Table 3.3: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2004


  Main Reasone
 
  Experienced Difficulty Couldn't Afford Insurance Related Other
 
Population characteristicsa Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error

 
Total 10.8 0.4 64.1 1.6 8.7 0.9 29.9 1.6
 
Age in years
  18-44 12.4 0.6 65.6 2.1 9.3 1.3 27.9 2.1
  45-64 11.6 0.6 65.4 2.3 7.3 1.2 29.5 2.2
  65 and over 5.6 0.6 51.4 4.5 10.5 3.3 42.1 4.5
 
Sex
  Male 10.1 0.5 63.0 2.5 6.9 1.3 31.8 2.3
  Female 11.6 0.5 65.1 2.0 10.3 1.4 28.3 1.9
 
Educationb
  Less than High School 15.0 0.9 73.2 2.7 7.5 1.4 24.1 2.7
  High School 11.8 0.7 65.6 2.5 10.8 1.8 26.3 2.4
  Some college 8.8 0.5 57.4 2.7 7.8 1.4 36.4 2.6
 
 
Health insurance statusc
  <65, Any private 9.0 0.4 54.6 2.4 10.8 1.5 37.7 2.4
  <65, Public only 21.2 1.4 64.8 3.8 12.2 2.1 26.3 3.4
  <65, Uninsured 20.2 1.2 88.1 2.2 1.6 0.6 11.6 2.2
  65+, Medicare only 4.6 0.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and private 5.4 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and other public 9.2 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
Poverty statusd
  Negative or Poor 17.3 1.0 74.9 3.1 7.0 1.5 21.3 2.9
  Near-poor 16.1 1.6 70.1 6.0 10.4 4.1 22.2 5.5
  Low income 14.5 1.1 67.8 3.3 8.2 1.7 25.9 3.2
  Middle income 11.4 0.7 70.1 2.3 9.5 1.7 23.7 2.0
  High income 5.8 0.4 35.7 3.7 9.3 2.3 57.2 3.9
 
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
  MSA 11.0 0.4 63.9 1.9 9.2 1.0 29.6 1.9
  Non-MSA 10.3 0.8 64.9 4.0 6.1 1.6 31.4 3.7
 
Census Region
  Northeast 8.0 0.7 43.6 3.7 16.7 3.5 40.8 4.8
  Midwest 9.5 0.8 63.4 3.8 8.3 1.8 31.2 3.5
  South 12.2 0.7 71.5 2.3 6.9 1.4 24.5 2.3
  West 12.4 0.9 63.9 3.4 7.5 1.5 31.7 3.1
 
Perceived Health Status
  Excellent 7.3 0.6 47.6 3.7 9.8 2.6 44.4 3.7
  Very Good 8.7 0.5 60.1 3.0 8.4 1.8 33.4 2.9
  Good 12.6 0.8 67.1 2.3 9.2 1.6 27.3 2.3
  Fair 17.1 1.2 74.0 3.1 7.8 1.7 20.7 2.8
  Poor 20.0 2.0 76.8 4.4 7.5 2.7 20.3 4.2
 
a The population characteristics are those of the reference person within the family.
b 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.
c 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.
d 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.
e 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, 2004.