TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Study Sample and Population by Race/Ethnicity: 2007 and 2010 US Health Tracking Household Survey, Respondents Aged 65 Years and Older
| Weighted %a (SE) or Mean ±SE |
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| Characteristic | Total (n = 66 019 000) | White (n = 59 832 575) | African American (n = 6 186 426) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 43.1 (0.65) | 43.9 (0.68) | 34.9 (2.43) |
| Female | 56.9 (0.65) | 56.1 (0.68) | 65.1 (2.43) |
| Married | |||
| Yes | 60.4 (1.04) | 63.1 (1.07) | 34.6 (3.28) |
| No | 39.6 (1.04) | 36.9 (1.07) | 65.4 (3.28) |
| Education level | |||
| < high school | 18.1 (0.83) | 16.1 (0.84) | 37.1 (3.00) |
| High school | 35.3 (0.91) | 35.5 (0.96) | 32.6 (2.52) |
| Some college | 22.4 (0.82) | 23.0 (0.87) | 17.2 (2.22) |
| ≥ college | 24.2 (0.85) | 25.3 (0.90) | 13.0 (1.68) |
| Income level | |||
| Low (0%–199% FPLb) | 30.7 (0.99) | 28.1 (1.00) | 55.8 (3.11) |
| Medium (200%–399% FPL) | 33.0 (1.05) | 34.6 (1.12) | 18.3 (2.01) |
| High (≥ 400% FPL) | 36.3 (1.09) | 37.4 (1.16) | 26.0 (2.63) |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicare only | 15.2 (0.80) | 14.2 (0.84) | 24.4 (2.57) |
| Medicare and public insurance | 10.0 (0.62) | 9.1 (0.63) | 19.7 (2.55) |
| Medicare and private insurance | 74.8 (0.95) | 76.7 (0.99) | 55.9 (2.97) |
| Perceived health status | |||
| Poor or fair | 25.9 (0.84) | 23.9 (0.85) | 45.6 (2.88) |
| Good | 30.3 (0.86) | 30.4 (0.94) | 29.0 (2.47) |
| Very good or excellent | 43.8 (0.95) | 45.7 (1.01) | 25.4 (2.22) |
| Medical debt | |||
| No | 91.5 (0.61) | 92.9 (0.62) | 78.6 (2.43) |
| Yes | 8.5 (0.61) | 7.1 (0.62) | 21.4 (2.43) |
| Age, y | 74.0 ±0.13 | 74.1 ±0.14 | 73.8 ±0.38 |
a
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
b
FPL = federal poverty level based on the 2002 US Census Bureau poverty level for the size of the census family given.7,8