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ORAL HEALTH MODULE

R2: At Risk For No Dental Visit Within The Past Year

Respondents Who Have Not Visited a Dentist, Dental Hygienist or Dental Clinic Within the Past Year, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with no
visit to a
dentist/
dental
hygienist

Percent with
no visit to a
dentist/dental
 hygienist

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

3037

931

30.4

28.5-32.3

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

200

65

31.4

24.2-38.6

25 – 34

422

133

31.4

26.6-36.1

35 – 44

575

163

29.0

24.9-33.1

45 – 54

663

171

24.9

21.3-28.4

55 – 64

461

131

28.8

24.4-33.3

65+

700

263

36.7

32.8-40.6

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1305

449

34.1

31.1-37.0

Female

1732

482

26.9

24.5-29.3

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2836

844

29.2

27.3-31.1

Amer. Indian

80

34

39.9

26.1-53.8

Other

94

37

45.8

32.9-58.6

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

259

126

45.3

37.8-52.7

H.S. Grad

897

328

36.4

32.6-40.1

Some College

995

281

28.4

25.1-31.7

College Grad

880

194

22.3

19.2-25.3

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

262

130

43.3

35.4-51.2

$15,000 – 24,999

492

195

38.8

33.8-43.8

$25,000 – 49,999

1019

314

32.5

29.2-35.9

$50,000 – 74,999

502

112

22.7

18.7-26.6

$75,000+

391

53

13.6

9.9-17.4

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1810

466

26.9

24.7-29.1

Divorced

369

157

44.5

38.7-50.2

Widowed

352

133

38.9

33.3-44.5

Separated

24

12

49.3

25.8-72.9

Never Married

417

132

28.9

23.3-34.6

Member of Unmarried Couple

57

28

51.8

36.7-67.0

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

2033

580

29.6

27.3-31.9

Not Employed

73

29

36.7

21.7-51.8

Student/Homeworker

280

79

24.4

18.8-30.1

Retired/Unable to Work

641

236

36.1

32.0-40.2

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2681

752

27.4

25.5-29.3

Don’t Have Coverage

342

178

51.6

44.9-58.2

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

2629

757

28.4

26.4-30.4

Fair, poor

403

171

44.8

39.2-50.5

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

501

189

37.4

32.7-42.1

No

2469

721

29.4

27.3-31.5

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1848

590

31.9

29.4-34.3

No

1038

296

28.2

24.9-31.5

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoker 
Yes

579

242

44.4

39.5-49.3

No

2451

688

27.1

25.1-29.1


Percent Or Respondents Who Have Not Visited A Dentist, Dental Hygienist Or Dental Clinic Within The Past Year, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with no
visit to a
dentist/ dental
 hygienist

Percent with
no visit to a
dentist/dental
hygienist

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

6020

1838

29.9

28.6-31.3

 
Race
White

5725

1725

29.4

28.0-30.7

Amer. Indian

191

77

38.1

29.5-46.7

Other

78

25

41.9

28.2-55.7

         

Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For No Dental Visit Within The Past Year: Respondents Who Have Not Visited A Dentist, Dental Hygienist, or Dental Clinic Within The Past Year
Denominator: All Respondents

 

 

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