Table 218c People with a dental visit, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
44.0 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
0.8 |
30.1 |
0.8 |
42.4 |
0.9 |
58.3 |
0.9 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.1 |
0.8 |
30.3 |
1.3 |
34.9 |
1.5 |
48.0 |
1.7 |
62.5 |
1.7 |
18-44 |
39.9 |
0.7 |
21.6 |
1.1 |
26.4 |
1.2 |
39.6 |
1.2 |
52.8 |
1.2 |
45-64 |
49.5 |
0.9 |
26.4 |
1.9 |
28.7 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
1.3 |
62.8 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
42.0 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
2.5 |
30.9 |
1.8 |
43.3 |
1.8 |
56.0 |
2.2 |
Gender |
Male |
40.3 |
0.6 |
23.6 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
1.1 |
38.3 |
1.0 |
53.0 |
1.1 |
Female |
47.6 |
0.7 |
28.2 |
1.1 |
33.4 |
1.0 |
46.5 |
1.1 |
63.8 |
1.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
46.7 |
0.7 |
27.3 |
1.0 |
31.3 |
1.0 |
44.4 |
1.0 |
60.6 |
1.0 |
Black, single race |
29.0 |
1.0 |
22.4 |
1.4 |
24.8 |
1.9 |
30.5 |
1.9 |
39.1 |
2.4 |
Asian, single race |
38.1 |
2.1 |
23.3 |
4.6 |
24.8 |
3.8 |
38.9 |
4.0 |
45.7 |
3.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
44.0 |
7.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
35.8 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
43.6 |
3.0 |
34.5 |
5.3 |
36.7 |
5.2 |
39.1 |
5.2 |
57.4 |
5.4 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
46.8 |
0.6 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
32.9 |
1.0 |
44.2 |
1.0 |
59.2 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
50.7 |
0.7 |
31.3 |
1.4 |
35.7 |
1.2 |
47.0 |
1.0 |
61.9 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
28.9 |
1.1 |
22.5 |
1.4 |
24.7 |
1.9 |
30.2 |
2.0 |
39.0 |
2.4 |
Hispanic, all races |
27.2 |
0.9 |
19.9 |
1.2 |
20.5 |
1.3 |
31.2 |
1.7 |
42.7 |
2.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
24.3 |
0.7 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
18.2 |
1.1 |
28.8 |
1.4 |
39.6 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
39.5 |
0.8 |
27.2 |
1.7 |
30.0 |
1.5 |
37.6 |
1.2 |
51.1 |
1.4 |
At least some college |
54.7 |
0.8 |
36.2 |
2.1 |
39.2 |
1.7 |
48.2 |
1.4 |
62.4 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.8 |
0.7 |
34.5 |
2.1 |
36.2 |
1.5 |
46.4 |
1.1 |
60.6 |
1.0 |
Public only |
31.5 |
1.0 |
28.3 |
1.2 |
31.5 |
1.6 |
36.3 |
2.8 |
50.0 |
6.0 |
Uninsured |
18.7 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
1.4 |
19.8 |
1.7 |
29.9 |
3.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
36.4 |
1.9 |
29.8 |
4.8 |
29.7 |
3.3 |
36.3 |
2.7 |
50.7 |
4.5 |
Medicare and private |
48.9 |
1.5 |
40.1 |
4.8 |
33.9 |
2.4 |
50.2 |
2.5 |
58.8 |
2.3 |
Medicare and other public |
21.8 |
2.3 |
16.0 |
2.3 |
25.0 |
3.6 |
18.1 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.6 |
0.7 |
26.4 |
1.2 |
29.1 |
1.1 |
40.8 |
1.2 |
56.4 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
25.6 |
1.6 |
32.9 |
1.5 |
45.9 |
1.8 |
63.6 |
1.7 |
Micropolitan |
40.9 |
1.9 |
25.6 |
2.2 |
28.3 |
2.5 |
41.7 |
2.4 |
55.7 |
2.3 |
Noncore-adjacent |
34.9 |
2.5 |
26.3 |
3.8 |
27.4 |
4.1 |
34.7 |
3.9 |
50.5 |
4.1 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
45.9 |
4.7 |
30.1 |
4.5 |
30.8 |
4.8 |
51.8 |
4.4 |
60.8 |
4.9 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
57.0 |
1.4 |
37.5 |
2.4 |
45.9 |
2.9 |
60.3 |
2.9 |
73.1 |
2.5 |
No |
44.6 |
1.0 |
29.1 |
1.5 |
32.5 |
1.5 |
46.8 |
1.8 |
61.4 |
1.9 |
Preferred language |
English |
47.1 |
0.6 |
28.2 |
0.9 |
33.0 |
1.0 |
44.6 |
1.0 |
59.9 |
0.9 |
Other |
25.5 |
1.1 |
21.5 |
2.0 |
21.8 |
1.4 |
28.6 |
1.9 |
33.2 |
3.1 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
46.4 |
0.6 |
28.3 |
0.9 |
32.3 |
1.0 |
44.3 |
1.0 |
60.0 |
0.9 |
No |
32.2 |
1.1 |
18.6 |
1.6 |
22.8 |
1.6 |
32.0 |
1.8 |
46.6 |
2.3 |
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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