| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 66.3% | 0.7% | 56.1% | 1.6% | 64.7% | 1.1% | 69.6% | 0.9% | 71.1% | 1.3% |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 65 to 74 | 61.3% | 0.9% | 54.3% | 2.3% | 58.8% | 1.7% | 63.0% | 1.2% | 65.9% | 1.8% |
| 75 to 84 | 71.1% | 0.8% | 58.3% | 2.5% | 68.2% | 1.3% | 76.6% | 1.1% | 76.6% | 1.8% |
| 85 and older | 69.6% | 1.4% | 55.9% | 3.1% | 69.9% | 1.8% | 74.1% | 2.3% | 81.1% | 3.0% |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 67.3% | 0.9% | 54.9% | 2.7% | 65.2% | 1.9% | 69.7% | 1.2% | 71.3% | 1.7% |
| Female | 65.6% | 0.8% | 56.6% | 2.0% | 64.5% | 1.2% | 69.5% | 1.2% | 70.9% | 1.8% |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 68.6% | 0.7% | 59.7% | 1.8% | 67.4% | 1.1% | 71.0% | 0.9% | 71.3% | 1.3% |
| Black | 50.2% | 2.1% | 49.7% | 3.5% | 47.8% | 2.8% | 50.0% | 4.1% | 69.1% | 7.0% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 60.0% | 4.7% | 48.2% | 8.1% | 64.0% | 5.8% | 61.2% | 8.5% | * | * |
| AI/AN | 46.3% | 9.1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-hispanic White | 69.2% | 0.7% | 62.8% | 2.0% | 67.6% | 1.1% | 71.0% | 0.9% | 71.6% | 1.3% |
| Non-hispanic Black | 49.5% | 2.1% | 49.0% | 3.7% | 47.1% | 2.8% | 48.8% | 4.2% | 69.8% | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 56.2% | 2.7% | 47.5% | 3.7% | 60.7% | 4.6% | 66.1% | 5.2% | 55.1% | 9.3% |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Medicare and private | 68.4% | 0.7% | 65.7% | 2.6% | 66.3% | 1.4% | 69.3% | 1.0% | 70.2% | 1.4% |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 57.8% | 1.8% | 54.8% | 2.2% | 62.0% | 2.8% | 66.7% | 8.8% | * | * |
| Medicare HMO | 71.2% | 1.3% | 58.3% | 4.5% | 68.0% | 1.9% | 74.3% | 1.8% | 78.1% | 3.2% |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 51.2% | 2.0% | 42.2% | 3.9% | 53.5% | 3.1% | 54.4% | 4.5% | 57.9% | 6.8% |
| Residence location | ||||||||||
| MSA | 66.3% | 0.7% | 55.8% | 1.8% | 63.7% | 1.2% | 70.1% | 1.0% | 70.7% | 1.5% |
| Non-MSA | 66.4% | 1.4% | 56.8% | 3.2% | 67.0% | 2.1% | 68.2% | 1.8% | 72.6% | 2.5% |
| Functional limitations | ||||||||||
| No limitations | 63.4% | 0.8% | 52.3% | 2.3% | 60.4% | 1.4% | 66.5% | 1.1% | 67.5% | 1.6% |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL | 70.1% | 1.0% | 58.8% | 2.2% | 69.1% | 1.4% | 74.6% | 1.4% | 78.9% | 1.9% |
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.