| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 69.6 | 1.3 | 61.7 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 3.2 | 69.5 | 2.7 | 76.2 | 2.3 | |
| Age | |||||||||||
| 18-44 | 59.9 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| 45-64 | 67.8 | 2.1 | * | * | 59.8 | 5.4 | 65.2 | 3.8 | 75.4 | 3.3 | |
| 65 and over | 75.1 | 2.1 | * | * | 70.2 | 4.0 | 79.5 | 4.2 | 78.2 | 4.0 | |
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Male | 70.3 | 2.1 | * | * | 68.4 | 4.5 | 67.8 | 3.7 | 74.9 | 3.3 | |
| Female | 69.0 | 2.0 | 60.3 | 4.6 | 63.6 | 4 | 71.4 | 3.6 | 78.0 | 3.6 | |
| Race | |||||||||||
| White | 70.5 | 1.5 | 64.7 | 4.8 | 66.2 | 3.8 | 69.0 | 3.0 | 76.8 | 2.6 | |
| Black | 67.3 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 71.5 | 1.5 | 63.5 | 4.6 | 68.7 | 3.5 | 71.2 | 3.1 | 76.4 | 2.4 | |
| White | 72.6 | 1.7 | * | * | 70.5 | 4.3 | 71.1 | 3.5 | 76.9 | 2.7 | |
| Black | 67.5 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Hispanic | 57.1 | 3.5 | * | * | 50.0 | 6.0 | 59.3 | 5.8 | * | * | |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 64.0 | 2.5 | 67.0 | 5.0 | 60.8 | 4.2 | 65.6 | 5.1 | * | * | |
| High school graduate | 70.3 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | 70.1 | 4.4 | 74.8 | 4.4 | |
| At least some college | 74.9 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | 71.7 | 4.9 | 79.9 | 3.1 | |
| Insurance coverage | |||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | |||||||||||
| Any private | 68.4 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | 62.5 | 3.7 | 75.5 | 3.0 | |
| Public only | 63.9 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 49.0 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Age 65 and over | |||||||||||
| Medicare only | 68.4 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and private | 81.9 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | 66.9 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | |||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 70.3 | 2.0 | 62.1 | 5.6 | 64.0 | 4.6 | 67.6 | 4.4 | 78.3 | 3.2 | |
| Metropolitan-small | 70.8 | 2.7 | * | * | 67.2 | 5.7 | 73.8 | 5.6 | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 70.2 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 59.0 | 6.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
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.