Who Gets Dental Care?
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Who gets dental care?
Percentage of people who visit a dentist at least once a year:
| By family income |
| Poor (100% of the federal poverty line or less) |
26.5% |
| Low Income (100% to 200%) |
29.9% |
| Middle Income (200% to 400%) |
41.9% |
| High Income (400% or more) |
57.9% |
| By race |
| Hispanic |
28.9% |
| African-American |
30.2% |
| Caucasian |
49.4% |
| Other |
41.5% |
| By education |
| Some or no school |
21.9% |
| High school graduate |
37.3% |
| College graduate |
54.5% |
Note: For the purposes of this report, the federal poverty line was $18,850, based on a family of four.
Source: "Dental Use, Expenses, Dental Coverage, and Changes, 1996 and 2004," Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, September 2007
