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. | ||||||||