Table 218b People with a dental visit, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
|
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
44.0 |
0.6 |
46.8 |
0.6 |
50.7 |
0.7 |
28.9 |
1.1 |
27.2 |
0.9 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.1 |
0.8 |
49.3 |
0.9 |
54.2 |
1.1 |
33.7 |
1.6 |
32.7 |
1.4 |
18-44 |
39.9 |
0.7 |
43.3 |
0.8 |
46.8 |
1.0 |
27.6 |
1.5 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
45-64 |
49.5 |
0.9 |
51.4 |
0.9 |
55.4 |
1.0 |
28.9 |
2.0 |
29.4 |
1.8 |
65 and over |
42.0 |
1.3 |
43.3 |
1.3 |
46.3 |
1.5 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
22.8 |
2.7 |
Gender |
Male |
40.3 |
0.6 |
43.2 |
0.7 |
46.6 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
1.3 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
Female |
47.6 |
0.7 |
50.2 |
0.7 |
54.6 |
0.8 |
31.6 |
1.3 |
30.8 |
1.1 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
26.2 |
0.8 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
31.3 |
1.4 |
22.5 |
1.4 |
19.9 |
1.2 |
Near poor/low |
30.1 |
0.8 |
32.9 |
1.0 |
35.7 |
1.2 |
24.7 |
1.9 |
20.5 |
1.3 |
Middle |
42.4 |
0.9 |
44.2 |
1.0 |
47.0 |
1.0 |
30.2 |
2.0 |
31.2 |
1.7 |
High |
58.3 |
0.9 |
59.2 |
0.9 |
61.9 |
1.0 |
39.0 |
2.4 |
42.7 |
2.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
24.3 |
0.7 |
26.6 |
0.9 |
28.6 |
1.2 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
17.9 |
1.0 |
High school graduate |
39.5 |
0.8 |
41.2 |
0.9 |
44.3 |
1.0 |
24.3 |
1.5 |
25.6 |
1.8 |
At least some college |
54.7 |
0.8 |
56.2 |
0.8 |
59.7 |
0.9 |
34.3 |
2.2 |
34.4 |
2.2 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.8 |
0.7 |
53.4 |
0.7 |
56.4 |
0.9 |
34.9 |
1.8 |
37.3 |
1.5 |
Public only |
31.5 |
1.0 |
33.0 |
1.2 |
36.1 |
1.6 |
29.1 |
1.9 |
27.4 |
1.4 |
Uninsured |
18.7 |
1.0 |
22.1 |
1.4 |
25.7 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
1.5 |
11.1 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
36.4 |
1.9 |
37.4 |
2.1 |
40.4 |
2.3 |
12.4 |
3.6 |
23.9 |
4.7 |
Medicare and private |
48.9 |
1.5 |
49.4 |
1.6 |
51.1 |
1.7 |
21.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
21.8 |
2.3 |
22.9 |
2.8 |
26.3 |
3.9 |
16.4 |
2.9 |
17.2 |
3.1 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.6 |
0.7 |
47.3 |
0.8 |
53.1 |
1.0 |
28.5 |
1.1 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
48.9 |
1.4 |
51.4 |
1.6 |
32.9 |
2.5 |
31.2 |
1.6 |
Micropolitan |
40.9 |
1.9 |
42.2 |
1.8 |
44.3 |
2.1 |
22.3 |
4.0 |
24.3 |
3.2 |
Noncore-adjacent |
34.9 |
2.5 |
36.5 |
2.5 |
38.3 |
2.7 |
20.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
45.9 |
4.7 |
46.3 |
4.7 |
47.0 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
57.0 |
1.4 |
59.2 |
1.5 |
64.1 |
1.9 |
43.9 |
3.3 |
44.2 |
2.8 |
No |
44.6 |
1.0 |
47.9 |
1.1 |
52.6 |
1.3 |
32.1 |
1.7 |
31.7 |
1.4 |
Preferred language |
English |
47.1 |
0.6 |
48.1 |
0.6 |
51.4 |
0.8 |
29.5 |
1.1 |
34.3 |
1.4 |
Other |
25.5 |
1.1 |
31.9 |
2.3 |
40.3 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
22.3 |
1.1 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
46.4 |
0.6 |
47.9 |
0.7 |
51.3 |
0.8 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
31.5 |
1.2 |
No |
32.2 |
1.1 |
40.6 |
1.6 |
48.1 |
2.7 |
24.4 |
2.9 |
22.2 |
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 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: 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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