Table 16_3_6-7c

2010 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 16_3_6.7c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		77.4	82.6	2.5	79.6	2.6	81.8	2.3	63.7	4.3
Age	0-17	73.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	82.3	84.6	3.3	84.8	3.2	87.0	2.7	DSU	DSU
	45-64	78.3	89.1	2.9	84.8	4.7	81.2	3.6	62.2	5.7
	65 and over	53.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	77.4	83.8	3.6	78.6	3.5	83.1	2.8	63.2	5.2
Gender	Female	77.5	81.8	3.1	80.5	3.3	80.7	3.0	64.2	5.3
Race	White, single race	78.2	84.2	2.9	80.9	2.8	83.0	2.3	63.2	4.9
	Black, single race	74.5	76.5	5.0	73.2	7.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	76.6	81.6	2.9	80.7	3.0	80.3	2.7	63.0	4.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	77.2	83.3	3.6	82.4	3.4	81.5	2.9	62.3	5.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	74.5	76.1	5.1	73.7	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	82.4	88.2	3.4	75.2	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	82.4	79.6	4.2	83.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	83.9	91.1	2.8	84.1	3.5	86.1	3.1	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	70.9	DSU	DSU	72.5	5.6	77.6	3.7	56.7	4.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	79.4	90.9	2.5	85.6	3.1	82.9	2.5	64.0	4.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	84.0	82.6	3.5	82.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	72.6	DSU	DSU	79.9	5.0	78.7	3.2	61.5	4.7
	Public only	75.4	76.7	3.8	75.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	92.3	94.4	2.5	90.7	2.5	96.6	2.0	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	77.3	83.3	2.7	78.8	2.8	82.2	2.5	63.3	4.5
	Large central metro	73.9	77.0	4.9	73.6	4.3	78.9	4.7	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	76.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	82.5	5.2	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	80.5	DSU	DSU	86.5	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	82.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	78.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	77.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	77.1	81.8	2.8	80.5	3.0	81.6	2.5	63.5	4.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	80.1	DSU	DSU	75.8	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	76.7	82.0	3.3	82.3	2.8	80.1	2.7	62.5	4.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	79.9	83.7	3.1	70.2	6.1	88.5	3.2	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	80.4	83.2	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	81.1	83.7	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	77.5	87.0	2.6	81.8	3.1	82.2	2.6	60.7	4.6
U.S. born	Yes	77.4	81.5	2.8	79.8	3.0	81.1	2.4	65.3	4.6
U.S. born	No	78.0	DSU	DSU	79.5	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

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 February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 16_3_6-7c: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_3_6-7c.html