TABLE 1—

Distribution of Survey Respondents, All Ohio General and Pediatric Dentists, Head Start Centers, and Safety Net Dental Clinics, by Geographic Character Classification: 2002–2003

	General Dentists		Pediatric Dentists		Head Start Centers	Safety Net Dental Clinicsc
Geographic Character Classificationa	Survey (n = 351),%	All Ohio General Dentists (n = 4860), %b	Survey (n = 58),%	All Ohio Pediatric Dentists (n = 131), %b	All (n = 835), %	All (n = 72), %
Urbanized area, central cityd	25.4	27.2	20.6	21.4	44.3	58.4
Urbanized area, not central citye	50.7	51.3	67.2	67.9	18.1	9.7
Urban cluster, not central city (rural, small city)f	17.4	15.0	12.1	7.6	19.4	19.4
Ruralg	6.6	6.5	0.0	3.1	18.2	12.5

^aPopulation calculated by census tract.

^bLicensed dentists who were able to be geocoded.

^cSafety net dental clinics providing services to children aged 0 through 5 years.

^dCentral city = the largest place in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area; sometimes there is more than 1 central city per metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area. Central cities are essentially contained within urbanized areas.

^eUrbanized area = urban nucleus of 50 000 or more people; population density of 1000/mi²; could have adjoining territory with 500/mi².

^fUrban cluster = population of 2500 to 50 000; built-up territory around small towns and cities.

^gRural = all areas that are not urbanized areas/urban clusters; population < 2500; towns and villages.