Total |
68.4 |
1.1 |
69.0 |
1.6 |
72.2 |
1.1 |
75.5 |
0.9 |
80.3 |
0.8 |
Age in years |
Under 65 |
66.5 |
1.1 |
64.8 |
2.0 |
68.9 |
1.3 |
73.4 |
1.0 |
78.8 |
0.9 |
Under 5 |
86.7 |
1.8 |
88.5 |
3.1 |
91.0 |
1.6 |
92.7 |
1.7 |
94.1 |
1.9 |
5-17 |
81.1 |
1.6 |
82.8 |
2.6 |
85.1 |
1.7 |
85.0 |
1.8 |
90.2 |
1.5 |
18-44 |
49.9 |
1.7 |
47.4 |
2.9 |
53.8 |
1.9 |
61.5 |
1.2 |
68.2 |
1.2 |
45-64 |
68.9 |
2.0 |
64.2 |
3.7 |
72.3 |
2.0 |
77.5 |
1.4 |
83.5 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
87.2 |
2.1 |
84.1 |
2.5 |
88.1 |
1.6 |
91.7 |
1.2 |
91.3 |
1.1 |
Sex |
Male |
64.0 |
1.4 |
64.5 |
2.2 |
67.2 |
1.4 |
70.5 |
1.2 |
77.6 |
0.8 |
Female |
72.0 |
1.1 |
72.9 |
1.8 |
76.5 |
1.2 |
80.4 |
0.9 |
83.2 |
1.0 |
Race/ethnicity |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
63.9 |
1.7 |
61.6 |
2.6 |
60.0 |
2.1 |
64.2 |
1.9 |
73.5 |
1.9 |
White, Non-Hispanic, single race |
70.3 |
1.9 |
73.2 |
2.6 |
78.9 |
1.4 |
79.1 |
1.2 |
81.1 |
0.9 |
Black, Non-Hispanic, single race |
69.4 |
1.8 |
69.1 |
3.0 |
69.6 |
2.6 |
71.9 |
1.5 |
78.8 |
2.0 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race |
64.0 |
5.9 |
-- |
-- |
51.6 |
6.2 |
69.6 |
4.1 |
80.0 |
2.0 |
Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic |
78.2 |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
83.8 |
4.7 |
70.4 |
4.4 |
84.1 |
4.1 |
Education c |
Less than High School |
59.6 |
1.9 |
58.8 |
2.9 |
63.0 |
2.2 |
67.6 |
2.1 |
71.7 |
2.4 |
High School |
58.7 |
2.1 |
62.5 |
3.2 |
68.7 |
1.7 |
71.8 |
1.3 |
78.7 |
1.3 |
Some college |
64.7 |
2.1 |
67.5 |
3.4 |
68.2 |
2.0 |
72.5 |
1.2 |
78.7 |
1.0 |
Health insurance status d |
<65, Any private |
70.3 |
2.0 |
69.0 |
3.2 |
75.5 |
1.5 |
77.7 |
1.1 |
80.8 |
0.8 |
<65, Public only |
79.9 |
1.3 |
80.0 |
2.3 |
83.6 |
1.8 |
82.6 |
2.2 |
74.1 |
5.3 |
<65, Uninsured |
36.9 |
2.2 |
35.8 |
3.1 |
40.7 |
2.9 |
45.1 |
2.4 |
53.6 |
3.2 |
65+, Medicare only |
85.8 |
3.8 |
81.9 |
4.3 |
88.2 |
2.4 |
92.6 |
1.5 |
89.9 |
2.3 |
65+, Medicare and private |
92.2 |
3.2 |
-- |
-- |
89.6 |
2.3 |
92.4 |
1.4 |
91.8 |
1.3 |
65+, Medicare and other public |
84.0 |
3.3 |
-- |
-- |
83.5 |
4.9 |
83.9 |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
68.3 |
1.1 |
68.1 |
1.6 |
71.3 |
1.2 |
75.1 |
1.0 |
80.3 |
0.8 |
Non-MSA |
68.9 |
2.6 |
72.0 |
4.4 |
76.2 |
2.3 |
77.4 |
2.0 |
80.9 |
2.5 |
Census Region |
Northeast |
81.3 |
2.3 |
80.7 |
4.4 |
79.2 |
2.6 |
83.3 |
2.1 |
87.1 |
1.4 |
Midwest |
69.2 |
2.3 |
72.2 |
3.2 |
78.8 |
2.4 |
80.8 |
1.5 |
81.8 |
1.5 |
South |
64.3 |
1.4 |
63.7 |
2.7 |
67.0 |
1.6 |
70.6 |
1.5 |
77.6 |
1.4 |
West |
66.0 |
2.5 |
67.6 |
3.1 |
70.8 |
2.2 |
72.4 |
2.0 |
76.8 |
1.7 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
69.0 |
1.8 |
68.5 |
2.9 |
69.3 |
1.9 |
72.6 |
1.7 |
77.2 |
1.3 |
Very Good |
68.2 |
2.1 |
68.5 |
2.8 |
70.9 |
2.0 |
76.0 |
1.1 |
81.0 |
1.1 |
Good |
64.8 |
1.7 |
66.4 |
3.0 |
72.0 |
1.6 |
75.5 |
1.2 |
82.6 |
1.3 |
Fair |
69.6 |
2.4 |
74.7 |
3.6 |
78.3 |
2.0 |
83.2 |
1.7 |
86.8 |
2.1 |
Poor |
83.0 |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
87.7 |
3.1 |
85.6 |
3.1 |
89.1 |
3.8 |
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 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. |
c 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. |
d 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. |
-- 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. |