| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 16.9 | 0.6 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 22.9 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 1.1 | 14.8 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 0.9 |
| 65 and over | 16.8 | 1.0 | 25.3 | 1.9 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 1.4 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 16.1 | 0.7 | 22.6 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 13.9 | 0.8 |
| Female | 17.5 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 1.4 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 16.1 | 0.6 | 22.9 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 0.7 |
| Black | 22.7 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 17.4 | 1.8 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 17.0 | 2.8 | * | * | 14.5 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 3.2 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23.5 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 16.9 | 0.6 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
| White | 14.7 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 14.7 | 0.8 | 13.3 | 0.7 |
| Black | 22.3 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 2.6 | 19.2 | 1.8 | 17.5 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic | 28.8 | 1.6 | 36.3 | 2.3 | 23.6 | 2.4 | 23.1 | 2.0 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 27.4 | 1.4 | 34.9 | 2.4 | 21.4 | 2.1 | 22.3 | 2.7 |
| Near poor/low | 21.0 | 1.2 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 1.8 |
| Middle | 17.3 | 0.9 | 22.6 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 1.1 |
| High | 13.2 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 0.9 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 14.8 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 1.2 | 14.7 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 28.6 | 1.6 | 32.7 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 3.9 |
| Uninsured | 27.3 | 1.7 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 2.5 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 17.5 | 1.5 | 23.3 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 2.5 |
| Medicare and private | 15.2 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 1.7 |
| Medicare and other public | 24.8 | 2.5 | 29.9 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 17.2 | 0.8 | 27.7 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 0.9 |
| Metropolitan-small | 14.1 | 1.0 | 19.1 | 2.0 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 1.1 |
| Micropolitan | 21.0 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 2.6 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 17.1 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 20.9 | 2.8 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 26.5 | 3.5 |
| Noncore-rural | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.
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, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.