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Table 90a
Children age 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year, 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 50.9 0.9 54.4 1.1 36.7 1.7 41.1 4.1 * * * * 49.3 5.0
Age 2-5 33.3 1.4 35.9 1.7 25.2 2.7 * * * * * * * *
6-17 56.6 1.0 60.3 1.2 40.3 2.1 47.5 4.9 * * * * 58.9 5.3
Gender Male 49.5 1.1 52.6 1.3 35.3 2.0 41.7 4.6 * * * * 52.7 6.8
Female 52.5 1.1 56.2 1.3 38.1 2.4 40.5 5.6 * * * * 46.8 5.5
Family incomea Negative/poor 34.5 1.5 36.1 2.1 31.3 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 38.0 1.6 40.1 1.9 32.4 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Middle 52.7 1.7 55.7 2.0 37.3 3.1 * * * * * * * *
High 68.7 1.6 70.9 1.9 55.9 5.3 53.5 6.8 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 57.9 1.1 61.1 1.3 38.4 2.8 49.5 4.8 * * * * 54.1 6.5
Public only 38.8 1.4 40.3 1.7 36.3 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 31.7 3.3 33.7 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 49.6 1.2 53.8 1.5 36.0 1.9 40.2 4.6 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 53.8 1.8 56.4 2.1 40.8 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 50.6 2.7 53.7 3.1 28.6 6.8 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 44.5 4.2 45.8 4.5 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 58.4 3.5 58.6 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
No 59.4 1.4 63.1 1.7 45.5 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 49.9 1.0 53.3 1.2 34.9 1.9 42.2 4.7 * * * * 49.3 5.7
Other 53.7 0.9 57.8 1.2 36.9 1.7 55.5 6.2 * * * * 48.9 5.1
Born in U.S. Yes 34.5 1.9 34.9 2.2 * * 30.3 4.3 * * * * * *
No 51.6 0.9 55.2 1.1 37.2 1.7 41.4 4.6 * * * * 46.9 5.0

a Negative or 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 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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