T6_4_2_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_2.1
Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,^a United States, 2002-2008
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		49.3	1.0	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	35.7	1.4	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	53.8	1.1	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	48.0	1.3	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	50.6	1.3	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	50.9	1.2	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	40.3	2.0	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	46.8	3.4	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	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	60.2	7.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	45.2	7.7
	Multiple races	51.5	4.4	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	51.1	1.2	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	54.1	1.4	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	40.3	2.1	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	42.8	1.5	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	36.9	1.5	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	40.1	1.7	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	50.6	1.8	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	63.9	1.7	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	56.5	1.3	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	40.5	1.5	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	25.9	2.8	33.5	3.2	27.9	2.9	24.5	3.0	27.4	2.8	31.7	3.3	25.5	2.1
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	49.9	1.0	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	46.0	1.6	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	54.4	2.0	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	51.0	1.8	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	47.0	2.4	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	45.8	3.0	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	48.9	3.8	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	40.5	4.3	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	51.3	1.1	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	39.5	1.7	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	49.4	1.0	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	44.6	3.9	48.9	5.2	54.2	4.8	42.5	4.3	44.1	3.8	40.6	4.3	37.7	3.7
CSHCN^d	Yes	56.6	1.8	61.8	1.6	59.8	1.5	56.3	1.9	55.8	1.6	59.4	1.4	59.2	1.5
CSHCN^d	No	48.3	1.2	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	49.9	1.0	52.8	0.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	51.6	0.9	50.0	0.9
U.S. born	No	37.5	3.8	40.3	3.5	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	38.3	3.2	31.9	3.3

^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.

DNC - Data not 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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T6_4_2_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_2_1.html