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Table 90c
Children age 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year, 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 50.9 0.9 34.5 1.5 38.0 1.6 52.7 1.7 68.7 1.6
Age 2-5 33.3 1.4 27.8 2.5 26.8 2.2 33.2 2.6 43.6 3.2
6-17 56.6 1.0 37.3 1.9 41.7 1.9 58.7 1.9 75.7 1.7
Gender Male 49.5 1.1 33.9 1.8 38.7 2.2 51.1 2.1 65.5 2.2
Female 52.5 1.1 35.2 2.1 37.2 2.0 54.5 2.2 72.0 1.8
Race White, single race 54.4 1.1 36.1 2.1 40.1 1.9 55.7 2.0 70.9 1.9
Black, single race 36.7 1.7 31.3 2.2 32.4 3.3 37.3 3.1 55.9 5.3
Asian, single race 41.1 4.1 * * * * * * 53.5 6.8
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 49.3 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 54.2 0.9 36.8 2.0 40.7 2.1 54.4 1.9 69.7 1.7
Non-Hispanic, White 59.6 1.2 41.4 3.1 45.3 2.7 58.4 2.1 72.2 1.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 36.8 1.7 31.7 2.3 32.4 3.3 36.9 3.0 55.9 5.4
Hispanic, all races 36.7 1.5 29.7 2.2 31.5 2.4 43.1 3.2 56.9 5.3
Health insurance Any private 57.9 1.1 35.5 3.9 40.9 2.7 55.6 1.9 69.4 1.7
Public only 38.8 1.4 36.3 1.8 39.0 2.2 40.6 4.5 * *
Uninsured 31.7 3.3 14.9 3.2 21.0 3.8 39.8 6.5 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 49.6 1.2 33.5 2.2 35.4 2.5 50.3 2.2 66.7 2.3
Metropolitan-small 53.8 1.8 35.5 2.8 41.6 2.9 56.6 3.5 72.6 2.6
Micropolitan 50.6 2.7 35.0 4.6 40.4 4.5 55.4 4.6 69.6 6.2
Noncore 44.5 4.2 35.9 7.6 35.3 7.1 44.4 6.9 * *
CSHCN Yes 58.4 3.5 * * * * * * * *
No 59.4 1.4 40.3 2.6 48.4 3.0 61.3 3.0 76.6 2.6
Preferred language English 49.9 1.0 33.4 1.7 36.1 1.7 52.0 1.9 68.2 1.9
Other 53.7 0.9 35.8 1.8 39.9 1.9 54.3 1.8 69.9 1.6
Born in U.S. Yes 34.5 1.9 31.9 3.0 32.2 2.6 39.0 3.9 * *
No 51.6 0.9 35.5 1.6 38.5 1.7 53.4 1.8 68.7 1.6

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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