Table 17_1_3-2a

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_3.2a
People who had a dental visit in the calendar year, by race, United States, 2007
				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		43.6	0.5	46.0	0.6	30.9	1.1	39.4	2.1	50.1	6.3	29.3	4.3	38.7	2.7
Age	0-17	46.6	0.9	48.7	1.0	37.4	1.9	44.5	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.6	4.1
	18-44	37.8	0.7	39.6	0.8	28.2	1.5	36.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.2	4.5
	45-64	48.4	0.8	51.9	0.8	30.1	1.7	36.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	44.6	1.1	46.9	1.2	22.8	2.0	47.5	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	39.9	0.6	42.1	0.7	27.8	1.3	35.1	2.6	DSU	DSU	30.6	6.0	33.5	3.3
Gender	Female	47.2	0.6	49.9	0.7	33.5	1.3	43.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	28.2	4.9	43.2	3.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.6	0.9	27.9	1.2	24.6	1.7	33.4	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.2	5.0
	Near poor/low	30.1	0.8	31.7	1.0	22.6	1.7	30.4	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.0	5.2
	Middle	41.2	0.8	42.9	1.0	31.0	2.0	39.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.1	5.6
	High	57.0	0.8	59.1	0.9	46.6	2.9	43.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.9	5.2
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	24.6	0.9	25.7	1.1	17.3	1.4	30.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	35.9	0.8	38.4	0.8	23.1	1.6	33.9	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.9	5.7
	At least some college	53.6	0.7	56.3	0.8	39.6	1.9	40.3	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.5	5.6
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	43.5	0.6	45.6	0.7	32.0	1.5	37.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	27.1	5.2	39.7	4.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	37.4	1.1	41.6	1.3	19.7	1.7	32.7	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	51.2	0.6	53.7	0.7	38.0	1.7	43.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	29.3	6.3	44.7	4.0
	Public only	32.2	0.9	33.4	1.1	28.9	1.7	29.8	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.2	4.1
	Uninsured	19.6	1.1	20.9	1.3	13.6	1.5	13.3	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	38.0	1.8	40.2	2.0	19.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	54.4	1.5	55.6	1.6	33.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	22.7	2.3	25.0	3.1	12.1	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	44.0	0.6	46.6	0.7	31.7	1.1	39.7	2.1	DSU	DSU	26.2	4.1	38.2	3.0
	Large central metro	40.0	0.8	42.3	1.0	31.7	1.6	36.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.4	5.8
	Large fringe metro	47.9	1.0	50.1	1.2	35.7	2.3	43.8	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	42.3	6.1
	Medium metro	44.2	1.4	47.0	1.5	28.1	2.5	40.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.9	5.6
	Small metro	46.4	1.8	48.7	2.0	27.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	41.5	1.4	43.3	1.5	24.5	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	42.8	1.6	44.6	1.7	25.2	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	39.2	2.7	40.9	2.8	23.2	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	46.5	0.6	49.4	0.6	31.7	1.1	43.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	32.0	4.9	40.6	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.1	1.2	26.1	1.3	17.4	4.7	35.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	45.0	0.6	47.6	0.6	32.0	1.1	39.7	2.2	DSU	DSU	28.1	4.5	39.7	2.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.9	1.1	33.2	1.3	23.0	1.9	34.5	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	38.4	1.2	40.8	1.3	22.4	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	34.4	1.4	36.6	1.6	20.9	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	43.9	0.6	46.6	0.7	29.7	1.3	38.3	2.2	DSU	DSU	24.2	5.2	34.2	4.0
U.S. born	Yes	46.0	0.6	48.6	0.6	31.5	1.1	44.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	32.2	4.7	39.2	2.9
U.S. born	No	31.4	1.1	29.9	1.3	28.2	3.1	37.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 17_1_3-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_3-2a.html