| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 57.1 | 0.8 | 53.8 | 2.2 | 56.0 | 1.6 | 56.8 | 1.3 | 58.6 | 1.3 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 52.8 | 1.1 | 45.9 | 3.4 | 48.0 | 2.3 | 53.1 | 1.8 | 56.7 | 1.9 |
| 45-64 | 57.5 | 1.3 | 59.1 | 3.9 | 54.4 | 3.1 | 54.8 | 2.3 | 59.4 | 1.9 |
| 65 and over | 68.6 | 1.7 | 69.1 | 3.7 | 71.1 | 3.1 | 69.5 | 3.1 | 64.3 | 3.0 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 58.0 | 1.1 | 57.4 | 4.0 | 54.6 | 2.7 | 57.9 | 1.8 | 59.4 | 1.7 |
| Female | 56.4 | 1.0 | 51.9 | 2.3 | 57.0 | 1.9 | 55.9 | 1.8 | 58.0 | 1.6 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 57.5 | 0.9 | 53.5 | 2.6 | 58.0 | 1.7 | 57.0 | 1.4 | 58.7 | 1.4 |
| Black | 57.7 | 2.3 | 54.9 | 4.4 | 53.0 | 4.6 | 58.8 | 3.7 | 63.1 | 4.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 43.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 57.8 | 0.9 | 55.9 | 2.4 | 57.5 | 1.8 | 56.9 | 1.4 | 59.1 | 1.3 |
| White | 58.4 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 3.0 | 59.9 | 2.0 | 57.1 | 1.5 | 59.1 | 1.4 |
| Black | 57.9 | 2.3 | 55.2 | 4.5 | 53.7 | 4.7 | 58.6 | 3.7 | 63.4 | 4.0 |
| Hispanic | 49.7 | 1.8 | 42.8 | 4.7 | 47.7 | 3.2 | 55.2 | 3.2 | 50.4 | 3.9 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 55.8 | 1.7 | 52.6 | 3.4 | 54.7 | 2.5 | 58.7 | 3.0 | 56.9 | 4.7 |
| High school graduate | 56.8 | 1.4 | 54.4 | 4.3 | 56.5 | 2.7 | 58.5 | 2.0 | 56.1 | 2.3 |
| At least some college | 57.8 | 1.2 | 56.6 | 4.4 | 57.8 | 3.1 | 54.1 | 1.9 | 59.9 | 1.6 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 55.5 | 1.0 | 45.9 | 4.1 | 53.5 | 2.6 | 53.1 | 1.6 | 58.2 | 1.4 |
| Public only | 52.7 | 2.5 | 54.7 | 3.5 | 47.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * |
| Uninsured | 50.3 | 2.4 | 47.8 | 4.9 | 43.3 | 3.7 | 56.9 | 4.5 | * | * |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 68.4 | 3.1 | * | * | 70.1 | 5.0 | 68.9 | 5.4 | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 68.7 | 2.1 | * | * | 72.6 | 4.6 | 69.4 | 4.0 | 63.5 | 3.6 |
| Medicare and other public | 68.8 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 55.6 | 1.2 | 53.8 | 3.6 | 56.4 | 2.7 | 53.5 | 2.1 | 57.2 | 1.7 |
| Metropolitan-small | 57.7 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 2.6 | 58.4 | 2.3 | 59.4 | 2.5 |
| Micropolitan | 59.2 | 1.8 | 57.8 | 4.1 | 55.2 | 3.8 | 58.3 | 3.3 | 63.2 | 3.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 60.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Noncore-rural | 68.0 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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.
bLess than high school graduate 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.
cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.