Table T2_6_4_2-2c

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 2_6_4_2.2c
Children ages 2–17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,^a by family income,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		50.9	1.0	38.4	1.8	40.9	1.6	53.9	1.4	64.9	2.2
Age	2–5	37.3	1.6	34.1	2.7	32.3	2.5	40.3	2.7	41.0	3.2
Age	6–17	55.6	1.1	40.3	2.1	43.9	1.9	58.4	1.6	72.2	2.4
Gender	Male	49.2	1.2	37.4	1.9	40.1	2.2	52.5	1.8	61.5	2.7
Gender	Female	52.6	1.1	39.5	2.4	41.6	2.0	55.3	2.0	68.4	2.5
Race	White, single race	53.0	1.2	38.1	2.3	42.8	1.8	55.8	1.7	66.7	2.6
	Black, single race	40.8	1.8	37.6	3.0	33.9	3.1	41.0	3.0	61.0	4.6
	Asian, single race	48.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	40.4	7.7	40.9	7.0	57.6	5.2
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	54.6	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	49.6	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.2	6.7	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	53.4	1.2	38.6	2.5	41.1	2.0	55.4	1.7	66.7	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	57.2	1.5	38.6	3.8	44.4	2.6	58.0	2.1	69.2	2.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	40.7	1.8	37.7	3.1	33.5	3.2	40.8	3.2	60.7	4.7
	Hispanic, all races	41.9	1.3	38.2	2.7	40.3	2.4	47.2	2.5	45.2	5.1
Health insurance	Any private	57.5	1.3	38.9	3.8	42.2	2.5	56.8	1.7	66.3	2.3
	Public only	42.7	1.6	40.1	2.1	43.6	2.4	48.4	3.6	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	26.9	2.9	DSU	DSU	17.9	3.8	31.0	5.2	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	51.4	1.0	39.2	1.8	41.4	1.6	54.1	1.5	64.4	2.3
	Large central metro	45.0	1.8	37.0	2.5	37.6	2.6	47.6	2.4	56.3	4.8
	Large fringe metro	56.4	1.9	38.9	3.1	42.2	3.7	59.2	2.8	66.3	3.4
	Medium metro	53.6	2.2	43.8	3.9	43.6	3.3	59.4	3.6	66.0	5.3
	Small metro	51.7	2.6	36.0	4.5	45.9	5.0	46.5	4.6	77.7	4.6
	Nonmetropolitan	48.3	2.5	34.8	5.2	38.3	4.5	52.9	4.0	68.8	5.6
	Micropolitan	48.2	3.4	31.6	6.0	40.2	5.2	52.4	5.4	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	48.5	4.6	41.2	10.0	33.9	6.8	53.8	7.2	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	52.7	1.1	37.9	2.2	41.1	1.9	54.6	1.6	66.3	2.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.0	1.9	39.7	3.2	40.2	2.6	48.4	3.3	41.3	7.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	51.0	1.0	38.5	1.8	40.6	1.6	54.1	1.4	65.0	2.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	44.4	4.0	37.4	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^d	Yes	55.4	1.7	43.2	3.2	46.8	3.3	57.8	2.9	68.3	4.0
CSHCN^d	No	50.3	1.0	37.7	1.9	40.3	1.7	54.0	1.6	64.4	2.2
U.S. born	Yes	51.2	1.0	39.3	2.0	40.8	1.6	54.1	1.5	65.0	2.2
U.S. born	No	42.2	4.0	26.0	5.5	40.6	5.8	46.7	6.7	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 MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^d CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. 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 June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_6_4_2-2c: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/6_maternalchildhealth/T2_6_4_2-2c.html