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<div><div><ul><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/index.html">Contents</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Ackno.html">Acknowledgments</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Key.html">Key Themes and Highlights From the National Healthcare Disparities Report</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap1.html">Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2.html">Chapter 2. Quality of Health Care</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap3.html">Chapter 3. Access to Health Care</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap4.html">Chapter 4. Priority Populations</a></li><li><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Core.html">Core Measures, Data Sources, and Availability for Select Groups</a></li><li>Appendixes</li><li><a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/datasources/index.html">Data Sources</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/methods/index.html">Detailed Methods</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/measurespec/index.html">Measure Specifications</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/index.html">Data Tables</a></li></ul></div></div>
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<h1>Chapter 2. Quality of Health Care (continued, 4)</h1>
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<a id="center" name="center"></a> <h2>Patient Centeredness</h2><p>The Institute of Medicine identifies patient centeredness as a core component of quality health care.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref2">2</a></sup> Patient centeredness is defined as:</p><blockquote>[H]ealth care that establishes a partnership among practitioners, patients, and their families (when appropriate) to ensure that decisions respect patients' wants, needs, and preferences and that patients have the education and support they need to make decisions and participate in their own care. <sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref95">95</a></sup></blockquote><p>Patient centeredness "encompasses qualities of compassion, empathy, and responsiveness to the needs, values, and expressed preferences of the individual patient."<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref2">2</a></sup></p><p>Patient centered care is supported by good patient-provider communication so that patients' needs and wants are understood and addressed, and patients understand and participate in their own care.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref95">95-98</a></sup> This style of care has been shown to improve patients' health and health care.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref96">96</a>, <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref97">97</a>, <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref99">99</a>,<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref100">100</a>, <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref101">101</a></sup> Unfortunately, there are barriers to good communication.</p><p>About a third of Americans are not "health literate,"<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref102">102-103</a></sup> which means they lack the "capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions."<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref104">104</a></sup> They experience many difficulties, including:</p><ul><li>Less preventive care<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref105">105</a></sup></li><li>Poorer understanding of their conditions and care,<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref102">102</a>, <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref106">106-107</a></sup></li><li>Higher use of emergency and inpatient services, higher rates of rehospitalization,<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref108">108-109</a></sup></li><li>Lower adherence to medications,<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref108">108</a></sup></li><li>Lower participation in medical decision-making.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref110">110</a></sup></li></ul><p>Low health literacy costs an estimated $29 billion to $69 billion per year.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref111">111</a></sup> Providers also differ in communication proficiency, including varied listening skills and views of symptoms and treatment effectiveness compared with their patients' views.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref112">112</a></sup></p><p>When health care is patient centered, both underuse and overuse of medical services are reduced<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref113">113</a></sup> and can reduce strains on system resources or save money by reducing the number of diagnostic tests and referrals.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref99">99</a></sup> Additional factors influencing patient centeredness and patient-provider communication include:</p><ul><li>Language barriers.</li><li>Racial/ethnic concordance between the patient and provider.</li><li>Effects of disabilities on patients' health care experiences.</li><li>Providers' cultural competency.</li></ul><p>Efforts to remove these possible impediments to patient centeredness are underway. For example, the Office of Minority Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has developed a set of Cultural Competency Curriculum Modules that aim to equip providers with cultural and linguistic competencies to help promote patient-centered care.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref114">114</a>, <a href="#Ch2-xxi">xxi</a></sup> These modules are based on the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). These standards are directed at health care organizations and aim to improve the patient centeredness of care for people with limited English proficiency (LEP). In addition, the HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons. This guidance explains that the failure of a recipient of Federal financial assistance to take reasonable steps to provide LEP persons with a meaningful opportunity to participate in HHS-funded programs may violate the prohibition under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d, against national origin discrimination.