Table 3.3: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||
Main Reasone | ||||||||||||
Experienced Difficulty | Couldn't Afford | Insurance Related | Other | |||||||||
Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | ||||
Total | 10.2 | 0.3 | 63.6 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 29.2 | 1.3 | ||||
Age in years | ||||||||||||
18-44 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 68.2 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 24.9 | 1.7 | ||||
45-64 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 59.2 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 33.9 | 2.4 | ||||
65 and over | 5.5 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 37.5 | 4.2 | ||||
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 9.3 | 0.4 | 62.7 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 29.2 | 2.0 | ||||
Female | 11.1 | 0.5 | 64.4 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 29.2 | 1.8 | ||||
Educationa | ||||||||||||
Less than High School | 12.6 | 0.7 | 71.4 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 23.9 | 2.4 | ||||
High School | 9.7 | 0.5 | 67.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 25.2 | 2.1 | ||||
Some college | 9.5 | 0.5 | 56.7 | 2.4 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 35.1 | 2.1 | ||||
Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
<65, Any private | 8.8 | 0.4 | 55.5 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 37.0 | 2.1 | ||||
<65, Public only | 16.4 | 1.3 | 60.5 | 3.9 | 21.9 | 3.6 | 23.0 | 3.0 | ||||
<65, Uninsured | 20.3 | 1.3 | 86.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 1.9 | ||||
65+, Medicare only | 6.3 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and private | 4.9 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and other public | 6.3 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
Negative or Poor | 15.8 | 1.0 | 70.1 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 2.0 | ||||
Near-poor | 13.9 | 1.5 | 79.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 16.3 | 4.1 | ||||
Low income | 13.5 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 17.9 | 2.8 | ||||
Middle income | 9.9 | 0.6 | 65.8 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 27.2 | 2.6 | ||||
High income | 6.6 | 0.4 | 38.4 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 52.7 | 3.2 | ||||
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
MSA | 10.4 | 0.4 | 63.0 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 29.6 | 1.5 | ||||
Non-MSA | 9.3 | 0.9 | 66.6 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 27.1 | 3.2 | ||||
Census Region | ||||||||||||
Northeast | 7.2 | 0.6 | 57.3 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 37.8 | 3.2 | ||||
Midwest | 9.0 | 0.7 | 54.2 | 2.9 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 34.3 | 2.9 | ||||
South | 11.1 | 0.6 | 68.3 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 25.2 | 2.0 | ||||
West | 12.5 | 0.9 | 66.9 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 2.4 | ||||
Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
Excellent | 7.4 | 0.6 | 58.3 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 34.5 | 4.0 | ||||
Very Good | 8.7 | 0.5 | 58.6 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 2.8 | ||||
Good | 11.4 | 0.6 | 66.1 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 28.7 | 2.4 | ||||
Fair | 15.0 | 0.9 | 72.9 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 20.1 | 3.0 | ||||
Poor | 17.2 | 1.9 | 64.3 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 26.6 | 4.8 | ||||
a Includes persons age 18 and over only. "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 Uninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having insurance. | ||||||||||||
c Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line; low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line. | ||||||||||||
d Demographic values are for reference person age 18 and over in the family. Number of families may not add to Total due to missing or rounding. | ||||||||||||
e Denominator for the main reason categories is families unable or delayed in receiving the needed care. | ||||||||||||
-- Less than 100 sample cases. | ||||||||||||
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%. | ||||||||||||
Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002. | ||||||||||||