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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Adults aged 40 years and older reporting having had an oral and pharyngeal cancer examination

Characteristics

Oral/Pharyngeal Cancer Examination in Past 12 Months

Percent ( 95% C I)

1992

1998

Total

7.6 (6.8, 8.5)

14.7 (14.0, 15.4)

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic white

8.4 (7.5, 9.3)

16.6 (15.8, 17.4)

Non-Hispanic black

3.3 (1.7, 4.9)

7.2 (5.8, 8.6)

Hispanic

3.9 (2.1, 5.8)

6.6 (5.2, 7.9)

Gender

Male

8.7 (7.4, 10.1)

13.9 (13.0, 14.9)

Female

6.7 (5.8, 7.7)

15.4 (14.6, 16.3)

Federal poverty level (FPL)

Below FPL

3.3 (1.6, 4.9)

5.7 (4.4, 7.0)

At or above FPL

8.5 (7.6, 9.4)

16.9 (16.0, 17.8)

Education

Less than 12 years

3.6 (2.5, 4.7)

5.7 (4.8, 6.6)

12 years

6.2 (5.0, 7.3)

7.5 (3.9, 11.1)

More than 12 years

11.9 (10.2, 13.5)

17.1 (16.3, 17.9)

Data source: 1992 and 1998 National Health Interview Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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