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref115">115</a></sup></p><p>The NHDR includes one core measure of patient centeredness—a composite measure on the patient experience of care—and two new supplemental measures. Because having a diverse workforce of health care providers may be an important component of patient centered health care for many patients, this year's report includes a new supplemental measure of workforce diversity—race/ethnicity of the Nation's registered nurse (RN) workforce. A supplemental measure focusing on health literacy of U.S. adults is also presented in <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap4.html">Chapter 4</a>. (For findings related to all core measures of patient centeredness, go to <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2d.html#Ch2-T3a">Tables 2.3a</a> and <a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2d.html#Ch2-T3b">2.3b</a>.)</p><hr /><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-xxi" name="Ch2-xxi">xxi</a></sup> This online program (available at www.thinkculturalhealth.org) is accredited for 9 Continuing Medical Education credits for physicians and 10.8 and 0.9 Continuing Education Units for nurses and pharmacists, respectively.</p><hr /><h3>Patients' Experience of Care</h3><p>Using methods developed for the CAHPS® (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey,<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref116">116</a></sup> the NHDR uses a composite measure that combines four measures of patient-provider communication into a single core measure—providers who sometimes or never listen carefully, explain things clearly, respect what patients say, and spend enough time with patients.</p><p class="Caption"><strong><a id="Ch2fig54" name="Ch2fig54">Figure 2.54.</a> Composite measure: Ambulatory patients age 18 and over who reported poor communication with health providers,<a href="#Ch2fig40-1">*</a> by race (top left), ethnicity (top right), and income (bottom left), 2002-2005.</strong></p><p><img alt="Total, 2002, 10.8; 2003, 9.8; 2004, 9.6; 2005, 9.7; White, 2002, 10.4; 2003, 9.4; 2004, 9.0; 2005, 9.1; Black, 2002, 11.4; 2003, 11.3; 2004, 11.3; 2005, 12.7; Asian, 2002, 14.5; 2003, 13.5; 2004, 14.3; 2005, 13.0; > 1 Race, 2002, 13.8; 2003, 15.2; 2004, 14.4; 2005, 9.7." src="images/fig2-54a.jpg" /> <img alt="Non-Hispanic White, 2002, 9.9; 2003, 8.9; 2004, 8.7; 2005, 8.8; Hispanic, 2002, 15.6; 2003, 13.6; 2004, 12.2; 2005, 11.7." src="images/fig2-54b.jpg" /></p><p><img alt="Poor, 2002, 15.8; 2003, 15.2; 2004, 15.8; 2005, 15.0; Near Poor, 2002, 12.5; 2003, 11.9; 2004, 11.0; 2005, 11.4; Middle income, 2002, 11.2; 2003, 10.10; 2004, 9.8; 2005, 10.4; High income, 2002, 8.9; 2003, 7.8; 2004, 7.6; 2005, 7.4." src="images/fig2-54c.jpg" /></p><p class="size2"><a id="Ch2fig40-1" name="Ch2fig40-1">*</a> Average percentage of adults age 18 and over who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and reported poor communication with health providers (i.e., that their health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them).<br>
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<strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2005.<br>
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<strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population age 18 and over.<strong>Note:</strong> Data were insufficient for this analysis for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaska Natives.</p><ul type="disc"><li>From 2002 to 2005, the gap between Blacks and Whites and between Asians and Whites on this measure increased. In 2005, Blacks and Asians were more likely than Whites to report poor communication with their health providers (12.7% for Blacks and 13.0% for Asians compared with 9.1% for Whites; <a href="#Ch2fig54">Figure 2.54</a>).</li><li>The gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in the percentage of adults who reported poor communication with their health providers decreased from 2002 to 2005. However, in 2005, the percentage was higher for Hispanics than for non-Hispanic Whites (11.7% compared with 8.8%).</li><li>The gap between poor and high-income people increased. In 2005, the percentage of adults who reported poor communication was higher for poor people than for high-income people (15.0% compared with 7.4%).</li></ul><p>Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately of lower SES. To distinguish the effects of race, ethnicity, income, and education on patient-provider communication, this measure is stratified by education level.</p><p class="Caption"><strong><a id="Ch2fig55" name="Ch2fig55">Figure 2.55.</a> Adult ambulatory patients who reported poor communication with health providers,<a href="#Ch2fig41-1">*</a> by race (left) and ethnicity (right), stratified by education, 2005,</strong></p><p><img alt="White, Less than high school, 12.5; High school, 8.7, Some college, 8.3; Black, Less than high school, 18.6; High school, 13, Some college, 9.4; Asian, Less than high school, No data; High school: No data, Some college, 10.1." src="images/fig2-55a.jpg" /> <img alt="Non-Hispanic White, Less than high school, 12.8; High school, 8.5, Some college, 8; Hispanic, Less than high school, 11.9; High school,11.6, Some college, 11.3." src="images/fig2-55b.jpg" /></p><p class="size2"><a id="Ch2fig41-1" name="Ch2fig41-1">*</a> Average percentage of adults age 18 and over who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and reported poor communication with health providers (i.e., that their health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them).<br>
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<strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005.<br>
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<strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population age 18 and over.<br>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Sample sizes were too small to provide estimates for Asians with less than a high school education and Asian high school graduates.</p><ul><li>SES explains some but not all of the racial and ethnic differences in patient-provider communication for patients age 18 and over (<a href="#Ch2fig55">Figure 2.55</a>).</li><li>Among high school graduates, Blacks (13.0%) were more likely than Whites (8.7%) and Hispanics (11.6%) were more like than non-Hispanic Whites (8.5%) to report poor communication with their health providers.</li><li>Among people with less than a high school education, Blacks were more likely than Whites to report poor communication with their health providers (18.6% compared with 12.5%).</li></ul><p>Communication in children's health care can pose a particular challenge, as children are often less able to express their health care needs and preferences, and a third party (e.g., a parent or guardian) is involved in communication and decisionmaking. Optimal communication in children's health care can therefore have a significant impact on receipt of high-quality care and subsequent health status. This is especially true for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).