| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 15.0 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 1.1 |
| 45-64 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 1.3 |
| 65 and over | 7.9 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 14.2 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 1.1 |
| Female | 15.5 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 15.1 | 0.9 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 14.0 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 0.8 |
| Black | 18.5 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 23.3 | 3.4 | 15.7 | 2.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 26.4 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 14.1 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 |
| White | 13.0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0.8 |
| Black | 18.2 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 3.4 | 15.5 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic | 23.6 | 1.6 | 27.0 | 2.4 | 19.6 | 3.3 | 22.2 | 2.7 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 19.4 | 1.7 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 15.8 | 3.2 |
| Near poor/low | 19.0 | 1.4 | 19.8 | 2.1 | 19.2 | 2.4 | 17.5 | 2.2 |
| Middle | 14.0 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 1.4 |
| High | 12.8 | 0.8 | 17.5 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 13.4 | 1.0 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 14.3 | 0.6 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 21.4 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 2.8 | 20.7 | 3.3 | 17.0 | 3.8 |
| Uninsured | 27.2 | 2.0 | 27.8 | 3.4 | 25.3 | 3.4 | 28.9 | 3.7 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 6.7 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 8.0 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 | * | * | 9.0 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and other public | 10.2 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 16.2 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 15.9 | 1.0 |
| Metropolitan-small | 14.0 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 1.4 |
| Micropolitan | 13.9 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 13.9 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 10.7 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * |
| Noncore-rural | 9.5 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.