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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Smokeless tobacco lesions among adults aged 18 and older by selected demographic characteristics

Characteristics

Percent (95% C I)

N = 4,726

Total

5.31 (3.83, 6.79)

Age in years

 

18–24

11.63 (5.04, 18.23)

25–34

11.83 (5.95, 17.71)

35–44

3.81 (2.29, 5.34)

45–54

3.77 (1.79, 5.75)

55–64

2.79 (1.04, 4.53)

65–74

2.85 (1.31, 4.39)

75 and older

1.68 (0.45, 2.91)

Race/ethnicity*

 

Non-Hispanic White

6.97 (4.62, 9.31)

Non-Hispanic Black

4.40 (2.38, 6.42)

Mexican American

1.16 (0.32, 2.00)

Gender*

 

Male

10.60 (7.61, 13.59)

Female

0.65 (0.33, 0.98)

Education*

 

Less than 12th grade

8.08 (4.83, 11.34)

12th grade

7.12 (4.66, 9.58)

More then 12th grade

3.32 (1.52, 5.13)

Federal poverty level (FPL)*

 

Below FPL

6.06 (3.72, 8.40)

At/above FPL

6.14 (4.07, 8.22)

*Age standardized to the year 2000 U.S. population.

Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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