| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 79.5 | 0.6 | 68 | 2.1 | 75.8 | 1.6 | 80.9 | 1.0 | 82.0 | 0.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 58.6 | 3.4 | 69.6 | 2.6 | 78.0 | 1.5 | 79.2 | 1.5 |
| 45-64 | 79.5 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 3.7 | 68.5 | 3.3 | 78.4 | 1.9 | 83.2 | 1.3 |
| 65 and over | 86.6 | 1.0 | 83.4 | 2.9 | 86.8 | 1.8 | 88.3 | 1.8 | 85.4 | 1.9 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 79.8 | 0.8 | 69.3 | 4.1 | 73.6 | 2.6 | 79.8 | 1.6 | 82.9 | 1.2 |
| Female | 79.3 | 0.8 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 77.0 | 1.8 | 81.8 | 1.3 | 81.2 | 1.2 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 80.5 | 0.6 | 68.7 | 2.4 | 76.6 | 1.7 | 82.3 | 1.0 | 82.5 | 0.9 |
| Black | 77.2 | 1.7 | 66.4 | 4.2 | 76.8 | 4.3 | 79.5 | 3.1 | 81.1 | 3.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 57.8 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 81.0 | 0.6 | 69.1 | 2.3 | 78.6 | 1.7 | 82.4 | 1.1 | 82.7 | 0.9 |
| White | 82.1 | 0.7 | 70.3 | 2.7 | 80.1 | 1.8 | 83.9 | 1.1 | 83.2 | 0.9 |
| Black | 77.9 | 1.7 | 66.7 | 4.2 | 77.1 | 4.3 | 80.2 | 3.1 | 82.4 | 3.3 |
| Hispanic | 62.6 | 1.9 | 62.0 | 4.3 | 57.4 | 3.8 | 65.6 | 3.5 | 64.5 | 4.4 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 75.6 | 1.3 | 69.4 | 2.9 | 71.9 | 2.6 | 81.5 | 2.5 | 77.8 | 3.3 |
| High school graduate | 81.8 | 1.1 | 70.0 | 3.2 | 79.5 | 2.6 | 82.3 | 1.6 | 85.4 | 1.6 |
| At least some college | 79.6 | 0.8 | 65.5 | 4.4 | 76.3 | 2.7 | 79.3 | 1.5 | 81.2 | 1.0 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||||
| Any private | 80.3 | 0.7 | 72.5 | 3.9 | 75.6 | 2.4 | 79.7 | 1.2 | 81.8 | 1.0 |
| Public only | 65.9 | 2.5 | 62.4 | 3.5 | 68.8 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * |
| Uninsured | 59.6 | 2.8 | 50.5 | 5.4 | 48.3 | 5.0 | 68.3 | 4.8 | * | * |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 85.4 | 1.8 | * | * | 88.0 | 2.6 | 87.6 | 3.4 | 81.7 | 3.8 |
| Medicare and private | 88.0 | 1.3 | * | * | 89.7 | 2.4 | 88.4 | 2.3 | 86.5 | 2.1 |
| Medicare and other public | 83.0 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 77.0 | 1.0 | 64.1 | 2.9 | 72.5 | 2.5 | 77.4 | 1.6 | 79.8 | 1.2 |
| Metropolitan-small | 82.1 | 1.0 | 69.8 | 4.1 | 77.8 | 2.7 | 82.6 | 1.7 | 85.8 | 1.6 |
| Micropolitan | 83.9 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 4.3 | 85.1 | 3.1 | 85.6 | 2.8 | 85.4 | 2.5 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 84.2 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Noncore-rural | 83.9 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.