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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 14_1_9.2a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them,a by race, United States, 2008
        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   13.2 0.4 12.6 0.4 16.2 0.9 15.9 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU 19.1 3.2
Age 18-44 16.6 0.7 16.1 0.8 18.8 1.3 16.7 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 19.4 4.4
45-64 12.2 0.6 11.6 0.6 14.8 1.4 17.1 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
65 and over 7.8 0.6 7.6 0.7 10.6 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 12.6 0.5 11.9 0.6 15.2 1.3 17.3 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Female 13.6 0.5 13.1 0.5 16.8 1.1 14.9 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 14.4 3.8
Family incomeb Negative/poor 17.7 1.2 16.5 1.5 21.9 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 16.6 0.9 16.7 1.2 15.6 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 13.2 0.7 12.6 0.7 16.5 1.8 17.3 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 10.9 0.6 10.5 0.6 12.1 1.6 15.0 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Educationc Less than high school 15.9 1.1 15.5 1.2 18.7 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High school graduate 13.5 0.7 12.7 0.7 16.3 1.5 16.6 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
At least some college 12.3 0.5 11.8 0.5 14.9 1.4 15.9 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 14.9 3.7
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 14.2 0.5 13.7 0.6 16.1 1.1 17.5 2.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU 17.0 3.8
Not employed 15.7 0.9 14.7 1.0 20.3 2.0 13.2 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 12.8 0.5 12.5 0.5 14.5 1.2 16.4 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU 16.3 3.9
Public only 20.7 1.3 20.1 1.6 21.9 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 20.6 1.4 19.8 1.6 21.6 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.7 1.0 7.2 1.1 10.8 2.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 7.6 0.9 7.5 1.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public 10.1 1.7 9.9 2.2 14.0 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 13.4 0.5 12.7 0.5 16.3 1.0 16.2 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 20.3 3.5
  Large central metro  13.7 0.7 12.7 0.8 17.2 1.3 15.8 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro   13.2 0.8 12.3 0.9 16.3 1.9 20.2 4.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro  12.8 1.1 12.5 1.3 14.0 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 14.3 1.4 14.4 1.5 16.9 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 12.0 1.0 11.8 1.0 14.6 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan  13.5 1.2 13.3 1.3 16.2 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 8.8 1.4 8.8 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 12.7 0.4 12.2 0.5 16.0 0.9 11.7 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU 19.4 3.3
Other 18.1 1.4 17.4 1.6 DSU DSU 20.5 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 11.6 0.4 11.0 0.4 14.9 1.0 15.5 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 16.2 3.5
Fair/poor 21.3 1.0 21.2 1.2 21.9 2.1 18.7 5.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 16.2 0.9 15.8 1.0 18.3 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities 20.1 1.3 19.9 1.5 21.9 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 12.5 0.4 11.9 0.5 15.8 1.0 16.4 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 13.4 2.9
U.S. born Yes 12.8 0.4 12.3 0.5 16.1 0.9 12.4 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 20.3 3.4
No 15.6 1.0 15.3 1.2 16.7 2.7 17.0 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.

 
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