Table 218a People with a dental visit, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
44.0 |
0.6 |
46.7 |
0.7 |
29.0 |
1.0 |
38.1 |
2.1 |
44.0 |
7.7 |
35.8 |
3.5 |
43.6 |
3.0 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.1 |
0.8 |
49.2 |
1.0 |
33.6 |
1.5 |
37.5 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
42.5 |
4.7 |
18-44 |
39.9 |
0.7 |
42.0 |
0.9 |
27.7 |
1.5 |
36.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
38.5 |
5.2 |
46.2 |
4.6 |
45-64 |
49.5 |
0.9 |
52.7 |
1.0 |
29.1 |
2.0 |
43.6 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
42.0 |
1.3 |
44.8 |
1.4 |
17.4 |
2.0 |
34.8 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
40.3 |
0.6 |
42.6 |
0.7 |
25.9 |
1.3 |
36.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
32.7 |
5.0 |
46.1 |
4.0 |
Female |
47.6 |
0.7 |
50.8 |
0.8 |
31.7 |
1.3 |
40.1 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
38.8 |
4.6 |
41.7 |
3.6 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
26.2 |
0.8 |
27.3 |
1.0 |
22.4 |
1.4 |
23.3 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
34.5 |
5.3 |
Near poor/low |
30.1 |
0.8 |
31.3 |
1.0 |
24.8 |
1.9 |
24.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
36.7 |
5.2 |
Middle |
42.4 |
0.9 |
44.4 |
1.0 |
30.5 |
1.9 |
38.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
39.1 |
5.2 |
High |
58.3 |
0.9 |
60.6 |
1.0 |
39.1 |
2.4 |
45.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
57.4 |
5.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
24.3 |
0.7 |
25.1 |
0.9 |
19.8 |
1.8 |
24.4 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
39.5 |
0.8 |
42.0 |
0.9 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
36.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
54.7 |
0.8 |
57.6 |
0.9 |
34.7 |
2.1 |
43.5 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.1 |
5.6 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.8 |
0.7 |
54.2 |
0.8 |
35.2 |
1.8 |
45.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
46.7 |
5.8 |
51.5 |
3.6 |
Public only |
31.5 |
1.0 |
32.8 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
1.8 |
24.1 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.6 |
4.5 |
Uninsured |
18.7 |
1.0 |
20.2 |
1.3 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
12.3 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
36.4 |
1.9 |
39.0 |
2.1 |
12.9 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
48.9 |
1.5 |
50.7 |
1.6 |
21.3 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
21.8 |
2.3 |
23.8 |
3.0 |
16.5 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.6 |
0.7 |
47.1 |
0.9 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
37.7 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
44.3 |
4.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
49.0 |
1.4 |
33.3 |
2.4 |
41.1 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
43.1 |
4.7 |
Micropolitan |
40.9 |
1.9 |
42.7 |
2.0 |
22.2 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
34.9 |
2.5 |
36.3 |
2.6 |
20.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
45.9 |
4.7 |
46.6 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
57.0 |
1.4 |
60.7 |
1.6 |
43.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
44.6 |
1.0 |
47.5 |
1.2 |
32.1 |
1.7 |
38.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
42.3 |
5.3 |
Preferred language |
English |
47.1 |
0.6 |
50.0 |
0.7 |
29.5 |
1.1 |
51.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
38.3 |
4.0 |
44.6 |
3.1 |
Other |
25.5 |
1.1 |
24.9 |
1.3 |
22.9 |
5.3 |
28.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
46.4 |
0.6 |
49.2 |
0.7 |
29.7 |
1.1 |
41.6 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
37.3 |
3.7 |
43.1 |
3.0 |
No |
32.2 |
1.1 |
30.9 |
1.4 |
25.6 |
2.8 |
37.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.
b 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.
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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