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Table 218a
People with a dental visit, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 44.0 0.6 46.7 0.7 29.0 1.0 38.1 2.1 44.0 7.7 35.8 3.5 43.6 3.0
Age 0-17 46.1 0.8 49.2 1.0 33.6 1.5 37.5 3.7 * * * * 42.5 4.7
18-44 39.9 0.7 42.0 0.9 27.7 1.5 36.0 2.6 * * 38.5 5.2 46.2 4.6
45-64 49.5 0.9 52.7 1.0 29.1 2.0 43.6 3.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 42.0 1.3 44.8 1.4 17.4 2.0 34.8 5.3 * * * * * *
Gender Male 40.3 0.6 42.6 0.7 25.9 1.3 36.0 2.5 * * 32.7 5.0 46.1 4.0
Female 47.6 0.7 50.8 0.8 31.7 1.3 40.1 2.7 * * 38.8 4.6 41.7 3.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 26.2 0.8 27.3 1.0 22.4 1.4 23.3 4.6 * * * * 34.5 5.3
Near poor/low 30.1 0.8 31.3 1.0 24.8 1.9 24.8 3.8 * * * * 36.7 5.2
Middle 42.4 0.9 44.4 1.0 30.5 1.9 38.9 4.0 * * * * 39.1 5.2
High 58.3 0.9 60.6 1.0 39.1 2.4 45.7 3.3 * * * * 57.4 5.4
Educationb Less than high school 24.3 0.7 25.1 0.9 19.8 1.8 24.4 3.8 * * * * * *
High school graduate 39.5 0.8 42.0 0.9 24.5 1.5 36.0 4.1 * * * * * *
At least some college 54.7 0.8 57.6 0.9 34.7 2.1 43.5 2.4 * * * * 53.1 5.6
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 51.8 0.7 54.2 0.8 35.2 1.8 45.7 2.5 * * 46.7 5.8 51.5 3.6
Public only 31.5 1.0 32.8 1.2 29.0 1.8 24.1 4.0 * * * * 32.6 4.5
Uninsured 18.7 1.0 20.2 1.3 12.0 1.5 12.3 3.5 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 36.4 1.9 39.0 2.1 12.9 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 48.9 1.5 50.7 1.6 21.3 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 21.8 2.3 23.8 3.0 16.5 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 43.6 0.7 47.1 0.9 28.4 1.0 37.7 2.3 * * * * 44.3 4.6
Metropolitan-small 47.0 1.2 49.0 1.4 33.3 2.4 41.1 5.6 * * * * 43.1 4.7
Micropolitan 40.9 1.9 42.7 2.0 22.2 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 34.9 2.5 36.3 2.6 20.5 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 45.9 4.7 46.6 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 57.0 1.4 60.7 1.6 43.6 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No 44.6 1.0 47.5 1.2 32.1 1.7 38.8 4.4 * * * * 42.3 5.3
Preferred language English 47.1 0.6 50.0 0.7 29.5 1.1 51.2 3.4 * * 38.3 4.0 44.6 3.1
Other 25.5 1.1 24.9 1.3 22.9 5.3 28.1 2.3 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 46.4 0.6 49.2 0.7 29.7 1.1 41.6 3.3 * * 37.3 3.7 43.1 3.0
No 32.2 1.1 30.9 1.4 25.6 2.8 37.3 2.4 * * * * * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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