| Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 19.7 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 1.9 | 20.2 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 1.6 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0 - 5 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 18.4 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 1.9 |
| 6 - 17 | 20.2 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 23.6 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 1.6 | 19.6 | 2.0 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 19.8 | 1.2 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 1.8 |
| Female | 19.7 | 1.2 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 21.7 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 18.2 | 2.2 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 20.6 | 0.9 | 18.9 | 2.2 | 24.3 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 1.5 | 18.6 | 1.6 |
| Black | 15.6 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 11.6 | 3.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 19.8 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 19.8 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 2.4 | 24.9 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 1.6 |
| White | 20.9 | 1.1 | 19.2 | 3.3 | 27.5 | 3.2 | 22.1 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 1.6 |
| Black | 15.6 | 2.6 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 3.2 |
| Hispanic | 19.1 | 1.7 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 6.1 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
| Any private | 20.3 | 1.1 | 21.6 | 3.7 | 26.0 | 2.9 | 19.7 | 1.4 | 18.9 | 1.7 |
| Public only | 18.6 | 1.8 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 20.8 | 2.7 | 22.1 | 3.6 | * | * |
| Uninsured | 17.8 | 2.3 | * | * | 18.3 | 4.1 | 23.6 | 4.3 | * | * |
| Residence locationb | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 20.4 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 25.2 | 3.4 | 20.0 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 2.3 |
| Metropolitan-small | 20.0 | 1.5 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 2.4 |
| Micropolitan | 18.5 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 21.3 | 3.5 | 15.3 | 3.2 |
| Noncore | 13.6 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| CSHCNc | ||||||||||
| Yes | 19.8 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 21.7 | 2.4 | 18.4 | 2.3 |
| No | 19.6 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 23.4 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 1.4 | 18.3 | 1.8 |
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.