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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Adults aged 18 and older with a self-assessed oral health status of good or better

Characteristic

Percent (95% C I)*

Total

65.06 (63.15, 66.97)

Age

 

18–24

70.99 (67.85, 74.13)

25–34

68.46 (65.58, 17.35)

35–44

66.74 (63.40, 70.07)

45–54

66.61 (62.57, 70.66)

55–64

58.65 (55.15, 62.15)

65–74

56.68 (53.85, 59.52)

75 and older

53.32 (48.71, 57.92)

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic white

69.22 (66.97, 71.48)

Non-Hispanic black

50.99 (49.22, 52.76)

Mexican American

43.37 (41.30, 45.43)

Gender*

 

Male

64.38 (62.30, 66.46)

Female

65.55 (63.22, 67.88)

Federal poverty level (FPL)

 

Below FPL

44.25 (40.68, 47.82)

At/above FPL

68.01 (66.20, 69.83)

Education

Less than 12th grade

45.80 (43.66, 47.94)

12th grade

62.84 (59.97, 65.71)

More than 12th grade

76.28 (74.52, 78.03)

Smoking status

 

Never

70.63 (68.72, 72.53)

Former

69.20 (66.46, 71.94)

Current

52.19 (48.07, 56.32)

Dental visit within past year

 

Yes

71.24 (69.16, 73.33)

No

50.60 (48.17, 53.03)

Below FPL

 

Non-Hispanic white

50.42 (43.67, 57.16)

Non-Hispanic black

41.30 (38.01, 44.59)

Mexican American

34.28 (31.85, 36.72)

At or above FPL

 

Non-Hispanic white

70.76 (68.60, 72.92)

Non-Hispanic black

54.30 (51.77, 56.83)

Mexican American

49.93 (47.20, 52.65)

* 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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