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Table 199c
People with a dental visit in the past year, by family incomea, United States, 2002
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   43.5 0.5 25.9 1.0 29.5 0.8 41.1 0.8 58.1 0.7
Age 0-17 44.3 0.8 28.8 1.6 32.4 1.4 * * 62.0 1.4
18-44 39.7 0.7 22.1 1.1 26.1 1.1 38.1 1.0 53.5 0.9
45-64 49.4 0.8 27.0 2.0 30.3 1.8 41.4 1.2 61.2 1.0
65 and over 42.3 1.1 27.6 2.4 30.7 1.9 41.4 1.8 57.8 1.8
Gender Male 39.9 0.5 23.0 1.2 24.7 1.0 34.2 1.0 53.0 0.8
Female 46.9 0.6 28.2 1.1 33.5 1.0 44.5 1.0 63.4 0.8
Race White, single race 46.4 0.6 27.2 1.1 31.5 1.0 41.6 0.9 60.5 0.7
Black, single race 28.2 0.8 23.3 1.9 22.7 1.5 27.7 1.7 36.6 1.9
Asian, single race 38.1 2.2 16.9 4.6 22.6 4.0 35.1 3.7 49.0 3.0
NHOPI,single race 49.1 8.6 * * * * * * * *
AI/AN,single race 31.2 4.6 26.0 6.7 22.4 5.7 * * * *
Multiple races 34.3 2.5 24.7 4.1 19.5 3.9 * * 51.6 4.7
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 46.2 0.5 27.7 1.2 32.4 1.0 41.3 0.9 59.1 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 50.3 0.6 31.1 1.5 36.2 1.3 44.1 1.0 61.9 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 28.1 0.8 23.2 1.9 22.6 1.5 27.4 1.7 36.7 1.9
Hispanic (all races) 26.4 0.8 20.2 1.3 19.4 1.2 28.0 1.5 41.3 2.3
Educationb Less than high school graduate 25.1 0.7 16.3 1.1 19.5 1.1 27.1 1.3 42.3 2.0
High school graduate 40.0 0.8 27.0 1.5 29.5 1.5 37.8 1.1 52.0 1.2
At least some college 54.5 0.6 35.7 2.5 40.1 1.7 47.9 1.1 61.7 0.7
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 50.9 0.6 36.1 2.1 37.0 1.3 43.2 0.9 59.6 0.7
Public only 29.0 0.9 26.8 1.2 28.7 1.5 31.6 3.5 39.0 4.4
Uninsured 19.1 0.8 13.0 1.3 14.4 1.2 19.7 1.6 35.4 2.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 34.9 1.7 28.3 4.8 24.8 2.5 36.9 3.4 49.2 3.7
Medicare and private 50.3 1.3 36.5 4.0 40.6 2.7 46.4 2.1 61.1 1.9
Medicare and other public 18.8 1.8 15.3 2.9 15.6 3.0 22.8 4.8 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 43.3 0.7 25.7 1.4 27.7 1.1 39.2 1.2 56.5 0.9
Metropolitan-small 45.8 1.1 26.4 1.8 31.8 1.6 42.1 1.6 62.4 1.1
Micropolitan 41.5 1.9 24.3 2.1 31.0 2.4 38.2 2.5 56.8 2.4
Noncore-adjacent 35.6 2.5 26.7 3.6 28.5 4.4 30.7 3.0 51.8 3.8
Noncore-not adjacent 40.6 3.4 29.2 6.3 30.2 6.6 37.0 3.5 58.7 5.1
CSHCN Yes 57.2 1.5 39.0 3.4 40.5 2.9 * * 73.8 2.4
No 42.0 0.9 27.4 1.7 30.9 1.5 * * 59.6 1.5
Preferred language English 46.2 0.5 27.8 1.1 32.3 1.0 41.3 0.9 59.4 0.7
Other 26.7 1.1 20.0 1.6 19.9 1.7 27.8 1.6 42.5 2.7
Born in U.S. Yes 45.6 0.5 27.7 1.1 31.7 0.9 41.3 0.9 59.4 0.7
No 32.8 1.1 18.6 1.8 20.6 1.8 31.4 1.7 50.0 2.0

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 Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate 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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