Table 17_1_3-2d

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_3.2d
People who had a dental visit in the calendar year, by education,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		42.7	0.6	24.6	0.9	35.9	0.8	53.6	0.7
Age	18-44	37.9	0.7	25.6	1.2	28.6	1.0	47.7	1.0
	45-64	48.6	0.8	23.5	1.6	41.7	1.2	58.7	1.0
	65 and over	45.1	1.1	23.5	1.7	42.6	1.7	61.3	1.7
Gender	Male	38.2	0.7	22.8	1.1	30.4	1.0	49.0	0.9
Gender	Female	47.1	0.7	26.5	1.2	41.0	1.0	57.7	0.9
Race	White, single race	45.3	0.6	25.7	1.1	38.4	0.8	56.3	0.8
	Black, single race	28.3	1.1	17.3	1.4	23.1	1.6	39.6	1.9
	Asian, single race	37.9	2.1	30.6	4.8	33.9	3.7	40.3	2.5
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	24.8	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	34.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	31.9	5.7	41.5	5.6
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	45.5	0.6	27.6	1.1	37.8	0.8	54.9	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	49.2	0.7	30.6	1.4	41.1	0.9	58.1	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	28.2	1.1	17.1	1.4	22.8	1.6	39.6	1.8
	Hispanic, all races	24.8	1.2	17.9	1.3	21.6	1.7	38.1	2.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	23.8	1.1	19.2	1.3	22.7	1.7	32.5	2.3
	Near poor/low	28.3	0.9	17.7	1.2	26.4	1.5	41.9	1.9
	Middle	38.7	0.9	25.5	1.7	35.2	1.3	46.8	1.2
	High	56.4	0.8	42.8	2.6	47.4	1.4	61.0	1.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	43.6	0.6	23.7	1.2	35.2	0.9	52.6	0.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	37.4	1.1	26.9	1.5	31.4	1.6	51.0	1.7
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	50.2	0.7	35.7	1.6	41.5	1.1	56.6	0.8
	Public only	27.0	1.2	21.8	1.4	26.6	2.4	36.0	2.7
	Uninsured	18.1	1.0	12.7	1.4	15.5	1.2	26.4	1.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	38.6	1.8	18.9	2.2	41.8	3.0	52.2	3.1
	Medicare and private	54.6	1.5	36.9	3.5	45.8	2.2	67.0	2.0
	Medicare and other public	22.9	2.4	13.6	2.3	27.1	6.0	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	43.4	0.6	25.9	1.0	35.8	0.9	53.6	0.8
	Large central metro	38.8	0.9	21.3	1.2	31.5	1.4	49.2	1.3
	Large fringe metro	47.7	1.1	28.0	2.2	38.5	1.8	56.9	1.3
	Medium metro	44.2	1.4	28.5	2.5	36.4	1.6	54.8	1.5
	Small metro	46.0	2.0	32.2	3.2	39.8	2.5	56.5	2.6
	Nonmetropolitan	39.2	1.6	19.2	1.8	36.3	1.8	53.6	2.1
	Micropolitan	41.2	1.8	19.0	2.3	37.4	2.1	56.6	2.3
	Noncore	35.2	3.0	19.6	2.7	34.1	3.6	47.1	4.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	45.5	0.6	27.3	1.1	37.8	0.8	55.2	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	24.2	1.3	18.5	1.5	20.0	2.3	35.1	2.4
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	44.5	0.6	26.6	1.1	36.8	0.8	54.4	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.5	1.1	17.9	1.3	31.1	2.0	45.2	2.0
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	38.6	1.2	19.1	1.6	37.2	2.0	54.3	1.8
	Complex activities	34.5	1.4	21.5	1.9	31.3	2.3	48.9	2.6
	Neither basic nor complex activities	44.0	0.6	26.2	1.1	36.5	0.8	53.9	0.8
U.S. born	Yes	45.4	0.6	27.1	1.1	37.8	0.9	55.6	0.7
U.S. born	No	30.8	1.2	19.2	1.4	25.2	1.7	42.6	1.8

^a Persons age 18 and over. 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.

^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 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 17_1_3-2d: 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_3-2d.html