| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 25.0 | 0.6 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 1.0 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0-17 | 23.9 | 0.9 | 26.9 | 2.2 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 22.2 | 1.4 | 22.5 | 1.8 |
| 18-44 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 26.7 | 2.1 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 25.4 | 1.3 |
| 45-64 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 28.8 | 2.7 | 29.9 | 2.2 | 25.8 | 1.6 | 25.7 | 1.3 |
| 65 and over | 22.0 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 21.9 | 1.7 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 21.5 | 1.8 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 24.4 | 0.6 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 26.3 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 1.1 | 24.3 | 1.0 |
| Female | 25.5 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 1.5 | 27.0 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 1.1 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 25.5 | 0.6 | 26.7 | 1.6 | 27.9 | 1.2 | 24.9 | 1.0 | 24.8 | 1.0 |
| Black | 22.0 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 21.5 | 2.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 22.0 | 2.7 | * | * | 22.1 | 6.5 | 17.9 | 4.7 | 22.9 | 4.3 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 37.7 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 25.0 | 0.6 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 1.0 |
| White | 24.8 | 0.7 | 25.4 | 1.9 | 26.0 | 1.4 | 24.4 | 1.1 | 24.6 | 1.0 |
| Black | 21.9 | 1.4 | 21.6 | 2.8 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 22.6 | 2.3 | 21.6 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic | 30.3 | 1.3 | 29.9 | 2.7 | 34.4 | 2.3 | 28.3 | 2.3 | 28.1 | 2.9 |
| Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 26.0 | 0.9 | 25.9 | 1.9 | 26.9 | 1.6 | 24.4 | 1.7 | 27.6 | 2.4 |
| High school graduate | 24.5 | 0.9 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 27.2 | 1.8 | 23.9 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 1.5 |
| At least some college | 25.9 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 26.5 | 2.0 | 27.8 | 1.4 | 25.2 | 1.0 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||||
| Any private | 24.9 | 0.7 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 24.7 | 1.0 | 24.9 | 1.1 |
| Public only | 27.6 | 1.3 | 27.8 | 2.0 | 30.2 | 2.3 | 20.1 | 3.0 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 27.6 | 1.5 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 31.2 | 2.6 | 27.6 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 3.5 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
| Medicare only | 22.0 | 1.7 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 25.2 | 2.8 | 20.5 | 3.3 | 22.0 | 3.4 |
| Medicare and private | 22.0 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 20.4 | 2.8 | 24.8 | 2.6 | 21.8 | 2.1 |
| Medicare and other public | 21.6 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 3.8 | 17.4 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 26.8 | 0.8 | 25.6 | 1.7 | 30.1 | 1.6 | 26.8 | 1.2 | 26.1 | 1.4 |
| Metropolitan-small | 22.8 | 1.1 | 25.6 | 2.9 | 26.5 | 2.1 | 21.0 | 1.7 | 21.8 | 1.5 |
| Micropolitan | 26.2 | 1.6 | 30.1 | 3.9 | 23.2 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 2.5 | 25.7 | 2.4 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 17.4 | 1.9 | 21.9 | 4.2 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 20.5 | 2.9 | 14.2 | 3.7 |
| Noncore-rural | 15.7 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | 13.9 | 3.0 | * | * |
| CSHCN | ||||||||||
| Yes | 25.9 | 1.6 | 32.1 | 4.1 | 29.2 | 3.3 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 25.5 | 2.8 |
| No | 23.3 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 1.9 | 22.5 | 1.5 | 21.4 | 1.8 |
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.
c See 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.