| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 55.0 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 1.5 | 57.7 | 1.2 | 54.7 | 1.0 | 53.9 | 0.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 50.4 | 0.8 | 51.3 | 2.4 | 51.6 | 1.8 | 50.9 | 1.5 | 49.4 | 1.2 |
| 45-64 | 56.0 | 1.0 | 58.9 | 2.7 | 57.7 | 2.6 | 55.3 | 1.6 | 55.5 | 1.3 |
| 65 and over | 65.1 | 1.0 | 68.5 | 2.3 | 66.2 | 2.3 | 63.3 | 2.0 | 64.9 | 1.9 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 55.7 | 0.8 | 59.7 | 2.5 | 58.4 | 1.9 | 54.1 | 1.3 | 55.3 | 1.2 |
| Female | 54.6 | 0.7 | 55.3 | 1.9 | 57.3 | 1.4 | 55.2 | 1.2 | 52.8 | 1.1 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 54.2 | 0.6 | 55.8 | 1.8 | 57.0 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 1.1 | 53.4 | 0.9 |
| Black | 65.1 | 1.6 | 63.7 | 2.6 | 66.1 | 2.8 | 63.9 | 2.7 | 66.8 | 3.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 43.0 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 45.0 | 6.1 | 43.9 | 4.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 56.0 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 54.7 | 0.7 | 55.7 | 1.7 | 57.4 | 1.4 | 54.3 | 1.1 | 53.9 | 0.9 |
| White | 53.8 | 0.7 | 54.0 | 2.1 | 56.5 | 1.5 | 53.3 | 1.1 | 53.4 | 0.9 |
| Black | 65.1 | 1.7 | 63.9 | 2.6 | 65.7 | 2.9 | 64.4 | 2.7 | 66.3 | 3.2 |
| Hispanic | 58.4 | 1.3 | 62.2 | 3.7 | 59.3 | 2.4 | 58.6 | 2.1 | 54.1 | 3.0 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 58.0 | 1.2 | 60.2 | 2.2 | 62.2 | 1.8 | 55.7 | 2.1 | 52.1 | 3.0 |
| High school graduate | 56.3 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 2.8 | 54.8 | 2.0 | 59.0 | 1.5 | 54.1 | 1.6 |
| At least some college | 53.0 | 0.8 | 50.1 | 3.2 | 55.4 | 2.2 | 50.1 | 1.5 | 54.1 | 1.0 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 52.5 | 0.7 | 53.9 | 3.0 | 55.0 | 1.8 | 52.1 | 1.2 | 52.2 | 1.0 |
| Public only | 54.8 | 2.3 | 56.2 | 2.8 | 55.1 | 3.5 | 51.5 | 4.2 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 52.7 | 1.9 | 49.2 | 3.7 | 48.5 | 3.2 | 56.3 | 3.1 | 57.3 | 3.9 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 63.0 | 2.0 | 66.6 | 4.2 | 65.6 | 3.8 | 59.9 | 3.7 | 62.1 | 3.9 |
| Medicare and private | 65.9 | 1.3 | 65.1 | 4.0 | 67.3 | 3.0 | 64.7 | 2.5 | 66.4 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and other public | 66.9 | 3.0 | 75.3 | 4.3 | 64.8 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 53.7 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 2.2 | 58.6 | 1.9 | 52.7 | 1.4 | 52.1 | 1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 54.8 | 1.2 | 55.3 | 2.7 | 55.4 | 2.3 | 53.8 | 1.8 | 55.1 | 1.7 |
| Micropolitan | 59.2 | 1.5 | 53.4 | 3.9 | 59.3 | 3.2 | 59.7 | 2.7 | 60.5 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 59.4 | 1.8 | 58.4 | 5.7 | 56.3 | 4.4 | 61.7 | 3.6 | 59.4 | 4.4 |
| Noncore-rural | 64.4 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 68.7 | 5.1 | * | * |
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.