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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_3_5.1
Children ages 2–17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year,a United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group 2005 2002
Total population (in thousands) Percent SE Total population (in thousands) Percent SE
Total 65,865 50.7 1.1 65,351 49.1 0.9
Gender Male 33,914 49.3 1.2 33,470 48.6 1.0
Female 31,952 52.1 1.3 31,881 49.6 1.1
Race White, single race 50,152 53.6 1.3 50,241 52.2 1.0
Black, single race 10,120 40.1 2.0 10,191 37.1 1.8
Asian, single race 2,650 46.5 4.7 2,454 38.9 4.6
NHOPI, single race 310 * * 277 * *
AI/AN, single race 632 * * 790 45.2 7.7
Multiple races 2,001 44.9 4.9 1,399 43.7 4.8
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 52,829 53.7 1.2 53,544 52.4 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 37,956 58.5 1.4 38,959 57.6 1.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 9,856 40.2 2.1 9,968 37.0 1.8
Hispanic 13,037 38.4 1.8 11,807 33.8 1.3
Family incomeb Negative/poor 11,823 36.4 1.9 10,938 33.0 1.8
Near poor/low 13,834 39.5 1.7 13,929 35.9 1.5
Middle 21,743 51.6 1.7 22,477 50.5 1.4
High 18,465 67.2 1.8 18,008 67.3 1.4
Health insurance Any private 42,408 58.7 1.4 43,441 56.9 1.0
Public only 19,569 38.4 1.4 16,970 35.8 1.5
Uninsured 3,889 24.5 3.0 4,940 25.5 2.1
Residence locationc Metropolitan 55,579 51.5 1.2 55,521 49.0 1.0
  Large central metro 20,464 45.0 1.6 19,946 41.8 1.4
  Large fringe metro 17,053 55.7 2.4 16,484 53.5 1.9
  Medium metro 12,534 54.6 2.6 13,381 54.1 1.8
  Small metro 5,528 56.1 3.6 5,710 49.0 2.8
Nonmetropolitan 10,287 46.1 2.3 9,830 49.5 2.0
  Micropolitan 6,699 46.4 2.5 6,554 52.5 2.5
  Noncore 3,588 45.7 4.7 3,276 43.5 3.2
Language spoken most often at home English 56,194 53.3 1.2 58,531 51.4 0.9
Other 9,569 36.0 1.9 6,646 29.8 1.9
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 64,250 50.9 1.1 63,705 49.4 0.9
Fair/poor 1,615 42.5 4.3 1,646 37.7 3.7
CSHCN Yes 13,762 56.3 1.9 13,762 56.3 1.9
No 51,360 50.3 1.2 51,360 50.3 1.2

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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