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Adults with a usual source of dental care, 1971–1975

Characteristics	Percent (95%C I)
Characteristics	N=6,805
Total	68.43 (66.52, 70.33)
Age
25–34	69.98 (66.77, 73.19)
35–44	76.29 (72.85, 79.73)
45–54	72.75 (70.18, 75.32)
55–64	61.49 (57.89, 65.09)
65–74	53.82 (50.31, 57.34)
Race
White	70.87 (68.85, 72.88)
Black	47.72 (42.81, 52.64)
Other	56.12 (41.31, 70.93)
Gender
Male	63.96 (61.45, 66.46)
Female	72.46 (70.27, 74.64)
Education
Less than high school	52.22 (48.78, 55.66)
High school graduate	73.74 (71.38, 76.11)
More than high school	82.62 (80.20, 85.04)
Federal poverty level (FPL)
Below FPL	40.63 (33.23, 48.03)
At/above FPL	71.12 (68.42, 73.82)
Dental visit
Less than a year ago	93.63 (92.53, 94.73)
A year ago or more	51.02 (48.12, 53.91)

Data source: The First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) 1971–1975, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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