| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 33.3 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 29.2 | 1.1 | 33.4 | 1.0 | 36.0 | 0.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 35.8 | 0.8 | 28.2 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 1.6 | 35.9 | 1.4 | 39.2 | 1.3 |
| 45-64 | 32.6 | 0.9 | 24.7 | 2.3 | 30.1 | 2.1 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 34.3 | 1.2 |
| 65 and over | 28.2 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 2.2 | 25.9 | 2.0 | 29.1 | 1.9 | 30.5 | 1.8 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 32.9 | 0.8 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 28.7 | 1.8 | 34.2 | 1.3 | 34.7 | 1.2 |
| Female | 33.5 | 0.6 | 27.7 | 1.4 | 29.5 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 1.1 | 37.2 | 1.1 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 34.2 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 1.5 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 34.6 | 1.0 | 36.4 | 0.9 |
| Black | 24.0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 2.2 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 23.5 | 2.2 | 27.0 | 3.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 38.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | 34.0 | 5.4 | 43.4 | 4.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31.3 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 34.0 | 0.6 | 27.7 | 1.4 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 34.1 | 1.0 | 36.2 | 0.9 |
| White | 35.1 | 0.6 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 1.4 | 35.6 | 1.1 | 36.5 | 0.9 |
| Black | 24.1 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 2.2 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 23.2 | 2.2 | 27.5 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic | 26.2 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 23.8 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 3.0 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 28.5 | 1.1 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 24.3 | 1.7 | 30.8 | 2.0 | 39.6 | 2.9 |
| High school graduate | 34.6 | 0.8 | 26.7 | 2.3 | 31.7 | 1.9 | 33.8 | 1.4 | 39.0 | 1.5 |
| At least some college | 34.2 | 0.7 | 33.0 | 3.0 | 32.4 | 1.8 | 34.4 | 1.5 | 34.5 | 0.9 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 35.8 | 0.7 | 32.8 | 2.9 | 32.0 | 1.7 | 35.2 | 1.2 | 37.0 | 1.0 |
| Public only | 26.3 | 1.6 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 25.7 | 2.7 | 31.0 | 4.1 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 29.8 | 1.7 | 25.9 | 3.1 | 31.8 | 2.9 | 30.5 | 3.0 | 30.3 | 3.8 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 28.5 | 1.7 | 27.5 | 4.3 | 27.9 | 3.1 | 30.8 | 3.1 | 26.7 | 3.0 |
| Medicare and private | 28.8 | 1.4 | 25.8 | 3.6 | 24.1 | 2.6 | 28.5 | 2.5 | 32.2 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and other public | 22.5 | 2.7 | 16.3 | 3.6 | 25.1 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 33.8 | 0.7 | 25.4 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 33.2 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 1.2 |
| Metropolitan-small | 33.4 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 2.6 | 30.9 | 1.9 | 35.9 | 1.8 | 34.0 | 1.6 |
| Micropolitan | 32.1 | 1.2 | 26.8 | 3.0 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 32.1 | 2.3 | 34.6 | 2.2 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 31.4 | 2.0 | 29.8 | 5.3 | 30.2 | 4.2 | 28.6 | 4.1 | 37.6 | 5.3 |
| Noncore-rural | 26.9 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | 23.3 | 4.5 | * | * |
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.