Table 222C_b People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
73.0 |
1.6 |
71.6 |
1.7 |
73.9 |
1.9 |
63.0 |
4.2 |
81.6 |
2.5 |
Age |
0-17 |
68.0 |
3.9 |
63.7 |
4.6 |
67.3 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
83.3 |
4.8 |
18-44 |
76.1 |
2.0 |
75.1 |
2.1 |
78.4 |
2.4 |
65.7 |
5.2 |
81.8 |
3.3 |
45-64 |
72.9 |
2.4 |
72.0 |
2.7 |
73.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
78.9 |
5.3 |
65 and over |
61.2 |
4.9 |
59.7 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
71.9 |
2.3 |
70.7 |
2.5 |
73.8 |
2.8 |
60.0 |
6.4 |
78.9 |
3.8 |
Female |
73.9 |
1.7 |
72.4 |
1.9 |
73.9 |
2.1 |
65.0 |
4.2 |
84.3 |
3.0 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
81.4 |
2.5 |
82.2 |
2.8 |
83.3 |
3.3 |
78.6 |
4.2 |
77.1 |
5.3 |
Near poor/low |
79.2 |
2.6 |
77.2 |
3.0 |
81.1 |
3.2 |
63.6 |
7.9 |
88.1 |
3.9 |
Middle |
77.9 |
2.1 |
76.7 |
2.3 |
79.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
86.7 |
4.2 |
High |
45.3 |
4.1 |
45.3 |
4.2 |
45.5 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
82.1 |
2.2 |
81.6 |
2.8 |
85.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
83.7 |
3.7 |
High school graduate |
76.8 |
2.4 |
75.2 |
2.6 |
76.4 |
2.8 |
69.4 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
At least some college |
65.5 |
2.7 |
65.7 |
2.8 |
67.9 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
64.0 |
2.4 |
64.1 |
2.5 |
66.0 |
2.9 |
58.6 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
Public only |
74.9 |
3.1 |
75.1 |
3.5 |
81.4 |
3.6 |
60.7 |
7.6 |
74.0 |
5.5 |
Uninsured |
91.6 |
2.0 |
90.7 |
2.3 |
95.0 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
94.0 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
72.7 |
2.3 |
70.3 |
2.6 |
74.3 |
3.0 |
60.8 |
5.4 |
83.8 |
3.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
74.3 |
2.7 |
74.2 |
3.0 |
75.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
75.0 |
6.1 |
Micropolitan |
71.5 |
4.1 |
70.2 |
4.2 |
68.5 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
70.0 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
67.7 |
4.4 |
64.3 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
72.2 |
1.7 |
72.0 |
1.7 |
74.3 |
1.8 |
62.9 |
4.3 |
75.4 |
4.9 |
Other |
79.4 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
85.9 |
3.6 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
80.6 |
2.3 |
80.9 |
2.5 |
79.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
78.9 |
3.0 |
79.0 |
3.3 |
76.8 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
71.1 |
1.9 |
69.6 |
2.0 |
73.2 |
2.2 |
59.4 |
5.1 |
80.6 |
3.0 |
a 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.
b Persons age 18 and over. 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. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.