Table 15_1_3-1a

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 15_1_3.1a
People who had a dental visit in the calendar year, 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		43.3	0.6	45.7	0.7	30.5	1.1	41.0	2.2	41.0	4.9	32.6	4.4	36.6	2.6
Age	0–17	45.5	1.0	48.0	1.2	36.8	1.9	42.3	4.3	*	*	29.4	6.1	38.4	4.5
	18–44	38.1	0.8	40.1	0.9	27.0	1.4	38.1	2.8	*	*	30.6	6.6	35.0	3.7
	45–64	48.1	0.8	50.5	0.9	32.1	1.8	45.6	3.7	*	*	*	*	40.7	5.5
	65 and over	44.7	1.3	47.6	1.4	20.6	2.0	40.6	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	40.0	0.7	42.3	0.8	27.2	1.2	38.2	2.4	*	*	30.3	4.7	28.0	3.5
Gender	Female	46.5	0.6	49.0	0.7	33.4	1.5	43.6	2.5	*	*	35.4	6.2	45.1	3.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.1	0.9	29.1	1.1	22.8	1.4	24.2	5.0	*	*	*	*	22.8	4.1
	Near poor/low	29.7	0.9	30.7	1.0	25.2	1.9	31.8	5.1	*	*	*	*	28.6	4.9
	Middle	41.5	0.9	43.0	1.0	32.3	1.8	39.1	4.2	*	*	*	*	38.4	5.4
	High	56.9	0.8	58.7	0.9	43.1	2.9	49.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	53.2	5.9
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	25.4	0.9	27.2	1.0	17.6	1.4	21.7	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	37.0	0.9	39.2	0.9	24.7	1.5	34.0	4.6	*	*	*	*	29.1	4.5
	At least some college	53.6	0.7	56.0	0.8	37.3	1.7	47.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	49.4	5.0
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	43.5	0.7	45.5	0.8	31.1	1.5	41.7	2.5	*	*	36.9	6.2	39.6	3.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	36.9	1.0	40.1	1.1	22.4	1.8	36.7	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	50.9	0.7	52.9	0.8	37.8	1.7	47.9	2.5	*	*	41.0	6.3	45.2	3.9
	Public only	30.7	0.9	31.8	1.1	29.3	2.0	23.7	6.1	*	*	32.2	6.4	25.8	3.7
	Uninsured	17.3	0.8	18.0	1.0	12.5	1.4	15.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	36.6	2.0	38.6	2.2	15.9	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	53.3	1.7	54.8	1.8	29.3	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	24.2	2.8	26.1	3.5	15.9	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	44.4	0.7	47.0	0.8	31.5	1.1	41.0	2.2	42.1	5.6	32.7	6.0	38.8	2.9
	Large central metro	39.8	1.0	42.7	1.3	29.7	1.2	38.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	43.9	6.1
	Large fringe metro	48.1	1.1	50.3	1.2	35.3	2.7	44.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	35.0	5.5
	Medium metro	45.8	1.5	48.1	1.6	31.4	3.0	32.3	6.2	*	*	*	*	35.3	4.4
	Small metro	46.4	1.7	47.8	1.8	33.2	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	37.7	1.4	39.6	1.3	22.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	32.6	6.0	28.1	6.3
	Micropolitan	39.0	1.6	40.8	1.7	23.4	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	29.5	7.7
	Noncore	35.3	2.4	37.4	2.4	21.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	46.1	0.6	48.9	0.7	31.0	1.1	49.2	3.1	*	*	34.3	4.7	38.5	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.0	1.1	25.5	1.2	26.7	4.8	33.3	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	44.8	0.6	47.2	0.7	31.6	1.2	41.6	2.1	42.0	5.7	33.2	4.6	37.7	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.4	1.0	32.9	1.2	23.7	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	36.9	1.1	39.3	1.2	23.9	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	32.7	1.2	35.2	1.4	22.5	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	44.3	0.7	46.7	0.8	29.2	1.2	41.9	2.5	*	*	34.5	5.6	36.7	3.9

^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 15_1_3-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/15_healthcareutilization/T15_1_3-1a.html