Table 14_3_4.9c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
75.7 |
1.4 |
83.4 |
2.0 |
86.5 |
2.0 |
75.4 |
2.9 |
55.5 |
3.7 |
Age |
0–17 |
71.2 |
3.8 |
75.7 |
6.1 |
80.1 |
5.6 |
68.0 |
7.2 |
* |
* |
18–44 |
79.1 |
1.8 |
84.8 |
2.7 |
86.7 |
2.8 |
80.9 |
3.5 |
60.3 |
4.9 |
45–64 |
74.4 |
2.4 |
87.7 |
3.6 |
91.8 |
2.9 |
76.6 |
4.4 |
49.9 |
5.0 |
65 and over |
66.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
76.1 |
2.0 |
82.9 |
3.2 |
87.0 |
2.7 |
72.8 |
3.6 |
62.6 |
5.0 |
Female |
75.4 |
1.7 |
83.8 |
2.4 |
86.1 |
2.5 |
77.9 |
3.5 |
49.9 |
4.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
75.6 |
1.6 |
85.4 |
2.1 |
86.9 |
2.4 |
74.7 |
3.3 |
56.4 |
4.2 |
Black, single race |
75.5 |
2.7 |
74.0 |
4.5 |
84.4 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
73.9 |
1.6 |
80.9 |
2.4 |
85.8 |
2.3 |
74.7 |
3.2 |
54.1 |
3.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
73.5 |
1.9 |
82.7 |
2.8 |
86.3 |
2.9 |
74.0 |
3.6 |
55.0 |
4.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
75.3 |
2.8 |
73.7 |
4.6 |
84.2 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
85.8 |
2.6 |
92.3 |
3.2 |
89.8 |
4.3 |
79.8 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
83.5 |
2.2 |
87.0 |
3.1 |
89.0 |
3.1 |
84.4 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
79.0 |
2.1 |
81.4 |
3.9 |
87.0 |
3.1 |
78.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
At least some college |
70.6 |
2.4 |
86.3 |
3.8 |
87.4 |
4.5 |
73.0 |
4.3 |
53.1 |
4.4 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
76.5 |
1.7 |
86.8 |
3.1 |
87.9 |
2.7 |
79.7 |
2.9 |
56.3 |
4.1 |
Not employed |
80.2 |
2.3 |
84.5 |
3.0 |
90.0 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
65.9 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
78.7 |
4.8 |
71.6 |
3.6 |
49.4 |
4.0 |
Public only |
79.1 |
2.7 |
78.2 |
3.4 |
83.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
93.9 |
1.2 |
92.1 |
2.6 |
96.8 |
1.4 |
94.1 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
77.1 |
1.4 |
86.7 |
2.0 |
89.2 |
1.7 |
75.8 |
3.2 |
54.3 |
4.0 |
Large central metro |
77.8 |
2.0 |
81.2 |
3.8 |
87.7 |
2.8 |
75.4 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
71.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
72.6 |
6.8 |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
78.5 |
2.9 |
87.7 |
3.6 |
87.4 |
3.6 |
78.8 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
Small metro |
85.7 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
69.2 |
4.2 |
69.1 |
6.0 |
72.6 |
7.7 |
73.7 |
7.9 |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
71.5 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
66.0 |
7.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
1.5 |
81.3 |
2.3 |
86.4 |
2.3 |
74.3 |
3.1 |
55.7 |
3.9 |
Other |
86.2 |
3.3 |
94.5 |
2.0 |
87.0 |
4.8 |
85.7 |
7.0 |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
74.0 |
1.6 |
82.5 |
2.5 |
84.6 |
2.5 |
75.5 |
3.1 |
54.1 |
3.9 |
Fair/poor |
82.4 |
2.0 |
85.7 |
3.1 |
92.0 |
2.4 |
75.2 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
82.1 |
2.1 |
87.0 |
2.9 |
90.3 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
84.0 |
2.3 |
89.3 |
3.1 |
93.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
74.7 |
1.7 |
83.7 |
2.9 |
86.8 |
2.7 |
78.3 |
3.2 |
52.8 |
4.0 |
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.