Table 4.3: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed dental care, United States, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 72.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 23.0 | 1.5 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 77.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| 45-64 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 72.5 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 21.5 | 2.3 | ||||
| 65 and over | 3.7 | 0.4 | 53.6 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 46.4 | 5.3 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 5.0 | 0.2 | 73.0 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 23.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| Female | 5.9 | 0.3 | 72.0 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 22.7 | 1.9 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 5.8 | 0.4 | 74.0 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 21.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| High School | 6.9 | 0.4 | 79.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 2.1 | ||||
| Some college | 5.3 | 0.3 | 65.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 29.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 4.0 | 0.2 | 67.4 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 27.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 6.7 | 0.5 | 63.1 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 25.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 12.5 | 0.9 | 90.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.0 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 3.5 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 4.0 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 9.0 | 0.7 | 77.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Near-poor | 9.8 | 1.0 | 72.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 24.7 | 4.5 | ||||
| Low income | 7.4 | 0.6 | 76.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 18.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Middle income | 5.5 | 0.4 | 76.7 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| High income | 3.1 | 0.3 | 58.1 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 36.9 | 4.3 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 5.6 | 0.2 | 72.4 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 4.9 | 0.5 | 72.6 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 22.0 | 3.8 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 3.6 | 0.4 | 65.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 29.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| Midwest | 5.2 | 0.4 | 71.2 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 22.7 | 3.2 | ||||
| South | 6.4 | 0.4 | 77.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 2.3 | ||||
| West | 5.6 | 0.4 | 67.0 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 26.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 3.2 | 0.3 | 67.7 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 26.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| Very Good | 5.0 | 0.4 | 68.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 27.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| Good | 6.5 | 0.4 | 74.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 21.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| Fair | 11.2 | 0.8 | 81.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 14.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Poor | 12.9 | 1.5 | 72.1 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 20.7 | 4.5 | ||||
| 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, 2007. | ||||||||||||