Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics across racial and ethnic groups among the Medicare population in 2007–2008

Variables	Groups	Non-Hispanic Whites		Non-Hispanic Blacks		Hispanics
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age (Years)*†	65–74	4,702	51.77	451	56.42	435	60.39
	75–84	4,337	34.29	325	32.19	283	27.40
	≥85	2,122	13.94	154	11.39	157	12.21
Gender	Female	6,149	55.43	579	58.59	485	56.25
	Male	5,012	44.57	351	41.41	390	43.75
Marital Status*†	Not married	4,993	41.88	634	64.57	452	48.84
	Married	6,159	58.12	296	35.43	420	51.16
Education*†	Lower than high school	2,379	24.35	446	49.93	456	56.13
	High School	3,553	39.82	233	30.29	185	25.13
	Higher than high School	3,042	35.82	146	19.78	136	18.74
Poverty Status*†	100% FPL††	988	8.28	320	30.20	291	29.97
	100%–149% FPL	1,447	11.95	168	16.76	187	20.93
	150–199% FPL	1,357	11.57	115	13.48	106	13.12
	200%–300% FPL	2,507	22.18	160	17.91	115	14.13
	Higher than 300% FPL	4,862	46.03	167	21.66	176	21.85
Medicaid*†	No	10,236	92.68	614	70.48	511	61.84
	Yes	925	7.32	316	29.52	364	38.16
U.S. Census Region*†	Northeast	1,966	19.55	158	19.33	94	13.56
	Midwest	2,903	25.23	141	14.85	65	8.05
	South	4,544	38.60	560	57.01	264	33.75
	West	1,732	16.62	66	8.81	296	44.64
Metropolitan Statistical Area*†	No	3,507	28.11	195	17.51	99	8.74
	Yes	7,638	71.89	732	82.49	774	91.26
Self-Perceived Health Status*†	Excellent	1,888	18.78	102	11.62	101	12.68
	Very Good	3,539	32.24	213	24.46	216	24.04
	Good	3,498	31.02	336	36.83	299	34.13
	Fair	1,589	13.07	200	20.62	205	23.23
	Poor	575	4.89	67	6.46	50	5.93

^*P<0.05 for the difference between non-Hispanic Whites (Whites) and non-Hispanic Blacks.

^†P<.05 for the difference between Whites and Hispanics.

^††FPL=Federal Poverty Level.