TABLE 3—

Variable Contributions to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Children's Dental Health: National Survey of Children's Health, 2007

	Any Dental Problem, Contribution (SE)		Self-Rated Poor Dental Health, Contribution (SE)		Preventive Dental Visits, Contribution (SE)
Variables	White Compared With Black	White Compared With Hispanic	White Compared With Black	White Compared With Hispanic	White Compared With Black	White Compared With Hispanic
Demographics	−0.020** (0.006)	−0.008 (0.005)	−0.003 (0.003)	−0.005 (0.003)	0.024** (0.007)	0.025** (0.005)
Maternal health	−0.007** (0.002)	−0.008** (0.003)	−0.012** (0.002)	−0.015** (0.002)	0.002 (0.002)	0.001 (0.003)
Socioeconomic variables	−0.017** (0.006)	−0.044** (0.010)	−0.018** (0.004)	−0.038** (0.007)	0.065** (0.006)	0.072** (0.011)
Child health insurance	−0.008 (0.006)	−0.008 (0.006)	−0.008* (0.004)	−0.014** (0.005)	−0.011 (0.006)	0.012 (0.007)
Household demographics	−0.001 (0.002)	−0.005* (0.002)	0.004* (0.002)	−0.004 (0.002)	−0.007** (0.002)	−0.003 (0.002)
Neighborhood condition	−0.000 (0.002)	−0.001 (0.001)	0.001 (0.002)	−0.001 (0.001)	0.005* (0.003)	0.002* (0.001)
Neighborhood perceived safety	−0.015** (0.004)	−0.017** (0.004)	−0.004 (0.003)	−0.003 (0.003)	−0.002 (0.004)	−0.006 (0.004)
Neighborhood social capital	−0.009* (0.004)	−0.005 (0.004)	−0.008** (0.003)	−0.002 (0.003)	0.004 (0.004)	0.003 (0.004)
Area fixed effects	−0.002 (0.003)	−0.001 (0.009)	0.004 (0.003)	−0.010 (0.007)	0.001 (0.003)	0.029** (0.009)
Observations	43 972	45 157	44 035	45 237	44 009	45 211

*P < .05, **P < .01.