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Table 232a
People with a dental visit, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   43.6 0.6 45.9 0.6 30.5 1.0 42.7 2.2 38.3 5.7 32.0 4.0 41.8 3.0
Age 0-17 46.5 1.0 48.6 1.1 36.1 1.7 44.1 3.9 * * * * 50.4 5.2
18-44 38.7 0.7 40.7 0.8 27.7 1.4 40.2 2.8 * * 25.7 5.0 36.3 4.0
45-64 48.6 0.8 51.1 0.8 32.6 1.8 46.6 3.7 * * * * 35.8 6.0
65 and over 43.0 1.2 45.6 1.3 18.2 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 40.1 0.6 42.1 0.7 27.3 1.2 38.6 2.5 * * 35.8 6.5 38.2 3.7
Female 47.0 0.7 49.6 0.7 33.3 1.3 46.6 2.7 * * 28.1 4.4 44.9 3.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 26.5 0.8 27.2 1.0 23.6 1.7 36.9 6.7 * * * * 33.9 4.6
Near poor/low 29.9 0.9 30.5 1.0 26.7 1.6 31.3 4.0 * * * * 33.6 6.5
Middle 41.9 0.8 43.8 0.9 31.0 1.9 38.6 4.0 * * * * 39.8 4.9
High 57.9 0.8 59.5 0.9 42.9 2.2 51.8 2.8 * * * * 59.3 5.9
Educationb Less than high school 23.8 0.8 25.0 1.0 16.8 1.5 23.3 3.9 * * * * 26.6 5.6
High school graduate 37.2 0.9 39.3 0.9 24.3 1.3 37.4 4.7 * * * * 34.7 5.4
At least some college 54.4 0.7 56.8 0.7 38.7 1.8 48.9 2.8 * * * * 46.1 5.1
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 51.3 0.7 53.4 0.7 37.7 1.5 48.2 2.5 * * * * 49.7 3.7
Public only 31.0 0.9 31.1 1.2 31.1 1.6 31.8 6.1 * * 33.1 7.0 27.4 4.0
Uninsured 18.4 0.9 19.5 1.0 10.1 1.2 15.4 4.1 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 34.4 1.8 36.8 2.0 10.7 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 51.2 1.5 53.0 1.6 25.6 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 25.0 3.1 24.8 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 43.5 0.7 46.0 0.7 31.6 1.3 43.7 2.5 * * * * 42.4 4.3
Metropolitan-small 47.0 1.2 49.4 1.3 30.6 1.7 35.4 5.6 * * * * 40.1 4.7
Micropolitan 37.9 1.9 39.2 2.1 23.3 2.8 * * * * * * 44.2 7.5
Noncore-adjacent 37.6 3.1 39.8 3.1 22.9 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 42.7 4.0 43.0 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 53.8 1.6 57.5 1.9 38.1 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No 45.5 1.0 47.4 1.2 36.4 1.8 44.8 4.1 * * * * 48.2 5.7
Language spoken most often at home English 46.4 0.6 49.1 0.7 30.9 1.0 52.6 3.4 41.7 5.9 33.7 4.3 42.7 3.1
Other 26.8 1.1 25.0 1.2 30.3 7.1 34.2 2.7 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 37.1 1.1 39.3 1.3 24.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 33.4 1.2 35.4 1.4 23.7 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 44.3 0.6 46.7 0.7 29.1 1.2 43.0 2.4 * * 32.7 5.7 38.5 3.9

a Negative/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.

b Persons age 18 and over. 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 A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

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

 
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