| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 14.7 | 0.4 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 18.8 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 0.5 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 1.9 | 22.0 | 1.4 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 0.8 |
| 45-64 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 21.2 | 2.5 | 21.6 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| 65 and over | 10.7 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 15.0 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 2.2 | 20.3 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Female | 14.5 | 0.5 | 23.0 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 0.7 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 14.1 | 0.4 | 22.1 | 1.5 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| Black | 17.9 | 1.1 | 21.7 | 2.2 | 20.9 | 2.2 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 2.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 19.0 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 18.0 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 3.4 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 14.2 | 0.4 | 21.9 | 1.5 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| White | 13.5 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 1.2 | 14.7 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
| Black | 17.9 | 1.1 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 18.8 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 2.2 |
| Hispanic | 20.0 | 1.1 | 24.9 | 2.7 | 19.9 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 2.2 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 20.0 | 0.9 | 23.7 | 1.9 | 22.5 | 1.7 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 2.0 |
| High school graduate | 15.5 | 0.6 | 23.9 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 1.0 |
| At least some college | 12.3 | 0.5 | 18.6 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 1.6 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 13.6 | 0.5 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 26.1 | 1.8 | 25.9 | 2.5 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 22.4 | 4.1 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 24.1 | 1.4 | 30.3 | 3.3 | 26.2 | 2.5 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 15.7 | 2.9 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 13.9 | 1.3 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 11.6 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and private | 7.8 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Medicare and other public | 17.6 | 2.7 | 13.8 | 3.9 | 18.1 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 15.3 | 0.6 | 21.5 | 1.8 | 18.4 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
| Metropolitan-small | 14.4 | 0.7 | 23.2 | 2.6 | 21.5 | 1.8 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| Micropolitan | 14.0 | 1.0 | 29.8 | 3.3 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 1.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 12.5 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 2.1 |
| Noncore-rural | 10.6 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | 13.0 | 3.8 | * | * |
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.