Table 17_1_3-1a

2009 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 17_1_3.1a
People who had a dental visit in the calendar year, by race, United States, 2006
				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		43.1	0.5	45.6	0.6	30.6	1.0	37.9	2.1	64.1	4.8	26.5	4.2	35.9	2.5
Age	0–17	46.7	0.9	48.9	1.0	37.9	1.7	45.5	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	39.7	3.5
	18–44	37.4	0.7	39.4	0.8	28.2	1.4	32.9	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.0	4.0
	45–64	47.7	0.8	50.9	0.9	29.0	1.5	38.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	43.5	1.1	46.1	1.2	21.4	2.1	42.3	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	39.9	0.6	42.0	0.7	28.7	1.2	35.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	23.4	4.7	33.3	3.3
Gender	Female	46.2	0.6	49.0	0.6	32.3	1.3	40.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	29.7	6.2	38.2	2.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	26.1	1.0	26.5	1.1	24.2	1.6	28.8	7.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	19.8	3.9
	Near poor/low	28.8	1.0	30.1	1.2	23.5	1.4	23.7	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.5	5.0
	Middle	40.8	0.8	42.9	0.8	32.0	1.7	33.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.2	4.9
	High	57.4	0.8	59.2	0.9	44.1	2.1	47.1	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54.1	6.0
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	23.2	0.8	23.7	0.9	18.8	1.4	24.4	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	36.2	0.9	39.1	1.0	23.2	1.5	21.4	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.8	5.8
	At least some college	52.9	0.7	55.8	0.8	37.3	1.6	41.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.5	4.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	42.5	0.6	44.9	0.7	30.4	1.3	35.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	21.4	5.0	33.2	3.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	38.1	1.0	41.6	1.2	22.5	1.8	31.8	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, under age 65	Any private	50.9	0.6	53.5	0.6	36.9	1.3	42.3	2.5	DSU	DSU	29.4	6.2	42.4	3.9
	Public only	32.1	1.1	32.4	1.2	30.1	1.8	33.7	7.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.7	4.7
	Uninsured	16.1	0.9	16.9	1.0	13.2	1.6	10.9	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	38.3	2.0	41.3	2.2	15.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	52.1	1.5	53.2	1.6	33.6	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	16.6	1.8	17.8	2.3	10.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	43.8	0.6	46.3	0.7	31.6	1.0	38.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	28.2	5.5	37.9	2.7
	Large central metro	39.5	0.9	42.4	1.0	30.4	1.3	33.0	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.1	5.7
	Large fringe metro	47.9	1.0	49.9	1.2	33.3	2.3	45.7	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.6	5.2
	Medium metro	45.3	1.5	47.9	1.5	31.0	2.1	34.4	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.8	4.5
	Small metro	43.2	2.1	44.2	2.3	36.2	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	39.7	1.1	41.9	1.2	23.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.2	5.9
	Micropolitan	40.6	1.5	42.7	1.4	22.6	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.3	6.6
	Noncore	38.0	2.4	40.3	2.5	23.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	46.2	0.6	49.0	0.6	31.5	1.0	46.5	2.8	72.2	4.8	27.2	4.5	37.2	2.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	24.8	1.0	23.8	1.1	17.2	5.0	30.4	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	44.4	0.5	46.9	0.6	31.6	1.0	37.7	2.2	63.1	5.1	23.9	4.9	36.3	2.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.9	1.0	34.0	1.1	24.4	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	38.4	1.0	41.4	1.2	22.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	34.5	1.3	37.6	1.5	19.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	43.3	0.6	45.9	0.7	29.4	1.2	36.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	22.9	5.3	32.4	3.8

^a 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.

^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.

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.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 17_1_3-1a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/17_utilization/T17_1_3-1a.html