2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.83a

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Table 1.83a
Percent of children ages 2-5 with untreated dental caries, United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004

Population group		1999-2004		1988-1994
Population group		Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		20.6	1.3	19.1	1.2
Gender	Male	21.2	1.9	19.3	1.3
Gender	Female	20.0	1.5	18.9	1.5
Ethnicity	Mexican American	31.2	1.6	34.9	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	24.4	2.1	24.7	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	17.0	1.7	13.8	1.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	30.8	2.0	30.2	2.7
	Near poor/low	23.2	3.1	24.3	2.2
	Middle	18.2	2.1	10.7	1.0
	High	6.3	1.5	DSU	DSU

^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.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

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