| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 14.7 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 0.5 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 23.5 | 1.4 | 19.2 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 0.7 |
| 45-64 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 20.2 | 1.7 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| 65 and over | 10.6 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 15.0 | 0.5 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 0.8 |
| Female | 14.5 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 14.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
| Black | 17.9 | 1.1 | 23.1 | 2.4 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 1.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 19.4 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 16.9 | 3.4 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 14.2 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
| White | 13.5 | 0.4 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
| Black | 17.9 | 1.1 | 23.0 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 12.2 | 1.4 |
| Hispanic | 20.0 | 1.1 | 20.8 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 2.0 | 17.7 | 2.1 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 22.5 | 1.3 | 23.7 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 2.5 |
| Near poor/low | 18.7 | 0.9 | 22.5 | 1.7 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 15.9 | 1.6 |
| Middle | 15.8 | 0.7 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 1.1 |
| High | 11.0 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 13.7 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 26.1 | 1.8 | 27.7 | 2.3 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 23.8 | 3.6 |
| Uninsured | 24.1 | 1.4 | 26.3 | 2.4 | 23.9 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.7 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 14.0 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 2.0 |
| Medicare and private | 7.8 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Medicare and other public | 17.1 | 2.7 | 16.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 15.3 | 0.6 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 13.0 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small | 14.4 | 0.7 | 20.1 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Micropolitan | 14.0 | 1.0 | 21.2 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 12.5 | 1.5 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 2.2 |
| Noncore-rural | 10.6 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | 5.1 | 1.5 |
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.