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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Children and adolescents with dental sealants by age group and selected demographic characteristics

Characteristics

Percentage of Children with Dental Sealants on 1st or 2nd Molars (95% C I)

Aged 8–10 (N=1,611)

Aged 14–16 (N=1,194)

Total

26.09 (20.02, 32.15)

22.18 (17.18, 27.18)

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic white

30.58 (22.87, 38.30)

29.06 (22.50, 35.62)

Non-Hispanic black

12.59 (9.84, 15.33)

8.13 (4.46, 11.80)

Mexican American

16.67 (11.48, 21.86)

9.35 (5.41, 13.30)

Gender

Male

25.65 (17.55, 33.75)

18.63 (12.23, 25.02)

Female

26.55 (20.55, 32.54)

25.72 (19.94, 31.50)

Federal poverty level (FPL)

Below FPL

14.62 (6.05, 23.20)

14.89 (5.63, 24.15)

At or Above FPL

30.11 (23.79, 36.44)

24.96 (19.03, 30.89)

Below FPL

Non-Hispanic white

16.48 (4.44, 28.53)

28.63 (9.33, 47.93)

Non-Hispanic black

12.38 (6.70, 18.07)

7.11 (3.64, 10.58)

Mexican American

10.71 (3.41, 18.01)

3.37 (0.81, 5.94)

At or Above FPL

Non-Hispanic white

33.15 (25.46, 40.83)

29.56 (22.32, 36.80)

Non-Hispanic black

14.02 (10.39, 17.66)

9.45 (4.28, 14.62)

Mexican American

22.56 (12.94, 32.17)

13.82 (6.80, 20.85)

Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 19881–994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

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