The graph shows the percentage of dentate U.S. adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it in the past 12 months from 2014 to 2017, by region. The Mountain region had the highest percentage of such adults at 7 percent. Whereas, the West North Central region had the lowest at around 3 percent.
Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region
"Dental coverage includes adults with private health insurance plus dental
coverage that was part of their health insurance or added as a separate plan. Adults with public insurance are not shown."
For further information on how the data was collected and the geographical constitution of regions used, please see the original NCHS report.
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CDC (NCHS). (May 23, 2019). Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/
CDC (NCHS). "Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region ." Chart. May 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/
CDC (NCHS). (2019). Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/
CDC (NCHS). "Percentage of U.S. Dentate Adults with Dental Care Coverage Who Needed Dental Care but Couldn't Afford It within The past Year from 2014 to 2017, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/
CDC (NCHS), Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. dentate adults with dental care coverage who needed dental care but couldn't afford it within the past year from 2014 to 2017, by region [Graph], CDC (NCHS), May 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027298/us-adults-who-could-not-afford-dental-care/
