In 1997, the percentage of all Black or African American persons aged 18 years to 64 years with a dental visit in the past year was around 50 percent, compared to around 65 percent in 2019. This statistic shows a comparison of the percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity.
Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity
Respondents were asked "About how long has it been since you last saw or talked to a dentist?"
The race groups, white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 2 or more races, include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Starting with 1999 data, race-specific estimates are tabulated according to the 1997 Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity and are not strictly comparable with estimates for earlier years. The five single-race categories plus multiple-race categories shown in the table conform to the 1997 Standards. Starting with 1999 data, race-specific estimates are for persons who reported only one racial group; the category 2 or more races includes persons who reported more than one racial group. Prior to 1999, data were tabulated according to the 1977 Standards with four racial groups and the Asian only category included Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Estimates for single-race categories prior to 1999 included persons who reported one race or, if they reported more than one race, identified one race as best representing their race. Starting with 2003 data, race responses of other race and unspecified multiple race were treated as missing, and then race was imputed if these were the only race responses. Almost all persons with a race response of other race were of Hispanic origin.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (August 12, 2022). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. August 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons with a Dental Visit in The past Year in The U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/