Table 1.

Characteristics of Medicaid-enrolled children with responses, their use of preventive dental care, and parent/caregiver-rated dental health.

	Nunweighted	Nweighted	Prevalence
All	4,839	493,770	100
Male	2,573	264,120	53.5
Female	2,266	229,650	46.5
Age
0-3 years	432	71,656	14.5
4-7 years	776	129,332	26.2
8-11 years	792	128,245	26.2
12-15 years	1,559	103,713	21.0
16-19 years	1,280	60,824	12.3
Race/Ethnicity
White	2,017	202,536	41.0
Black/Afr. Amer	1,871	188,182	38.1
Hispanic/Latino	473	60,347	12.2
Multiple race/ethnicities	359	33,477	6.8
Asian	37	3,505	0.7
American Indian	40	1,186	0.2
Other	41	4,515	0.9
Parent Education
8th grade or less	254	28,413	5.8
Some high school	681	66,756	13.5
High school graduate / GED	1,699	178,480	36.1
Some college or 2-year degree	1,612	169,701	34.4
4-year college graduate	347	32,173	6.5
More than 4-year college degree	246	18,248	3.7
Primary care provider (PCP)
Has a PCP	4,333	443,665	89.9
No PCP	480	47,844	9.7
DK/Ref	26	2,260	0.5
Child’s Health
Excellent	1,463	168,355	34.1
Very good	1,672	172,984	35.0
Good	1,246	114,211	23.1
Fair	383	32,754	6.6
Poor	58	3,956	0.8
Refused/don’t know	17	1,510	0.3
Dental care in last 6 months
Yes	3,283	347,380	70.4
No	1,207	118,217	23.9
Refused/Don’t Know	349	28,172	5.7
Caregiver-rated dental health
Excellent	1,099	124,770	25.3
Very Good	1,587	165,411	33.5
Good	1,339	130,908	26.5
Fair	389	37,341	7.6
Poor	61	5,312	1.1
Refused/Don’t Know	364	30,027	6.1