Percentage of healthcare access measures for which members of select ethnic groups had better or worse access to care than White population in the U.S. in 2017-2019
Characteristic
Better
Same
Worse
Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic White
-
21%
79%
Black vs. White
-
47%
53%
AI/AN vs. White
-
50%
50%
Asian vs. White
14%
57%
29%
>1 ethnicity vs. White
-
79%
21%
NHPI vs. White
-
100%
-
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AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.
NHPI = Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
Access measures:
Access to healthcare means having 鈥渢he timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.鈥 Measures of access to care tracked in the NHQDR include having health insurance, having a usual source of care, encountering difficulties when seeking care, and receiving care as soon as wanted.
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Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access measures U.S. 2017-2019
No ethnic/racial groups experienced better access to healthcare (across different access measures from health insurance to usual source of care) compared with non-Hispanic White or White people in 2017, 2018, or 2019. The exception is Asians, where they experienced better access than White population on 2 access measures (or 14 percent) but experienced worse access than White population on 4 measures (or 29 percent). The disparity was largest comparing Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic White population . This statistic depicts the percentage of healthcare access measures for which members of select ethnic groups had better or worse access to care than White population in the U.S. in 2017, 2018, or 2019.
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