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 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 0.8 |
Age | ||||||||||
18-44 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 2.7 | 25.2 | 2.3 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 15.3 | 1.2 |
45-64 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 1.2 |
65 and over | 7.9 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 14.1 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 2.7 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 1.1 |
Female | 15.6 | 0.6 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
Race | ||||||||||
White | 14.0 | 0.5 | 20.1 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
Black | 18.5 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 3.8 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 3.3 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 26.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
Non-Hispanic | 14.1 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 1.8 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 0.8 |
White | 13.0 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 0.9 |
Black | 18.3 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 25.1 | 3.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 3.4 |
Hispanic | 23.6 | 1.6 | 28.9 | 4.1 | 26.6 | 3.6 | 22.6 | 2.7 | 16.7 | 3.3 |
Educationb (age 18 and over) | ||||||||||
Less than high school graduate | 18.5 | 1.0 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 19.8 | 2.1 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 3.2 |
High school graduate | 13.2 | 0.9 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 19.2 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 1.4 |
At least some college | 14.7 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 15.9 | 1.4 | 13.4 | 1.0 |
Insurance coverage | ||||||||||
Under age 65 years | ||||||||||
Any private | 14.2 | 0.6 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.9 |
Public only | 21.2 | 1.8 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 26.9 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * |
Uninsured | 27.4 | 2.0 | 29.2 | 4.1 | 34.2 | 3.9 | 23.0 | 3.4 | * | * |
Age 65 and over | ||||||||||
Medicare only | 6.7 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 8.0 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | 8.4 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 2.5 |
Medicare and other public | 10.5 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Residence locationc | ||||||||||
Metropolitan-large | 16.2 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 1.0 |
Metropolitan-small | 14.0 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 3.4 | 18.3 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.4 |
Micropolitan | 14.0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 2.1 |
Noncore-adjacent | 10.7 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Noncore-rural | 9.5 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.