Total |
68.7 |
0.8 |
79.8 |
0.7 |
73.0 |
0.9 |
69.5 |
2.0 |
79.6 |
2.2 |
Age in years |
Under 65 |
67.5 |
0.8 |
77.3 |
0.8 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
66.9 |
2.2 |
78.7 |
2.3 |
Under 5 |
91.2 |
1.1 |
91.1 |
2.0 |
89.7 |
1.7 |
89.3 |
3.9 |
93.3 |
2.7 |
5-17 |
85.5 |
1.1 |
90.0 |
1.3 |
84.7 |
1.5 |
84.1 |
3.7 |
86.9 |
2.9 |
18-44 |
52.1 |
1.3 |
65.0 |
1.1 |
58.0 |
1.5 |
55.0 |
2.6 |
64.3 |
4.6 |
45-64 |
68.4 |
1.3 |
82.2 |
0.8 |
76.3 |
1.4 |
72.2 |
2.7 |
83.4 |
3.7 |
65 and over |
87.9 |
1.4 |
91.7 |
0.9 |
86.4 |
1.7 |
90.4 |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
Sex |
Male |
63.8 |
0.9 |
76.5 |
0.8 |
68.2 |
1.2 |
65.1 |
2.6 |
78.0 |
2.8 |
Female |
73.8 |
0.9 |
83.0 |
0.7 |
77.2 |
1.0 |
73.7 |
2.0 |
81.3 |
2.8 |
Education b |
Less than High School |
57.9 |
1.5 |
74.8 |
1.6 |
68.1 |
1.7 |
72.8 |
3.2 |
-- |
-- |
High School |
57.5 |
1.7 |
75.8 |
1.1 |
65.1 |
1.5 |
61.0 |
4.4 |
72.7 |
4.7 |
Some college |
63.9 |
1.3 |
78.2 |
0.7 |
70.3 |
1.4 |
64.9 |
2.3 |
75.7 |
3.8 |
Health insurance status c |
<65, Any private |
76.7 |
1.1 |
80.8 |
0.8 |
76.0 |
1.2 |
73.3 |
2.1 |
82.8 |
2.5 |
<65, Public only |
82.3 |
1.2 |
83.5 |
1.4 |
79.8 |
1.4 |
75.8 |
5.0 |
77.3 |
5.7 |
<65, Uninsured |
35.3 |
1.5 |
45.7 |
2.1 |
39.0 |
2.1 |
26.0 |
3.4 |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare only |
87.6 |
2.1 |
89.6 |
1.5 |
85.6 |
2.6 |
93.6 |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and private |
93.6 |
2.2 |
93.2 |
0.9 |
88.4 |
2.5 |
86.6 |
4.5 |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and other public |
91.3 |
1.9 |
91.0 |
2.3 |
84.7 |
3.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Poverty status d |
Negative or Poor |
69.1 |
1.3 |
73.3 |
1.6 |
71.1 |
1.5 |
62.1 |
5.3 |
73.6 |
4.7 |
Near-poor |
66.3 |
2.7 |
73.6 |
2.5 |
66.9 |
2.8 |
74.3 |
5.4 |
-- |
-- |
Low income |
63.9 |
1.4 |
77.7 |
1.3 |
71.3 |
2.0 |
62.9 |
5.5 |
85.5 |
3.5 |
Middle income |
68.1 |
1.4 |
78.8 |
1.2 |
74.2 |
1.5 |
70.0 |
2.8 |
84.2 |
3.2 |
High income |
76.3 |
1.4 |
83.2 |
0.8 |
77.1 |
2.1 |
72.6 |
2.6 |
78.6 |
4.4 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
68.6 |
0.8 |
80.1 |
0.6 |
73.1 |
0.9 |
70.0 |
2.0 |
79.1 |
2.5 |
Non-MSA |
71.2 |
2.7 |
78.5 |
2.4 |
72.3 |
4.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Census Region |
Northeast |
75.7 |
2.0 |
84.8 |
1.5 |
79.7 |
2.1 |
73.2 |
3.3 |
69.7 |
7.8 |
Midwest |
76.8 |
1.8 |
81.9 |
1.5 |
71.5 |
2.0 |
62.5 |
4.2 |
81.8 |
3.8 |
South |
63.0 |
1.1 |
75.9 |
1.1 |
72.4 |
1.3 |
63.9 |
3.6 |
82.8 |
2.8 |
West |
69.8 |
1.4 |
79.1 |
1.6 |
68.0 |
3.5 |
72.4 |
3.1 |
78.8 |
4.3 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
68.7 |
1.3 |
79.4 |
1.0 |
69.8 |
1.6 |
63.5 |
3.0 |
85.2 |
2.7 |
Very Good |
68.1 |
1.3 |
79.0 |
1.0 |
71.6 |
1.4 |
70.4 |
2.6 |
72.9 |
4.3 |
Good |
67.7 |
1.3 |
80.2 |
0.9 |
74.8 |
1.4 |
73.2 |
2.9 |
82.5 |
4.0 |
Fair |
71.2 |
2.1 |
81.8 |
1.4 |
79.0 |
1.8 |
75.8 |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
Poor |
82.6 |
3.0 |
84.2 |
2.1 |
84.1 |
3.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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, 2012 |