Table 4.3: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 67.8 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 1.4 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 70.8 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 22.9 | 1.9 | ||||
| 45-64 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 71.4 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 22.9 | 2.0 | ||||
| 65 and over | 4.0 | 0.4 | 51.3 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 42.6 | 5.1 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 5.7 | 0.2 | 68.3 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 25.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| Female | 6.8 | 0.3 | 67.4 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 25.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 6.6 | 0.4 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 2.2 | ||||
| High School | 8.1 | 0.5 | 72.1 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 21.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| Some college | 5.9 | 0.3 | 60.9 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 31.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 5.0 | 0.2 | 59.7 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 31.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 8.1 | 0.6 | 63.3 | 3.4 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 24.6 | 3.3 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 12.7 | 0.8 | 91.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 1.5 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.7 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 3.3 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 6.0 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 8.7 | 0.6 | 75.7 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 2.5 | ||||
| Near-poor | 10.5 | 1.1 | 79.4 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| Low income | 7.8 | 0.6 | 75.0 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 17.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| Middle income | 7.4 | 0.5 | 69.5 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 24.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| High income | 3.5 | 0.3 | 49.0 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 41.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 6.2 | 0.3 | 67.8 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 1.6 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 6.5 | 0.5 | 67.9 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 25.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 3.9 | 0.4 | 55.1 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 35.3 | 4.2 | ||||
| Midwest | 6.5 | 0.6 | 67.7 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 23.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| South | 7.5 | 0.4 | 69.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 24.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| West | 5.9 | 0.4 | 70.5 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 22.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 4.2 | 0.3 | 64.7 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 26.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Very Good | 5.2 | 0.4 | 59.9 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 33.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Good | 7.4 | 0.3 | 73.8 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 2.0 | ||||
| Fair | 12.4 | 0.8 | 73.0 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Poor | 15.9 | 1.6 | 71.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 4.6 | ||||
| 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, 2006. | ||||||||||||