Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of non-Latino White and Black participants ages 18–64 years from the 2008–2016 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (Unweighted n = 47,405)
Age (in Years)a (Mean) | White | Black | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
42.0 | 39.3 | 41.6 | |
Marrieda(%) | |||
Yes | 56.6 | 35.7 | 53.4 |
Educationa(%) | |||
Less than HS | 8.6 | 15.3 | 9.6 |
HS or Equivalent | 31.1 | 39.4 | 32.4 |
Some College | 28.0 | 29.4 | 28.2 |
College or More | 32.4 | 15.9 | 29.8 |
Povertya(%) | |||
Poor | 8.0 | 19.0 | 9.7 |
Near Poor | 2.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Low Income | 9.6 | 15.1 | 10.5 |
Middle Income | 29.7 | 32.3 | 30.1 |
High Income | 50.1 | 28.7 | 46.7 |
Insurancea(%) | |||
Private | 79.4 | 59.8 | 76.4 |
Public | 7.5 | 17.2 | 9.0 |
Uninsured | 13.1 | 23.1 | 14.6 |
Physical Healtha(%) | |||
Excellent | 28.8 | 29.7 | 29.0 |
Very Good | 36.2 | 31.6 | 35.5 |
Good | 25.0 | 27.4 | 25.4 |
Fair | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.8 |
Poor | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
Mental Healtha(%) | |||
Excellent | 40.0 | 44.0 | 40.7 |
Very Good | 31.4 | 26.6 | 30.7 |
Good | 22.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 |
Fair | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Poor | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Regiona(%) | |||
Northeast | 19.3 | 16.7 | 18.9 |
Midwest | 26.4 | 16.9 | 24.9 |
South | 34.2 | 56.6 | 37.7 |
West | 20.1 | 9.9 | 18.5 |