Table 16_3_6-7d

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 16_3_6.7d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		78.0	1.6	82.4	2.5	83.9	2.1	70.9	2.4
Age	18-44	82.2	1.9	83.7	3.3	92.3	2.1	73.4	3.3
	45-64	78.3	2.3	86.9	3.7	82.6	3.0	71.8	3.7
	65 and over	53.4	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	78.0	2.1	82.5	3.6	85.0	2.8	68.8	3.7
Gender	Female	78.0	1.9	82.3	3.5	83.0	2.8	72.4	2.9
Race	White, single race	78.4	1.8	84.5	2.9	83.3	2.5	71.4	2.7
	Black, single race	77.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	77.1	1.7	82.0	3.1	83.4	2.3	70.3	2.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	77.4	2.1	85.0	3.7	82.4	2.8	70.7	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	77.6	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	83.3	2.9	83.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	85.0	2.3	79.6	4.2	91.1	2.8	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	80.1	2.7	83.7	3.9	84.1	3.5	72.5	5.6
	Middle	83.1	2.2	DSU	DSU	86.1	3.1	77.6	3.7
	High	61.6	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	56.7	4.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	79.3	1.8	86.8	3.1	88.6	2.0	70.3	2.8
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	84.0	2.4	81.2	4.3	86.9	3.5	83.1	4.5
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	71.9	2.4	DSU	DSU	83.2	3.3	63.9	3.3
	Public only	80.9	3.1	79.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	92.3	1.6	89.1	3.3	95.4	1.7	91.2	3.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	77.6	1.7	81.6	2.7	84.2	2.3	70.7	2.6
	Large central metro	75.3	2.9	71.1	5.6	79.8	4.4	74.7	4.0
	Large fringe metro	75.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	63.7	5.6
	Medium metro	79.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	69.0	5.5
	Small metro	86.7	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	80.1	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	79.0	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	77.7	1.7	82.9	2.9	84.3	2.2	70.2	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	80.5	3.3	80.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	77.4	1.9	81.5	3.5	84.0	2.5	70.8	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	79.6	2.7	84.0	3.3	83.6	3.8	71.4	5.2
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	80.4	2.6	84.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	77.5	4.8
	Complex activities	81.1	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	77.4	1.9	83.2	3.1	84.1	2.4	69.7	3.0
U.S. born	Yes	78.1	1.7	81.9	3.0	84.6	2.2	71.0	2.6
U.S. born	No	77.6	3.3	84.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 16_3_6-7d: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_3_6-7d.html