2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 97A

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Table 97A
Percent of children ages 2-5 with untreated dental caries, United States, 1999-2004

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		20.6	1.3
Gender	Male	21.2	1.9
Gender	Female	20.0	1.5
Ethnicity	Mexican American	31.2	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	24.4	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	17.0	1.7
Family income^a	Negative/poor	30.8	2.0
	Near poor/low	23.2	3.1
	Middle	18.2	2.1
	High	6.3	1.5

^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.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.