| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 56.4 | 0.5 | 55.9 | 1.1 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 0.7 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 53.9 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 1.9 | 52.5 | 1.4 | 55.6 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 59.4 | 2.2 | 54.8 | 1.3 | 60.7 | 1.2 |
| 65 and over | 58.7 | 1.2 | 59.8 | 1.9 | 58.1 | 1.9 | 58.1 | 1.9 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 55.8 | 0.8 | 55.2 | 1.7 | 52.8 | 1.3 | 57.8 | 1.0 |
| Female | 56.8 | 0.7 | 56.4 | 1.3 | 55.6 | 1.1 | 57.8 | 0.9 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 56.0 | 0.6 | 55.1 | 1.4 | 53.8 | 0.9 | 57.8 | 0.8 |
| Black | 62.8 | 1.4 | 63.6 | 2.4 | 61.8 | 2.5 | 63.1 | 1.9 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 44.4 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 45.8 | 4.1 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 55.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 56.1 | 0.6 | 54.6 | 1.3 | 54.3 | 0.9 | 57.8 | 0.8 |
| White | 55.8 | 0.6 | 53.2 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 1.0 | 57.9 | 0.8 |
| Black | 62.8 | 1.5 | 63.7 | 2.4 | 61.9 | 2.6 | 63 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic | 58.6 | 1.3 | 60.8 | 2.0 | 56.6 | 2.8 | 57.1 | 2.4 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 56.4 | 1.6 | 58.0 | 2.3 | 54.1 | 2.7 | 56.7 | 3.3 |
| Near poor/low | 56.4 | 1.2 | 57.6 | 1.8 | 53.7 | 2.0 | 58.0 | 2.4 |
| Middle | 55.0 | 1.0 | 56.3 | 2.1 | 55.7 | 1.4 | 53.7 | 1.5 |
| High | 57.3 | 0.8 | 49.4 | 2.7 | 53.6 | 1.5 | 59.6 | 0.9 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 56.0 | 0.6 | 52.0 | 1.9 | 53.4 | 1.1 | 58.0 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 56.4 | 1.8 | 57.6 | 3.0 | 54.2 | 2.8 | 57.6 | 3.8 |
| Uninsured | 53.6 | 1.7 | 54.1 | 2.9 | 54.2 | 2.7 | 52.5 | 3.4 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 59.5 | 2.0 | 61.7 | 3.0 | 55.1 | 3.6 | 62.0 | 3.5 |
| Medicare and private | 58.7 | 1.6 | 59.5 | 2.9 | 60.2 | 2.4 | 56.8 | 2.3 |
| Medicare and other public | 56.0 | 3.4 | 57.1 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 55.0 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 1.5 | 51.7 | 1.1 | 56.5 | 1.0 |
| Metropolitan-small | 57.5 | 1.0 | 54.1 | 2.5 | 58.0 | 1.7 | 58.3 | 1.3 |
| Micropolitan | 58.8 | 1.3 | 58.3 | 2.8 | 55.6 | 1.9 | 62.2 | 2.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 56.4 | 2.6 | 58.2 | 3.9 | 54.0 | 3.7 | 58.3 | 4.1 |
| Noncore-rural | 62.5 | 2.9 | * | * | 62.9 | 4.6 | 70.3 | 3.7 |
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.