Table 96b
Children ages 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
51.6 |
1.0 |
54.7 |
1.1 |
59.0 |
1.3 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
38.3 |
1.6 |
| Age |
2-5 |
36.1 |
1.5 |
37.3 |
1.7 |
39.9 |
2.1 |
26.2 |
3.0 |
32.0 |
2.6 |
| 6-17 |
56.5 |
1.1 |
60.0 |
1.2 |
64.8 |
1.4 |
42.7 |
2.1 |
40.8 |
1.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
50.1 |
1.2 |
53.0 |
1.3 |
57.5 |
1.5 |
38.0 |
2.5 |
38.3 |
1.9 |
| Female |
53.0 |
1.3 |
56.6 |
1.4 |
60.6 |
1.7 |
39.7 |
2.4 |
38.3 |
2.0 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
36.3 |
1.7 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
43.5 |
3.0 |
32.5 |
2.9 |
30.6 |
2.3 |
| Near poor/low |
39.0 |
1.6 |
41.9 |
2.1 |
43.9 |
3.0 |
38.1 |
3.4 |
32.3 |
2.0 |
| Middle |
52.6 |
1.6 |
54.2 |
1.8 |
56.6 |
2.0 |
40.4 |
3.8 |
44.1 |
3.2 |
| High |
69.6 |
1.7 |
70.5 |
1.7 |
72.5 |
1.9 |
53.4 |
6.4 |
59.9 |
5.1 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
59.6 |
1.2 |
61.0 |
1.3 |
63.7 |
1.4 |
43.0 |
3.2 |
49.5 |
2.9 |
| Public only |
39.3 |
1.3 |
41.3 |
1.7 |
43.8 |
2.6 |
38.1 |
2.4 |
35.0 |
1.9 |
| Uninsured |
27.4 |
2.8 |
32.8 |
4.1 |
38.7 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
18.6 |
3.0 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
50.7 |
1.2 |
55.1 |
1.5 |
60.4 |
1.9 |
40.9 |
2.5 |
36.5 |
1.7 |
| Metropolitan-small |
56.2 |
2.1 |
58.7 |
2.1 |
63.1 |
2.5 |
36.2 |
3.0 |
43.6 |
3.9 |
| Micropolitan |
44.9 |
3.3 |
45.1 |
3.3 |
45.5 |
4.0 |
34.0 |
4.1 |
43.4 |
8.6 |
| Noncore |
45.9 |
5.1 |
48.1 |
5.2 |
53.2 |
5.4 |
31.2 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
55.8 |
1.6 |
57.4 |
1.8 |
62.4 |
2.2 |
39.4 |
3.4 |
45.8 |
3.3 |
| No |
51.3 |
1.1 |
55.1 |
1.2 |
59.1 |
1.5 |
40.1 |
2.0 |
37.8 |
1.6 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
54.3 |
1.1 |
55.4 |
1.1 |
59.4 |
1.3 |
39.2 |
1.9 |
44.7 |
2.7 |
| Other |
35.4 |
1.8 |
42.9 |
4.2 |
49.1 |
7.9 |
* |
* |
33.0 |
1.7 |
a Dental visit is based on event data.
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: 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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