Table T9_2_1_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 9_2_1_1.2a
People who had an office-based or outpatient department visit^a in the calendar year,^b 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		73.3	0.4	75.1	0.5	65.3	0.8	66.5	1.5	58.1	8.7	69.7	2.8	71.7	2.5
Age	0–17	75.6	0.8	77.9	0.8	64.5	1.5	71.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	68.7	5.1	79.3	3.0
	18–44	63.0	0.7	64.9	0.8	54.3	1.2	58.3	2.1	DSU	DSU	58.7	4.4	62.2	4.2
	45–64	78.8	0.6	80.4	0.6	73.1	1.1	65.6	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	67.5	5.1
	65 and over	91.2	0.6	91.9	0.6	87.2	1.5	83.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	67.4	0.5	69.2	0.6	58.9	1.2	61.5	1.7	DSU	DSU	58.8	4.1	64.0	3.3
Gender	Female	79.1	0.5	81.1	0.6	70.6	0.9	71.1	1.9	DSU	DSU	81.8	3.1	80.5	2.8
Family income^c	Negative/poor	66.3	0.9	67.7	1.0	62.3	1.5	59.7	4.4	DSU	DSU	73.6	3.9	70.8	4.6
	Near poor/low	66.2	0.7	67.7	0.8	60.9	1.7	61.4	3.9	DSU	DSU	57.9	4.3	65.9	4.9
	Middle	72.3	0.6	73.9	0.7	66.7	1.6	60.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	68.7	4.6	70.6	3.6
	High	81.1	0.6	82.6	0.7	72.0	1.9	72.8	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	79.6	4.6
Education,^d age 18 and over	Less than high school	64.1	0.9	65.1	1.0	60.4	1.8	54.0	4.6	DSU	DSU	57.4	6.6	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	68.0	0.6	69.2	0.8	62.6	1.4	61.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	63.9	5.3
	At least some college	78.3	0.6	80.1	0.6	70.9	1.2	69.1	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	71.9	4.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	68.7	0.6	70.2	0.6	61.7	1.2	62.6	1.9	DSU	DSU	64.8	4.4	63.5	4.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	68.6	0.8	71.4	1.0	59.3	1.4	55.6	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	65.8	6.0
Health insurance, ages 0–64	Any private	76.9	0.5	78.9	0.6	67.0	1.1	68.9	1.8	DSU	DSU	70.5	3.8	72.8	3.7
	Public only	74.9	0.8	77.7	0.9	68.5	1.4	66.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	82.7	4.6	71.1	5.5
	Uninsured	42.8	1.1	44.1	1.3	34.0	2.0	37.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	89.3	1.1	89.9	1.2	85.9	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	93.5	0.8	94.2	0.8	88.8	2.2	82.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	88.0	1.9	87.3	2.6	87.8	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^e	Metropolitan	73.3	0.5	75.1	0.5	66.1	0.8	66.8	1.5	57.6	8.8	68.7	3.5	72.0	2.7
	Large central metro	69.3	0.7	71.2	0.9	64.1	1.1	64.9	2.0	DSU	DSU	61.6	5.0	67.0	5.1
	Large fringe metro	76.3	0.8	78.0	0.9	69.5	1.6	68.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	75.9	3.9
	Medium metro	74.1	1.1	75.6	1.2	65.7	1.7	68.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	75.0	5.7
	Small metro	76.3	1.4	77.4	1.4	67.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	73.3	1.2	75.0	1.2	58.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	72.8	3.6	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	74.0	1.6	75.9	1.5	58.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	72.0	1.9	73.0	1.7	58.7	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	75.9	0.5	78.1	0.5	65.9	0.9	68.5	2.1	DSU	DSU	72.3	2.9	72.1	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	58.3	1.0	56.8	1.1	57.3	4.0	65.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	57.4	5.5	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72.6	0.4	74.5	0.5	63.7	0.9	65.9	1.5	DSU	DSU	68.0	2.8	70.4	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	82.7	0.9	83.7	1.1	78.8	2.1	81.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^e age 18 and over	Basic activities	89.1	1.0	89.9	1.1	85.0	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	91.0	1.1	91.9	1.2	86.7	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	71.2	0.5	72.8	0.6	63.7	1.0	64.1	1.7	DSU	DSU	67.0	3.3	66.0	3.4
U.S. born	Yes	75.5	0.5	77.4	0.5	65.7	0.9	68.7	1.9	DSU	DSU	72.9	2.7	71.6	2.7
U.S. born	No	60.5	1.2	58.9	1.4	65.0	3.3	63.9	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Includes physician and nonphysician office-based visits; physician and nonphysician outpatient department visits; and inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date ("zero-night" stays).

^b Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using five age groups: 0–17, 18–44, 45–64, 65–74, and 75 and over.

^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 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.

^e 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_2_1_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/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_2_1_1-2a.html