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 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
Age | ||||||||||
0 - 5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | * | * |
6 - 17 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Female | 5.6 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
Race | ||||||||||
White | 5.4 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
Black | 5.8 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | * | * | 6.1 | 1.8 | * | * |
Asian or Pacific Islander | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
Non-Hispanic | 5.1 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
White | 4.7 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Black | 5.9 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 2.1 | * | * | 6.3 | 1.8 | * | * |
Hispanic | 8.3 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | * | * |
Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
Any private | 4.1 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Public only | 9.7 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | * | * |
Uninsured | 6.7 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Residence locationb | ||||||||||
Metropolitan-large | 5.8 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
Metropolitan-small | 4.8 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | * | * |
Micropolitan | 6.9 | 1.2 | * | * | 12.8 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * |
Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
CSHCNc | ||||||||||
Yes | 6.3 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | * | * |
No | 5.2 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
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.