| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 45.2 | 0.7 | 42.1 | 1.4 | 39.9 | 1.3 | 45.5 | 1.1 | 48.1 | 1.2 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0-17 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 43.9 | 2.2 | 48.5 | 2.0 | 55.1 | 1.7 | 64.8 | 2.0 |
| 18-44 | 46.2 | 1.0 | 44.9 | 2.3 | 42.4 | 1.9 | 46.2 | 1.4 | 47.8 | 1.6 |
| 45-64 | 41.5 | 1.1 | 40.2 | 2.7 | 34.8 | 2.2 | 42.8 | 1.9 | 42.4 | 1.5 |
| 65 and over | 29.0 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 2.7 | 26.2 | 2.1 | 29.3 | 2.3 | 30.2 | 2.3 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 46.0 | 0.8 | 44.2 | 2.0 | 40.9 | 1.6 | 46.6 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 1.3 |
| Female | 44.5 | 0.7 | 40.6 | 1.5 | 39.1 | 1.4 | 44.6 | 1.2 | 48.2 | 1.3 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 45.4 | 0.8 | 43.7 | 1.7 | 39.2 | 1.5 | 45.2 | 1.2 | 48.3 | 1.3 |
| Black | 44.7 | 1.5 | 40.1 | 2.8 | 43.1 | 3.1 | 47.4 | 2.5 | 47.1 | 3.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 45.1 | 3.5 | * | * | 41.6 | 8.3 | 47.3 | 7.3 | 46.5 | 4.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34.2 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 45.2 | 0.7 | 42.1 | 1.4 | 39.9 | 1.3 | 45.5 | 1.1 | 48.1 | 1.2 |
| White | 45.9 | 0.9 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 39.4 | 1.8 | 45.2 | 1.3 | 48.1 | 1.3 |
| Black | 44.4 | 1.5 | 40.3 | 2.8 | 42.5 | 3.1 | 47.3 | 2.5 | 46.5 | 3.3 |
| Hispanic | 42.6 | 1.4 | 35.0 | 2.7 | 39.2 | 2.3 | 45.1 | 2.9 | 52.3 | 3.0 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 39.3 | 1.1 | 40.3 | 2.4 | 32.5 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 2.3 |
| High school graduate | 41.4 | 1.1 | 42.4 | 2.7 | 37.2 | 2.0 | 40.1 | 1.7 | 44.5 | 1.8 |
| At least some college | 42.0 | 1.0 | 38.3 | 3.5 | 37.4 | 2.5 | 43.1 | 1.5 | 42.5 | 1.4 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||||
| Any private | 49.4 | 0.8 | 48.2 | 3.0 | 45.8 | 1.9 | 49.2 | 1.3 | 50.5 | 1.3 |
| Public only | 41.2 | 1.5 | 40.4 | 2.1 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 46.8 | 3.6 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 43.4 | 1.7 | 47.4 | 3.6 | 41.0 | 3.3 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 43.3 | 4.0 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 29.8 | 2.0 | 30.1 | 4.7 | 29.2 | 3.3 | 27.9 | 3.9 | 33.4 | 4.0 |
| Medicare and private | 28.8 | 1.6 | 35.4 | 5.2 | 24.6 | 2.7 | 29.9 | 2.8 | 28.6 | 2.4 |
| Medicare and other public | 27.4 | 2.7 | 31.3 | 4.5 | 22.7 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 49.8 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 2.1 | 44.0 | 1.9 | 51.8 | 1.6 | 51.5 | 1.7 |
| Metropolitan-small | 42.4 | 1.2 | 42.4 | 2.8 | 38.3 | 2.5 | 41.4 | 1.8 | 45.4 | 2.0 |
| Micropolitan | 33.7 | 1.9 | 35.3 | 3.7 | 34.9 | 3.7 | 31.5 | 3.3 | 34.8 | 3.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 35.6 | 3.3 | 30.0 | 5.1 | 30.6 | 5.0 | 39.4 | 4.5 | 39.0 | 5.5 |
| Noncore-rural | 42.9 | 5.8 | * | * | 31.8 | 8.2 | 51.4 | 5.2 | 47.5 | 11.0 |
| CSHCN | ||||||||||
| Yes | 56.0 | 1.6 | 40.7 | 3.7 | 50.1 | 3.8 | 58.1 | 3.0 | 64.5 | 2.8 |
| No | 54.8 | 1.2 | 44.6 | 2.3 | 48.2 | 2.0 | 54.4 | 1.8 | 64.9 | 2.2 |
a Negative 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.
b 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.
c See 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: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.