Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who received dental care in the past year, by race, 2002a |
| Population group | Total | White | Black | AI/AN | API | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 45.0 | 0.7 | 47.9 | 0.7 | 21.9 | 1.5 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 40.9 | 4.1 | |
| Age | 65 to 74 | 46.1 | 0.9 | 48.5 | 1.0 | 28.7 | 2.4 | * | * | 40.9 | 5.7 |
| 75 to 84 | 46.5 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 1.9 | * | * | 47.2 | 6.1 | |
| 85 and older | 34.9 | 1.3 | 37.9 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | |
| Gender | Male | 45.1 | 1.0 | 47.7 | 1.1 | 19.8 | 2.4 | * | * | 40.6 | 6.3 |
| Female | 45.0 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 23.3 | 1.9 | * | * | 41.1 | 5.3 | |
| Incomeb | Negative or poor | 22.4 | 1.2 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * |
| Near poor/low | 32.8 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 1.0 | 19.5 | 2.2 | * | * | 32.9 | 6.2 | |
| Middle | 50.6 | 1.1 | 51.7 | 1.1 | 33.1 | 3.6 | * | * | 61.0 | 8.9 | |
| High | 69.4 | 1.2 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 47.9 | 7.3 | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance | Medicare and private | 18.1 | 1.2 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 2.0 | * | * | 20.8 | 5.1 |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 46.3 | 1.5 | 47.5 | 1.6 | 24.3 | 4.3 | * | * | 59.0 | 7.9 | |
| Medicare HMO | 51.5 | 0.7 | 52.7 | 0.8 | 33.2 | 2.9 | * | * | 55.9 | 7.0 | |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 26.4 | 1.9 | 29.9 | 2.2 | 13.8 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence location | MSA | 47.2 | 0.7 | 50.5 | 0.8 | 23.2 | 1.7 | * | * | 41.2 | 4.3 |
| Non-MSA | 38.0 | 1.3 | 39.6 | 1.4 | 16.3 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Functional limitations | No limitations | 50.2 | 0.8 | 52.6 | 0.9 | 27.0 | 2.4 | * | * | 49.2 | 5.0 |
| IADLs only | 44.0 | 1.4 | 47.1 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| 1-2 ADLs | 37.6 | 1.4 | 40.8 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | |
| 3 or more ADLs | 28.5 | 1.6 | 31.4 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL | 37.9 | 0.9 | 41.1 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 1.9 | * | * | 27.2 | 6.1 | |
a Full year community residents age 65 or older.
b Negative or poor refers to 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; IADLs: Instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: Activities of daily living; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.