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

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Table 97B
Percent of children ages 6-11 with untreated dental caries, United States, 1999-2004

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		27.3	1.5
Gender	Male	28.9	1.8
Gender	Female	25.6	2.4
Ethnicity	Mexican American	38.8	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	31.6	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	23.7	2.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	37.3	2.0
	Near poor/low	36.9	3.0
	Middle	21.0	2.2
	High	12.1	1.7

^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.