Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
Total | 44.0 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 1.6 | 47.6 | 1.2 | 42.2 | 1.0 | 43.9 | 0.9 |
Age | ||||||||||
18-44 | 38.8 | 0.8 | 38.8 | 2.2 | 40.7 | 1.8 | 37.7 | 1.3 | 38.9 | 1.3 |
45-64 | 46.1 | 0.9 | 47.6 | 2.7 | 47.5 | 2.5 | 44.2 | 1.5 | 46.5 | 1.2 |
65 and over | 53.7 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 2.7 | 57.4 | 2.3 | 50.6 | 2.4 | 53.8 | 2.1 |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 45.2 | 0.8 | 48.7 | 2.8 | 47.8 | 1.8 | 43.1 | 1.3 | 45.2 | 1.2 |
Female | 43.2 | 0.7 | 42.0 | 1.7 | 47.5 | 1.5 | 41.6 | 1.2 | 42.9 | 1.1 |
Race | ||||||||||
White | 43.8 | 0.6 | 44.1 | 2.0 | 47.0 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 1.0 | 44.3 | 0.9 |
Black | 50.4 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 2.6 | 55.1 | 2.6 | 50.8 | 3.0 | 48.2 | 2.9 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 29.8 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | 31.3 | 6.6 | 28.4 | 4.4 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 39.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
Non-Hispanic | 44.2 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 1.8 | 48.2 | 1.4 | 42.1 | 1.1 | 44.3 | 0.9 |
White | 44.0 | 0.7 | 44.1 | 2.3 | 47.7 | 1.6 | 41.4 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 1.0 |
Black | 50.3 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 2.7 | 54.9 | 2.6 | 50.7 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 2.9 |
Hispanic | 42.1 | 1.4 | 44.6 | 3.7 | 44.3 | 2.4 | 42.9 | 2.5 | 36.5 | 2.9 |
Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
Less than high school graduate | 46.6 | 1.2 | 46.7 | 2.3 | 51.4 | 1.9 | 44.5 | 2.1 | 41.5 | 3.0 |
High school graduate | 44.5 | 0.9 | 41.3 | 2.8 | 47.4 | 2.1 | 45.1 | 1.4 | 43.4 | 1.5 |
At least some college | 42.7 | 0.8 | 43.8 | 3.2 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 38.4 | 1.4 | 44.5 | 1.1 |
Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
Any private | 41.7 | 0.7 | 42.3 | 2.9 | 42.7 | 1.8 | 39.7 | 1.2 | 42.6 | 1.0 |
Public only | 45.1 | 1.9 | 43.5 | 2.7 | 49.3 | 3.4 | 44.2 | 4.2 | * | * |
Uninsured | 39.9 | 1.7 | 37.8 | 3.6 | 38.2 | 2.8 | 41.4 | 3.3 | 42.8 | 4.0 |
Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
Medicare only | 52.3 | 2.1 | 50.9 | 5.5 | 57.5 | 3.5 | 47.0 | 4.0 | 52.7 | 3.8 |
Medicare and private | 54.0 | 1.7 | 54.5 | 4.1 | 57.2 | 3.3 | 51.7 | 3.1 | 54.4 | 2.4 |
Medicare and other public | 56.4 | 3.5 | 56.4 | 5.1 | 58.8 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * |
Residence locationc | ||||||||||
Metropolitan-large | 42.4 | 0.8 | 44.3 | 2.4 | 48.8 | 1.7 | 41.0 | 1.4 | 41.2 | 1.2 |
Metropolitan-small | 44.5 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 43.4 | 2.3 | 41.7 | 1.6 | 47.0 | 1.7 |
Micropolitan | 48.4 | 1.4 | 39.6 | 3.4 | 51.1 | 3.1 | 47.5 | 3.0 | 50.3 | 2.7 |
Noncore-adjacent | 47.8 | 1.9 | 50.9 | 6.8 | 50.4 | 4.5 | 44.2 | 3.2 | 49.0 | 4.0 |
Noncore-rural | 48.6 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | 45.9 | 4.2 | * | * |
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.