Table 2.
The demographic characteristics of the MEPS interviewees
| Year | N | Age (years) | (95% CI) | Education (years) | (95% CI) | Female (%) | Race/ethnicity (%) | Regions (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Asian | American Indians/Alaska natives | Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders | Multiple races | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |||||||
| 2004 | 6414 | 43.80 | (43.40 to 44.20) | 7.41 | (7.32 to 7.50) | 54.58% | 81.03% | 11.83% | 0.86% | 4.23% | 0.44% | 1.62% | 14.76% | 21.02% | 39.87% | 24.35% |
| 2005 | 6246 | 44.51 | (44.10 to 44.92) | 7.47 | (7.39 to 7.56) | 54.00% | 79.35% | 14.35% | 0.78% | 3.86% | 0.26% | 1.41% | 14.49% | 21.81% | 36.95% | 26.75% |
| 2006 | 6182 | 44.49 | (44.08 to 44.90) | 7.48 | (7.40 to 7.57) | 53.87% | 79.25% | 13.52% | 0.74% | 4.63% | 0.37% | 1.49% | 14.17% | 22.45% | 37.53% | 25.85% |
| 2007 | 4542 | 44.11 | (43.63 to 44.59) | 7.52 | (7.42 to 7.61) | 52.77% | 78.49% | 12.53% | 0.59% | 6.36% | 0.37% | 1.65% | 15.24% | 21.07% | 37.98% | 25.72% |
| 2008 | 7231 | 42.91 | (42.53 to 43.28) | 7.45 | (7.37 to 7.53) | 53.93% | 72.67% | 17.78% | 1.02% | 6.60% | 0.25% | 1.67% | 14.58% | 20.20% | 38.45% | 26.77% |
| 2009 | 6597 | 44.59 | (44.19 to 45.00) | 7.41 | (7.33 to 7.49) | 52.87% | 73.44% | 16.77% | 0.97% | 7.49% | 0.24% | 1.09% | 14.22% | 21.56% | 38.08% | 26.15% |
| 2010 | 5979 | 44.23 | (43.81 to 44.66) | 7.38 | (7.30 to 7.46) | 53.05% | 71.57% | 17.41% | 0.92% | 7.88% | 0.74% | 1.49% | 15.52% | 21.34% | 37.18% | 25.96% |
| 2011 | 7832 | 44.12 | (43.75 to 44.50) | 7.38 | (7.31 to 7.45) | 53.20% | 72.50% | 17.71% | 0.00% | 7.12% | 0.00% | 2.67% | 15.12% | 21.02% | 37.12% | 26.75% |
| All | 51,023 | 44.07 | (43.93 to 44.22) | 7.43 | (7.40 to 7.46) | 53.56% | 75.80% | 15.44% | 0.73% | 6.05% | 0.32% | 1.67% | 14.75% | 21.28% | 37.89% | 26.08% |
Note: MEPS years = the years of entry to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. N = sample size