Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Dental Services: Use, Expenses, and Sources of Payment, 1996-2000

Product type:

Research Findings 20

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date (print version):

January 2004

Web posting date:

April 27, 2004

Description:

This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) characterizes how the civilian noninstitutionalized population used and paid for dental care from 1996 through 2000, using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). The percent of people with any use of dental services each year as well as the average number of visits per year are presented. Estimates include annual expenses and sources of payment (including out-of-pocket amounts). These estimates are presented for the total population as well as for specific population groups categorized in terms of insurance coverage, income, employment, and Census region. The report emphasizes change over time.

Pub #:

AHRQ Pub. No. 04-0018

Author(s):

Erwin Brown, Jr., B.S., and Richard Manski, D.D.S., M.B.A., Ph.D

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

MEPS Topics:

Dental Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Employment Status, Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Jobs, Medical Expenditures

PDF link:

data_files/publications/rf20/rf20.pdf (887 KB)

HTML link:

data_files/publications/rf20/rf20.shtml