T6_4_2_2a

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 6_4_2.2a
Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,^a by race, United States, 2008
				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		49.3	1.0	50.9	1.2	40.3	2.0	46.8	3.4	DSU	DSU	60.2	7.8	51.5	4.4
Age	2-5	35.7	1.4	35.9	1.6	35.3	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	53.8	1.1	55.8	1.3	42.0	2.2	50.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.8	4.6
Gender	Male	48.0	1.3	49.3	1.5	38.0	2.5	50.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.2	4.7
Gender	Female	50.6	1.3	52.7	1.5	42.6	2.3	42.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.0	5.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	36.9	1.5	36.4	2.0	35.9	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.3	6.4
	Near poor/low	40.1	1.7	41.7	2.0	33.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	50.6	1.8	51.0	2.0	43.5	3.6	54.3	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	63.9	1.7	65.9	2.0	58.3	5.4	45.0	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	56.5	1.3	58.2	1.5	46.6	3.0	51.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.7	5.5
	Public only	40.5	1.5	41.1	1.8	37.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.3	6.1
	Uninsured	25.9	2.8	26.0	3.3	18.0	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	49.9	1.0	51.6	1.3	40.9	2.2	47.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.4	4.1
	Large central metro	46.0	1.6	47.9	2.1	39.8	3.2	44.3	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.8	6.1
	Large fringe metro	54.4	2.0	55.6	2.3	46.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	51.0	1.8	53.0	2.2	39.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	47.0	2.4	47.5	2.7	32.3	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	45.8	3.0	47.7	3.0	35.7	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	48.9	3.8	51.3	3.5	37.2	8.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	40.5	4.3	41.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	51.3	1.1	53.5	1.3	40.5	2.2	53.4	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.1	4.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	39.5	1.7	39.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	40.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	49.4	1.0	51.0	1.2	40.5	2.0	46.9	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.0	4.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	44.6	3.9	46.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^d	Yes	56.6	1.8	59.2	2.1	44.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^d	No	48.3	1.2	49.7	1.4	41.0	2.2	44.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.1	4.9
U.S. born	Yes	49.9	1.0	51.6	1.2	40.6	2.0	47.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.6	4.4
U.S. born	No	37.5	3.8	35.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Data on dental visits are based on information in the MEPS Dental Event file.

^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 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey documentation for the 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.

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: T6_4_2_2a: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_2_2a.html