| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 44.0 | 0.6 | 46.6 | 1.2 | 44.5 | 0.9 | 42.7 | 0.8 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 38.7 | 0.8 | 38.2 | 1.8 | 39.9 | 1.3 | 38.3 | 1.0 |
| 45-64 | 46.1 | 0.9 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 45.2 | 1.3 | 46.3 | 1.3 |
| 65 and over | 53.7 | 1.3 | 56.3 | 2.1 | 53.5 | 2.1 | 51.2 | 2.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 45.2 | 0.8 | 46.6 | 1.7 | 44.5 | 1.3 | 45.1 | 1.1 |
| Female | 43.1 | 0.7 | 46.5 | 1.4 | 44.5 | 1.1 | 40.9 | 1.0 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 43.8 | 0.6 | 45.2 | 1.3 | 44.2 | 1.0 | 43.1 | 0.9 |
| Black | 50.3 | 1.5 | 57.4 | 2.7 | 49.5 | 2.3 | 46.3 | 2.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 29.5 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 26.9 | 3.4 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 39.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 44.2 | 0.6 | 46.6 | 1.4 | 44.8 | 0.9 | 43.0 | 0.8 |
| White | 44.0 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 1.6 | 44.5 | 1.0 | 43.4 | 0.9 |
| Black | 50.2 | 1.5 | 56.9 | 2.8 | 49.4 | 2.3 | 46.7 | 2.2 |
| Hispanic | 42.1 | 1.4 | 46.2 | 2.0 | 40.1 | 2.7 | 38.2 | 2.4 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 44.1 | 1.6 | 46.7 | 2.3 | 41.3 | 2.8 | 43.8 | 3.2 |
| Near poor/low | 47.5 | 1.2 | 51.4 | 1.9 | 47.4 | 2.1 | 42.8 | 2.1 |
| Middle | 42.2 | 1.0 | 44.5 | 2.1 | 45.1 | 1.4 | 38.4 | 1.4 |
| High | 44.0 | 0.9 | 41.5 | 3.0 | 43.4 | 1.5 | 44.5 | 1.1 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 41.7 | 0.7 | 39.1 | 1.7 | 42.4 | 1.0 | 41.7 | 0.9 |
| Public only | 44.9 | 1.9 | 45.1 | 3.1 | 41.7 | 3.0 | 49.9 | 3.6 |
| Uninsured | 39.9 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 2.9 | 41.6 | 3.0 | 33.7 | 3.0 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 52.5 | 2.1 | 59.1 | 3.2 | 49.6 | 3.7 | 46.6 | 3.7 |
| Medicare and private | 53.8 | 1.7 | 52.6 | 3.3 | 55.2 | 2.7 | 53.3 | 2.6 |
| Medicare and other public | 56.6 | 3.5 | 59.2 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 42.4 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 1.7 | 41.9 | 1.2 | 41.3 | 1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 44.5 | 1.1 | 44.3 | 2.7 | 46.9 | 1.6 | 42.8 | 1.4 |
| Micropolitan | 48.4 | 1.4 | 50.1 | 2.5 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 48.4 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 47.7 | 1.9 | 46.1 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 3.4 | 48.9 | 4.1 |
| Noncore-rural | 48.6 | 2.8 | * | * | 47.6 | 4.2 | 53.5 | 4.0 |
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.