T17_1_3_2d

2011 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,^a by education,^b United States, 2008
		Total^b		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		41.8	0.6	23.3	0.8	35.0	0.8	52.4	0.7
Age	18-44	36.7	0.7	25.5	1.2	28.7	1.2	45.4	0.9
	45-64	47.6	0.9	21.8	1.4	39.5	1.4	58.6	1.1
	65 and over	44.4	1.2	20.1	1.7	41.8	1.9	60.9	1.7
Gender	Male	37.2	0.7	22.2	1.1	29.2	1.0	47.9	0.9
Gender	Female	46.1	0.6	24.4	1.1	40.3	1.1	56.6	0.8
Race	White, single race	44.2	0.7	24.8	1.0	37.4	0.9	54.7	0.8
	Black, single race	27.1	1.0	16.4	1.2	21.4	1.2	38.1	1.8
	Asian, single race	42.0	2.0	23.3	4.1	34.5	3.4	47.9	2.5
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	23.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	35.4	3.0	DSU	DSU	35.0	5.0	42.6	4.6
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	44.7	0.7	26.2	1.1	36.7	0.9	54.3	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	48.1	0.8	29.5	1.4	39.9	1.1	57.1	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	27.2	1.1	16.4	1.3	21.4	1.2	38.2	1.8
	Hispanic, all races	23.4	1.0	16.7	1.1	23.0	1.3	32.3	1.9
Family income^c	Negative/poor	23.1	1.0	17.7	1.3	19.8	1.5	34.8	2.1
	Near poor/low	28.1	1.0	17.9	1.3	27.2	1.5	38.6	1.5
	Middle	38.8	0.9	25.0	1.7	34.7	1.3	47.0	1.1
	High	55.1	1.0	38.8	2.6	46.1	1.6	60.1	1.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	42.8	0.8	23.5	1.1	34.3	1.1	51.7	0.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	35.7	1.1	25.4	1.6	30.4	1.7	48.1	1.6
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	49.8	0.7	35.1	1.6	41.5	1.2	55.7	0.8
	Public only	25.3	1.1	22.5	1.5	23.9	2.0	31.9	2.6
	Uninsured	16.4	0.8	12.8	1.2	13.9	1.4	22.9	1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	39.3	1.9	17.6	2.3	38.3	3.3	58.2	3.1
	Medicare and private	52.7	1.5	32.1	3.7	46.7	2.4	63.3	2.1
	Medicare and other public	22.8	2.7	9.6	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	42.8	0.7	24.2	0.9	35.7	0.9	52.8	0.7
	Large central metro	39.2	0.9	20.0	1.2	32.4	1.3	49.5	1.3
	Large fringe metro	46.2	1.2	29.1	2.1	36.9	1.8	55.3	1.2
	Medium metro	43.3	1.5	23.5	2.0	36.7	1.6	53.6	1.7
	Small metro	43.7	1.8	28.5	2.8	39.0	2.2	54.9	2.1
	Nonmetropolitan	36.8	1.4	19.7	2.0	32.5	1.8	50.1	2.2
	Micropolitan	40.4	1.7	22.5	2.4	35.0	2.2	54.1	2.6
	Noncore	29.6	2.0	15.4	2.8	26.8	2.5	41.4	3.1
Language spoken most often at home	English	44.4	0.7	25.9	1.0	36.8	0.9	54.0	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	25.2	1.2	18.0	1.6	21.0	1.6	38.2	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.6	0.7	25.0	1.0	36.1	0.9	53.3	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.3	1.0	18.3	1.3	29.3	1.5	44.7	1.9
Activity limitations,^d age 18 and over	Basic activities	38.4	1.3	19.9	1.7	35.5	2.1	53.2	1.8
	Complex activities	33.8	1.6	18.4	2.0	31.1	2.5	47.3	2.5
	Neither basic nor complex activities	42.9	0.7	25.0	1.0	35.2	0.9	52.8	0.8
U.S. born	Yes	44.2	0.7	26.0	1.0	36.3	0.9	54.4	0.8
U.S. born	No	31.1	1.2	17.7	1.4	27.8	1.6	42.6	1.7

^a. Data on dental visits are based on information in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Dental Event file.

^b. 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.

^c. 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.

^d. 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: T17_1_3_2d: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/17_utilization/T17_1_3_2d.html