| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 39.4 | 0.6 | 33.7 | 1.0 | 37.3 | 0.9 | 42.9 | 0.7 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 44.9 | 0.8 | 39.7 | 1.6 | 40.8 | 1.5 | 48.6 | 1.0 |
| 45-64 | 37.8 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 38.7 | 1.3 | 38.9 | 1.1 |
| 65 and over | 28.5 | 1.1 | 28.1 | 1.5 | 26.9 | 1.7 | 30.5 | 1.9 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 39.9 | 0.8 | 33.8 | 1.6 | 38.3 | 1.3 | 43.1 | 1.1 |
| Female | 39.1 | 0.6 | 33.7 | 1.1 | 36.6 | 1.1 | 42.8 | 0.9 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 39.7 | 0.6 | 34.1 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 1.0 | 42.8 | 0.8 |
| Black | 34.7 | 1.4 | 27.5 | 2.6 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 40.9 | 2.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 47.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 51.0 | 3.9 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 40.5 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 39.9 | 0.6 | 35.0 | 1.1 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 43.0 | 0.8 |
| White | 40.3 | 0.7 | 35.8 | 1.3 | 38.1 | 1.0 | 42.9 | 0.8 |
| Black | 34.3 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 2.6 | 32.8 | 2.2 | 40.4 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic | 34.6 | 1.3 | 29.0 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 2.6 | 41.9 | 2.4 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 31.2 | 1.5 | 28.5 | 2.0 | 31.4 | 2.4 | 35.6 | 2.7 |
| Near poor/low | 32.5 | 1.1 | 29.5 | 1.7 | 31.0 | 1.8 | 38.1 | 2.0 |
| Middle | 39.5 | 1.0 | 36.0 | 1.9 | 36.4 | 1.5 | 44.0 | 1.3 |
| High | 43.4 | 0.8 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 42.8 | 1.6 | 43.7 | 0.9 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 43.5 | 0.7 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 1.1 | 45.4 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 32.0 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 33.1 | 4.1 |
| Uninsured | 37.3 | 1.7 | 34.5 | 2.4 | 38.7 | 3.1 | 38.5 | 3.1 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 27.9 | 1.9 | 24.3 | 2.5 | 31.5 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 3.7 |
| Medicare and private | 29.3 | 1.4 | 32.6 | 2.5 | 25.3 | 2.1 | 31.1 | 2.2 |
| Medicare and other public | 24.0 | 2.9 | 24.8 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 41.3 | 0.8 | 33.9 | 1.5 | 39.1 | 1.4 | 44.7 | 1.0 |
| Metropolitan-small | 38.1 | 0.9 | 33.4 | 1.8 | 35.4 | 1.4 | 41.5 | 1.3 |
| Micropolitan | 36.5 | 1.4 | 33.2 | 2.4 | 37.3 | 2.2 | 37.7 | 2.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 34.2 | 2.1 | 34.9 | 3.9 | 33.6 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 3.7 |
| Noncore-rural | 36.5 | 2.7 | * | * | 31.2 | 5.4 | 41.9 | 4.5 |
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.