</p><p class="Caption"><strong><a id="Ch2fig56" name="Ch2fig56">Figure 2.56.</a> Composite measure: Children with ambulatory visits whose parents reported poor communication<a href="#Ch2fig42-1">*</a> with health providers, by race (top left), ethnicity (top right), and family income (bottom left), 2002-2005</strong></p><p><img alt="Trend line chart by race. White, 2002, 6.5, 2003, 5.5, 2004, 5.4, 2005, 5.3; Black, 2002, 7.1, 2003, 7.5, 2004, 6.3, 2005, 5.7; Asian, 2002, 10.2, 2003, 12.5, 2004, 7.6, 2005, No data; > 1 Race, 2002, 10.1, 2003, 6.7, 2004, 7.9, 2005, 6.7." src="images/fig2-56a.jpg" /> <img alt="Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic White, 2002, 5.6, 2003, 4.8, 2004, 4.8, 2005, 4.4; Hispanic, 2002, 10.2, 2003, 8.4, 2004, 7.9, 2005, 8.8." src="images/fig2-56b.jpg" /></p><p><img alt="Family Income. Poor, 2002, 11.3, 2003, 9.5, 2004, 9.1, 2005, 9.3; Near poor, 2002, 9.3, 2003, 8.8, 2004, 7.5, 2005, 7.3; Middle income, 2002, 6.2, 2003, 5.4, 2004, 5.4, 2005, 5.3; High income, 2002, 3.4, 2003, 3.3, 2004, 3, 2005, 2.5." src="images/fig2-56c.jpg" /></p><p class="size2"><a id="Ch2fig42-1" name="Ch2fig42-1">*</a> Children under 18 years of age whose parents or guardians reported that their child's health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them.<br>
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<strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2004.<br>
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<strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 18.<br>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Average percentage of children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and were reported to have had poor communication with health providers (i.e., that their health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them). Data for Asians (2005 only) and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaska Natives did not meet criteria for statistical reliability.</p><ul type="disc"><li>Overall, the percentage of children whose parents or guardians reported poor communication with their health providers decreased from 6.7% in 2002 to 5.5% in 2005 (data not shown).</li><li>In 2005, there were no statistically significant differences between Blacks and Whites in the percentage of children whose parents or guardians reported poor communication with their health providers.</li><li>From 2002 to 2005, the gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in the percentage of children whose parents or guardians reported poor communication with their health providers decreased (<a href="#Ch2fig56">Figure 2.56</a>). However, in 2005, the percentage was still two times higher for Hispanics than for non-Hispanic Whites (8.8% compared with 4.4%).</li><li>The gap between poor people and high-income people in the percentage with poor communication decreased. However, in 2005, the percentage was still significantly higher for poor (9.3%), near-poor (7.3%), and middle-income (5.3%) people than for high-income people (2.5%).</li></ul><p>Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately of lower SES. To distinguish the effects of race, ethnicity, income, and education on patient-provider communication, this measure is stratified by income level.</p><p><strong><a id="Ch2fig57" name="Ch2fig57">Figure 2.57</a>. Composite measure: Children with ambulatory visits whose parents reported poor communication with health providers,<a href="#star5">*</a> by race (left) and ethnicity (right), stratified by income, 2005.</strong></p><p><img alt="Bar chart by race. Percent. Poor, White, 13.5, Black, 20, Asian, No data; Near Poor, White, 10.8, Black, 13.3, Asian, No data; Middle Income, White 10, Black, 10.7, Asian, 17.9; High Income, White, 7.2, Black, 8.7, Asian, 10.1." src="images/fig2-57a.jpg" /> <img alt="Bar chart by ethnicity. Percent. Poor, Non-Hispanic White, 13.2, Hispanic, 13.7, Near Poor, Non-Hispanic White, 10.9, Hispanic, 10.5, Middle income, Non-Hispanic White, 9.7, Hispanic, 13.8, High Income, Non-Hispanic White, 7.1, Hispanic, 9.1. " src="images/fig2-57b.jpg" /></p><p class="size2"><a id="star5" name="star5">*</a> Children under 18 years of age whose parents or guardians reported that their child's health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, or spent enough time with them.<br>
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<strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005.<br>
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<strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 18.<br>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Sample sizes were too small to provide estimates for poor and near-poor Asians. The seemingly large difference between middle-income Asians and Whites is not statistically significant due to small sample sizes.</p><ul><li>SES explains some but not all of the racial and ethnic differences in patient-provider communication for patients under age 18 (<a href="#Ch2fig57">Figure 2.57</a>).</li><li>In 2005, among poor people, Blacks were more likely than Whites to report poor communication with their health providers (20.0% compared with 13.5%).</li><li>Among people with middle income, Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to report poor communication with their health providers (13.8% compared with 9.7%).</li></ul><h3>Diversity of the Nurse Professionals Workforce</h3><p>In 2000, more than 30% of Americans identified themselves as members of racial or ethnic minority groups. It is estimated that by 2050, half of Americans will be members of minority groups.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref117">117</a></sup> Minority providers are more likely than their White colleagues to practice in underserved minority communities.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref118">118</a>,<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref119">119</a></sup> Health care workforce diversity is considered to be important for health care research, education, administration, and policy both to provide role models and to shape a health care system that meets the needs of all individuals.</p><p>Diversity increases the opportunities for race and language-concordant health care visits. It also can improve cultural competency at the system, organization, and provider levels in several ways. These include appropriate program design and policies, organizational commitment to culturally competent care, and cross-cultural education of colleagues.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref120">120</a></sup> As such, diversity is an important element of a patient-centered health care encounter.