Table 1.
Edentulism Prevalence among Adults in 5 U.S. Population Surveys
| Edentulism Prevalence, % (95% Confidence Limits) |
Decline: 1957-1958 to 2009-2012 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-1958 | 1971-1975 | 1988-1994 | 1999-2002 | 2009-2012 | Absolute | Relative, % | |
| All people | 18.9 (18.4, 19.4) | 13.4 (12.3, 14.5) | 9.1 (8.1, 10.2) | 6.5 (5.6, 7.4) | 4.9 (4.0, 5.8) | 14.0 | 78 |
| Age at survey, yr | |||||||
| 15-24 | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.7) | 0.0 (0, <0.1) | 0.0 (0, <0.1) | 0.0 (0, <0.1) | 0.9 | 100 |
| 25-34 | 3.6 (3.0, 4.1) | 3.2 (2.4, 4.0) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) | 0.4 (0.0, 0.9) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.3) | 3.4 | 94 |
| 35-44 | 9.6 (8.7, 10.5) | 9.2 (7.7, 10.6) | 2.7 (1.8, 3.6) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.0) | 1.1 (0.4, 1.8) | 8.5 | 89 |
| 45-54 | 22.4 (20.7, 24.0) | 16.1 (14.0, 18.1) | 9.1 (7.0, 11.3) | 4.8 (3.2, 6.4) | 3.1 (1.9, 4.2) | 19.3 | 86 |
| 55-64 | 38.1 (35.5, 40.6) | 33.2 (29.6, 36.7) | 20.1 (17.4, 22.7) | 12.7 (10.0, 15.3) | 6.6 (4.9, 8.4) | 31.5 | 83 |
| 65-74 | 55.4 (51.2, 59.5) | 46.1 (43.5, 48.6) | 28.6 (24.7, 32.5) | 22.6 (19.2, 26.0) | 13.7 (10.5, 16.9) | 41.7 | 75 |
| ≥75 | 67.3 (60.7, 73.9) | —c | 40.3 (35.6, 44.9) | 28.7 (25.0, 32.5) | 24.1 (20.1, 28.1) | 43.2 | 64 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 17.6 (17.4, 17.9) | 14.6 (13.5, 15.7) | 9.7 (8.5, 11.0) | 7.3 (6.1, 8.5) | 5.4 (4.4, 6.4) | 12.2 | 69 |
| Female | 20.0 (19.8, 20.2) | 12.1 (10.7, 13.6) | 8.5 (7.5, 9.5) | 5.6 (4.7, 6.6) | 4.4 (3.4, 5.4) | 15.6 | 78 |
| Racea | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 24.0 (23.3, 24.7) | 18.8 (17.4, 20.3) | 12.4 (10.9, 13.9) | 8.5 (7.1, 9.9) | 6.4 (5.1, 7.6) | 17.6 | 73 |
| Other | 12.1 (10.4, 13.8) | 11.1 (9.0, 13.2) | 7.4 (6.5, 8.4) | 6.4 (4.9, 8.0) | 4.5 (3.6, 5.5) | 7.6 | 63 |
| Incomea,b | |||||||
| Lower quartile | 37.8 (35.3, 40.3) | 23.5 (21.3, 25.7) | 16.5 (14.3, 18.7) | 17.5 (15.2, 19.9) | 12.3 (9.6, 14.9) | 25.8 | 68 |
| Middle 2 quartiles | 21.0 (20.1, 21.9) | 11.5 (10.5, 12.5) | 8.1 (7.1, 9.1) | 6.1 (5.0, 7.2) | 5.2 (4.3, 6.1) | 15.8 | 75 |
| Upper quartile | 14.8 13.6, 16.1) | 6.7 (5.3, 8.1) | 2.4 (1.8, 3.1) | 3.3 (2.1, 4.5) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.0) | 14.2 | 96 |
a
Data are for people aged ≥25 years.
b
For the 1957-1958 survey: lower, <$2,000/yr; middle half, $2,000 to <$7,000/yr; upper, ≥$7,000/yr. For the 1971-1975 survey: lower, <$6,000/yr; middle half, $6,000 to <$15,000/yr; highest, ≥$15,000/yr. For the 1999-2002 survey: lower, <$20,000/yr; middle half, $20,000 to <$75,000/yr; highest, ≥$75,000/yr. For the 2009-2012 survey: lower, <$25,000/yr; middle half, $25,000 to <$100,000/yr; highest, ≥$100,000/yr.
c
Not applicable: in the 1971-1975 survey, dental examinations were restricted to people aged <75 yr.