Table 207C_c Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population groupb |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
10.5 |
0.4 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
14.4 |
0.8 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
Age |
18-44 |
12.7 |
0.6 |
18.8 |
1.5 |
17.8 |
1.3 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
45-64 |
10.9 |
0.6 |
18.5 |
2.1 |
18.3 |
1.8 |
11.4 |
1.1 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
65 and over |
4.4 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
Gender |
Male |
9.3 |
0.5 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
13.0 |
1.3 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
Female |
11.7 |
0.6 |
16.9 |
1.4 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
10.6 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
10.2 |
0.4 |
16.6 |
1.3 |
14.1 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
Black, single race |
12.2 |
1.1 |
15.6 |
2.0 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
Asian, single race |
7.0 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
9.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
21.7 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
10.5 |
0.4 |
17.1 |
1.3 |
14.7 |
0.9 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
10.2 |
0.5 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
14.5 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
12.2 |
1.1 |
15.2 |
2.0 |
14.7 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
1.8 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
Hispanic, all races |
10.8 |
0.7 |
13.8 |
1.8 |
12.8 |
1.4 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
12.2 |
0.8 |
15.8 |
1.5 |
14.0 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
High school graduate |
11.3 |
0.7 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
13.4 |
1.3 |
10.8 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
At least some college |
9.4 |
0.5 |
17.5 |
2.5 |
15.9 |
1.6 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
9.2 |
0.5 |
12.6 |
2.1 |
14.8 |
1.4 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
Public only |
19.3 |
1.2 |
18.7 |
1.7 |
20.6 |
2.3 |
19.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
20.4 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
2.4 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
19.2 |
2.3 |
11.6 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
4.7 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
5.9 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
4.0 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
5.9 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
Medicare and other public |
6.4 |
1.5 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
10.1 |
0.5 |
16.7 |
1.7 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
11.9 |
0.9 |
18.2 |
1.9 |
17.3 |
1.6 |
10.4 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
9.5 |
0.9 |
13.9 |
2.4 |
11.0 |
1.8 |
10.6 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
Noncore-adjacent |
9.5 |
2.1 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
14.8 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
8.9 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
10.5 |
0.4 |
17.4 |
1.3 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Other |
10.3 |
0.9 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
12.8 |
1.5 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
10.5 |
0.4 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
14.5 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
No |
10.8 |
0.8 |
14.4 |
2.3 |
13.9 |
1.4 |
10.0 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
a 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.
b Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.
c 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.
d See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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