2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 97C

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Table 97C
Percent of children ages 12-17 with untreated dental caries, United States, 1999-2004

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		17.7	1.0
Gender	Male	17.4	1.1
Gender	Female	18.0	1.3
Ethnicity	Mexican American	26.2	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	23.1	1.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	14.2	1.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.2	2.3
	Near poor/low	25.4	2.2
	Middle	13.0	1.3
	High	7.2	1.1

^a 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.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.