DATA RESULTS |
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| What was the main reason you did not receive the dental care you needed? |
| Response | Unweighted Frequency | Weighted Percentage | Standard Error | Lower 95% Confidence Limit |
Upper 95% Confidence Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fear, apprehension, nervousness, pain, dislike going | 19 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| Could not afford/cost/too expensive | 341 | 74.8 | 2.7 | 68.4 | 80.1 |
| Dentist would not accept my insurance, including Medicaid | 23 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Do not have/know a dentist | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Lack transportation/too far away | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Hours aren't convenient | 23 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 9.4 |
| Did not have time | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Other ailments prevent dental care | 7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Could not get into dentist/clinic | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Dentist cancelled appointment | 2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Not enough dentists/Dissatisfied with dentist | 2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Other | 12 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Among all respondents who reported not getting needed dental |
| care in past 12 months, excluding unknowns and refusals. |
| On Questionnaire Split B |