TABLE 1—
Sociodemographic, Health, and Health Care Characteristics of Study Participants: The ElderSmile Program, New York, NY, November 2010–June 2012
| Characteristics | Older Adults, No. (%) |
| Female | 531 (73.2) |
| Male | 194 (26.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 52 (7.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 153 (22.1) |
| Hispanic | 473 (68.4) |
| Other | 14 (2.0) |
| Primary language | |
| English | 347 (49.2) |
| Spanish | 337 (47.8) |
| French | 3 (0.4) |
| Other | 18 (2.6) |
| Place of birth | |
| Mainland United States | 219 (31.5) |
| Dominican Republic | 201 (28.9) |
| Puerto Rico | 139 (20.0) |
| Other | 136 (19.6) |
| Highest education | |
| Primary | 297 (49.4) |
| High school | 176 (29.3) |
| Some college or higher | 128 (21.3) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current smoker | 55 (10.8) |
| Former smoker | 147 (28.9) |
| Never smoked | 306 (60.2) |
| Health insurance | |
| Yes | 679 (95.2) |
| No | 34 (4.8) |
| Time since last visit to doctor, y | |
| < 1 | 552 (82.8) |
| 1–3 | 77 (11.5) |
| > 3 | 37 (5.6) |
| Dental insurance | |
| Never | 1 (0.2) |
| Yes | 435 (68.6) |
| No | 199 (31.4) |
| Time since last visit to dentist, y | |
| < 1 | 317 (49.8) |
| 1–3 | 181 (28.5) |
| > 3 | 138 (21.7) |
| Self-rated oral health | |
| Excellent | 52 (8.5) |
| Good | 209 (34.2) |
| Fair | 249 (40.8) |
| Poor | 101 (16.5) |
Note. Participants (n = 775) were adults aged 50 years and older who took part in community-based oral health education and completed a screening questionnaire. Totals may vary because of missing values.