Table T9_1_4_6-2d

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_6.2d
People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care during regular business hours over the telephone about a health problem, by education,^a United States, 2009
		Total^a		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.7	0.5	17.4	1.0	14.8	0.7	15.7	0.6
Age	18–44	15.1	0.7	17.6	1.6	14.4	1.1	14.9	1.0
	45–64	16.3	0.7	17.4	1.5	16.5	1.1	16.0	0.9
	65 and over	15.6	1.0	17.2	1.7	12.5	1.4	17.5	1.4
Gender	Male	15.1	0.6	17.8	1.4	13.7	0.8	15.1	0.8
Gender	Female	16.2	0.6	17.1	1.3	15.6	0.9	16.2	0.7
Race	White, single race	15.8	0.5	17.5	1.2	14.6	0.8	16.1	0.7
	Black, single race	15.0	0.9	16.1	1.5	16.1	1.4	13.7	1.2
	Asian, single race	12.0	1.5	DSU	DSU	11.0	2.7	11.7	1.6
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	38.6	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	9.9	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	13.4	3.9
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	15.4	0.5	16.3	1.2	14.5	0.8	15.7	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	15.6	0.6	16.3	1.4	14.3	0.9	16.1	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	15.0	0.9	16.0	1.5	16.1	1.4	13.7	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	18.0	1.1	20.6	1.9	17.1	1.7	15.8	1.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	19.5	1.1	20.5	1.8	21.1	1.9	16.2	2.0
	Near poor/low	15.8	0.9	17.9	1.6	14.6	1.4	15.3	1.4
	Middle	15.5	0.8	15.2	1.6	13.5	1.1	17.0	1.3
	High	14.9	0.7	16.3	2.5	13.9	1.3	15.1	0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	14.8	0.6	17.3	1.6	14.0	0.9	14.8	0.7
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	18.7	0.9	17.8	1.5	19.6	1.6	18.6	1.4
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	14.6	0.6	14.2	1.4	13.6	0.9	15.0	0.7
	Public only	19.2	1.2	18.8	1.9	19.4	1.9	19.5	2.3
	Uninsured	20.3	1.5	22.7	2.7	20.7	2.0	17.8	2.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	15.0	1.3	14.9	2.1	12.2	2.0	18.3	2.4
	Medicare and private	15.6	1.4	18.4	3.4	12.3	2.0	17.1	1.9
	Medicare and other public	17.6	2.7	19.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	15.6	0.5	17.3	1.1	15.0	0.8	15.5	0.7
	Large central metro	14.7	0.8	15.9	1.7	15.0	1.6	14.2	0.9
	Large fringe metro	15.7	1.0	17.3	2.2	13.4	1.2	16.5	1.3
	Medium metro	16.1	1.3	18.6	2.4	15.6	1.4	15.7	1.6
	Small metro	16.9	1.7	19.0	3.4	17.4	2.6	15.9	2.2
	Nonmetropolitan	16.0	1.5	17.6	2.3	13.9	1.7	17.1	2.0
	Micropolitan	15.5	1.5	16.3	2.6	13.5	1.9	16.8	2.2
	Noncore	17.1	3.2	19.5	4.3	14.7	3.6	18.0	4.1
Language spoken most often at home	English	15.5	0.5	16.3	1.1	14.6	0.7	15.8	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	17.9	1.3	21.4	2.0	17.1	2.0	14.7	1.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.5	0.5	15.5	1.1	13.2	0.7	15.0	0.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	22.2	1.1	22.1	1.6	22.0	1.7	22.6	1.8
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	22.0	1.1	22.8	1.9	20.8	1.9	22.7	1.9
	Complex activities	21.4	1.5	22.7	2.2	20.0	2.1	21.8	2.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	14.4	0.5	15.6	1.1	13.0	0.7	14.8	0.6
U.S. born	Yes	15.6	0.5	16.8	1.1	14.8	0.8	15.9	0.7
U.S. born	No	16.0	1.1	19.5	2.0	14.6	1.6	14.8	1.3

^a 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.

^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 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 T9_1_4_6-2d: 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_6-2d.html