Table 14_3_4.9a
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
75.7 |
1.4 |
75.6 |
1.6 |
75.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0–17 |
71.2 |
3.8 |
71.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18–44 |
79.1 |
1.8 |
79.8 |
2.1 |
74.9 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45–64 |
74.4 |
2.4 |
72.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
66.8 |
4.6 |
64.5 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
76.1 |
2.0 |
75.1 |
2.3 |
78.2 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
75.4 |
1.7 |
76.0 |
1.9 |
73.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
83.4 |
2.0 |
85.4 |
2.1 |
74.0 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
86.5 |
2.0 |
86.9 |
2.4 |
84.4 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
75.4 |
2.9 |
74.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
55.5 |
3.7 |
56.4 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
83.5 |
2.2 |
82.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
79.0 |
2.1 |
80.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
70.6 |
2.4 |
69.5 |
2.7 |
76.0 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
76.5 |
1.7 |
76.3 |
1.9 |
78.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Not employed |
80.2 |
2.3 |
80.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
65.9 |
2.4 |
65.7 |
2.6 |
70.6 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
79.1 |
2.7 |
81.6 |
3.1 |
67.0 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
93.9 |
1.2 |
93.9 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
77.1 |
1.4 |
77.7 |
1.6 |
74.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large central metro |
77.8 |
2.0 |
79.4 |
2.5 |
72.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
71.9 |
3.1 |
73.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
78.5 |
2.9 |
77.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
85.7 |
3.2 |
85.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
69.2 |
4.2 |
67.3 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
71.5 |
4.9 |
69.2 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
66.0 |
7.2 |
64.7 |
7.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
1.5 |
73.5 |
1.8 |
75.4 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
86.2 |
3.3 |
91.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
74.0 |
1.6 |
73.9 |
1.9 |
73.6 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Fair/poor |
82.4 |
2.0 |
82.3 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
82.1 |
2.1 |
80.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
84.0 |
2.3 |
83.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
74.7 |
1.7 |
74.9 |
2.0 |
75.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* - 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.