| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 25.9 | 0.6 | 33.7 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 0.9 | 22.7 | 0.8 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 29.6 | 0.8 | 43.7 | 1.5 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 24.7 | 1.1 |
| 45-64 | 25.2 | 0.8 | 34.3 | 1.9 | 26.4 | 1.3 | 21.9 | 1.0 |
| 65 and over | 18.0 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 1.6 | 17.0 | 1.6 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 25.0 | 0.8 | 34.8 | 1.5 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 20.6 | 1.0 |
| Female | 26.8 | 0.7 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 25.6 | 1.2 | 25.2 | 1.1 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 25.0 | 0.6 | 34.4 | 1.2 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 21.7 | 0.8 |
| Black | 28.3 | 1.6 | 30.1 | 2.5 | 31.2 | 2.3 | 24.4 | 1.9 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 39.0 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | 37.8 | 4.2 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33.9 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 25.9 | 0.6 | 33.7 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 0.9 | 22.7 | 0.8 |
| White | 23.1 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 0.8 |
| Black | 28.1 | 1.6 | 30.1 | 2.5 | 30.8 | 2.3 | 24.0 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic | 39.6 | 1.5 | 44.2 | 2.1 | 38.0 | 3.0 | 33.7 | 2.4 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 37.9 | 1.4 | 37.9 | 1.8 | 40.1 | 2.4 | 34.9 | 3.3 |
| Near poor/low | 33.1 | 1.1 | 35.6 | 1.7 | 30.7 | 1.8 | 33.2 | 2.1 |
| Middle | 26.3 | 0.8 | 30.3 | 1.9 | 23.6 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 1.2 |
| High | 17.8 | 0.7 | 25.4 | 2.8 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 0.9 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 22.0 | 0.6 | 31.7 | 1.9 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 20.2 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 36.1 | 1.9 | 35.0 | 2.6 | 33.4 | 2.9 | 43.3 | 4.5 |
| Uninsured | 53.4 | 1.4 | 55.6 | 2.2 | 53.7 | 2.6 | 50.5 | 3.1 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 22.1 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 2.8 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 22.0 | 3.5 |
| Medicare and private | 14.8 | 1.2 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 15.1 | 1.9 |
| Medicare and other public | 21.7 | 2.5 | 21.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 27.6 | 0.8 | 37.4 | 1.5 | 28.2 | 1.3 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
| Metropolitan-small | 23.3 | 0.8 | 30.1 | 1.9 | 23.0 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 1.3 |
| Micropolitan | 23.9 | 1.5 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 21.7 | 2.0 | 20.2 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 24.6 | 1.9 | 29.1 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 3.4 |
| Noncore-rural | 30.2 | 4.3 | * | * | 37.0 | 5.7 | * | * |
a Includes persons age 18 and over. Less 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.
bNegative 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.
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.