Table 232d
People with a dental visit, by education,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
42.9 |
0.6 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
37.2 |
0.9 |
54.4 |
0.7 |
| Age |
18-44 |
38.9 |
0.7 |
25.8 |
1.2 |
30.7 |
1.1 |
49.3 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
48.9 |
0.8 |
22.6 |
1.3 |
43.2 |
1.3 |
59.8 |
1.0 |
| 65 and over |
43.3 |
1.2 |
20.4 |
1.5 |
43.4 |
1.8 |
60.0 |
2.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
38.4 |
0.7 |
21.4 |
1.0 |
31.6 |
1.1 |
50.1 |
1.0 |
| Female |
47.0 |
0.7 |
26.2 |
1.1 |
42.2 |
1.2 |
58.3 |
0.8 |
| Race |
White, single race |
45.2 |
0.6 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
39.3 |
0.9 |
56.8 |
0.7 |
| Black, single race |
28.2 |
1.1 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
38.7 |
1.8 |
| Asian, single race |
42.9 |
2.4 |
23.3 |
3.9 |
37.4 |
4.7 |
48.9 |
2.8 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
31.5 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
36.7 |
3.4 |
26.6 |
5.6 |
34.7 |
5.4 |
46.1 |
5.1 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
45.2 |
0.6 |
26.8 |
1.1 |
38.6 |
0.9 |
55.2 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
48.4 |
0.7 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
41.3 |
1.0 |
58.0 |
0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
27.9 |
1.1 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
24.0 |
1.4 |
38.1 |
1.8 |
| Hispanic |
26.4 |
1.1 |
16.4 |
1.0 |
26.0 |
1.9 |
43.5 |
2.5 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
23.6 |
0.9 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
24.1 |
1.6 |
36.6 |
2.4 |
| Near poor/low |
28.0 |
1.0 |
17.5 |
1.1 |
28.7 |
1.5 |
40.1 |
1.8 |
| Middle |
39.9 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
1.5 |
36.2 |
1.2 |
49.4 |
1.4 |
| High |
56.9 |
0.8 |
44.9 |
2.4 |
48.9 |
1.5 |
61.2 |
0.9 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
50.4 |
0.7 |
36.1 |
1.5 |
42.3 |
1.1 |
57.4 |
0.8 |
| Public only |
26.1 |
1.2 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
26.2 |
2.0 |
36.0 |
3.0 |
| Uninsured |
17.6 |
0.8 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
26.9 |
1.6 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
34.7 |
1.8 |
18.4 |
2.1 |
38.3 |
2.9 |
47.3 |
3.6 |
| Medicare and private |
51.4 |
1.5 |
25.4 |
2.4 |
48.0 |
2.1 |
65.1 |
2.1 |
| Medicare and other public |
25.4 |
3.2 |
15.3 |
2.9 |
29.6 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.1 |
0.7 |
23.7 |
1.0 |
36.6 |
1.1 |
53.8 |
0.9 |
| Metropolitan-small |
45.9 |
1.2 |
27.4 |
1.8 |
39.8 |
1.8 |
57.2 |
1.3 |
| Micropolitan |
37.4 |
2.0 |
17.9 |
2.0 |
34.1 |
2.2 |
51.2 |
2.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
36.2 |
2.9 |
17.5 |
2.4 |
39.1 |
3.8 |
48.2 |
3.9 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
39.7 |
4.4 |
27.9 |
5.6 |
33.6 |
4.6 |
53.3 |
4.6 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
45.4 |
0.6 |
26.7 |
1.0 |
38.8 |
0.9 |
55.7 |
0.7 |
| Other |
25.1 |
1.3 |
16.3 |
1.1 |
22.6 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
2.7 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
37.3 |
1.1 |
21.8 |
1.6 |
35.4 |
2.0 |
52.2 |
1.9 |
| Complex activities |
33.5 |
1.2 |
21.1 |
1.8 |
33.2 |
2.2 |
45.9 |
2.4 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.5 |
0.6 |
24.9 |
0.9 |
38.2 |
1.0 |
55.0 |
0.7 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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; 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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