Total |
68.4 |
1.0 |
70.4 |
1.0 |
74.3 |
0.7 |
Age in years |
Under 65 |
62.3 |
1.2 |
64.6 |
1.2 |
70.9 |
0.8 |
18-44 |
57.7 |
1.4 |
55.5 |
1.5 |
62.9 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
71.4 |
1.6 |
75.4 |
1.5 |
81.3 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
89.4 |
1.4 |
90.6 |
1.1 |
90.7 |
0.9 |
Sex |
Male |
63.7 |
1.5 |
65.3 |
1.2 |
71.3 |
1.0 |
Female |
73.2 |
1.2 |
75.7 |
1.2 |
76.9 |
0.8 |
Race/ethnicity |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
57.5 |
1.5 |
55.0 |
1.8 |
64.0 |
1.4 |
White, Non-Hispanic, single race |
77.5 |
1.6 |
75.6 |
1.4 |
77.6 |
0.9 |
Black, Non-Hispanic, single race |
69.1 |
2.1 |
64.6 |
1.8 |
66.2 |
1.3 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race |
72.5 |
4.3 |
67.1 |
4.1 |
67.2 |
2.4 |
Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic |
74.7 |
4.4 |
74.9 |
5.3 |
73.8 |
4.1 |
Health insurance status c |
<65, Any private |
74.4 |
1.6 |
70.9 |
1.4 |
74.2 |
1.0 |
<65, Public only |
69.9 |
1.9 |
72.5 |
1.7 |
70.4 |
1.8 |
<65, Uninsured |
37.0 |
2.0 |
37.5 |
2.1 |
40.3 |
2.1 |
65+, Medicare only |
87.7 |
2.6 |
90.5 |
1.7 |
88.1 |
2.0 |
65+, Medicare and private |
92.2 |
2.2 |
91.2 |
1.4 |
92.4 |
1.0 |
65+, Medicare and other public |
90.9 |
1.6 |
87.8 |
3.3 |
85.6 |
3.6 |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Poverty status d |
Negative or Poor |
64.5 |
1.8 |
65.0 |
2.0 |
63.5 |
2.0 |
Near-poor |
75.0 |
2.6 |
72.5 |
3.1 |
68.6 |
2.9 |
Low income |
61.8 |
2.1 |
65.6 |
2.0 |
65.7 |
2.0 |
Middle income |
68.3 |
2.0 |
69.3 |
1.5 |
71.9 |
1.2 |
High income |
80.7 |
2.4 |
77.3 |
1.8 |
78.9 |
0.9 |
Census Region |
Northeast |
79.8 |
2.1 |
76.7 |
2.1 |
78.3 |
1.3 |
Midwest |
74.2 |
1.7 |
76.4 |
1.9 |
78.1 |
1.4 |
South |
63.5 |
1.8 |
65.3 |
1.7 |
69.1 |
1.3 |
West |
64.9 |
1.9 |
68.6 |
2.4 |
75.2 |
1.4 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
62.9 |
2.2 |
61.2 |
2.1 |
68.3 |
1.2 |
Very Good |
67.5 |
2.0 |
69.5 |
1.5 |
74.4 |
0.9 |
Good |
67.0 |
1.7 |
71.9 |
1.4 |
78.2 |
1.0 |
Fair |
75.3 |
2.1 |
81.3 |
1.7 |
80.8 |
1.7 |
Poor |
83.9 |
3.0 |
78.2 |
3.5 |
83.2 |
3.2 |
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, 2014 |