Table 232a People with a dental visit, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
43.6 |
0.6 |
45.9 |
0.6 |
30.5 |
1.0 |
42.7 |
2.2 |
38.3 |
5.7 |
32.0 |
4.0 |
41.8 |
3.0 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.5 |
1.0 |
48.6 |
1.1 |
36.1 |
1.7 |
44.1 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
50.4 |
5.2 |
18-44 |
38.7 |
0.7 |
40.7 |
0.8 |
27.7 |
1.4 |
40.2 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
25.7 |
5.0 |
36.3 |
4.0 |
45-64 |
48.6 |
0.8 |
51.1 |
0.8 |
32.6 |
1.8 |
46.6 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
35.8 |
6.0 |
65 and over |
43.0 |
1.2 |
45.6 |
1.3 |
18.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
40.1 |
0.6 |
42.1 |
0.7 |
27.3 |
1.2 |
38.6 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
35.8 |
6.5 |
38.2 |
3.7 |
Female |
47.0 |
0.7 |
49.6 |
0.7 |
33.3 |
1.3 |
46.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
28.1 |
4.4 |
44.9 |
3.7 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
26.5 |
0.8 |
27.2 |
1.0 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
36.9 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
33.9 |
4.6 |
Near poor/low |
29.9 |
0.9 |
30.5 |
1.0 |
26.7 |
1.6 |
31.3 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
33.6 |
6.5 |
Middle |
41.9 |
0.8 |
43.8 |
0.9 |
31.0 |
1.9 |
38.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
39.8 |
4.9 |
High |
57.9 |
0.8 |
59.5 |
0.9 |
42.9 |
2.2 |
51.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
59.3 |
5.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
23.8 |
0.8 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
23.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
26.6 |
5.6 |
High school graduate |
37.2 |
0.9 |
39.3 |
0.9 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
37.4 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
34.7 |
5.4 |
At least some college |
54.4 |
0.7 |
56.8 |
0.7 |
38.7 |
1.8 |
48.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
46.1 |
5.1 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.3 |
0.7 |
53.4 |
0.7 |
37.7 |
1.5 |
48.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
49.7 |
3.7 |
Public only |
31.0 |
0.9 |
31.1 |
1.2 |
31.1 |
1.6 |
31.8 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
33.1 |
7.0 |
27.4 |
4.0 |
Uninsured |
18.4 |
0.9 |
19.5 |
1.0 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
15.4 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
34.4 |
1.8 |
36.8 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
51.2 |
1.5 |
53.0 |
1.6 |
25.6 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
25.0 |
3.1 |
24.8 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.5 |
0.7 |
46.0 |
0.7 |
31.6 |
1.3 |
43.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
42.4 |
4.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
49.4 |
1.3 |
30.6 |
1.7 |
35.4 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
40.1 |
4.7 |
Micropolitan |
37.9 |
1.9 |
39.2 |
2.1 |
23.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
44.2 |
7.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
37.6 |
3.1 |
39.8 |
3.1 |
22.9 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
42.7 |
4.0 |
43.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
53.8 |
1.6 |
57.5 |
1.9 |
38.1 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
45.5 |
1.0 |
47.4 |
1.2 |
36.4 |
1.8 |
44.8 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
48.2 |
5.7 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
46.4 |
0.6 |
49.1 |
0.7 |
30.9 |
1.0 |
52.6 |
3.4 |
41.7 |
5.9 |
33.7 |
4.3 |
42.7 |
3.1 |
Other |
26.8 |
1.1 |
25.0 |
1.2 |
30.3 |
7.1 |
34.2 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
37.1 |
1.1 |
39.3 |
1.3 |
24.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
33.4 |
1.2 |
35.4 |
1.4 |
23.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.3 |
0.6 |
46.7 |
0.7 |
29.1 |
1.2 |
43.0 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
32.7 |
5.7 |
38.5 |
3.9 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* 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.