Table 3.2A_c
Percent of families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care, by main reasons, United States, 2003
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Main reasonsh |
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Percent experienced difficulty g |
Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
Population groupa |
Total families f (in thousands) |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
120,827 |
10.5 |
65.5 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
30.1 |
1.7 |
Race |
White only |
99,240 |
10.2 |
63.9 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
30.3 |
2.0 |
Black only |
14,558 |
12.3 |
74.1 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
26.1 |
3.0 |
AI/AN only |
798.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian only |
4,444 |
7.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI only |
372 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,416 |
21.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,310 |
10.8 |
65.8 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
28.5 |
3.9 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
107,518 |
10.5 |
65.4 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
86,533 |
10.2 |
63.4 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
30.8 |
2.1 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
14,253 |
12.2 |
74.6 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
25.6 |
3.0 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
20,041 |
10.8 |
66.6 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
30.7 |
3.3 |
Gender |
Male |
59,947 |
9.3 |
63.6 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
32.0 |
2.5 |
Female |
60,880 |
11.7 |
66.9 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
28.6 |
2.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
57,057 |
12.7 |
66.2 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
29.1 |
2.2 |
45-64 |
40,993 |
10.9 |
65.7 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
30.5 |
2.5 |
65 and over |
22,778 |
4.4 |
59.1 |
4.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
35.3 |
4.7 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
22,409 |
12.2 |
76.4 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
High school graduate |
37,671 |
11.3 |
68.5 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
27.3 |
2.5 |
At least some college |
60,207 |
9.4 |
57.9 |
2.6 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
35.6 |
2.7 |
Employment statusc |
Employed |
80,749 |
11.1 |
63.3 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
31.9 |
1.9 |
Not employed |
17,289 |
15.7 |
75.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
22.2 |
3.0 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
72,749 |
9.2 |
53.1 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
40.0 |
2.3 |
Public only |
9,861 |
19.3 |
71.1 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
25.2 |
3.4 |
Uninsured |
15,439 |
20.4 |
90.3 |
1.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
10.4 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
6,568 |
4.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
13,465 |
4.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and other public |
2,571 |
6.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomed |
Negative/poor |
16,453 |
16.5 |
77.8 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
20.8 |
3.0 |
Near poor/low |
23,386 |
14.4 |
77.7 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
20.0 |
2.2 |
Middle |
36,257 |
10.0 |
65.2 |
3.1 |
8.9 |
2.1 |
28.5 |
2.5 |
High |
44,731 |
6.7 |
40.9 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
51.6 |
3.8 |
Residence locatione |
Metropolitan-large |
65,066 |
10.1 |
65.5 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
31.6 |
2.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
35,826 |
11.9 |
65.2 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
2.0 |
26.9 |
2.8 |
Micropolitan |
13,203 |
9.5 |
63.4 |
5.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
34.0 |
5.2 |
Noncore |
6,732 |
9.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
103,432 |
9.6 |
62.8 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
31.8 |
1.9 |
Fair/poor |
17,380 |
16.2 |
74.5 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
3.4 |
a Values are for reference person in the family.
b 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.
c Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
d 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.
e See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
f Total families with a reference person, excluding families with a reference person under age 18 or not eligible to access the care.
g Denominator is total families, excluding missing values. Numerator is families unable or delayed in receiving needed care.
h Denominator is families who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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