	6.0	1.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	10.8	1.5	7.5	1.4
	Near poor/low	4.2	0.8	5.4	1.0
	Middle	3.3	0.6	3.8	0.8
	High	3.3	0.7	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	3.4	0.4	2.9	0.5
	Public only	8.0	1.0	6.9	1.1
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	4.8	0.5	4.2	0.5
	Large central metro	5.9	1.0	4.4	0.7
	Large fringe metro	3.9	0.6	3.7	0.8
	Medium metro	4.9	1.1	4.0	1.1
	Small metro	4.7	1.3	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	3.6	1.1	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.2	0.4	4.0	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.2	1.3	5.7	1.3
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.5	0.4	4.0	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	9.5	2.8	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	6.9	0.9	5.8	1.1
CSHCN^c	No	3.6	0.4	3.2	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	4.4	0.4	4.0	0.5
U.S. born	No	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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^c CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. 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 T9_1_4_10-1: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_4_10-1.html