Total |
5.6 |
0.3 |
65.2 |
1.8 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
27.2 |
1.6 |
Age in years |
18-44 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
63.8 |
2.6 |
9.4 |
1.4 |
29.6 |
2.6 |
45-64 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
70.5 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
23.7 |
2.2 |
65 and over |
5.3 |
0.5 |
62.8 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
29.4 |
4.1 |
Sex |
Male |
5.2 |
0.3 |
64.2 |
2.5 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
27.6 |
2.4 |
Female |
6.1 |
0.3 |
66.0 |
2.1 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
26.9 |
1.9 |
Education a |
Less than High School |
4.5 |
0.3 |
63.5 |
3.4 |
13.6 |
2.4 |
25.5 |
3.3 |
High School |
7.1 |
0.6 |
66.3 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
25.3 |
3.0 |
Some college |
6.4 |
0.3 |
65.6 |
2.2 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
28.8 |
2.2 |
Health insurance status b |
<65, Any private |
4.2 |
0.3 |
60.9 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
33.0 |
2.7 |
<65, Public only |
8.2 |
0.6 |
58.8 |
3.2 |
19.2 |
3.1 |
26.9 |
3.1 |
<65, Uninsured |
10.1 |
0.8 |
87.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
11.8 |
2.8 |
65+, Medicare only |
6.4 |
0.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and private |
3.6 |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and other public |
10.4 |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Poverty status c |
Negative or Poor |
8.7 |
0.6 |
60.2 |
3.9 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
27.9 |
3.4 |
Near-poor |
9.5 |
1.2 |
77.4 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
20.1 |
4.4 |
Low income |
7.4 |
0.7 |
78.3 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
19.0 |
3.3 |
Middle income |
5.5 |
0.4 |
70.0 |
3.0 |
9.3 |
1.9 |
22.9 |
2.9 |
High income |
3.4 |
0.3 |
49.7 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
40.8 |
4.3 |
Census Region |
Northeast |
5.0 |
0.5 |
53.5 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
36.2 |
5.0 |
Midwest |
5.7 |
0.5 |
66.1 |
3.9 |
11.3 |
2.4 |
24.7 |
3.7 |
South |
5.8 |
0.5 |
70.8 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
1.8 |
22.9 |
2.5 |
West |
5.9 |
0.5 |
63.2 |
2.9 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
30.5 |
2.9 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
3.2 |
0.3 |
59.7 |
4.0 |
12.2 |
2.8 |
29.7 |
3.9 |
Very Good |
4.6 |
0.3 |
61.2 |
3.7 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
31.9 |
3.1 |
Good |
7.3 |
0.5 |
64.9 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
27.3 |
2.8 |
Fair |
11.5 |
0.8 |
72.7 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
21.4 |
3.3 |
Poor |
16.9 |
1.9 |
77.8 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
2.9 |
17.3 |
3.6 |
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, 2014 |