2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 3.2c

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Table 3.2c
Percent of families unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, by main reasons, United States, 2002

		Total families^f (in thousands)	Percent experienced difficulty^g	Couldn't afford		Insurance related		Other
Population group^a		Total families^f (in thousands)	Percent experienced difficulty^g	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		121,016	7.8	66.5	1.7	8.5	1.1	25.0	1.3
Race	White	99,578	7.8	66.9	2.0	8.3	1.2	24.9	1.5
	Black	14,322	8.8	65.5	4.4	9.3	2.5	25.2	3.9
	American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian	4,371	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	1,407	10.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	13,103	7.8	76.3	3.9	DSU	DSU	19.7	3.7
	Non-Hispanic, all races	107,912	7.8	65.3	2.0	9.1	1.2	25.7	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	87,014	7.8	65.7	2.2	8.9	1.4	25.5	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14,115	8.7	64.6	4.5	9.5	2.5	25.9	4.0
	Non-Hispanic, other	6,783	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	61,471	6.6	66.0	2.7	8.5	1.6	25.5	2.2
Gender	Female	59,545	9.0	66.8	2.0	8.5	1.3	24.6	1.8
Age	18-44	57,118	9.6	70.4	2.5	8.7	1.5	20.9	1.8
	45-64	40,088	7.4	63.4	2.8	7.2	1.7	29.4	2.5
	65 and over	23,711	4.0	52.3	4.7	11.9	3.5	35.8	4.6
Education^b	Less than high school	24,031	9.9	72.7	2.6	7.7	1.7	19.6	2.5
	High school graduate	38,750	7.4	70.2	3.1	7.6	1.8	22.2	2.5
	At least some college	57,577	7.3	60.2	2.7	9.7	1.5	30.1	2.2
Employment status^c	Employed	79,496	8.1	67.3	2.2	7.2	1.3	25.5	1.8
Employment status^c	Not employed	17,706	11.2	70.1	3.2	11.4	2.4	18.5	2.9
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	73,274	6.3	57.9	2.8	9.3	1.6	32.8	2.3
	Public only	9,006	14.5	61.9	4.4	19.6	3.8	18.5	3.2
	Uninsured	15,025	17.1	89.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	10.4	2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6,865	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	13,874	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	2,772	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^d	Negative or poor	16,604	13.8	70.3	3.0	12.4	2.7	17.3	2.3
	Near poor/low income	23,126	11.1	82.2	2.2	4.9	1.2	12.9	2.1
	Middle income	36,898	7.3	67.3	3.4	8.7	1.9	24.1	2.9
	High income	44,389	4.3	39.9	3.7	8.5	2.1	51.5	3.9
Residence location^e	Metropolitan-large	65,160	8.1	66.4	2.5	9.5	1.6	24.2	2.0
	Metropolitan-small	35,876	7.8	66.3	2.6	7.4	1.8	26.4	2.2
	Micropolitan	13,226	7.3	69.0	4.4	DSU	DSU	24.0	4.1
	Noncore	6,753	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent, very good or good	102,754	6.9	64.8	2.2	8.1	1.3	27.1	1.7
Perceived health status	Fair or poor	18,104	13.2	71.5	2.7	9.6	1.8	18.9	2.4

^a Values are for reference person in the family. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.

^b "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. Number of persons does not add to overall total because data on this variable were not available for some sample persons.

^c Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.

^d "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^e See Measures Specifications Appendix for definition.

^f Total families. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.

^g Denominator is total families, excluding missing values.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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