| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 46.4% | 0.8% | 31.3% | 1.5% | 40.6% | 1.0% | 50.1% | 1.1% | 61.0% | 1.2% |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 65 to 74 | 48.8% | 1.1% | 33.2% | 2.5% | 43.1% | 1.6% | 50.7% | 1.5% | 61.2% | 1.7% |
| 75 to 84 | 47.6% | 1.0% | 32.5% | 2.1% | 41.9% | 1.3% | 53.1% | 1.7% | 61.6% | 2.2% |
| 85 and older | 35.5% | 1.2% | 25.2% | 2.8% | 32.3% | 1.8% | 37.9% | 2.8% | 57.3% | 3.4% |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 49.2% | 1.0% | 27.0% | 2.4% | 42.0% | 1.7% | 51.6% | 1.5% | 63.0% | 1.8% |
| Female | 44.3% | 1.0% | 33.0% | 1.8% | 39.9% | 1.2% | 48.8% | 1.5% | 58.8% | 2.2% |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 47.9% | 0.8% | 34.3% | 1.8% | 41.6% | 1.1% | 50.4% | 1.1% | 61.2% | 1.3% |
| Black | 37.4% | 1.9% | 27.6% | 2.6% | 37.7% | 2.7% | 46.4% | 4.3% | 64.4% | 7.2% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 30.6% | 4.0% | * | * | 28.4% | 5.5% | 48.7% | 9.2% | * | * |
| AI/AN | 31.7% | 8.5% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-hispanic White | 48.8% | 0.8% | 37.0% | 2.0% | 41.9% | 1.1% | 50.5% | 1.1% | 61.3% | 1.3% |
| Non-hispanic Black | 38.0% | 1.9% | 28.2% | 2.6% | 38.4% | 2.7% | 46.9% | 4.3% | 65.1% | 7.0% |
| Hispanic | 33.4% | 2.9% | 21.6% | 3.4% | 35.5% | 4.2% | 47.4% | 5.3% | 53.7% | 9.6% |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Medicare and private | 50.8% | 0.8% | 41.2% | 2.8% | 43.8% | 1.2% | 50.5% | 1.2% | 61.7% | 1.4% |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 29.0% | 1.3% | 28.1% | 1.9% | 30.0% | 2.6% | 36.7% | 10.1% | * | * |
| Medicare HMO | 48.1% | 1.6% | 37.6% | 5.0% | 42.1% | 2.2% | 50.8% | 2.1% | 61.9% | 3.6% |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 33.1% | 2.3% | 19.9% | 3.0% | 34.2% | 2.7% | 44.5% | 5.1% | 39.6% | 7.4% |
| Residence location | ||||||||||
| MSA | 48.3% | 0.8% | 32.4% | 1.9% | 41.2% | 1.2% | 51.6% | 1.3% | 63.2% | 1.4% |
| Non-MSA | 41.5% | 2.1% | 29.2% | 2.0% | 39.3% | 1.7% | 45.8% | 2.5% | 52.9% | 3.2% |
| Functional limitations | ||||||||||
| No limitations | 47.6% | 1.1% | 28.4% | 2.4% | 38.8% | 1.4% | 51.2% | 1.3% | 61.7% | 1.6% |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL | 44.7% | 0.8% | 33.3% | 1.7% | 42.5% | 1.2% | 48.3% | 1.5% | 59.3% | 2.1% |
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.