Table 3.4a Percent of persons unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care by main reasons, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent experienced difficultye |
Main reasonsf |
Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
293,527 |
5.9 |
65.3 |
1.7 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
27.6 |
1.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
236,409 |
5.7 |
67.7 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
25.0 |
1.7 |
Black, single race |
36,546 |
7.4 |
57.3 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
39.0 |
4.0 |
AI/AN, single race |
2109.0 |
6.90 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
12,327 |
3.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
5,129 |
9.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
42,212 |
5.7 |
76.0 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
18.3 |
2.6 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
251,315 |
5.9 |
63.6 |
1.9 |
8.3 |
1.1 |
29.1 |
1.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
196,305 |
5.8 |
65.7 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
26.7 |
1.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
35,548 |
7.3 |
57.9 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
38.4 |
4.2 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
19,461 |
5.4 |
56.0 |
6.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
32.1 |
6.0 |
Gender |
Male |
143,869 |
5.5 |
66.3 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
28.4 |
2.4 |
Female |
149,658 |
6.3 |
64.6 |
1.9 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
27.0 |
1.8 |
Age |
0-17 |
73,341 |
3.0 |
57.5 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
2.8 |
32.9 |
3.9 |
18-44 |
111,219 |
8.1 |
68.9 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
24.5 |
2.0 |
45-64 |
70,867 |
6.5 |
66.5 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
27.7 |
2.4 |
65 and over |
35,864 |
3.9 |
50.5 |
4.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
39.6 |
4.9 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
41,345 |
9.3 |
76.7 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
High school graduate |
70,601 |
7.6 |
68.6 |
2.6 |
8.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
2.4 |
At least some college |
105,725 |
5.5 |
58.2 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
35.0 |
2.7 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
146,148 |
6.8 |
66.9 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
27.0 |
1.9 |
Not employed |
36,574 |
10.1 |
71.5 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
21.5 |
2.5 |
Health insurance, ages 0-64 |
Any private |
182,562 |
4.5 |
54.8 |
2.5 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
36.7 |
2.5 |
Public only |
37,520 |
8.6 |
63.0 |
3.5 |
12.1 |
1.9 |
26.2 |
3.1 |
Uninsured |
35,346 |
12.6 |
90.8 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
8.4 |
2.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,416 |
3.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
20,912 |
3.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and other public |
4,244 |
5.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
37,707 |
9.7 |
74.6 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
19.7 |
2.6 |
Near poor/low |
53,964 |
9.0 |
71.5 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
21.2 |
2.7 |
Middle |
93,355 |
6.1 |
71.1 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
22.7 |
2.2 |
High |
108,500 |
2.9 |
35.2 |
3.9 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
55.1 |
4.1 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
161,040 |
5.8 |
65.5 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
1.1 |
27.9 |
2.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
82,408 |
6.3 |
64.1 |
3.1 |
10.3 |
2.3 |
26.2 |
2.7 |
Micropolitan |
31,423 |
5.3 |
65.3 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
29.3 |
4.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
12,945 |
6.1 |
69.3 |
6.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
30.2 |
6.3 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
5,711 |
5.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
259,993 |
5.2 |
63.4 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
29.4 |
1.7 |
Fair/poor |
31,643 |
11.8 |
72.6 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
2.7 |
a Includes persons age 18 and over. Less than high school 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.
b Employment status for persons ages 18-64 only.
c Negative/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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
e Denominator includes persons eligible to access care. Numerator includes persons unable or delayed in receiving needed care.
f Denominator is persons who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.