Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 3,488)
From: Childhood caries in the state of Kentucky, USA: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1710 (49%) |
Female | 1777 (51%) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 2488 (71.3%) |
Black | 498 (14.3%) |
Hispanic or Latino | 143 (4.1%) |
Asian | 82 (2.4%) |
American Indian | 14 (0.4%) |
Multiracial | 154 (4.4%) |
No Response | 109 (3.1%) |
White or Minority Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 2488 (73.6%) |
Minority Race/Ethnicity | 891 (26.4%) |
Area of Residence | |
Metropolitan | 1579 (47.8%) |
Non-metropolitan | 1721 (52.2%) |
Missing | 188 (5.4%) |
Dental Insurance Coverage | |
Private Insurance | 1830 (52.5%) |
Government Insurance | 1014 (29.1%) |
No Insurance | 584 (16.7%) |
No response | 60 (1.7%) |
Visit to Dentist in Past 3 Years | |
Yes | 3216 (92%) |
No | 272 (8%) |
Reason for Last Dental Visit | |
Cleaning/Check-up | 2739 (78.5%) |
Dental Treatment | 149 (4.3%) |
Something was wrong | 281 (8.1%) |
Other | 64 (1.8%) |
Don’t know | 44 (1.3%) |
No Response | 211 (6.1%) |
Presence of Caries | |
Caries Detected | 1155 (33.1%) |
No Caries Detected | 2333 (66.9%) |
Parent Assessment | |
Good | 2253 (64.6%) |
Fair | 1113 (32%) |
Poor | 108 (3%) |
No Response | 14 (0.4%) |