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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_3_4.9d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 76.6 1.4 83.5 2.2 79.0 2.1 70.6 2.4
Age 18–44 79.1 1.8 85.9 2.8 81.0 2.7 73.7 3.0
45–64 74.6 2.4 79.8 4.5 79.7 3.5 68.5 3.9
65 and over 66.8 4.6 * * * * * *
Gender Male 77.1 2.1 81.9 3.5 78.4 3.6 72.2 3.3
Female 76.2 1.7 85.2 2.4 79.6 2.6 69.7 2.7
Race White, single race 76.2 1.6 82.8 2.5 80.0 2.3 69.5 2.7
Black, single race 78.0 2.9 * * * * 76.0 5.1
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 74.4 1.6 80.9 2.5 77.9 2.3 68.8 2.5
Non-Hispanic, White 73.7 1.8 79.3 3.0 78.9 2.5 67.3 3.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 77.8 3.0 * * * * 75.7 5.2
Hispanic 89.9 2.5 90.3 3.6 * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 85.2 2.1 87.0 3.1 81.4 3.9 86.3 3.8
Near poor/low 87.8 2.1 89.0 3.1 87.0 3.1 87.4 4.5
Middle 77.2 2.8 84.4 5.0 78.5 3.6 73.0 4.3
High 55.9 3.7 * * * * 53.1 4.4
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 76.6 1.7 83.3 3.1 80.8 2.4 70.8 2.8
Not employed 80.4 2.3 84.9 3.1 79.8 4.1 75.9 4.1
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 65.9 2.5 70.4 5.4 70.3 3.7 62.4 3.3
Public only 82.7 2.8 80.3 5.1 83.4 4.3 * *
Uninsured 93.8 1.3 94.3 1.9 95.0 2.4 92.2 2.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 78.1 1.5 85.0 2.5 81.6 2.2 71.9 2.5
  Large central metro 79.5 2.2 83.0 3.7 82.3 3.4 74.8 3.9
  Large fringe metro 71.8 3.2 * * * * 66.0 4.4
  Medium metro 79.0 2.7 88.9 4.2 83.6 3.5 69.1 5.1
  Small metro 88.8 3.3 * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 69.3 4.4 78.2 5.1 67.2 5.6 64.0 6.4
  Micropolitan 72.7 4.9 * * * * * *
  Noncore 64.8 6.7 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 75.2 1.6 81.2 2.5 78.6 2.2 69.6 2.5
Other 87.5 3.4 92.2 4.0 * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 74.9 1.7 83.0 2.8 78.6 2.4 68.5 2.6
Fair/poor 82.3 2.1 84.7 3.5 80.2 3.7 81.9 3.7
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 82.4 2.1 84.0 3.3 81.4 3.9 81.9 3.6
Complex activities 83.8 2.4 86.5 3.8 84.6 4.2 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 74.8 1.7 82.7 2.8 78.2 2.5 68.2 2.8

a Persons age 18 and over. 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 Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

 

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