</p><p>Previous reports have presented data on diversity in the physician and RN workforces. This year, the NHDR presents data on diversity in the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce.</p><p>LPNs, known as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in California and Texas, provide patient care under the supervision of physicians and registered nurses (RNs). Their scope of practice varies by State but may include duties such as providing basic bedside care, assisting patients in daily living activities, performing routine laboratory tests, monitoring patient response to medications or treatments, and gathering patient information.</p><p>Compared with RNs, LPNs are less likely to work in hospitals and more likely to work in long-term and personal care settings. Practical training programs are typically shorter than RN programs and are therefore less costly to trainees seeking licensure. In May 2006, the median income of LPNs was approximately $20,000 less than that of RNs. As the U.S. population ages and overall demand for health care services increases, employment of LPNs is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations, particularly in long-term care facilities. Increases in hiring and in LPN-to-RN programs may also help alleviate the national RN shortage.<sup><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/Chap2e.html#ref121">121-122</a></sup></p><p class="Caption"><strong><a id="Ch2fig58" name="Ch2fig58">Figure 2.58.</a> U.S. nurse professionals compared with the U.S. population, by race/ethnicity, 2000.</strong></p><p><img alt="Registered nurses: White, 77.74, Hispanic, 4.14, Black, 9.52, Asian 7.3, NHOPI, .09, AI/AN 0.41, > 1 Race, .8; LPN/LVN, White, 66.11, Hispanic, 6.11, Black, 22.39, Asian 3.34, NHOPI, .07, AI/AN 0.83, > 1 Race, 1.15; U.S. population, White, 69.25, Hispanic, 12.57, Black, 12.08, Asian 3.6, NHOPI, .13, AI/AN 0.74, > 1 Race, 1.64." src="images/fig2-58.jpg" /></p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.<br>
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<strong>Source:</strong> U.S. Census 2000 and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2000.<br>
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<strong>Note:</strong> All racial groups are non-Hispanic.</p><ul><li>Of the RNs in the United States, 77.7% were White; 66.1% of LPNs/LVNs in the United States were White (<a href="#Ch2fig58">Figure 2.58</a>).</li><li>Relative to the U.S. population, Blacks were overrepresented in the LPN workforce, while Hispanic individuals were underrepresented.</li><li>In contrast, Whites and Asians were overrepresented in the RN workforce. The percentage of Hispanics in the RN workforce (4.1%) was even smaller than the percentage in the LPN/LVN workforce (6.1%).</li></ul><a id="tables" name="tables"></a> <h3>Summary Tables</h3><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1a-1" name="Ch2-T1a-1">Table 2.1a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Cancer</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults age 50 and over who received a sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or = proctoscopy or fecal occult blood test in the last 2 years<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↑</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↑</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Colorectal cancer<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-5">v</a></sup> deaths per 100,000 population per year</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↑</td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↑</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Diabetes</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Adults with diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye exam, and foot exam in the past year<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients per 1,000 population with diabetes age 18 and over<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-7">vii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>End Stage Renal Disease</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-8">viii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">↑</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Dialysis patients under age 70 who were registered on the waiting list for transplantation<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-1-9">ix</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-1" name="Ch2-T1a-1-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-2" name="Ch2-T1a-1-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-3" name="Ch2-T1a-1-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Health Interview Survey, 2005.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-4" name="Ch2-T1a-1-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, 2005. This source does not provide rate estimates for Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-5" name="Ch2-T1a-1-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Mortality, 2005. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-6" name="Ch2-T1a-1-6">vi</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005. <sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-7" name="Ch2-T1a-1-7">vii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2003-2006. This source did not collect information for >1 race. Missing rates preclude analysis by ethnicity.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-8" name="Ch2-T1a-1-8">viii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CMS End Stage Renal Disease Clinical Performance Measures Project, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-1-9" name="Ch2-T1a-1-9">ix</a></sup> U.S. Renal Data System, 2004. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI=Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN=American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1a-2" name="Ch2-T1a-2">Table 2.1a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care (continued)</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-2-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Heart Disease</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults with obesity who ever received advice to exercise more</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adult current smokers who received advice to quit smoking<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Hospital patients with heart attack who received recommended hospital care<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Deaths per 1,000 adult admissions with acute myocardial infarction<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Hospital patients with heart failure who received recommended hospital care<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-1" name="Ch2-T1b-1-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-2" name="Ch2-T1b-1-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-3" name="Ch2-T1b-1-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Health Interview Survey, 2005.