Table 3.3: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Main Reasond | ||||||||||||
| Experienced Difficulty | Couldn't Afford | Insurance Related | Other | |||||||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | ||||
| Total | 10.5 | 0.4 | 65.5 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 30.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 66.4 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 29.1 | 2.2 | ||||
| 45-64 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 65.1 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 30.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| 65 and over | 4.5 | 0.4 | 60.7 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 33.9 | 4.5 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 9.3 | 0.5 | 63.6 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 32.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| Female | 11.7 | 0.6 | 66.9 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 28.6 | 2.0 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 12.1 | 0.8 | 76.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| High School | 11.3 | 0.7 | 68.5 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 27.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| Some college | 9.4 | 0.5 | 57.9 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 35.6 | 2.7 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 9.2 | 0.5 | 52.9 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 40.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 19.3 | 1.2 | 70.8 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 20.4 | 1.3 | 90.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.9 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 4.0 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 6.2 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 16.4 | 1.1 | 77.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 20.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Near-poor | 15.4 | 1.6 | 79.2 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 18.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| Low income | 14.0 | 1.0 | 77.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| Middle income | 10.0 | 0.6 | 65.2 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 28.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| High income | 6.7 | 0.5 | 40.9 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 51.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 10.6 | 0.4 | 65.4 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 30.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 10.1 | 0.9 | 65.7 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 7.1 | 0.5 | 60.4 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 32.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| Midwest | 9.6 | 0.8 | 62.1 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 34.1 | 3.3 | ||||
| South | 12.4 | 0.8 | 67.8 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 28.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| West | 11.2 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 28.9 | 3.5 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 7.3 | 0.6 | 59.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 38.5 | 4.4 | ||||
| Very Good | 9.3 | 0.6 | 62.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 31.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| Good | 11.7 | 0.7 | 66.6 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| Fair | 15.8 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 3.4 | ||||
| Poor | 16.8 | 1.8 | 83.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 3.9 | ||||
| a Includes persons age 18 and over only. "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. | ||||||||||||
| b Uninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having insurance. | ||||||||||||
| c Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line; low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line. | ||||||||||||
| d Denominator for the main reason categories is families unable or delayed in receiving the needed care. | ||||||||||||
| -- Less than 100 sample cases. | ||||||||||||
| * Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%. | ||||||||||||
| Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2003. | ||||||||||||