| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 13.5% | 0.4% | 20.5% | 1.1% | 15.7% | 0.6% | 10.8% | 0.6% | 9.3% | 0.6% |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 65 to 74 | 7.0% | 0.4% | 12.1% | 1.3% | 9.3% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 0.6% |
| 75 to 84 | 15.1% | 0.6% | 19.7% | 1.6% | 16.9% | 1.0% | 13.2% | 1.0% | 13.2% | 1.4% |
| 85 and older | 29.7% | 1.2% | 38.8% | 2.7% | 27.0% | 1.7% | 28.0% | 2.3% | 28.0% | 3.7% |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 11.1% | 0.5% | 15.6% | 1.6% | 12.8% | 0.8% | 10.4% | 0.8% | 10.4% | 0.8% |
| Female | 15.3% | 0.5% | 22.6% | 1.5% | 17.3% | 0.8% | 11.2% | 0.8% | 11.2% | 0.9% |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 13.1% | 0.4% | 19.6% | 1.2% | 15.7% | 0.7% | 10.6% | 0.6% | 10.6% | 0.7% |
| Black | 19.4% | 1.4% | 24.8% | 2.4% | 18.8% | 2.2% | 16.3% | 2.8% | * | * |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 8.5% | 1.7% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| AI/AN | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-hispanic White | 12.8% | 0.4% | 19.5% | 1.5% | 15.4% | 0.7% | 10.6% | 0.6% | 10.6% | 0.7% |
| Non-hispanic Black | 19.4% | 1.4% | 25.3% | 2.4% | 18.4% | 2.3% | 16.1% | 2.8% | * | * |
| Hispanic | 16.5% | 1.5% | 18.9% | 2.0% | 19.1% | 2.5% | * | * | * | * |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Medicare and private | 12.7% | 0.5% | 16.2% | 1.9% | 15.2% | 0.8% | 12.1% | 0.7% | 1.12% | 0.7% |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 29.4% | 1.4% | 27.6% | 2.0% | 31.7% | 2.4% | 43.2% | 7.1% | * | * |
| Medicare HMO | 8.0% | 0.6% | 10.0% | 2.4% | 10.0% | 1.1% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 6.4% | 1.2% |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 10.6% | 0.9% | 11.5% | 1.6% | 11.7% | 1.5% | * | * | * | * |
| Residence location | ||||||||||
| MSA | 13.3% | 0.4% | 17.9% | 1.1% | 16.3% | 0.7% | 11.1% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 0.7% |
| Non-MSA | 14.1% | 0.9% | 25.4% | 2.5% | 14.4% | 1.2% | 10.2% | 0.9% | 10.2% | 1.4% |
| Functional limitations | ||||||||||
| No limitations | 4.1% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 3.5% | 0.4% |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL | 25.5% | 0.8% | 31.8% | 1.7% | 25.9% | 1.2% | 22.6% | 1.3% | 22.6% | 1.7% |
aFull year community residents (age 65 or older). Negative or poor refers to 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.
*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; IADL: Instrumental activities of daily living; ADL: Activities of daily living
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.