| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 5.6 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0 - 5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | * | * |
| 6 - 17 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Female | 5.6 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 5.4 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| Black | 5.8 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | * | * | 6.1 | 1.8 | * | * |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 5.1 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| White | 4.7 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Black | 5.9 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 2.1 | * | * | 6.3 | 1.8 | * | * |
| Hispanic | 8.3 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | * | * |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Any private | 4.1 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Public only | 9.7 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 6.7 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationb | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 5.8 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small | 4.8 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | * | * |
| Micropolitan | 6.9 | 1.2 | * | * | 12.8 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * |
| Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| CSHCNc | ||||||||||
| Yes | 6.3 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | * | * |
| No | 5.2 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
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.
b See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
c Population is different from other categories. The variable is defined according to age at interview rounds, not the end of the year. Children with missing values are excluded.
*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.