Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who received dental care in the past year, by income, 2002a |
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 45.0 | 0.7 | 22.4 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 0.9 | 50.6 | 1.1 | 69.4 | 1.2 | |
Age | 65 to 74 | 46.1 | 0.9 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 1.5 | 49.1 | 1.5 | 68.0 | 1.7 |
75 to 84 | 46.5 | 0.9 | 24.2 | 1.7 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 54.3 | 1.5 | 74.3 | 1.6 | |
85 and older | 34.9 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 29.5 | 1.8 | 45.1 | 2.3 | 60.8 | 4.2 | |
Gender | Male | 45.1 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 2.1 | 28.1 | 1.6 | 46.1 | 1.5 | 69.8 | 1.6 |
Female | 45.0 | 0.8 | 23.2 | 1.4 | 35.3 | 1.2 | 54.5 | 1.4 | 69.0 | 2.0 | |
Race | White | 47.9 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 34.5 | 1.0 | 51.7 | 1.1 | 70.6 | 1.3 |
Black | 21.9 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 2.2 | 33.1 | 3.6 | 47.9 | 7.3 | |
AI/AN | 27.8 | 7.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
API | 40.9 | 4.0 | * | * | 32.9 | 6.2 | 61.0 | 8.9 | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, White | 48.9 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 1.6 | 34.6 | 1.1 | 51.9 | 1.1 | 71.0 | 1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 21.7 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 33.2 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 7.3 | |
Hispanic (all races) | 32.0 | 2.1 | 19.5 | 2.8 | 32.8 | 4.7 | 43.8 | 4.8 | 47.5 | 7.9 | |
Health insurance | Medicare and private | 18.1 | 1.2 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and Medicaid | 46.3 | 1.5 | 29.9 | 4.5 | 37.2 | 2.1 | 48.9 | 2.5 | 66.9 | 3.7 | |
Medicare HMO | 51.5 | 0.7 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 36.8 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 1.1 | 70.4 | 1.3 | |
Medicare fee-for-service only | 26.4 | 1.9 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 21.1 | 2.2 | 39.6 | 4.4 | 43.8 | 8.5 | |
Residence location | MSA | 47.2 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 1.0 | 52.1 | 1.2 | 70.4 | 1.3 |
Non-MSA | 38.0 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 28.9 | 1.9 | 45.4 | 1.8 | 64.8 | 2.9 | |
Functional limitations | No limitations | 50.2 | 0.8 | 27.5 | 2.0 | 36.5 | 1.3 | 52.2 | 1.3 | 71.8 | 1.6 |
IADLs only | 44.0 | 1.4 | 21.4 | 2.9 | 34.6 | 2.1 | 51.4 | 2.3 | 71.9 | 3.4 | |
1-2 ADLs | 37.6 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 28.1 | 1.8 | 47.4 | 2.2 | 62.6 | 3.2 | |
3 or more ADLs | 28.5 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 42.0 | 3.4 | 49.2 | 5.3 | |
At least 1 IADL/ADL | 37.9 | 0.9 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 29.1 | 1.2 | 48.0 | 1.5 | 63.8 | 2.0 |
a Full year community residents age 65 or older. 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.