Table 96c
Children ages 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year,a by family income,b United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
51.6 |
1.0 |
36.3 |
1.7 |
39.0 |
1.6 |
52.6 |
1.6 |
69.6 |
1.7 |
| Age |
2-5 |
36.1 |
1.5 |
29.8 |
2.4 |
29.0 |
2.5 |
31.4 |
2.4 |
53.3 |
3.2 |
| 6-17 |
56.5 |
1.1 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
42.4 |
1.7 |
59.0 |
1.9 |
74.2 |
1.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
50.1 |
1.2 |
35.6 |
2.3 |
38.4 |
2.0 |
50.1 |
2.1 |
68.2 |
2.2 |
| Female |
53.0 |
1.3 |
37.0 |
2.0 |
39.7 |
1.9 |
55.2 |
2.1 |
71.0 |
2.1 |
| Race |
White, single race |
53.9 |
1.2 |
37.5 |
2.1 |
39.3 |
2.0 |
54.1 |
1.8 |
71.1 |
1.8 |
| Black, single race |
39.3 |
1.8 |
32.5 |
2.8 |
38.8 |
3.3 |
41.4 |
3.9 |
53.4 |
6.4 |
| Asian, single race |
52.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
61.9 |
6.3 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
56.7 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
54.7 |
1.1 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
41.9 |
2.1 |
54.2 |
1.8 |
70.5 |
1.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
59.0 |
1.3 |
43.5 |
3.0 |
43.9 |
3.0 |
56.6 |
2.0 |
72.5 |
1.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
38.9 |
1.9 |
32.5 |
2.9 |
38.1 |
3.4 |
40.4 |
3.8 |
53.4 |
6.4 |
| Hispanic, all races |
38.3 |
1.6 |
30.6 |
2.3 |
32.3 |
2.0 |
44.1 |
3.2 |
59.9 |
5.1 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
59.6 |
1.2 |
42.5 |
5.0 |
43.0 |
2.6 |
55.8 |
2.0 |
71.2 |
1.7 |
| Public only |
39.3 |
1.3 |
36.6 |
1.9 |
39.2 |
1.9 |
46.8 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
27.4 |
2.8 |
19.3 |
4.0 |
19.7 |
4.0 |
30.3 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
50.7 |
1.2 |
38.0 |
2.3 |
36.8 |
1.9 |
49.6 |
2.3 |
67.7 |
2.1 |
| Metropolitan-small |
56.2 |
2.1 |
38.0 |
3.2 |
41.3 |
3.4 |
58.8 |
2.8 |
75.3 |
2.8 |
| Micropolitan |
44.9 |
3.3 |
30.8 |
3.6 |
37.1 |
3.9 |
47.1 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
| Noncore |
45.9 |
5.1 |
23.5 |
4.7 |
44.7 |
7.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
55.8 |
1.6 |
41.8 |
3.3 |
42.7 |
3.2 |
55.6 |
3.4 |
76.4 |
3.1 |
| No |
51.3 |
1.1 |
35.8 |
1.8 |
39.0 |
1.7 |
52.6 |
1.7 |
69.1 |
1.8 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
54.3 |
1.1 |
37.6 |
2.0 |
40.8 |
2.0 |
54.7 |
1.7 |
70.6 |
1.7 |
| Other |
35.4 |
1.8 |
32.9 |
2.6 |
33.4 |
2.6 |
34.7 |
3.4 |
51.8 |
6.8 |
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: 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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