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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Visits to a dentist during the past year among those aged 2 years and older

Characteristics

N=26,619

Percent (95% C.I.)

Total

67.24 (65.65, 68.84)

Age

 

2–4

36.45 (33.77, 39.13)

5–14

77.56 (74.97, 0.14)

15–24

68.26 (65.62, 70.90)

25–34

67.97 (64.99, 70.95)

35–44

72.53 (69.61, 75.44)

45–54

70.05 (66.80, 73.30)

55–64

64.67 (61.23, 68.11)

65–74

59.21 (55.00, 63.42)

75–84

51.53 (46.14, 56.93)

85 and older

48.78 (42.87, 54.70)

Race/ethnicity

 

Non-Hispanic white

70.31 (68.43, 72.19)

Non-Hispanic black

58.16 (55.87, 60.45)

Mexican American

51.88 (49.56, 54.21)

Gender

 

Male

64.10 (62.27, 65.93)

Female

70.19 (68.37, 72.00)

Federal poverty level (FPL)

 

Below FPL

50.56 (47.78, 53.34)

At or above FPL

70.99 (69.41, 72.58)

Education1

 

Less than 12th grade

49.79 (47.52, 52.05)

12th grade

65.83 (63.82, 67.83)

More than 12th grade

79.24 (77.56, 80.92)

Below FPL

 

Non-Hispanic white

52.15 (47.12, 57.19)

Non-Hispanic black

50.68 (48.06, 53.30)

Mexican American

40.92 (38.73, 43.10)

At or above FPL

 

Non-Hispanic white

72.57 (70.77, 74.38)

Non-Hispanic black

62.68 (59.96, 65.41)

Mexican American

61.03 (57.95, 64.11)

1 Education represents the education of the head of the household for persons under 18; otherwise, it represents the education of the individual person.

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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