Table 203a: Race - Dental expenditures paid by Medicaid, by race, United States, 1999

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	3.1	0.4	2.5	0.4	9.0	2.3	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	6.4	1.0	5.4	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	3.3	0.7	2.8	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
45-64	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	3.2	0.5	2.6	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Female	3.0	0.5	2.5	0.5	7.2	1.8	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	27.6	4.3	23.2	4.5	57.4	7.1	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	11.5	2.3	9.5	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	9.9	2.2	7.9	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	1.5	0.4	*	*	3.1	0.9	*	*	*	*
At least some college	0.3	0.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Public only	68.0	4.6	62.8	5.3	86.2	6.1	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location
MSA	2.8	0.4	2.2	0.4	8.9	2.5	*	*	*	*
Non-MSA	4.6	1.1	4.4	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^bLess than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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