Table 3.
Children’s Sealant, Restoration, and Caries prevalence by Household Characteristics, NHANES, 2005–2010
| Households’ Characteristics | Dental Outcomes in Children 5–19 years of age (%) a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealants | P value | Restorations | P value | Caries | P value | |
| Sex | 0.1028 | 0.2153 | 0.0174 | |||
| Male | 30.1% | 42.2% | 14.5% | |||
| Female | 32.5% | 43.9% | 17.3% | |||
| Age, years | < 0.0001 | 0.1310 | 0.0158 | |||
| 18–29 | 20.6% | 46.3% | 20.6% | |||
| 30–49 | 32.9% | 42.0% | 15.2% | |||
| 50–59 | 33.9% | 45.0% | 14.6% | |||
| 60+ | 24.5% | 46.3% | 19.2% | |||
| Birth Country | 0.0815 | 0.0102 | 0.0003 | |||
| US | 32.0% | 42.5% | 15.3% | |||
| Mexico | 25.8% | 50.3% | 23.0% | |||
| Else | 31.9% | 40.9% | 14.6% | |||
| Education | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
| < 9th | 22.0% | 49.3% | 24.4% | |||
| 9-11th | 24.1% | 49.3% | 22.1% | |||
| High School | 29.2% | 44.2% | 19.6% | |||
| Some College | 31.8% | 45.0% | 15.5% | |||
| College | 39.9% | 34.0% | 6.8% | |||
| Race | < 0.0001 | 0.0011 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Mexican American | 26.7% | 51.9% | 22.0% | |||
| Other Hispanic | 28.1% | 43.3% | 16.2% | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 34.4% | 41.6% | 12.7% | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 21.0% | 40.4% | 22.5% | |||
| Other Race / Multi-Racial | 37.5% | 43.7% | 16.4% | |||
| Poverty | < 0.0001 | 0.0067 | < 0.0001 | |||
| > 100% FPL | 33.2% | 42.0% | 13.7% | |||
| < 100% FPL | 24.2% | 47.4% | 24.3% | |||
| Citizen | 0.0002 | 0.1019 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 31.9% | 43.3% | 15.1% | |||
| No | 20.0% | 38.0% | 30.1% | |||
| Insurance | < 0.0001 | 0.9431 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 32.6% | 43.0% | 14.2% | |||
| No | 21.8% | 43.2% | 27.9% | |||
| Education Spouse | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
| < 9th | 24.7% | 49.7% | 20.7% | |||
| 9-11th | 28.7% | 48.2% | 20.7% | |||
| HS/GED | 27.2% | 42.4% | 14.3% | |||
| Some College | 32.4% | 42.4% | 15.6% | |||
| College + | 40.2% | 32.9% | 6.9% | |||
| Marital Status | 0.0573 | 0.0100 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Married/partner | 32.2% | 41.3% | 14.2% | |||
| Widow/divorced/separated | 31.3% | 45.9% | 18.1% | |||
| Never married | 25.7% | 45.9% | 22.0% | |||
| Family Size | 0.0094 | 0.0115 | 0.0057 | |||
| 1–3 | 31.6% | 46.2% | 15.2% | |||
| 4–6 | 32.0% | 41.3% | 15.3% | |||
| 7+ | 24.7% | 47.0% | 22.2% | |||
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
100% of Federal Poverty Level for 1 person ($10,830), 2 persons ($14,570), 4 persons ($22,050)
aUnweighted sample size and weighted percentage of subjects in each strata of subject characteristic