Table 252b
Disabled Medicare beneficiaries under age 65 who received dental care, by ethnicity, 2002 |
| |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| |
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
35.0 |
1.4 |
34.8 |
1.5 |
37.4 |
1.7 |
26.0 |
2.7 |
37.8 |
4.3 |
| Gender |
Male |
34.7 |
2.0 |
34.4 |
2.1 |
38.2 |
2.4 |
20.4 |
4.4 |
37.8 |
5.7 |
| Female |
35.4 |
2.0 |
35.2 |
2.1 |
36.4 |
2.6 |
31.6 |
4.4 |
37.8 |
7.0 |
| Incomea |
Negative/poor |
27.2 |
1.8 |
26.2 |
1.9 |
28.2 |
2.3 |
22.4 |
3.8 |
33.7 |
4.8 |
| Near poor/low |
31.9 |
2.4 |
32.4 |
2.6 |
34.9 |
3.1 |
25.7 |
5.0 |
27.3 |
6.2 |
| Middle |
42.8 |
3.3 |
41.0 |
3.5 |
41.5 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| High |
65.1 |
6.2 |
66.0 |
6.4 |
67.1 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Health insurance |
Medicare and private |
52.5 |
2.6 |
52.7 |
2.7 |
53.5 |
3.2 |
58.1 |
7.5 |
51.5 |
12.3 |
| Medicare and Medicaid |
27.7 |
1.7 |
26.9 |
1.8 |
29.9 |
2.3 |
20.4 |
3.1 |
33.9 |
4.7 |
| Medicare HMO |
31.5 |
5.1 |
30.6 |
5.7 |
35.2 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare fee-for-service only |
26.1 |
2.9 |
25.7 |
3.0 |
25.9 |
3.2 |
19.8 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
| Residence location |
MSA |
37.3 |
1.8 |
37.2 |
1.9 |
41.1 |
2.3 |
26.0 |
3.2 |
37.6 |
4.5 |
| Non-MSA |
29.4 |
1.8 |
29.2 |
1.9 |
29.9 |
2.1 |
26.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
43.1 |
2.5 |
43.3 |
2.5 |
47.0 |
3.0 |
31.1 |
5.4 |
42.6 |
7.9 |
| Fair/poor |
30.3 |
1.7 |
29.7 |
1.8 |
31.7 |
2.2 |
22.7 |
3.2 |
35.3 |
4.8 |
| Functional limitations |
No limitations |
38.5 |
3.1 |
38.4 |
3.1 |
44.0 |
3.7 |
24.7 |
5.9 |
41.0 |
10.0 |
| IADL only |
30.5 |
2.4 |
29.5 |
2.5 |
30.7 |
3.3 |
24.9 |
4.3 |
36.2 |
9.7 |
| At least 1 IADL and 1-2 ADLs |
35.1 |
2.8 |
34.0 |
2.9 |
36.6 |
3.4 |
23.2 |
4.8 |
43.6 |
8.2 |
| At least 1 IADL and 3-6 ADLs |
36.1 |
3.6 |
37.5 |
3.8 |
38.4 |
4.4 |
36.0 |
8.5 |
28.4 |
7.4 |
| At least 1 ADL/IADL |
33.8 |
1.5 |
33.5 |
1.5 |
35.2 |
1.9 |
26.7 |
3.1 |
37.0 |
4.8 |
a Negative/poor refers to 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.
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