| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 36.0 | 0.5 | 33.5 | 1.1 | 36.1 | 0.8 | 36.8 | 0.8 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 35.1 | 0.8 | 33.4 | 1.7 | 35.3 | 1.3 | 35.5 | 1.0 |
| 45-64 | 38.1 | 0.9 | 34.4 | 2.3 | 37.0 | 1.4 | 39.6 | 1.4 |
| 65 and over | 34.5 | 1.0 | 33.2 | 1.8 | 36.3 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 1.8 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 35.5 | 0.8 | 35.4 | 1.6 | 35.1 | 1.3 | 35.9 | 1.1 |
| Female | 36.3 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 1.3 | 36.8 | 1.0 | 37.5 | 0.9 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 36.9 | 0.6 | 34.3 | 1.2 | 37.1 | 0.9 | 37.7 | 0.9 |
| Black | 28.7 | 1.3 | 25.2 | 2.2 | 29.1 | 2.2 | 30.6 | 2.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 36.3 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 31.9 | 3.1 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31.8 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 36.6 | 0.5 | 35.6 | 1.3 | 36.2 | 0.9 | 37.2 | 0.8 |
| White | 37.7 | 0.6 | 37.0 | 1.5 | 37.3 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 0.9 |
| Black | 28.9 | 1.3 | 25.7 | 2.2 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 2.2 |
| Hispanic | 29.7 | 1.3 | 25.8 | 1.7 | 34.7 | 2.6 | 31.5 | 2.5 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 30.3 | 1.4 | 28.1 | 1.9 | 31.4 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 3.0 |
| Near poor/low | 32.6 | 1.1 | 31.7 | 1.8 | 33.5 | 2.0 | 32.6 | 2.1 |
| Middle | 35.4 | 0.9 | 33.9 | 1.9 | 35.6 | 1.4 | 35.9 | 1.3 |
| High | 38.7 | 0.9 | 43.0 | 3.0 | 39.1 | 1.6 | 38.1 | 1.1 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 37.7 | 0.7 | 39.9 | 1.9 | 37.3 | 1.0 | 37.6 | 0.9 |
| Public only | 30.8 | 1.6 | 25.3 | 2.3 | 33.9 | 3.0 | 37.3 | 3.8 |
| Uninsured | 29.0 | 1.7 | 27.2 | 2.7 | 28.2 | 2.7 | 31.6 | 2.9 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 33.9 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 3.0 | 35.5 | 3.4 | 36.1 | 3.7 |
| Medicare and private | 35.4 | 1.4 | 34.7 | 3.0 | 37.6 | 2.4 | 33.8 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and other public | 29.9 | 3.0 | 33.8 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 36.1 | 0.7 | 33.2 | 1.5 | 36.5 | 1.2 | 36.8 | 1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 36.3 | 1.1 | 33.7 | 2.2 | 36.2 | 1.6 | 37.2 | 1.3 |
| Micropolitan | 36.3 | 1.6 | 36.3 | 2.8 | 36.3 | 2.3 | 36.4 | 2.6 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 33.3 | 2.3 | 29.2 | 3.2 | 34.8 | 3.0 | 34.9 | 4.3 |
| Noncore-rural | 33.4 | 3.2 | * | * | 27.7 | 4.6 | 36.6 | 4.5 |
aPersons 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.