Table T9_2_1_3-2b

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_2_1_3.2b
People who had a dental visit in the calendar year, by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		42.2	0.6	44.9	0.7	48.2	0.8	30.1	1.0	27.8	0.8
Age	0–17	45.4	1.0	47.9	1.2	51.3	1.5	36.4	1.7	36.9	1.2
	18–44	36.1	0.8	39.4	0.9	42.3	1.1	27.6	1.4	21.6	1.3
	45–64	46.7	0.8	49.1	0.9	52.7	1.0	29.4	1.5	26.1	1.4
	65 and over	44.2	1.1	45.7	1.1	48.7	1.3	24.0	2.1	24.3	2.4
Gender	Male	38.8	0.6	41.4	0.7	44.5	0.9	26.4	1.2	25.6	1.0
Gender	Female	45.5	0.7	48.3	0.8	51.8	0.9	33.4	1.1	30.3	0.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	26.8	0.9	28.1	1.2	30.0	1.7	24.4	1.4	23.5	1.0
	Near poor/low	29.3	0.9	31.0	1.1	33.4	1.3	23.4	1.4	24.0	1.2
	Middle	40.4	0.8	42.5	0.9	44.9	1.1	30.1	1.4	28.8	1.3
	High	56.6	1.0	57.9	1.0	60.0	1.2	44.8	2.6	39.6	2.4
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	21.8	0.8	24.5	1.1	26.3	1.3	18.3	1.6	15.9	1.0
	High school graduate	34.0	0.8	35.7	0.9	38.9	1.0	20.7	1.2	22.9	1.6
	At least some college	52.4	0.8	54.0	0.8	57.1	0.9	38.3	1.8	33.5	1.9
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	42.5	0.7	45.8	0.7	48.6	0.9	31.3	1.4	23.3	1.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	34.4	1.0	37.0	1.2	41.9	1.5	21.4	1.4	21.8	1.6
Health insurance, ages 0–64	Any private	50.5	0.7	52.4	0.8	55.0	0.9	37.9	1.6	35.3	1.3
	Public only	31.2	1.1	30.3	1.3	30.9	1.8	28.4	1.6	33.4	1.5
	Uninsured	15.5	0.8	17.0	1.1	18.9	1.4	11.1	1.2	12.2	1.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	37.2	1.8	37.8	1.9	40.7	2.1	17.0	3.7	29.2	3.9
	Medicare and private	54.5	1.5	55.2	1.6	57.1	1.8	32.7	3.6	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	18.6	2.2	20.6	2.7	19.5	3.6	19.4	4.3	11.9	2.7
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	42.9	0.7	46.2	0.7	49.9	0.9	31.1	1.0	27.8	0.8
	Large central metro	38.3	0.9	43.4	1.2	49.5	1.7	28.5	1.3	25.0	1.1
	Large fringe metro	46.9	1.1	48.7	1.2	51.4	1.5	36.5	2.1	33.0	1.7
	Medium metro	44.3	1.6	47.2	1.7	50.3	2.1	31.4	1.4	28.0	1.9
	Small metro	43.4	1.9	44.4	2.0	46.5	2.1	27.1	3.7	34.7	2.1
	Nonmetropolitan	38.4	1.6	39.2	1.7	41.5	1.7	21.6	2.7	28.2	2.1
	Micropolitan	39.7	2.4	40.4	2.5	42.7	2.5	22.7	3.6	27.9	3.4
	Noncore	35.7	2.5	36.6	2.8	38.8	2.7	18.8	2.2	28.6	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	English	44.8	0.6	45.8	0.7	48.9	0.8	30.4	1.0	33.8	1.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.9	1.0	37.4	1.8	42.9	4.0	30.2	4.4	23.7	0.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.7	0.6	46.6	0.7	50.1	0.8	31.1	1.1	28.5	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	30.0	1.0	31.5	1.2	33.3	1.5	24.3	1.7	23.0	1.5
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	37.3	1.2	38.3	1.2	41.3	1.4	21.1	1.8	25.5	2.9
	Complex activities	34.2	1.6	35.0	1.7	37.9	2.0	23.3	2.2	25.1	3.4
	Neither basic nor complex activities	42.4	0.7	45.7	0.7	49.2	0.8	29.0	1.2	23.1	1.1
U.S. born	Yes	44.2	0.6	45.6	0.7	48.6	0.8	30.5	1.0	33.4	0.9
U.S. born	No	31.7	1.2	43.1	1.5	51.2	2.8	29.2	2.8	20.5	1.2

^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.

^b 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 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: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_2_1_3-2b: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_2_1_3-2b.html