Table 232b People with a dental visit, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
43.6 |
0.6 |
46.1 |
0.6 |
49.4 |
0.7 |
30.2 |
1.0 |
28.9 |
1.0 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.5 |
1.0 |
49.4 |
1.1 |
53.4 |
1.3 |
35.7 |
1.7 |
34.3 |
1.4 |
18-44 |
38.7 |
0.7 |
41.7 |
0.8 |
45.0 |
0.9 |
27.3 |
1.4 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
45-64 |
48.6 |
0.8 |
50.2 |
0.9 |
53.3 |
0.9 |
32.4 |
1.8 |
32.9 |
1.9 |
65 and over |
43.0 |
1.2 |
44.3 |
1.3 |
47.3 |
1.3 |
18.0 |
2.3 |
22.7 |
2.5 |
Gender |
Male |
40.1 |
0.6 |
42.5 |
0.7 |
45.6 |
0.8 |
26.9 |
1.2 |
26.2 |
1.0 |
Female |
47.0 |
0.7 |
49.5 |
0.7 |
53.1 |
0.8 |
33.0 |
1.3 |
31.8 |
1.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
26.5 |
0.8 |
28.6 |
1.1 |
30.9 |
1.3 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
20.2 |
1.2 |
Near poor/low |
29.9 |
0.9 |
32.7 |
1.0 |
34.8 |
1.3 |
26.2 |
1.6 |
21.1 |
1.2 |
Middle |
41.9 |
0.8 |
43.5 |
0.9 |
46.2 |
1.0 |
30.6 |
1.9 |
31.4 |
1.8 |
High |
57.9 |
0.8 |
58.5 |
0.8 |
60.4 |
0.9 |
42.7 |
2.3 |
49.4 |
2.7 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
23.8 |
0.8 |
26.8 |
1.1 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
16.4 |
1.0 |
High school graduate |
37.2 |
0.9 |
38.6 |
0.9 |
41.3 |
1.0 |
24.0 |
1.4 |
26.0 |
1.9 |
At least some college |
54.4 |
0.7 |
55.2 |
0.7 |
58.0 |
0.8 |
38.1 |
1.8 |
43.5 |
2.5 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.3 |
0.7 |
52.5 |
0.7 |
55.0 |
0.8 |
37.3 |
1.5 |
41.2 |
1.6 |
Public only |
31.0 |
0.9 |
32.2 |
1.1 |
33.7 |
1.5 |
30.7 |
1.7 |
27.8 |
1.5 |
Uninsured |
18.4 |
0.9 |
21.3 |
1.2 |
24.4 |
1.5 |
9.8 |
1.2 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
34.4 |
1.8 |
35.1 |
1.9 |
37.8 |
2.2 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
24.1 |
4.9 |
Medicare and private |
51.2 |
1.5 |
51.8 |
1.5 |
53.6 |
1.6 |
25.5 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
25.0 |
3.1 |
27.2 |
3.7 |
28.9 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
15.8 |
3.1 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.5 |
0.7 |
46.8 |
0.8 |
51.2 |
0.9 |
31.4 |
1.3 |
29.0 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
49.1 |
1.3 |
52.2 |
1.3 |
30.1 |
1.7 |
30.9 |
2.6 |
Micropolitan |
37.9 |
1.9 |
38.9 |
1.7 |
40.3 |
1.9 |
23.3 |
2.8 |
25.2 |
5.0 |
Noncore-adjacent |
37.6 |
3.1 |
39.3 |
3.1 |
42.1 |
3.1 |
22.9 |
3.5 |
18.0 |
4.6 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
42.7 |
4.0 |
43.3 |
3.9 |
43.8 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
53.8 |
1.6 |
55.6 |
1.8 |
60.5 |
2.2 |
37.9 |
3.2 |
43.1 |
3.2 |
No |
45.5 |
1.0 |
48.8 |
1.1 |
52.4 |
1.4 |
36.1 |
1.9 |
33.3 |
1.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
46.4 |
0.6 |
47.1 |
0.6 |
50.1 |
0.7 |
30.6 |
1.0 |
37.4 |
1.6 |
Other |
26.8 |
1.1 |
35.3 |
2.3 |
39.0 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
22.8 |
1.1 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
37.1 |
1.1 |
38.0 |
1.1 |
40.6 |
1.3 |
23.1 |
2.3 |
27.4 |
3.1 |
Complex activities |
33.4 |
1.2 |
33.7 |
1.3 |
36.1 |
1.4 |
22.4 |
2.8 |
30.3 |
3.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.3 |
0.6 |
47.1 |
0.7 |
50.5 |
0.7 |
28.9 |
1.2 |
26.4 |
1.2 |
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: 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.