| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 7.5 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0-17 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| 18-44 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 45-64 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| 65 and over | 19.7 | 0.8 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 22.5 | 1.5 | 20.2 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 1.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 5.6 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Female | 9.3 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 7.7 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Black | 7.4 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 3.1 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.6 | 1.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 7.5 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| White | 8.1 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Black | 7.5 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Hispanic | 5.5 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 11.8 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| High school graduate | 9.4 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| At least some college | 7.5 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||||
| Any private | 5.4 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Public only | 10.4 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 4.4 |
| Uninsured | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 19.9 | 1.3 | 23.6 | 3.5 | 21.1 | 2.4 | 20.7 | 2.4 | 15.0 | 2.4 |
| Medicare and private | 19.8 | 1.0 | 24.3 | 3.6 | 24.7 | 2.3 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 1.4 |
| Medicare and other public | 19.6 | 2.2 | 20.1 | 3.9 | 20.5 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 6.6 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Metropolitan-small | 8.1 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Micropolitan | 9.4 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 9.2 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 1.3 |
| Noncore-rural | 10.2 | 2.0 | * | * | 11.0 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * |
| CSHCN | ||||||||||
| Yes | 5.2 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | * | * |
| No | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
a Negative 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.
b 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.
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: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; 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, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.