Table 1.

MEPS 2008–2012: N=2,587 Participants Aged 40 and over with Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema or COPD 2009 Panel Data Only

Demographic:	(%)
Age med., Range	63.0 40–85
Female	348 (61.5)
White	433 (76.5)
Black	109 (19.3)
Hispanic	60 (10.6)
<High school	190 (33.6)
High school/vocational	182 (32.2)
≥ Some college	190 (33.6)
Income < $15,000	145 (25.6)
$15,001–35,000	182 (32.2)
$35,000	239 (42.2)
Below/Near Poverty Line	172 (30.4)
Married	280 (49.5)
Widowed	106 (18.7)
Never/divorced/separated	171 (30.2)