| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 45.9 | 0.6 | 46.3 | 1.7 | 48.8 | 1.2 | 44.6 | 1.0 | 45.6 | 0.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 38.2 | 0.8 | 37.3 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 1.7 | 38.5 | 1.5 | 37.6 | 1.1 |
| 45-64 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 52.4 | 3.2 | 48.2 | 2.3 | 47 | 1.6 | 48.6 | 1.2 |
| 65 and over | 60.8 | 1.2 | 61.5 | 2.8 | 61.7 | 2.1 | 56.4 | 2.2 | 64.7 | 2.0 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 45.2 | 0.7 | 49.5 | 2.8 | 46.6 | 1.8 | 43.5 | 1.4 | 45.2 | 1.1 |
| Female | 46.4 | 0.7 | 44.7 | 1.7 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 1.3 | 46.0 | 1.2 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 46.2 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 1.9 | 49.0 | 1.4 | 44.7 | 1.1 | 46.2 | 0.9 |
| Black | 47.4 | 1.6 | 47.1 | 2.8 | 51.7 | 2.7 | 46.9 | 2.9 | 44.9 | 3.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 32.8 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 36.4 | 6.4 | 33.9 | 4.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36.4 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 45.9 | 0.6 | 46.5 | 2.0 | 48.7 | 1.4 | 44.3 | 1.1 | 46.0 | 0.9 |
| White | 46.3 | 0.7 | 48.2 | 2.4 | 49.0 | 1.6 | 44.2 | 1.1 | 46.5 | 1.0 |
| Black | 47.8 | 1.7 | 47.4 | 2.9 | 51.8 | 2.7 | 47.2 | 2.9 | 45.6 | 3.4 |
| Hispanic | 45.4 | 1.4 | 44.9 | 3.1 | 48.9 | 2.5 | 47.9 | 2.5 | 38.1 | 3.2 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 46.3 | 1.0 | 47.9 | 2.2 | 48.0 | 1.9 | 45.9 | 2.0 | 42.1 | 2.7 |
| High school graduate | 47.2 | 1.0 | 44.6 | 2.7 | 51.7 | 2.1 | 48.2 | 1.6 | 44.7 | 1.7 |
| At least some college | 44.8 | 0.7 | 45.8 | 3.1 | 45.9 | 2.1 | 40.8 | 1.4 | 46.3 | 1.0 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
| Any private | 42.9 | 0.7 | 46.5 | 3.1 | 43.6 | 1.8 | 42.1 | 1.2 | 43.0 | 0.9 |
| Public only | 41.9 | 2.0 | 40.5 | 2.9 | 43.7 | 3.0 | 42.8 | 4.3 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 38.6 | 1.8 | 40.9 | 3.9 | 39.0 | 2.7 | 35.5 | 3.5 | 39.9 | 3.9 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 57.9 | 1.9 | 55.6 | 6.3 | 59.3 | 3.4 | 53.4 | 3.8 | 63.0 | 3.8 |
| Medicare and private | 62.9 | 1.6 | 64.9 | 4.1 | 66.2 | 3.1 | 57.7 | 2.7 | 65.9 | 2.4 |
| Medicare and other public | 58.3 | 3.5 | 63.0 | 5.2 | 55.4 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 43.4 | 0.7 | 47.5 | 2.7 | 50.2 | 2.0 | 40.7 | 1.4 | 42.3 | 1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 47.7 | 1.0 | 44.5 | 2.5 | 44.8 | 2.3 | 47.7 | 1.9 | 49.5 | 1.6 |
| Micropolitan | 49.5 | 1.5 | 42.2 | 3.5 | 50.4 | 2.7 | 49.2 | 2.8 | 51.4 | 2.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 53.4 | 1.9 | 56.2 | 6.3 | 50.8 | 4.5 | 50.3 | 2.6 | 59.0 | 3.7 |
| Noncore-rural | 52.7 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 54.1 | 4.6 | * | * |
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.