People with a dental visit in the past year, by educationa, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 43.4 | 0.5 | 25.1 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 0.6 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 39.8 | 0.7 | 26.5 | 1.0 | 34.4 | 1.0 | 49.7 | 0.8 |
| 45-64 | 49.6 | 0.8 | 23.8 | 1.3 | 45.5 | 1.1 | 60.0 | 1.0 | |
| 65 and over | 42.6 | 1.1 | 23.3 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 1.7 | 59.8 | 1.7 | |
| Gender | Male | 38.6 | 0.6 | 21.9 | 0.9 | 34.9 | 0.9 | 49.1 | 0.8 |
| Female | 47.8 | 0.7 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 44.6 | 1.0 | 59.5 | 0.8 | |
| Race | White, single race | 46.3 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 0.8 | 42.9 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 0.7 |
| Black, single race | 25.6 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 1.5 | 32.6 | 1.6 | |
| Asian, single race | 39.1 | 2.2 | 27.6 | 4.4 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 44.2 | 2.7 | |
| NHOPI,single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN,single race | 25.5 | 3.9 | * | * | 19.0 | 5.3 | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 33.6 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | 45.1 | 5.5 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 45.9 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 0.8 | 41.8 | 0.8 | 55.6 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 49.9 | 0.6 | 30.6 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 0.9 | 59.3 | 0.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 25.5 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 1.2 | 25.4 | 1.5 | 32.3 | 1.6 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 24.7 | 0.9 | 17.8 | 0.9 | 23.7 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 1.8 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative or poor | 24.3 | 1.0 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 1.5 | 35.7 | 2.5 |
| Near poor/low | 28.3 | 0.9 | 19.5 | 1.1 | 29.5 | 1.5 | 40.1 | 1.7 | |
| Middle | 39.5 | 0.8 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 37.8 | 1.1 | 47.9 | 1.1 | |
| High | 57.3 | 0.7 | 42.3 | 2.0 | 52.0 | 1.2 | 61.7 | 0.7 | |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 50.6 | 0.6 | 36.1 | 1.2 | 45.0 | 0.9 | 57.0 | 0.7 |
| Public only | 26.0 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 28.6 | 2.1 | 33.6 | 2.6 | |
| Uninsured | 18.5 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 1.9 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 35.3 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 2.2 | 35.6 | 2.9 | 53.5 | 3.3 |
| Medicare and private | 50.5 | 1.4 | 29.4 | 1.9 | 51.4 | 2.0 | 63.6 | 1.9 | |
| Medicare and other public | 19.2 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 28.5 | 5.4 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 43.7 | 0.7 | 26.4 | 1.0 | 38.2 | 1.1 | 53.8 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small | 45.4 | 1.1 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 42.5 | 1.4 | 57.6 | 1.1 | |
| Micropolitan | 40.1 | 2.0 | 19.8 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 51.0 | 2.3 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 34.2 | 2.7 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 34.5 | 2.7 | 48.8 | 4.1 | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 40.3 | 3.6 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 39.7 | 3.8 | 54.2 | 4.8 | |
| Preferred language | English | 45.9 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 41.5 | 0.8 | 55.8 | 0.6 |
| Other | 26.7 | 1.2 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 2.1 | 40.8 | 2.4 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 45.6 | 0.6 | 27.4 | 0.8 | 41.6 | 0.8 | 55.9 | 0.6 |
| No | 33.0 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 29.3 | 1.9 | 46.9 | 1.7 | |
a Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate 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.
b Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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.