| Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 9.0 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 45-64 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| 65 and over | 19.7 | 0.8 | 22.8 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 1.4 | 17.1 | 1.4 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 6.5 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Female | 11.3 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 9.2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Black | 9.1 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 3.8 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10.8 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 9.0 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| White | 9.6 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Black | 9.3 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| Hispanic | 6.9 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||
| Negative or poor | 12.9 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 1.3 |
| Near poor/low | 12.8 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 1.3 |
| Middle | 9.2 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| High | 6.4 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Insurance coverage | ||||||||
| Under age 65 | ||||||||
| Any private | 6.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Public only | 18.2 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 |
| Uninsured | 3.5 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Age 65 and over | ||||||||
| Medicare only | 19.9 | 1.4 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 21.7 | 2.7 |
| Medicare and private | 19.8 | 1.0 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 22.1 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 1.6 |
| Medicare and other public | 19.9 | 2.2 | 23.7 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * |
| Residence locationc | ||||||||
| Metropolitan-large | 8.0 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Metropolitan-small | 9.6 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Micropolitan | 11.4 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| Noncore-adjacent | 10.8 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.8 |
| Noncore-rural | 11.9 | 2.3 | 22.4 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 2.7 | * | * |
aPersons age 18 and over. 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.
bNegative 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.
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.
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, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.