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Table 96a
Children ages 2-17 with a dental visita in the past year, 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   51.6 1.0 53.9 1.2 39.3 1.8 52.7 3.9 * * * * 56.7 5.3
Age 2-5 36.1 1.5 37.6 1.8 27.1 2.9 * * * * * * * *
6-17 56.5 1.1 59.2 1.2 43.0 2.1 57.3 4.8 * * * * 62.3 5.8
Gender Male 50.1 1.2 52.7 1.3 38.8 2.4 45.0 5.1 * * * * 52.3 6.9
Female 53.0 1.3 55.3 1.5 39.8 2.3 61.8 4.5 * * * * 60.1 6.1
Family incomeb Negative/poor 36.3 1.7 37.5 2.1 32.5 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 39.0 1.6 39.3 2.0 38.8 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Middle 52.6 1.6 54.1 1.8 41.4 3.9 * * * * * * * *
High 69.6 1.7 71.1 1.8 53.4 6.4 61.9 6.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 59.6 1.2 61.7 1.4 43.8 3.2 55.9 4.9 * * * * 71.2 5.2
Public only 39.3 1.3 39.6 1.8 38.2 2.4 * * * * * * 35.9 7.0
Uninsured 27.4 2.8 29.7 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 50.7 1.2 52.9 1.5 41.2 2.4 53.8 4.6 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 56.2 2.1 59.4 2.4 37.1 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 44.9 3.3 45.1 3.9 34.0 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 45.9 5.1 49.8 5.2 31.2 6.4 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 55.8 1.6 59.6 2.0 39.7 3.3 * * * * * * * *
No 51.3 1.1 53.5 1.3 40.6 2.0 54.6 4.1 * * * * 55.0 6.0
Language spoken most often at home English 54.3 1.1 57.5 1.3 39.5 1.9 64.8 6.5 * * * * 56.9 5.4
Other 35.4 1.8 34.7 1.8 * * 41.6 5.0 * * * * * *

a Dental visit is based on event data.

b 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.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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