Table 6_4_2-1

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 6_4_2.1
Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,^a 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		52.2	0.9	52.2	0.9	50.7	1.1	51.6	1.0	50.9	0.9	49.1	0.9
Age	2-5	34.5	1.5	36.9	1.5	34.6	1.7	36.1	1.5	33.3	1.4	30.5	1.3
Age	6-17	57.9	1.0	57.3	1.0	55.9	1.2	56.5	1.1	56.6	1.0	55.0	1.0
Gender	Male	50.6	1.2	52.2	1.1	49.3	1.2	50.1	1.2	49.5	1.1	48.6	1.0
Gender	Female	53.7	1.1	52.2	1.1	52.1	1.3	53.0	1.3	52.5	1.1	49.6	1.1
Race	White, single race	54.4	1.1	54.6	1.0	53.6	1.3	53.9	1.2	54.4	1.1	52.2	1.0
	Black, single race	41.7	2.0	41.8	1.8	40.1	2.0	39.3	1.8	36.7	1.7	37.1	1.7
	Asian, single race	49.8	4.3	51.3	5.0	46.5	4.7	52.7	3.9	41.1	4.1	38.9	4.6
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.2	7.7
	Multiple races	50.0	4.2	45.6	3.8	44.9	4.9	56.7	5.3	49.3	5.0	43.7	4.8
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	54.8	1.0	55.6	1.0	53.7	1.2	54.7	1.1	54.2	0.9	52.4	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	58.6	1.3	59.7	1.1	58.5	1.4	59.0	1.3	59.6	1.2	57.6	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	41.6	2.0	42.2	1.8	40.1	2.1	38.9	1.9	36.8	1.7	37.0	1.8
	Hispanic, all races	42.1	1.6	38.6	1.4	38.4	1.8	38.3	1.6	36.7	1.5	33.8	1.3
Family income^b	Negative/poor	39.2	1.8	37.1	1.6	36.4	1.9	36.3	1.7	34.5	1.5	33.0	1.8
	Near poor/low	39.6	1.8	41.6	2.0	39.5	1.7	39.0	1.6	38.0	1.6	35.9	1.5
	Middle	53.9	1.5	53.0	1.4	51.6	1.7	52.6	1.6	52.7	1.7	50.5	1.4
	High	66.8	1.8	68.4	1.4	67.2	1.8	69.6	1.7	68.7	1.6	67.2	1.4
Health insurance	Any private	59.7	1.2	59.6	1.1	58.7	1.4	59.6	1.2	57.9	1.1	56.9	1.0
	Public only	41.8	1.5	41.4	1.4	38.4	1.4	39.3	1.3	38.8	1.4	35.8	1.5
	Uninsured	33.5	3.2	27.9	2.9	24.5	3.0	27.4	2.8	31.7	3.3	25.5	2.1
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	52.1	1.0	52.6	0.9	51.5	1.2	52.5	1.1	51.1	1.0	49.0	1.0
	Large central metro	49.3	1.5	48.3	1.4	45.0	1.6	44.6	1.6	42.2	1.4	41.8	1.4
	Large fringe metro	55.3	2.0	58.0	1.6	55.7	2.4	57.9	2.0	58.2	1.9	53.5	1.9
	Medium metro	50.9	2.4	52.5	2.5	54.6	2.6	56.3	2.2	53.2	2.2	54.1	1.8
	Small metro	54.9	2.8	52.6	3.0	56.1	3.6	55.8	4.7	55.1	3.4	49.0	2.8
	Nonmetropolitan	52.5	2.1	49.9	2.4	46.1	2.3	46.8	2.4	50.0	2.0	49.5	2.0
	Micropolitan	51.6	2.7	50.2	2.7	46.4	2.5	45.1	3.3	51.0	2.7	52.5	2.5
	Noncore	54.1	3.8	49.3	4.3	45.7	4.7	49.3	3.8	48.2	3.2	43.5	3.2
Language spoken most often at home	English	54.9	1.0	54.9	0.9	53.3	1.2	54.3	1.1	53.7	0.9	51.4	0.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	37.7	1.9	36.8	1.8	36.0	1.9	35.4	1.8	34.5	1.9	29.8	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	52.2	0.9	52.2	0.9	50.9	1.1	51.7	1.0	51.2	0.9	49.4	0.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	48.9	5.2	54.2	4.8	42.5	4.3	44.1	3.8	40.6	4.3	37.7	3.7
Children with special health care needs^c	Yes	61.8	1.6	59.8	1.5	56.3	1.9	55.8	1.6	59.4	1.4	59.2	1.5
Children with special health care needs^c	No	50.6	1.0	51.0	1.0	50.3	1.2	51.3	1.1	49.9	1.0	47.3	0.9
U.S. born	Yes	52.8	0.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	51.6	0.9	50.0	0.9
U.S. born	No	40.3	3.5	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	38.3	3.2	31.9	3.3

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

DNC - Data have not been collected.

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 6_4_2-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_2-1.html