| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 73.8 | 0.4 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 72.4 | 0.7 | 77.3 | 0.6 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 65.1 | 0.6 | 53.8 | 1.2 | 62.2 | 1.0 | 71.9 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 79.2 | 0.6 | 74.6 | 1.5 | 78.5 | 1.0 | 81.0 | 0.8 |
| 65 and over | 91.1 | 0.6 | 90.6 | 0.9 | 90.8 | 1.0 | 92.0 | 1.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 64.6 | 0.5 | 57.0 | 1.1 | 62.4 | 1.0 | 69.8 | 0.8 |
| Female | 82.3 | 0.5 | 79.0 | 1.0 | 81.7 | 0.7 | 84.3 | 0.6 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 75.5 | 0.4 | 69.5 | 0.9 | 74.3 | 0.7 | 79.0 | 0.6 |
| Black | 66.0 | 0.9 | 64.8 | 1.7 | 64.0 | 1.5 | 69.0 | 1.5 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 62.2 | 2.1 | 54.2 | 5.7 | 58.1 | 5.4 | 65.4 | 2.8 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 70.6 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 73.8 | 0.4 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 72.4 | 0.7 | 77.3 | 0.6 |
| White | 78.3 | 0.4 | 76.7 | 1.0 | 76.7 | 0.7 | 80.0 | 0.6 |
| Black | 66.4 | 0.9 | 65.9 | 1.7 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 69.1 | 1.5 |
| Hispanic | 56.7 | 1.0 | 52.7 | 1.3 | 53.6 | 1.7 | 66.9 | 1.8 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 68.3 | 1.2 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 70.9 | 2.1 | 71.9 | 2.7 |
| Near poor/low | 70.4 | 0.8 | 67.0 | 1.3 | 70.0 | 1.3 | 76.0 | 1.5 |
| Middle | 72.9 | 0.8 | 68.8 | 1.5 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 76.9 | 1.1 |
| High | 77.3 | 0.5 | 75.9 | 1.8 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 78.2 | 0.7 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 74.6 | 0.5 | 67.6 | 1.3 | 72.8 | 0.8 | 77.1 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 79.5 | 1.2 | 75.8 | 1.9 | 79.7 | 2.1 | 87.9 | 2.2 |
| Uninsured | 44.3 | 1.1 | 38.1 | 1.7 | 43.6 | 1.8 | 54.1 | 2.2 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 89.6 | 1.1 | 90.9 | 1.4 | 86.4 | 2.1 | 91.9 | 2.0 |
| Medicare and private | 92.9 | 0.7 | 92.8 | 1.2 | 93.0 | 1.0 | 92.9 | 1.3 |
| Medicare and other public | 87.8 | 2.0 | 86.1 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 71.8 | 0.6 | 65.9 | 1.2 | 70.0 | 1.0 | 75.2 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small | 75.9 | 0.7 | 68.1 | 1.6 | 74.5 | 1.3 | 80.8 | 1.0 |
| Micropolitan | 77.6 | 1.2 | 76.3 | 2.0 | 75.4 | 1.4 | 80.8 | 1.5 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 75.1 | 1.8 | 69.7 | 2.8 | 75.9 | 2.5 | 80.2 | 3.6 |
| Noncore-rural | 77.9 | 2.6 | 78.2 | 4.6 | 78.1 | 4.6 | 77.4 | 3.6 |
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.
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.