Table 1.
Age-Standardized Percentage of Adults Who Reported a DentalVisit in the Previous Year According to the National Health Interview Survey, United States, 1986, 1989, and 1993
| 1986 NHIS | 1989 NHIS | 1993 NHIS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Overall | 60.2 | 0.6 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 63.5 | 0.8 |
| Age | ||||||
| 25–44 years | 61.5 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 63.5 | 0.8 |
| 45–59 years | 57.2 | 0.8 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 63.4 | 1.0 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 57.0 | 0.7 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 59.6 | 1.1 |
| Women | 63.3 | 0.6 | 65.5 | 0.6 | 67.2 | 0.7 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 63.0 | 0.6 | 65.1 | 0.6 | 66.9 | 0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 46.4 | 1.1 | 48.2 | 1.3 | 51.2 | 1.5 |
| Hispanic* | 48.3 | 1.4 | 49.5 | 1.7 | 48.7 | 1.8 |
| Poverty status | ||||||
| At or above | 63.4 | 0.6 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 66.6 | 0.8 |
| Below | 37.7 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 1.3 | 39.8 | 1.9 |
| Unknown | 44.8 | 1.6 | 46.2 | 1.3 | 45.0 | 2.3 |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Less than 12 years | 39.2 | 0.9 | 38.9 | 0.9 | 40.7 | 1.7 |
| 12 years | 57.2 | 0.6 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 59.3 | 1.0 |
| Greater than 12 years | 72.5 | 0.5 | 73.6 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 0.8 |
*
Mexican Americans and all other persons of Latin American or Spanish descent.