Table 268c Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over who received dental care, by income,a 2003 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
45.5 |
0.7 |
23.4 |
1.3 |
31.8 |
0.9 |
52.3 |
1.0 |
68.9 |
1.4 |
Age |
65-74 |
46.4 |
0.9 |
22.7 |
1.8 |
32.6 |
1.5 |
51.1 |
1.4 |
67.5 |
1.9 |
75-84 |
47.2 |
1.0 |
27.9 |
2.3 |
32.5 |
1.5 |
55.6 |
1.4 |
72.8 |
1.8 |
85 and over |
35.8 |
1.3 |
15.5 |
2.6 |
27.1 |
2.1 |
46.6 |
2.6 |
63.8 |
3.5 |
Gender |
Male |
44.7 |
0.9 |
18.4 |
2.1 |
27.4 |
1.6 |
48.0 |
1.5 |
66.8 |
1.7 |
Female |
46.2 |
0.8 |
25.7 |
1.6 |
34.3 |
1.0 |
56.0 |
1.3 |
71.5 |
1.7 |
Race |
White |
48.4 |
0.8 |
27.2 |
1.6 |
33.5 |
1.0 |
53.8 |
1.1 |
70.1 |
1.3 |
Black |
23.0 |
1.9 |
15.5 |
3.1 |
18.2 |
2.6 |
29.5 |
3.6 |
51.2 |
6.3 |
AI/AN |
24.8 |
6.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
API |
46.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
44.1 |
6.2 |
64.3 |
7.5 |
62.4 |
9.9 |
Multiple races/other |
25.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
21.8 |
4.0 |
35.9 |
7.4 |
45.0 |
10.1 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, White |
49.6 |
0.8 |
27.9 |
1.8 |
34.1 |
1.1 |
54.3 |
1.1 |
70.2 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
23.0 |
2.0 |
15.0 |
3.2 |
18.5 |
2.6 |
29.0 |
3.6 |
52.0 |
6.3 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
36.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
30.9 |
4.2 |
45.3 |
5.7 |
58.7 |
7.4 |
Hispanics, all races |
30.5 |
1.9 |
21.0 |
3.1 |
26.8 |
2.7 |
43.6 |
3.8 |
52.9 |
8.1 |
Health insurance |
Medicare and Medicaid |
19.6 |
1.3 |
17.4 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare HMO |
44.9 |
1.5 |
33.9 |
4.4 |
32.9 |
2.6 |
48.4 |
2.3 |
66.2 |
3.3 |
Medicare and private |
52.9 |
0.9 |
34.8 |
2.9 |
37.3 |
1.4 |
54.6 |
1.2 |
70.1 |
1.4 |
Medicare fee-for-service only |
22.4 |
1.4 |
14.5 |
3.1 |
17.7 |
1.9 |
35.4 |
3.5 |
41.4 |
7.9 |
Residence location |
MSA |
48.2 |
0.8 |
26.2 |
1.6 |
33.0 |
1.1 |
54.0 |
1.1 |
71.0 |
1.5 |
Non-MSA |
36.5 |
1.7 |
16.5 |
2.1 |
28.5 |
1.7 |
46.1 |
2.6 |
57.8 |
3.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
49.5 |
0.8 |
25.3 |
1.6 |
34.2 |
1.1 |
55.5 |
1.2 |
70.5 |
1.4 |
Fair/poor |
31.1 |
1.1 |
19.9 |
2.0 |
25.2 |
1.6 |
38.6 |
2.0 |
54.0 |
3.8 |
Functional limitations |
No limitation |
51.3 |
0.9 |
26.0 |
2.0 |
36.8 |
1.3 |
55.4 |
1.3 |
71.1 |
1.5 |
IADL only |
43.1 |
1.5 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
30.3 |
2.4 |
52.6 |
2.4 |
72.2 |
3.4 |
1-2 ADLs |
36.6 |
1.2 |
23.1 |
2.4 |
26.3 |
1.7 |
46.1 |
2.3 |
57.3 |
3.7 |
3 or more ADLs |
28.8 |
1.6 |
18.0 |
3.0 |
19.8 |
2.2 |
41.1 |
3.3 |
53.0 |
6.1 |
At least 1 ADL/IADL |
37.1 |
0.8 |
21.1 |
1.7 |
26.1 |
1.2 |
47.4 |
1.6 |
62.4 |
2.4 |
a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over. 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: 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.