Slide 9

Three Largest Disparities in Health Care Quality for Selected Groups: 2005 Versus 2007 NHDR

A chart displaying results for core measures for different ethnic groups.

Group—Poor

Measure—Composite: Children whose parents reported poor communication with their health providers:

• Relative rate 2005—3.3.
• Relative rate 2007—3.0.

Measure—Composite: Adults who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted:

• Relative rate 2005—2.3.
• Relative rate 2007—2.4.

Measure—Children ages 2-17 who did not have a dental visit:

• Relative rate 2005—2.0.

Measure—Women age 40 and over who reported they did not have a mammogram within the past 2 years:

• Relative rate 2007—2.1.

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