Table 96a Children ages 2-17 with a dental visita in the past year, 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 |
|
51.6 |
1.0 |
53.9 |
1.2 |
39.3 |
1.8 |
52.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.7 |
5.3 |
Age |
2-5 |
36.1 |
1.5 |
37.6 |
1.8 |
27.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
56.5 |
1.1 |
59.2 |
1.2 |
43.0 |
2.1 |
57.3 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
62.3 |
5.8 |
Gender |
Male |
50.1 |
1.2 |
52.7 |
1.3 |
38.8 |
2.4 |
45.0 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
52.3 |
6.9 |
Female |
53.0 |
1.3 |
55.3 |
1.5 |
39.8 |
2.3 |
61.8 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
60.1 |
6.1 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
36.3 |
1.7 |
37.5 |
2.1 |
32.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
39.0 |
1.6 |
39.3 |
2.0 |
38.8 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
52.6 |
1.6 |
54.1 |
1.8 |
41.4 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
69.6 |
1.7 |
71.1 |
1.8 |
53.4 |
6.4 |
61.9 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
59.6 |
1.2 |
61.7 |
1.4 |
43.8 |
3.2 |
55.9 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
71.2 |
5.2 |
Public only |
39.3 |
1.3 |
39.6 |
1.8 |
38.2 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
35.9 |
7.0 |
Uninsured |
27.4 |
2.8 |
29.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
50.7 |
1.2 |
52.9 |
1.5 |
41.2 |
2.4 |
53.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
56.2 |
2.1 |
59.4 |
2.4 |
37.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
44.9 |
3.3 |
45.1 |
3.9 |
34.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
45.9 |
5.1 |
49.8 |
5.2 |
31.2 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
55.8 |
1.6 |
59.6 |
2.0 |
39.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
51.3 |
1.1 |
53.5 |
1.3 |
40.6 |
2.0 |
54.6 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
55.0 |
6.0 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
54.3 |
1.1 |
57.5 |
1.3 |
39.5 |
1.9 |
64.8 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.9 |
5.4 |
Other |
35.4 |
1.8 |
34.7 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
41.6 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.