| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 69.1 | 0.4 | 66.9 | 0.8 | 68.0 | 0.7 | 70.9 | 0.6 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 50.8 | 1.2 | 56.1 | 1.0 | 63.7 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 75.5 | 0.6 | 74.6 | 1.4 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 76.0 | 0.9 |
| 65 and over | 89.8 | 0.6 | 90.7 | 0.9 | 88.9 | 1.0 | 89.8 | 1.2 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 59.1 | 0.6 | 55.8 | 1.2 | 57.5 | 1.0 | 61.9 | 1.0 |
| Female | 78.3 | 0.5 | 77.2 | 0.9 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 0.6 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 70.8 | 0.4 | 68.0 | 0.9 | 70.2 | 0.7 | 72.5 | 0.7 |
| Black | 62.1 | 1.1 | 62.8 | 1.7 | 58.1 | 1.6 | 65.8 | 2.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 53.4 | 2.1 | 54.3 | 6.3 | 49.4 | 5.1 | 54.6 | 2.8 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 68.6 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 69.1 | 0.4 | 66.9 | 0.8 | 68.0 | 0.7 | 70.9 | 0.6 |
| White | 73.6 | 0.4 | 75.6 | 1.0 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 0.7 |
| Black | 62.3 | 1.1 | 63.5 | 1.7 | 58.2 | 1.6 | 65.8 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic | 52.1 | 1.0 | 49.9 | 1.4 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 58.6 | 2.1 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 66.9 | 1.1 | 65.1 | 1.6 | 66.7 | 1.9 | 70.5 | 2.4 |
| Near poor/low | 67.8 | 0.9 | 67.0 | 1.4 | 67.2 | 1.5 | 69.7 | 1.7 |
| Middle | 67.7 | 0.8 | 66.2 | 1.5 | 66.1 | 1.2 | 70.1 | 1.1 |
| High | 71.3 | 0.6 | 70.3 | 2.0 | 70.9 | 1.0 | 71.5 | 0.8 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 68.3 | 0.5 | 62.9 | 1.4 | 67.3 | 0.8 | 70.0 | 0.7 |
| Public only | 76.0 | 1.3 | 73.8 | 2.1 | 76.2 | 2.0 | 80.9 | 2.9 |
| Uninsured | 42.3 | 1.1 | 39.9 | 1.6 | 40.1 | 1.8 | 48.8 | 2.0 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 89.1 | 1.0 | 91.0 | 1.4 | 85.0 | 2.1 | 91.8 | 1.7 |
| Medicare and private | 90.5 | 0.8 | 91.6 | 1.3 | 90.7 | 1.1 | 89.6 | 1.7 |
| Medicare and other public | 88.7 | 1.8 | 88.8 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 66.9 | 0.6 | 63.1 | 1.3 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 69.2 | 0.9 |
| Metropolitan-small | 71.4 | 0.7 | 67.9 | 1.5 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 73.1 | 1.1 |
| Micropolitan | 73.7 | 1.1 | 75.7 | 1.9 | 70.6 | 1.7 | 75.5 | 1.6 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 70.7 | 1.6 | 70.7 | 3.1 | 68.9 | 3.0 | 73.6 | 3.3 |
| Noncore-rural | 70.4 | 2.6 | 76.7 | 4.1 | 66.0 | 3.2 | 70.8 | 4.3 |
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.