Table 14_4_3-2a

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 14_4_3.2a
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care, by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		6.4	0.3	6.4	0.3	6.9	0.6	4.2	0.9	*	*	12.5	3.1	8.5	1.5
Age	0–17	3.8	0.4	3.8	0.4	3.5	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	8.5	0.4	8.6	0.4	9.2	1.0	*	*	*	*	17.4	4.4	9.8	2.3
	45–64	7.2	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.9	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	17.2	4.2
	65 and over	3.9	0.4	3.6	0.4	6.2	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	5.9	0.3	5.8	0.3	6.1	0.8	4.2	1.2	*	*	*	*	7.9	2.2
Gender	Female	7.0	0.3	7.0	0.3	7.6	0.7	4.3	0.9	*	*	12.4	3.5	9.1	1.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	10.5	0.6	11.5	0.8	8.0	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	10.9	3.2
	Near poor/low	9.1	0.6	8.9	0.8	9.2	1.3	9.1	2.6	*	*	*	*	11.7	2.7
	Middle	6.8	0.5	7.0	0.5	5.5	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	3.6	0.3	3.5	0.3	5.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	10.0	0.6	10.0	0.6	9.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	7.2	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	6.4	0.3	6.2	0.4	8.4	1.0	4.1	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	7.6	0.3	7.7	0.4	8.2	0.9	2.9	0.8	*	*	*	*	8.1	1.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	9.6	0.6	9.2	0.6	10.3	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	5.0	0.3	5.0	0.3	5.5	0.7	3.3	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	8.2	0.5	9.0	0.7	6.8	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	14.2	0.8	14.4	0.8	12.7	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	4.4	0.7	4.0	0.8	9.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	2.9	0.5	2.6	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	8.5	1.4	9.9	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	6.3	0.3	6.2	0.3	7.4	0.6	4.3	0.9	*	*	8.2	2.4	9.5	1.7
	Large central metro	6.4	0.4	6.5	0.5	6.8	0.8	3.5	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	5.7	0.5	5.3	0.5	7.7	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	7.2	0.6	7.1	0.7	9.2	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	5.8	0.7	5.6	0.7	6.6	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	7.1	0.7	7.3	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	6.3	0.8	6.4	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	8.5	1.5	8.9	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	6.5	0.3	6.4	0.3	7.0	0.6	3.1	0.8	*	*	12.9	3.4	8.5	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	6.3	0.5	6.6	0.6	*	*	5.5	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	5.7	0.3	5.7	0.3	6.3	0.6	4.2	0.9	*	*	10.1	2.5	7.4	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	12.5	0.7	12.9	0.8	10.5	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	11.9	0.8	11.4	0.9	12.2	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	14.8	1.0	14.5	1.2	14.1	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	6.4	0.3	6.4	0.3	7.6	0.8	4.1	0.9	*	*	12.5	3.2	7.1	1.5

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or over 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.

^b 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.

^c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - 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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 14_4_3-2a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/14_facilitators_barrierstocare/T14_4_3-2a.html