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Table 4.3: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 67.9 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 24.9 | 1.4 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 72.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 21.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 45-64 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 67.2 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 26.8 | 2.4 | ||||
| 65 and over | 3.9 | 0.4 | 62.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 33.7 | 4.6 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 5.9 | 0.3 | 70.0 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 24.7 | 2.0 | ||||
| Female | 7.0 | 0.3 | 66.3 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 7.0 | 0.4 | 70.7 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 21.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School | 7.2 | 0.4 | 73.3 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 2.1 | ||||
| Some college | 6.4 | 0.3 | 62.8 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 30.1 | 2.4 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 5.0 | 0.3 | 56.9 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 34.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 8.2 | 0.5 | 62.3 | 3.2 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 22.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 14.2 | 0.8 | 92.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.3 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 2.8 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 8.3 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 10.4 | 0.6 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 17.2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Near-poor | 9.6 | 1.2 | 74.7 | 5.7 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Low income | 8.9 | 0.7 | 77.0 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| Middle income | 6.8 | 0.5 | 68.7 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| High income | 3.6 | 0.3 | 47.8 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 45.2 | 3.8 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 6.3 | 0.3 | 69.0 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 1.4 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 6.9 | 0.7 | 62.9 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 30.8 | 4.4 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 4.4 | 0.6 | 60.2 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 30.3 | 4.8 | ||||
| Midwest | 6.1 | 0.4 | 59.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 32.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| South | 7.8 | 0.5 | 75.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 1.6 | ||||
| West | 6.3 | 0.4 | 66.4 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 3.7 | 0.3 | 61.2 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 3.3 | ||||
| Very Good | 5.4 | 0.3 | 63.3 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| Good | 8.7 | 0.5 | 70.9 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 22.9 | 2.1 | ||||
| Fair | 12.4 | 0.8 | 75.6 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 19.2 | 2.4 | ||||
| Poor | 12.7 | 1.2 | 73.4 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 17.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 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 persons 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, 2005. | ||||||||||||