Table 6_4_2-2a

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 6_4_2.2a
Children ages 2–17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,^a 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		52.2	0.9	54.6	1.0	41.8	1.8	51.3	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.6	3.8
Age	2–5	36.9	1.5	38.7	1.7	30.1	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	57.3	1.0	59.9	1.2	45.4	1.9	58.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.8	4.6
Gender	Male	52.2	1.1	54.6	1.2	42.4	2.3	46.9	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	47.9	5.3
Gender	Female	52.2	1.1	54.6	1.2	41.2	2.3	55.1	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.4	4.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	37.1	1.6	35.7	1.9	38.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	41.6	2.0	42.4	2.5	38.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	53.0	1.4	55.6	1.6	44.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	68.4	1.4	70.1	1.5	49.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	59.6	1.1	62.4	1.2	44.4	2.5	55.7	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.0	6.4
	Public only	41.4	1.4	41.1	1.7	39.8	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.1	6.2
	Uninsured	27.9	2.9	27.8	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	52.6	0.9	55.2	1.1	42.6	1.8	51.9	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.9	4.3
	Large central metro	48.3	1.4	51.2	1.8	41.4	2.8	41.5	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	58.0	1.6	59.9	1.9	43.3	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	52.5	2.5	54.9	2.7	40.7	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	52.6	3.0	53.7	3.2	52.5	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	49.9	2.4	52.0	2.7	34.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	50.2	2.7	52.9	3.0	25.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	49.3	4.3	50.3	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	54.9	0.9	57.8	1.1	42.7	1.8	63.8	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.1	3.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	36.8	1.8	37.2	1.8	DSU	DSU	40.9	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	52.2	0.9	54.6	1.0	41.6	1.8	50.7	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	44.8	3.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	54.2	4.8	54.2	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	59.8	1.5	62.4	1.8	50.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	51.0	1.0	53.5	1.1	40.6	2.1	50.9	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	44.7	4.6

^a Dental visit is based on event data.

^b 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.

^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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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 6_4_2-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_2-2a.html