| 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. |