Table 1.
Sociodemographic, Health, and Health Care Characteristics of Adults Aged 50 Years and Older Who Participated in Community-Based Oral Health Education and Completed a Screening Questionnaire by Age Category and Overall (n = 870): The ElderSmile Program, New York, NY, August 2006 to March 2009
| Characteristic | Age category in years
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|---|---|---|---|
| 50–64 (n = 141) | 65+ (n = 729) | Overall, 50+ (n = 870) | |
| Gender (n = 869) | |||
| Female | 103 (73.0%) | 478 (65.7%) | 581 (66.9%) |
| Male | 38 (27.0%) | 250 (34.3%) | 288 (33.1%) |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 763) | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 10 (8.1%) | 108 (16.9%) | 118 (15.5%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 49 (39.5%) | 264 (41.3%) | 313 (41.0%) |
| Hispanic | 61 (49.2%) | 239 (37.4%) | 300 (39.3%) |
| Other | 4 (3.2%) | 28 (4.4%) | 32 (4.2%) |
| Place of birth (n = 865) | |||
| Mainland United States | 58 (41.1%) | 337 (46.6%) | 395 (45.7%) |
| Dominican Republic | 33 (23.4%) | 107 (14.8%) | 140 (16.2%) |
| Puerto Rico | 29 (20.6%) | 136 (18.8%) | 165 (19.1%) |
| Other | 21 (14.9%) | 144 (19.9%) | 165 (19.1%) |
| Highest education (n = 840) | |||
| Primary | 45 (32.4%) | 228 (32.5%) | 273 (32.5%) |
| High school | 58 (41.7%) | 269 (38.4%) | 327 (38.9%) |
| College | 36 (25.9%) | 204 (29.1%) | 240 (28.6%) |
| Smoking status (n = 752) | |||
| Current smoker | 25 (19.5%) | 64 (10.3%) | 89 (11.8%) |
| Former smoker | 38 (29.7%) | 201 (32.2%) | 239 (31.8%) |
| Never smoked | 65 (50.8%) | 359 (57.5%) | 424 (56.4%) |
| Health insurance (n = 856) | |||
| Yes | 118 (84.9%) | 677 (94.4%) | 795 (92.9%) |
| No | 21 (15.1%) | 40 (5.6%) | 61 (7.1%) |
| Time of last visit to doctor (n = 844) | |||
| ≤1 year | 105 (76.6%) | 572 (80.9%) | 677 (80.2%) |
| 1–3 years | 17 (12.4%) | 58 (8.2%) | 75 (8.9%) |
| >3 years | 5 (3.6%) | 41 (5.8%) | 46 (5.4%) |
| Never | 10 (7.3%) | 36 (5.1%) | 46 (5.4%) |
| Dental insurance (n = 828) | |||
| Yes | 78 (58.2%) | 324 (46.7%) | 402 (48.6%) |
| No | 56 (41.8%) | 370 (53.3%) | 426 (51.4%) |
| Time of last visit to dentist (n = 833) | |||
| ≤1 year | 57 (41.3%) | 317 (45.6%) | 374 (44.9%) |
| 1–3 years | 58 (42.0%) | 212 (30.5%) | 270 (32.4%) |
| >3 years | 23 (16.7%) | 166 (23.9%) | 189 (22.7%) |