Table 17_1_3-1

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 17_1_3.1
People who had a dental visit, United States, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		43.6	0.5	43.1	0.5	43.3	0.6	43.6	0.6	44.0	0.6	43.5	0.5
Age	0-17	46.6	0.9	46.7	0.9	45.5	1.0	46.5	1.0	46.1	0.8	44.3	0.8
	18-44	37.8	0.7	37.4	0.7	38.1	0.8	38.7	0.7	39.9	0.7	39.7	0.7
	45-64	48.4	0.8	47.7	0.8	48.1	0.8	48.6	0.8	49.5	0.9	49.4	0.8
	65 and over	44.6	1.1	43.5	1.1	44.7	1.3	43.0	1.2	42.0	1.3	42.3	1.1
Gender	Male	39.9	0.6	39.9	0.6	40.0	0.7	40.1	0.6	40.3	0.6	39.9	0.5
Gender	Female	47.2	0.6	46.2	0.6	46.5	0.6	47.0	0.7	47.6	0.7	46.9	0.6
Race	White, single race	46.0	0.6	45.6	0.6	45.7	0.7	45.9	0.6	46.7	0.7	46.4	0.6
	Black, single race	30.9	1.1	30.6	1.0	30.5	1.1	30.5	1.0	29.0	1.0	28.2	0.8
	Asian, single race	39.4	2.1	37.9	2.1	41.0	2.2	42.7	2.2	38.1	2.1	38.1	2.2
	NHOPI, single race	50.1	6.3	64.1	4.8	41.0	4.9	38.3	5.7	44.0	7.7	49.1	8.6
	AI/AN, single race	29.3	4.3	26.5	4.2	32.6	4.4	32.0	4.0	35.8	3.5	31.2	4.6
	Multiple races	38.7	2.7	35.9	2.5	36.6	2.6	41.8	3.0	43.6	3.0	34.3	2.5
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	46.3	0.6	46.1	0.6	46.0	0.6	46.1	0.6	46.8	0.6	46.2	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	49.8	0.7	49.7	0.6	49.5	0.7	49.4	0.7	50.7	0.7	50.3	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	30.8	1.1	30.8	1.0	30.4	1.1	30.2	1.0	28.9	1.1	28.1	0.8
	Hispanic, all races	28.9	1.0	26.5	0.8	27.8	1.0	28.9	1.0	27.2	0.9	26.4	0.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.6	0.9	26.1	1.0	27.1	0.9	26.5	0.8	26.2	0.8	25.9	1.0
	Near poor/low	30.1	0.8	28.8	1.0	29.7	0.9	29.9	0.9	30.1	0.8	29.5	0.8
	Middle	41.2	0.8	40.8	0.8	41.5	0.9	41.9	0.8	42.4	0.9	41.1	0.7
	High	57.0	0.8	57.4	0.8	56.9	0.8	57.9	0.8	58.3	0.9	58.1	0.7
Education^b	Less than high school	24.6	0.9	23.2	0.8	25.4	0.9	23.8	0.8	24.3	0.7	25.1	0.7
	High school graduate	35.9	0.8	36.2	0.9	37.0	0.9	37.2	0.9	39.5	0.8	40.0	0.8
	At least some college	53.6	0.7	52.9	0.7	53.6	0.7	54.4	0.7	54.7	0.8	54.5	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	43.5	0.6	42.5	0.6	43.5	0.7	44.3	0.7	44.8	0.7	45.0	0.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	37.4	1.1	38.1	1.0	36.9	1.0	36.5	1.0	39.2	1.1	37.5	1.0
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	51.2	0.6	50.9	0.6	50.9	0.7	51.3	0.7	51.8	0.7	50.9	0.6
	Public only	32.2	0.9	32.1	1.1	30.7	0.9	31.0	0.9	31.5	1.0	29.0	0.9
	Uninsured	19.6	1.1	16.1	0.9	17.3	0.8	18.4	0.9	18.7	1.0	19.1	0.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	38.0	1.8	38.3	2.0	36.6	2.0	34.4	1.8	36.4	1.9	34.9	1.7
	Medicare and private	54.4	1.5	52.1	1.5	53.3	1.7	51.2	1.5	48.9	1.5	50.3	1.3
	Medicare and other public	22.7	2.3	16.6	1.8	24.2	2.8	25.0	3.1	21.8	2.3	18.8	1.8
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	44.0	0.6	43.8	0.6	44.4	0.7	44.7	0.6	44.8	0.7	44.2	0.6
	Large central metro	40.0	0.8	39.5	0.9	39.8	1.0	40.3	1.0	39.6	0.9	39.4	0.7
	Large fringe metro	47.9	1.0	47.9	1.0	48.1	1.1	47.4	1.0	48.5	1.2	47.9	1.1
	Medium metro	44.2	1.4	45.3	1.5	45.8	1.5	46.9	1.6	47.4	1.5	47.3	1.3
	Small metro	46.4	1.8	43.2	2.1	46.4	1.7	47.1	2.0	46.3	2.2	43.3	1.9
	Nonmetropolitan	41.5	1.4	39.7	1.1	37.7	1.4	38.4	1.4	40.1	1.4	39.9	1.3
	Micropolitan	42.8	1.6	40.6	1.5	39.0	1.6	38.1	1.9	41.1	1.8	41.8	1.8
	Noncore	39.2	2.7	38.0	2.4	35.3	2.4	39.0	2.5	38.3	2.6	36.2	2.1
Language spoken most often at home	English	46.5	0.6	46.2	0.6	46.1	0.6	46.4	0.6	47.1	0.6	46.2	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.1	1.2	24.8	1.0	27.0	1.1	26.8	1.1	25.5	1.1	26.6	1.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	45.0	0.6	44.4	0.5	44.8	0.6	45.0	0.6	45.5	0.6	45.2	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.9	1.1	32.9	1.0	31.4	1.0	33.0	1.0	32.5	1.1	30.0	0.9
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	38.4	1.2	38.4	1.0	36.9	1.1	37.1	1.1	39.1	1.1	36.5	1.1
	Complex activities	34.4	1.4	34.5	1.3	32.7	1.2	33.4	1.2	35.7	1.3	33.3	1.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	43.9	0.6	43.3	0.6	44.3	0.7	44.3	0.6	44.9	0.7	45.0	0.6

^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.

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 17_1_3-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_3-1.html