Table 2. Dental Services - Percent of persons with a dental expense, mean expense per person with an expense, and percent of total paid out of pocket, United States, 2003 (29 states<sup>a</sup> are shown separately)

Table 2. Dental Services - Percent of persons with a dental expense, mean expense per person with an expense, and percent of total paid out of pocket, United States, 2003 (29 states^a are shown separately)

State	All persons	Persons with an expense	Population (1,000s)^b	Percent with an expense^b	Mean per person with an expense^b		Percent of total paid out of pocket^b
	Unweighted sample size


United States	32,681	11,884	290,604	42.7	540		48.2

California	5,190	1,631	35,614	41.2	643		45.2
Texas	3,763	978	21,981	30.5	521		51.5
New York	1,846	710	19,102	42.7	629		52.6
Florida	1,670	516	16,963	36.2	486		57.8
Illinois	1,240	426	12,787	41.1	477		49.2
Pennsylvania	938	383	12,283	44.8	421		46.9
Ohio	1,035	427	11,396	43.9	365		42.4
Michigan	1,122	564	10,014	52.3	567		39.4
New Jersey	815	345	8,686	47.6	658		53.5
Georgia	931	343	8,592	42.4	551		56.4
North Carolina	1,075	422	8,346	41.9	472		49.9
Virginia	569	230	7,341	46.9	455		46.2
Massachusetts	389	200	6,432	51.2	588		42.5
Washington	723	347	6,221	50.4	756		44.3
Indiana	375	157	6,180	46.9	430		49.6
Tennessee	585	178	5,938	37.0	645		53.6
Arizona	908	278	5,726	35.6	502		47.4
Missouri	657	214	5,696	34.7	519		45.8
Maryland	622	265	5,627	44.2	549		55.7
Wisconsin	634	336	5,543	57.1	436		42.6
Minnesota	525	277	5,131	53.1	533		47.3
Alabama	462	124	4,511	32.5	542		42.9
Louisiana	473	104	4,501	29.6	445	*	72.6
Colorado	340	137	4,472	40.0	502		42.7
Kentucky	614	229	4,157	41.0	501		46.7
South Carolina	485	196	4,092	45.7	538		46.0
Oregon	478	222	3,590	47.6	637		42.3
Connecticut	515	254	3,466	52.1	610		43.7
Oklahoma	380	109	3,454	30.8	483		36.8

Standard errors for Dental Services - Percent of persons with a dental expense, mean expense per person with an expense, and percent of total paid out of pocket, United States, 2003 (29 states^a are shown separately)

State	All persons	Persons with an expense	Population (1,000s)^b	Percent with an expense^b	Mean per person with an expense^b		Percent of total paid out of pocket^b
	Unweighted sample size


United States	32,681	11,884	290,604	0.6	11		0.9

California	5,190	1,631	35,614	1.3	32		3.1
Texas	3,763	978	21,981	1.7	26		4.3
New York	1,846	710	19,102	2.2	65		3.8
Florida	1,670	516	16,963	2.1	52		3.8
Illinois	1,240	426	12,787	3.1	39		3.1
Pennsylvania	938	383	12,283	2.9	46		4.9
Ohio	1,035	427	11,396	1.8	26		3.5
Michigan	1,122	564	10,014	1.9	50		2.5
New Jersey	815	345	8,686	1.9	68		6.2
Georgia	931	343	8,592	1.5	67		4.1
North Carolina	1,075	422	8,346	2.4	61		4.3
Virginia	569	230	7,341	3.4	52		4.0
Massachusetts	389	200	6,432	3.3	109		3.8
Washington	723	347	6,221	3.0	83		2.1
Indiana	375	157	6,180	4.2	81		6.1
Tennessee	585	178	5,938	1.5	147		12.6
Arizona	908	278	5,726	1.9	34		2.8
Missouri	657	214	5,696	4.8	122		3.5
Maryland	622	265	5,627	2.0	60		5.1
Wisconsin	634	336	5,543	2.4	25		2.5
Minnesota	525	277	5,131	4.4	74		4.0
Alabama	462	124	4,511	4.1	101		8.0
Louisiana	473	104	4,501	2.1	154	*	11.2
Colorado	340	137	4,472	3.6	73		6.9
Kentucky	614	229	4,157	3.3	98		8.0
South Carolina	485	196	4,092	2.1	76		9.7
Oregon	478	222	3,590	4.0	35		6.6
Connecticut	515	254	3,466	3.9	79		8.3
Oklahoma	380	109	3,454	3.7	68		9.1

* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%

^aEstimates are provided for 29 states and are listed in order of state population size. Reliable estimates can not be produced for the other states due to insufficient sample in those states.

^b"Population" and "Percent with an expense" columns are based on "All persons". "Mean per person with an expense" and "Percent of total paid out of pocket" columns are based on "Persons with an expense".

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2003