Total |
3.4 |
0.2 |
40.8 |
2.0 |
20.1 |
1.6 |
41.7 |
2.0 |
Age in years |
18-44 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
45.6 |
3.7 |
15.4 |
2.6 |
43.4 |
3.8 |
45-64 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
46.8 |
3.4 |
23.3 |
3.0 |
32.6 |
2.8 |
65 and over |
5.1 |
0.5 |
26.5 |
3.9 |
17.1 |
3.3 |
56.9 |
4.7 |
Sex |
Male |
2.9 |
0.2 |
38.6 |
3.0 |
19.7 |
2.9 |
44.4 |
3.3 |
Female |
4.0 |
0.3 |
42.3 |
2.9 |
20.4 |
2.0 |
39.8 |
2.5 |
Education a |
Less than High School |
1.9 |
0.2 |
44.4 |
4.4 |
20.2 |
3.5 |
38.1 |
4.3 |
High School |
5.1 |
0.4 |
48.7 |
4.2 |
18.1 |
3.5 |
36.7 |
3.7 |
Some college |
4.1 |
0.3 |
36.3 |
2.7 |
21.1 |
2.5 |
44.7 |
2.9 |
Health insurance status b |
<65, Any private |
2.6 |
0.2 |
33.8 |
3.3 |
26.6 |
2.8 |
42.7 |
3.3 |
<65, Public only |
4.5 |
0.4 |
46.7 |
3.7 |
19.0 |
2.6 |
38.2 |
4.1 |
<65, Uninsured |
3.7 |
0.5 |
88.0 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
12.6 |
4.1 |
65+, Medicare only |
5.2 |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and private |
4.8 |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Medicare and other public |
6.2 |
0.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
65+, Missing |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Poverty status c |
Negative or Poor |
4.8 |
0.4 |
59.5 |
4.2 |
13.9 |
2.3 |
30.3 |
4.0 |
Near-poor |
4.7 |
0.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Low income |
4.2 |
0.4 |
55.1 |
4.9 |
14.0 |
3.3 |
32.9 |
4.5 |
Middle income |
2.8 |
0.3 |
42.5 |
3.8 |
19.1 |
3.2 |
42.1 |
3.2 |
High income |
3.0 |
0.2 |
16.6 |
3.2 |
30.5 |
3.9 |
54.6 |
4.1 |
Census Region |
Northeast |
4.0 |
0.4 |
26.4 |
2.8 |
27.6 |
3.9 |
47.7 |
3.8 |
Midwest |
3.4 |
0.4 |
48.5 |
4.3 |
16.7 |
3.5 |
37.9 |
4.4 |
South |
3.7 |
0.3 |
45.3 |
3.7 |
18.7 |
2.6 |
37.8 |
3.1 |
West |
2.7 |
0.3 |
38.6 |
4.3 |
18.8 |
2.8 |
47.6 |
5.3 |
Perceived Health Status |
Excellent |
1.0 |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Very Good |
2.3 |
0.2 |
29.0 |
4.0 |
22.4 |
3.5 |
50.3 |
4.3 |
Good |
4.9 |
0.4 |
41.2 |
3.7 |
20.7 |
2.7 |
41.8 |
3.5 |
Fair |
9.9 |
0.7 |
45.1 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
4.5 |
39.0 |
4.7 |
Poor |
14.9 |
1.9 |
59.1 |
5.6 |
11.9 |
3.0 |
30.4 |
5.2 |
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 |