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 2018, by ethnicity. In 1997, the percentage of all Asian persons 2 years of age and over with a dental visit in the past year was 62.5, compared to 69.7 percent in 2018.
Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2018, 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.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
** Estimates are considered unreliable.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, 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 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 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. (2021). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. in 1997 and 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 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 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, 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 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187924/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-by-us-ethnicity/ (last visited May 25, 2022)