| Total |
64.8 |
1.1 |
79.0 |
0.6 |
72.1 |
1.1 |
71.5 |
2.1 |
79.6 |
2.4 |
| Age in years |
| Under 65 |
63.6 |
1.1 |
76.8 |
0.7 |
70.7 |
1.2 |
69.8 |
2.0 |
79.3 |
2.6 |
| Under 5 |
89.8 |
1.4 |
92.9 |
1.4 |
87.4 |
2.0 |
92.1 |
3.4 |
-- |
-- |
| 5-17 |
81.9 |
1.3 |
87.5 |
1.2 |
84.1 |
1.5 |
80.4 |
3.3 |
88.9 |
2.8 |
| 18-44 |
47.0 |
1.5 |
65.1 |
0.9 |
57.4 |
1.7 |
62.1 |
2.5 |
69.5 |
4.4 |
| 45-64 |
63.7 |
1.9 |
82.0 |
1.0 |
75.3 |
1.3 |
70.2 |
3.1 |
79.7 |
4.9 |
| 65 and over |
84.1 |
2.8 |
90.9 |
0.8 |
86.8 |
1.7 |
87.4 |
4.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Sex |
| Male |
58.8 |
1.5 |
76.1 |
0.8 |
66.0 |
1.4 |
68.4 |
2.4 |
77.1 |
3.3 |
| Female |
71.0 |
1.1 |
81.7 |
0.7 |
77.5 |
1.1 |
74.4 |
2.2 |
82.1 |
2.6 |
| Education b |
| Less than High School |
50.8 |
2.0 |
72.2 |
1.4 |
65.1 |
2.2 |
68.3 |
5.9 |
-- |
-- |
| High School |
53.0 |
1.8 |
76.7 |
1.1 |
63.3 |
1.8 |
61.7 |
4.7 |
73.5 |
4.3 |
| Some college |
61.6 |
1.8 |
77.3 |
0.9 |
71.2 |
1.6 |
69.8 |
2.3 |
74.2 |
4.9 |
| Health insurance status c |
| <65, Any private |
73.4 |
1.3 |
80.1 |
0.7 |
74.0 |
1.3 |
75.2 |
2.0 |
81.6 |
2.9 |
| <65, Public only |
81.3 |
1.5 |
81.2 |
1.8 |
79.7 |
1.8 |
78.1 |
6.3 |
84.7 |
3.5 |
| <65, Uninsured |
31.6 |
1.9 |
50.5 |
2.2 |
42.6 |
2.4 |
33.4 |
5.4 |
-- |
-- |
| 65+, Medicare only |
86.1 |
3.1 |
90.2 |
1.3 |
88.0 |
2.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 65+, Medicare and private |
90.4 |
2.5 |
92.1 |
0.9 |
88.3 |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public |
78.1 |
5.8 |
85.7 |
3.3 |
84.2 |
3.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Poverty status d |
| Negative or Poor |
63.9 |
1.7 |
70.3 |
1.9 |
69.4 |
1.8 |
64.0 |
5.9 |
78.2 |
5.1 |
| Near-poor |
61.6 |
2.6 |
73.2 |
2.6 |
69.1 |
3.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Low income |
60.0 |
2.1 |
78.9 |
1.4 |
69.6 |
2.6 |
51.6 |
6.2 |
83.8 |
4.7 |
| Middle income |
64.2 |
1.9 |
79.1 |
1.2 |
71.9 |
1.5 |
69.6 |
4.1 |
70.4 |
4.4 |
| High income |
73.5 |
1.9 |
81.1 |
0.9 |
78.8 |
2.0 |
80.0 |
2.0 |
84.1 |
4.1 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
| MSA |
64.6 |
1.1 |
79.4 |
0.7 |
72.2 |
1.1 |
71.6 |
2.1 |
76.5 |
2.4 |
| Non-MSA |
66.3 |
4.6 |
77.4 |
1.6 |
71.7 |
2.8 |
-- |
-- |
91.3 |
3.1 |
| Census Region |
| Northeast |
71.1 |
2.4 |
86.5 |
1.2 |
82.4 |
2.3 |
83.9 |
3.1 |
88.9 |
3.2 |
| Midwest |
76.1 |
2.4 |
80.4 |
1.1 |
71.9 |
3.0 |
73.6 |
6.2 |
81.5 |
4.3 |
| South |
58.0 |
1.9 |
75.7 |
1.0 |
69.2 |
1.5 |
50.1 |
3.7 |
79.2 |
5.1 |
| West |
66.2 |
1.6 |
75.7 |
1.7 |
72.9 |
2.8 |
75.4 |
2.6 |
73.5 |
4.3 |
| Perceived Health Status |
| Excellent |
65.4 |
2.1 |
76.0 |
1.1 |
70.8 |
1.8 |
68.2 |
2.8 |
80.5 |
3.4 |
| Very Good |
65.0 |
1.6 |
79.9 |
0.8 |
70.2 |
1.6 |
72.7 |
2.9 |
76.5 |
3.9 |
| Good |
60.6 |
1.4 |
79.6 |
1.0 |
73.0 |
1.4 |
75.1 |
3.0 |
79.6 |
4.3 |
| Fair |
70.8 |
2.1 |
83.1 |
1.4 |
77.9 |
2.1 |
70.4 |
5.5 |
-- |
-- |
| Poor |
83.2 |
2.9 |
86.3 |
2.0 |
82.0 |
3.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| a A usual primary care provider is defined as the source of care that a person usually goes to for new health problems, preventive care, and
referrals to other health professionals. |
| b Includes persons age 18 and over only. "Less than high school" 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. |
| c Uninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals
with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having insurance. |
| d Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line;
low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line. |
| -- Less than 100 sample cases. |
| * Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%. |
| Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008. |