Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
Total | 7.0 | 0.3 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Age | ||||||||||
0-17 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18-44 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
45-64 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
65 and over | 3.8 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | * | * |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 5.8 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Female | 8.4 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
Race | ||||||||||
White | 7.1 | 0.3 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Black | 6.9 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | * | * |
Asian or Pacific Islander | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
Non-Hispanic | 7.0 | 0.3 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
White | 6.8 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Black | 6.7 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | * | * |
Hispanic | 9.8 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 2.2 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 1.0 | * | * |
Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
Less than high school graduate | 12.2 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 1.6 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | * | * |
High school graduate | 6.7 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
At least some college | 5.1 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
Under age 65 | ||||||||||
Any private | 4.5 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Public only | 15.7 | 1.5 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 3.6 | * | * |
Uninsured | 20.4 | 1.2 | 25.1 | 2.6 | 23.3 | 2.0 | 17.1 | 2.1 | 11.5 | 2.7 |
Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
Medicare only | 4.9 | 0.9 | * | * | 6.8 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 2.3 | 0.4 | * | * | 4.3 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and other public | 8.3 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Residence locationc | ||||||||||
Metropolitan-large | 6.2 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Metropolitan-small | 7.9 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
Micropolitan | 8.5 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 1.1 | * | * |
Noncore-adjacent | 7.7 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * |
Noncore-rural | 8.6 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.
bLess 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.
cSee 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: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.