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Table 207C_d
Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care, by education,a United States, 2003
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population groupb Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 10.5 0.4 12.2 0.8 11.3 0.7 9.4 0.5
Age 18-44 12.6 0.6 16.1 1.4 13.7 1.1 11.0 0.7
45-64 11.0 0.6 14.7 1.4 12.6 1.1 9.0 0.7
65 and over 4.5 0.4 4.9 0.7 3.9 0.9 4.6 0.9
Gender Male 9.3 0.5 10.9 1.1 10.8 0.8 7.9 0.6
Female 11.7 0.5 13.4 1.0 11.7 0.9 11.0 0.8
Race White, single race 10.2 0.4 11.9 0.8 11.3 0.8 9.0 0.6
Black, single race 12.3 1.1 14.7 2.5 10.7 1.5 12.5 1.6
Asian, single race 6.9 1.6 * * * * 7.3 2.1
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 22.0 3.4 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 10.5 0.4 12.4 0.9 11.3 0.8 9.5 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 10.2 0.5 12.0 1.0 11.3 0.9 9.0 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 12.3 1.1 14.3 2.5 10.9 1.5 12.3 1.6
Hispanic, all races 10.8 0.7 11.7 1.2 11.6 1.4 8.8 1.4
Family incomec Negative/poor 16.5 1.1 15.8 1.5 16.8 2.0 17.5 2.5
Near poor/low 14.4 0.8 14.0 1.3 13.4 1.3 15.9 1.6
Middle 10.0 0.6 8.6 1.2 10.8 1.1 9.9 0.8
High 6.7 0.5 5.5 1.4 7.5 1.0 6.6 0.6
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 9.1 0.4 11.7 1.5 10.4 0.9 8.2 0.5
Public only 19.3 1.2 16.3 1.9 18.5 1.9 25.6 3.2
Uninsured 20.5 1.3 20.0 1.8 21.1 2.0 20.3 2.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 4.8 0.9 6.4 1.5 * * * *
Medicare and private 4.0 0.6 3.4 1.0 * * 4.5 1.0
Medicare and other public 6.5 1.5 * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 10.1 0.5 11.3 1.2 10.9 1.0 9.3 0.6
Metropolitan-small 11.9 0.9 14.3 1.6 12.9 1.6 10.3 1.1
Micropolitan 9.5 0.9 12.1 2.4 10.0 1.3 7.7 1.2
Noncore-adjacent 9.5 2.1 9.6 1.8 11.1 2.8 * *
Noncore-not adjacent 8.9 2.3 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 10.5 0.4 12.6 0.9 11.3 0.7 9.4 0.5
Other 10.4 0.9 10.6 1.2 11.6 1.8 9.3 1.6
Born in U.S. Yes 10.5 0.4 12.7 0.9 11.2 0.8 9.2 0.5
No 10.9 0.8 10.6 1.2 11.7 1.7 10.7 1.3

a 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 Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.

c 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.

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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