T6_4_3_3_1

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_3.3_1
Children ages 13-17 with untreated dental caries, United States, 2005-2008
		2005-2008
Population group		Sample size	Percent	SE
Total		1,999	11.4	0.9
Ethnicity	Mexican American	568	19.1	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	615	18.7	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	593	7.2	1.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	507	18.2	2.6
	Near poor/low	484	11.8	1.5
	Middle	541	10.2	1.8
	High	357	7.6	1.6
Health insurance	Private insurance	979	7.2	0.9
	Public insurance	656	13.7	1.8
	Uninsured	344	28.0	3.9

^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.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T6_4_3_3_1: 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_3_3_1.html