* Data are for the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Based on persons responding "yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months was there any time when [person] needed dental care (including check-ups) but did not get it because [person] couldn’t afford it?"
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Persons without needed dental services due to cost by age
This statistic shows the percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost, in the U.S. in 2009 by gender and age. In 2009, 7.5 percent of the male population under 18 years of age in the U.S. did not receive such services.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (February 20, 2011). Percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services due to cost in the U.S. in 2009, by gender and age* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services due to cost in the U.S. in 2009, by gender and age*." Chart. February 20, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2011). Percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services due to cost in the U.S. in 2009, by gender and age*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons Who Did Not Receive Needed Dental Services Due to Cost in The U.S. in 2009, by Gender and Age*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Feb 2011, /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services due to cost in the U.S. in 2009, by gender and age* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services due to cost in the U.S. in 2009, by gender and age* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, February 20, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/188079/persons-without-needed-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
