Table 234c
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who received dental care in the past
year,
by income, 2002a
|
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
45.0 |
0.7 |
22.4 |
1.2 |
32.8 |
0.9 |
50.6 |
1.1 |
69.4 |
1.2 |
| Age |
65 to 74 |
46.1 |
0.9 |
23.5 |
2.1 |
32.8 |
1.5 |
49.1 |
1.5 |
68.0 |
1.7 |
| 75 to 84 |
46.5 |
0.9 |
24.2 |
1.7 |
34.0 |
1.5 |
54.3 |
1.5 |
74.3 |
1.6 |
| 85 and older |
34.9 |
1.3 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
29.5 |
1.8 |
45.1 |
2.3 |
60.8 |
4.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
45.1 |
1.0 |
20.9 |
2.1 |
28.1 |
1.6 |
46.1 |
1.5 |
69.8 |
1.6 |
| Female |
45.0 |
0.8 |
23.2 |
1.4 |
35.3 |
1.2 |
54.5 |
1.4 |
69.0 |
2.0 |
| Race |
White |
47.9 |
0.7 |
26.2 |
1.5 |
34.5 |
1.0 |
51.7 |
1.1 |
70.6 |
1.3 |
| Black |
21.9 |
1.6 |
11.2 |
2.0 |
19.5 |
2.2 |
33.1 |
3.6 |
47.9 |
7.3 |
| AI/AN |
27.8 |
7.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| API |
40.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
32.9 |
6.2 |
61.0 |
8.9 |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, White |
48.9 |
0.7 |
27.8 |
1.6 |
34.6 |
1.1 |
51.9 |
1.1 |
71.0 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
21.7 |
1.6 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
33.2 |
3.7 |
47.9 |
7.3 |
| Hispanic (all races) |
32.0 |
2.1 |
19.5 |
2.8 |
32.8 |
4.7 |
43.8 |
4.8 |
47.5 |
7.9 |
| Health insurance |
Medicare and private |
18.1 |
1.2 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and Medicaid |
46.3 |
1.5 |
29.9 |
4.5 |
37.2 |
2.1 |
48.9 |
2.5 |
66.9 |
3.7 |
| Medicare HMO |
51.5 |
0.7 |
34.0 |
2.4 |
36.8 |
1.2 |
52.0 |
1.1 |
70.4 |
1.3 |
| Medicare fee-for-service only |
26.4 |
1.9 |
19.4 |
3.8 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
39.6 |
4.4 |
43.8 |
8.5 |
| Residence location |
MSA |
47.2 |
0.7 |
23.7 |
1.4 |
34.2 |
1.0 |
52.1 |
1.2 |
70.4 |
1.3 |
| Non-MSA |
38.0 |
1.3 |
19.5 |
2.0 |
28.9 |
1.9 |
45.4 |
1.8 |
64.8 |
2.9 |
| Functional limitations |
No limitations |
50.2 |
0.8 |
27.5 |
2.0 |
36.5 |
1.3 |
52.2 |
1.3 |
71.8 |
1.6 |
| IADLs only |
44.0 |
1.4 |
21.4 |
2.9 |
34.6 |
2.1 |
51.4 |
2.3 |
71.9 |
3.4 |
| 1-2 ADLs |
37.6 |
1.4 |
19.7 |
2.2 |
28.1 |
1.8 |
47.4 |
2.2 |
62.6 |
3.2 |
| 3 or more ADLs |
28.5 |
1.6 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
23.6 |
2.3 |
42.0 |
3.4 |
49.2 |
5.3 |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL |
37.9 |
0.9 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
29.1 |
1.2 |
48.0 |
1.5 |
63.8 |
2.0 |
a Full year community residents age 65 or older. Negative or 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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