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-4" name="Ch2-T1b-1-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CMS Quality Improvement Organization Program, 2006. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-5" name="Ch2-T1b-1-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> HCUP State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file, 2005. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI=Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN=American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1a-3" name="Ch2-T1a-3">Table 2.1a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care (continued)</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>HIV and AIDS</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">New AIDS cases per 100,000 population 13 and over<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Maternal and Child Health</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Pregnant women who first received prenatal care in first trimester<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, <1,500 grams<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Children 2-17 with advice about healthy eating<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Children ages 3- 6 who ever had their vision checked<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1c-2-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-1" name="Ch2-T1c-2-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-2" name="Ch2-T1c-2-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-3" name="Ch2-T1c-2-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-4" name="Ch2-T1c-2-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Natality, 2005. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-5" name="Ch2-T1c-2-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Immunization Survey, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1c-2-6" name="Ch2-T1c-2-6">vi</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" summary="layout" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:</strong><br />= Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.<br />↑ Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.<br />↓ Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.<br />Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1a-3" name="Ch2-T1a-3">Table 2.1a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care (continued)</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Mental Health and Substance Abuse</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months who received treatment for depression in the last 12 months<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Suicide deaths per 100,000 population<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↑</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use who received such treatment<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Respiratory Diseases</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Hospital patients with pneumonia who received recommended hospital care<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Visits with antibiotics prescribed for a diagnosis of common cold per 10,000 population<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-7">vii</a></sup></td><td align="center"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of treatment initiation<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-3-8">viii</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center" colspan="2">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-1" name="Ch2-T1a-3-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-2" name="Ch2-T1a-3-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-3" name="Ch2-T1a-3-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-4" name="Ch2-T1a-3-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Mortality, 2006. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-5" name="Ch2-T1a-3-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Health Interview Survey, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-6" name="Ch2-T1a-3-6">vi</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CMS Quality Improvement Organization program, 2006. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-7" name="Ch2-T1a-3-7">vii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey/National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005-2006. This source did not collect information for >1 race. Missing rates preclude analysis by ethnicity.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-3-8" name="Ch2-T1a-3-8">viii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CDC National TB Surveillance System, 2004. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI=Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN=American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1a-4" name="Ch2-T1a-4">Table 2.1a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care (continued)</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Nursing Home, Home Health, and Hospice Care</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">High-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">=</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adult home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adult home health care patients who were admitted to the hospital<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1a-4-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-4-1" name="Ch2-T1a-4-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-4-2" name="Ch2-T1a-4-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-4-3" name="Ch2-T1a-4-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CMS Minimum Data Set, 2006. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander. Contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1a-4-4" name="Ch2-T1a-4-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> CMS Outcome and Assessment Information Set, 2006.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" summary="layout" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:</strong><br />=Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.<br /><strong>↑</strong> Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.<br /><strong>↓</strong> Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.<br />Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1b-1" name="Ch2-T1b-1">Table 2.1b.