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QuickStats: Percentage of Persons with Untreated Dental Caries,* by
Age Group† and Poverty
Status§ --- National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES), United States, 2001--2004
* As determined by NHANES dental examination; excludes persons who are edentulous.
† Persons aged 2--5 years: primary teeth only; 6--11 years: both primary and secondary teeth;
>12 years: secondary teeth only.
§ Poor is defined as having an annual family income <100% of the relevant U.S. Census poverty threshold, near poor
as 100% to <200% of the threshold, and nonpoor as
>200% of the threshold. In 2004, for a family of four (two adults
and two children aged <18 years), the poverty threshold was $19,157, and poverty status levels were as follows:
poor, <$19,157; near poor, $19,157--$38,314; and nonpoor, >$38,314.
¶ 95% confidence interval.
During 2001--2004, poor persons were at least twice as likely as nonpoor persons to have
untreated dental caries, regardless of age group. In each age group, persons categorized as near poor also
were more likely than nonpoor persons to have untreated caries.
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