Indicators of Oral Health, Kentucky, 1996 and 2004
(Percentage of Adults, Age 18 and Older)

  At Least One Permanent Tooth Removed Due to Decay or Disease Visited a Dentist Within the Past 12 Months
  1996 2004 1996 2004
Total Population
 63 50 62 70
Income        
Less than $15,000 77 70 36 50
$15,000 to $24,999 68 64 52 55
$25,000 to $34,999 67 56 63 70
$35,000 to $49,999 52 49 73 75
$50,000 and Over 54 31 82 86
Education        
Less than HS 85 81 36 42
HS Diploma 68 58 64 69
Some College 54 41 70 78
College grad 40 26 78 81
Race        
White (non-Hispanic) 64 51 61 70
Black (non-Hispanic) 64 43 69 67
Residence        
Non-Metro 58 57 66 67
Metro 56 42 67 73
Age        
18 to 24 26 15 77 82
25 to 34 38 30 63 73
35 to 44 62 41 72 73
45 to 54 77 63 60 70
55 to 64 87 75 57 65
65 and Older 90 80 41 57
Gender        
Female 64 52 62 71
Male 63 48 60 68

Source: KLTPRC analysis of data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data, Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1996 and 2004