Table 232c People with a dental visit, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
43.6 |
0.6 |
26.5 |
0.8 |
29.9 |
0.9 |
41.9 |
0.8 |
57.9 |
0.8 |
Age |
0-17 |
46.5 |
1.0 |
32.1 |
1.5 |
35.1 |
1.4 |
48.0 |
1.6 |
62.9 |
1.6 |
18-44 |
38.7 |
0.7 |
21.1 |
1.1 |
25.3 |
1.2 |
37.8 |
1.1 |
52.6 |
1.1 |
45-64 |
48.6 |
0.8 |
25.7 |
1.9 |
30.2 |
1.8 |
42.9 |
1.5 |
60.3 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
43.0 |
1.2 |
28.2 |
2.6 |
30.5 |
2.0 |
41.1 |
2.1 |
59.9 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
40.1 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
1.2 |
26.6 |
1.0 |
36.9 |
1.0 |
53.4 |
1.0 |
Female |
47.0 |
0.7 |
28.2 |
1.0 |
32.7 |
1.0 |
46.8 |
1.0 |
62.7 |
0.9 |
Race |
White, single race |
45.9 |
0.6 |
27.2 |
1.0 |
30.5 |
1.0 |
43.8 |
0.9 |
59.5 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
30.5 |
1.0 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
26.7 |
1.6 |
31.0 |
1.9 |
42.9 |
2.2 |
Asian, single race |
42.7 |
2.2 |
36.9 |
6.7 |
31.3 |
4.0 |
38.6 |
4.0 |
51.8 |
2.8 |
NHOPI, single race |
38.3 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
32.0 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
41.8 |
3.0 |
33.9 |
4.6 |
33.6 |
6.5 |
39.8 |
4.9 |
59.3 |
5.9 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
46.1 |
0.6 |
28.6 |
1.1 |
32.7 |
1.0 |
43.5 |
0.9 |
58.5 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
49.4 |
0.7 |
30.9 |
1.3 |
34.8 |
1.3 |
46.2 |
1.0 |
60.4 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
30.2 |
1.0 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
26.2 |
1.6 |
30.6 |
1.9 |
42.7 |
2.3 |
Hispanic |
28.9 |
1.0 |
20.2 |
1.2 |
21.1 |
1.2 |
31.4 |
1.8 |
49.4 |
2.7 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
23.8 |
0.8 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
17.5 |
1.1 |
25.8 |
1.5 |
44.9 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
37.2 |
0.9 |
24.1 |
1.6 |
28.7 |
1.5 |
36.2 |
1.2 |
48.9 |
1.5 |
At least some college |
54.4 |
0.7 |
36.6 |
2.4 |
40.1 |
1.8 |
49.4 |
1.4 |
61.2 |
0.9 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
51.3 |
0.7 |
34.5 |
2.4 |
36.0 |
1.4 |
46.4 |
1.0 |
59.9 |
0.9 |
Public only |
31.0 |
0.9 |
29.5 |
1.3 |
30.8 |
1.4 |
35.0 |
2.6 |
34.9 |
5.2 |
Uninsured |
18.4 |
0.9 |
12.7 |
1.3 |
16.0 |
1.2 |
20.3 |
1.8 |
27.4 |
2.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
34.4 |
1.8 |
22.8 |
4.0 |
30.2 |
3.6 |
32.3 |
3.3 |
49.1 |
4.3 |
Medicare and private |
51.2 |
1.5 |
42.8 |
4.9 |
33.6 |
2.8 |
48.2 |
2.5 |
64.1 |
2.1 |
Medicare and other public |
25.0 |
3.1 |
21.9 |
4.1 |
23.4 |
4.2 |
24.9 |
7.2 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
43.5 |
0.7 |
27.3 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
1.1 |
40.3 |
1.1 |
57.0 |
1.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
47.0 |
1.2 |
28.3 |
1.5 |
32.8 |
1.8 |
46.0 |
1.6 |
61.5 |
1.7 |
Micropolitan |
37.9 |
1.9 |
22.5 |
2.1 |
26.3 |
2.2 |
37.4 |
2.2 |
54.3 |
2.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
37.6 |
3.1 |
20.8 |
2.7 |
30.5 |
4.0 |
41.8 |
4.2 |
53.6 |
5.3 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
42.7 |
4.0 |
22.9 |
6.3 |
35.4 |
4.7 |
48.5 |
3.7 |
53.6 |
5.8 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
53.8 |
1.6 |
40.5 |
3.2 |
40.8 |
3.1 |
54.2 |
3.5 |
72.4 |
2.8 |
No |
45.5 |
1.0 |
30.8 |
1.6 |
34.5 |
1.5 |
46.6 |
1.7 |
62.0 |
1.7 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
46.4 |
0.6 |
28.2 |
1.0 |
32.4 |
1.0 |
44.3 |
0.9 |
59.1 |
0.8 |
Other |
26.8 |
1.1 |
23.0 |
1.6 |
22.0 |
1.3 |
25.6 |
1.9 |
43.0 |
3.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
37.1 |
1.1 |
26.0 |
2.0 |
24.9 |
1.8 |
39.2 |
2.2 |
55.0 |
2.1 |
Complex activities |
33.4 |
1.2 |
25.1 |
2.1 |
24.5 |
2.3 |
35.3 |
2.5 |
52.5 |
3.1 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
44.3 |
0.6 |
23.7 |
1.1 |
29.0 |
1.1 |
40.4 |
1.0 |
57.2 |
0.9 |
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.