Table 208C_c Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, 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 |
71.6 |
1.7 |
81.3 |
2.9 |
82.2 |
2.3 |
73.7 |
2.5 |
48.4 |
3.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
72.8 |
2.1 |
80.4 |
4.0 |
83.2 |
3.0 |
74.4 |
3.5 |
45.5 |
5.6 |
45-64 |
70.8 |
2.5 |
87.1 |
3.3 |
82.9 |
3.7 |
74.7 |
4.3 |
50.6 |
5.1 |
65 and over |
66.7 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
69.2 |
2.5 |
83.3 |
5.2 |
85.8 |
3.3 |
70.0 |
3.9 |
46.1 |
5.1 |
Female |
73.5 |
2.0 |
80.2 |
3.1 |
80.0 |
3.3 |
77.0 |
3.3 |
50.9 |
5.4 |
Race |
White, single race |
70.6 |
1.9 |
82.4 |
3.3 |
83.6 |
2.6 |
72.6 |
2.9 |
46.2 |
3.9 |
Black, single race |
77.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
71.3 |
1.8 |
82.2 |
3.1 |
83.3 |
2.4 |
74.0 |
2.6 |
48.0 |
3.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
69.9 |
2.1 |
83.8 |
3.8 |
84.9 |
2.8 |
72.4 |
3.2 |
45.6 |
4.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
78.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic, all races |
73.5 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
75.7 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
78.8 |
2.9 |
80.4 |
4.6 |
79.0 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
74.1 |
2.5 |
87.2 |
3.4 |
84.4 |
3.4 |
71.2 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
At least some college |
66.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
82.4 |
4.3 |
73.3 |
3.6 |
48.1 |
4.4 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
61.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
75.4 |
4.5 |
68.1 |
3.2 |
44.9 |
4.2 |
Public only |
77.9 |
3.3 |
73.1 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
91.5 |
1.6 |
95.2 |
2.0 |
90.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
70.7 |
2.4 |
82.9 |
3.1 |
79.4 |
3.7 |
74.7 |
3.3 |
49.5 |
5.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
73.9 |
2.8 |
79.5 |
6.6 |
82.4 |
4.2 |
79.6 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
68.1 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
71.5 |
1.8 |
81.9 |
3.1 |
83.9 |
2.3 |
73.5 |
2.6 |
47.7 |
3.9 |
Other |
72.7 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
71.8 |
1.9 |
82.8 |
3.0 |
83.1 |
2.6 |
73.1 |
2.7 |
49.1 |
4.2 |
No |
70.0 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
77.9 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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