</a> Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="3" scope="col">Income Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" colspan="2" scope="col">Educational Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-2">ii</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Insurance Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-3">iii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="center" scope="col"><100%</th><th align="center" scope="col">100-199%</th><th align="center" scope="col">200-399%</th><th align="center" scope="col"><HS</th><th align="center" scope="col">HS Grad</th><th align="center" scope="col">Uninsured</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="8" scope="row"><strong>Cancer</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Adults age 50 and over who report having ever received a sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or proctoscopy or who report fecal occult blood test within the last 2 year<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="8" scope="row"><strong>Diabetes</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Composite: Adults with diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c measurement, dilated eye exam, and foot exam in the calender year<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="8" scope="row"><strong>Heart Disease</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Adults with obesity who ever received advice to exercise more<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Adult current smokers who received advice to quit smoking<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="8" scope="row"><strong>Maternal and Child Health</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Pregnant women who first received prenatal care in first trimester<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-7">vii</a></sup></td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, birth weight <1,500 grams<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-7">vii</a></sup></td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-8">viii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Children 2-17 with advice about healthy eating<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">Children ages 3-6 who ever had their vision checked<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-1" name="Ch2-T1b-1-1">i</a></sup> Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-2" name="Ch2-T1b-1-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with persons with any college education.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-3" name="Ch2-T1b-1-3">iii</a></sup> Compared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-4" name="Ch2-T1b-1-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Health Interview Survey, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-5" name="Ch2-T1b-1-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Mortality, 20055. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-6" name="Ch2-T1b-1-6">vi</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-7" name="Ch2-T1b-1-7">vii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Natality, 2005. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-1-8" name="Ch2-T1b-1-8">viii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Immunization Survey, 2006.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> HS = high school.</p><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T1b-2" name="Ch2-T1b-2">Table 2.1b.</a> Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care (continued)</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="3" scope="col">Income Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" colspan="2" scope="col">Educational Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-2">ii</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Insurance Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-3">iii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="center" scope="col"><100%</th><th align="center" scope="col">100-199%</th><th align="center" scope="col">200-399%</th><th align="center" scope="col"><HS</th><th align="center" scope="col">HS Grad</th><th align="center" scope="col">Uninsured</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Mental Health and Substance Abuse</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months who received treatment for the depression in the last 12 months<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Suicide deaths per 100,000 population<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use who received such treatment<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↑</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Respiratory Diseases</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination<sup><a href="#Ch2-T1b-2-6">vi</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-1" name="Ch2-T1b-2-1">i</a></sup> Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-2" name="Ch2-T1b-2-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with persons with any college education.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-3" name="Ch2-T1b-2-3">iii</a></sup> Compared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-4" name="Ch2-T1b-2-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-5" name="Ch2-T1b-2-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Vital Statistics System-Mortality, 2006. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T1b-2-6" name="Ch2-T1b-2-6">vi</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Health Interview Survey, 2006.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> HS = high school.</p><table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" summary="layout" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:</strong><br />= Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.<br /><strong>↑</strong> Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.<br /><strong>↓</strong> Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.<br />Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T2a" name="Ch2-T2a">Table 2.2a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Patient Safety</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Postoperative Complications</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Adult surgery patients with postoperative complications<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Other Complications of Hospital Care</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Bloodstream infections or mechanical complications per 1,000 central venous catheter placements<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Deaths per 1,000 discharges following complications of care<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center" colspan="2">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Complications of Medications</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription medications<sup><a href="#Ch2-T2a-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↑</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T2a-1" name="Ch2-T2a-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T2a-2" name="Ch2-T2a-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T2a-3" name="Ch2-T2a-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System, 2006.