| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 8.8 | 0.3 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| 45-64 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 65 and over | 7.0 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 8.6 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Female | 9.0 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 8.1 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Black | 11.2 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 18.9 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 16.9 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 3.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13.5 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 8.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| White | 7.5 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Black | 11.1 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| Hispanic | 13.6 | 0.9 | 18.9 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 12.4 | 0.7 | 17.8 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 |
| High school graduate | 9.4 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| At least some college | 7.0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 7.9 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Public only | 15.6 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 2.6 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 15.0 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 18.3 | 2.2 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 2.4 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 8.0 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| Medicare and private | 5.7 | 0.6 | * | * | 7.7 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Medicare and other public | 12.5 | 2.3 | 13.4 | 3.9 | 16.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 9.8 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 1.7 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small | 7.4 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Micropolitan | 7.7 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 8.9 | 1.6 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 1.7 | * | * |
| Noncore-rural | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.