| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 66.3 | 1.5 | 71.2 | 3.4 | 66.5 | 3.0 | 63.1 | 2.8 | 67.3 | 3.2 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 52.3 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| 45-64 | 68.9 | 2.4 | * | * | 70.3 | 5.2 | 63.2 | 4.0 | 70.1 | 4.5 |
| 65 and over | 69.0 | 2.2 | * | * | 65.8 | 4.4 | 67.3 | 4.5 | 70.9 | 4.5 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 69.5 | 2.2 | * | * | 64.4 | 5.2 | 69.5 | 3.7 | 70.7 | 4.1 |
| Female | 63.1 | 2.2 | 69.3 | 4.3 | 68.0 | 4.0 | 55.7 | 4.2 | 62.0 | 4.7 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 66.3 | 1.8 | 68.6 | 4.7 | 63.6 | 3.6 | 64.4 | 3.1 | 69.1 | 3.5 |
| Black | 67.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 67.5 | 1.7 | 73.1 | 3.8 | 69.5 | 3.4 | 64.2 | 3.2 | 67.2 | 3.4 |
| White | 67.8 | 2.1 | * | * | 67.2 | 4.2 | 65.9 | 3.6 | 69.3 | 3.7 |
| Black | 67.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Hispanic | 58.2 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | 57.0 | 7.1 | * | * |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 66.3 | 2.4 | 77.2 | 4.1 | 65.2 | 4.2 | 60.8 | 5.7 | * | * |
| High school graduate | 63.9 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 60.9 | 4.9 | 68.0 | 4.9 |
| At least some college | 68.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 69.7 | 5.0 | 67.6 | 4.2 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 63.4 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 60.1 | 4.2 | 65.4 | 4.2 |
| Public only | 74.9 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Uninsured | 54.7 | 6.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 66.1 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 71.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 66.9 | 2.3 | 72.8 | 4.9 | 64.5 | 4.4 | 61.6 | 4.1 | 70.1 | 4.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 66.1 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 63.2 | 4.7 | * | * |
| Micropolitan | 66.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Noncore | 62.1 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.