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T2a-4" name="Ch2-T2a-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> HCUP State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file, 2005. This source categorizes race/ethnicity information as a single item: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T2a-5" name="Ch2-T2a-5">v</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate as Asian and Pacific Islander. This source did not collect information for >1 race.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.</p><table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" summary="layout" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:</strong><br />= Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.<br /><strong>↑</strong> Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.<br /><strong>↓</strong> Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.<br />Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T3a" name="Ch2-T3a">Table 2.3a.</a> Racial and Ethnic Differences in Timeliness and Patient Centeredness</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="5" scope="col">Racial Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Ethnic Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-2">ii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="left" scope="col">Black</th><th align="center" scope="col">Asian</th><th align="center" scope="col">NHOPI</th><th align="center" scope="col">AI/AN</th><th align="center" scope="col">>1 Race</th><th align="center" scope="col">Hispanic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Timeliness</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults who sometimes or never got care for illness or injury as soon as wanted<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Emergency department visits in which patient left without being seen<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Patient Centeredness</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Adults who reported poor provider-patient communication<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Children whose parents reported poor provider-patient communication<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3a-3">iii</a></sup></td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T3a-1" name="Ch2-T3a-1">i</a></sup> Compared with Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3a-2" name="Ch2-T3a-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with non-Hispanic Whites.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3a-3" name="Ch2-T3a-3">iii</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005. This source did not collect information for >1 race.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3a-4" name="Ch2-T3a-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - Emergency Department, 2005-2006. Missing rates preclude analysis by ethnicity.</p><p class="size2"><strong>Key:</strong> NHOPI=Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN=American Indian or Alaska Native</p><table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" summary="layout" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Used in Quality of Health Care Tables:</strong><br />= Group and comparison group receive about same quality of health care or have similar outcomes.<br /><strong>↑</strong> Group receives better quality of health care than the comparison group or has better outcomes.<br /><strong>↓</strong> Group receives poorer quality of health care than the comparison group or has worse outcomes.<br />Blank cell: Reliable estimate for group could not be made.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><a id="Ch2-T3b" name="Ch2-T3b">Table 2.3b.</a> Socioeconomic Differences in Timeliness and Patient Centeredness</strong></p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><thead><tr><th align="left" rowspan="2" scope="col">Core Report Measure</th><th align="center" colspan="3" scope="col">Income Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-1">i</a></sup></th><th align="center" colspan="2" scope="col">Educational Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-2">ii</a></sup></th><th align="center" scope="col">Insurance Difference<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-3">iii</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th align="center" scope="col"><100%</th><th align="center" scope="col">100-199%</th><th align="center" scope="col">200-399%</th><th align="center" scope="col"><HS</th><th align="center" scope="col">HS Grad</th><th align="center" scope="col">Uninsured</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Timeliness</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Adults who sometimes or never got care for illness or injury as soon as wanted<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">=</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Emergency department visits in which patient left without being seen<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-5">v</a></sup></td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="7" scope="row"><strong>Patient Centeredness</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Adults who reported poor provider-patient communication<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td></tr><tr><td align="left" scope="row">Composite: Children whose parents reported poor provider-patient communication<sup><a href="#Ch2-T3b-4">iv</a></sup></td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="center">↓</td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">=</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="size2"><sup><a id="Ch2-T3b-1" name="Ch2-T3b-1">i</a></sup> Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3b-2" name="Ch2-T3b-2">ii</a></sup> Compared with persons with any college education.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3b-3" name="Ch2-T3b-3">iii</a></sup> Compared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.<br /><sup><a id="Ch2-T3b-4" name="Ch2-T3b-4">iv</a></sup> <strong>Source:</strong> Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005. 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