Total |
6.5 |
0.2 |
71.5 |
1.4 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
Age in years |
18-44 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
73.4 |
1.8 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
19.9 |
1.6 |
45-64 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
77.1 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
65 and over |
4.5 |
0.4 |
65.4 |
4.3 |
13.5 |
3.0 |
22.2 |
3.7 |
Sex |
Male |
5.8 |
0.3 |
72.1 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
22.5 |
1.8 |
Female |
7.1 |
0.3 |
71.1 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
20.4 |
1.7 |
Education a |
Less than High School |
6.2 |
0.4 |
70.2 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
23.5 |
2.5 |
High School |
8.1 |
0.4 |
77.5 |
2.1 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
14.4 |
1.9 |
Some college |
6.7 |
0.4 |
69.3 |
2.2 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
23.7 |
2.2 |
Health insurance status b |
<65, Any private |
4.7 |
0.3 |
62.6 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
30.8 |
2.5 |
<65, Public only |
8.5 |
0.6 |
61.3 |
3.2 |
18.8 |
2.6 |
22.6 |
3.1 |
<65, Uninsured |
14.2 |
0.9 |
92.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
65+, Medicare only |
5.2 |
0.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and private |
3.4 |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and other public |
7.9 |
1.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Poverty status c |
Negative or Poor |
10.0 |
0.7 |
72.3 |
2.6 |
14.6 |
2.2 |
14.5 |
1.7 |
Near-poor |
9.9 |
1.1 |
73.4 |
5.0 |
13.1 |
3.6 |
16.4 |
4.0 |
Low income |
8.9 |
0.6 |
80.0 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
2.3 |
Middle income |
7.0 |
0.4 |
76.8 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
18.8 |
2.5 |
High income |
3.3 |
0.3 |
51.6 |
4.1 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
41.1 |
4.1 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
6.5 |
0.3 |
71.7 |
1.5 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
21.4 |
1.5 |
Non-MSA |
6.5 |
0.7 |
70.7 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
2.1 |
21.3 |
3.7 |
Census Region |
Northeast |
4.7 |
0.4 |
56.8 |
4.2 |
12.9 |
3.4 |
31.3 |
5.1 |
Midwest |
7.1 |
0.5 |
68.8 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
22.9 |
2.9 |
South |
6.5 |
0.5 |
77.5 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.9 |
West |
7.1 |
0.4 |
72.9 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
21.4 |
2.6 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
3.5 |
0.3 |
60.8 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
2.0 |
30.4 |
3.8 |
Very Good |
5.8 |
0.4 |
73.4 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
20.6 |
2.0 |
Good |
8.2 |
0.5 |
71.6 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
21.5 |
2.3 |
Fair |
12.9 |
0.9 |
79.0 |
2.7 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
14.4 |
2.6 |
Poor |
14.5 |
1.6 |
72.8 |
4.7 |
14.7 |
3.8 |
16.9 |
4.0 |
a 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. |
b 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. |
c 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. |
d Denominator for the main reason categories is persons unable or delayed in receiving the needed care. |
-- 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, 2009. |