Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease or Its Risk Factors by Sex: MEPS 2008 to 2017
Women | Men | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 50 556 | 50 153 | 100 709 |
Weighted sample | 46 161 722 | 45 793 899 | 91 955 621 |
Current age groups in y (weighted %) | |||
18–39 | 12.4 | 15.5 | |
40–64 | 49.3 | 53.3 | |
≥65 | 38.3 | 31.2 | |
Race/Ethnicity (weighted %) | |||
Non‐Hispanic White | 69.7 | 72.5 | |
Non‐Hispanic Black | 14.1 | 10.8 | |
Asian | 4.2 | 4.6 | |
Hispanic | 12.0 | 12.1 | |
Insurance status (weighted %) | |||
Uninsured | 7.5 | 8.9 | |
Private | 45.5 | 54.5 | |
Medicaid | 11.0 | 8.0 | |
Medicare | 36.0 | 28.7 | |
Education (weighted %) | |||
Less than high school | 18.3 | 16.7 | |
High school/General Education Development (GED) | 53.5 | 53.3 | |
Some college or higher | 28.2 | 30.0 | |
Level of income (weighted %) | |||
High income | 36.6 | 46.8 | |
Middle income | 29.2 | 28.4 | |
Low income | 15.1 | 11.9 | |
Poor/very low income | 19.1 | 12.9 | |
Region (weighted %) | |||
Northeast | 17.9 | 18.1 | |
Midwest | 21.7 | 21.5 | |
South | 39.6 | 38.2 | |
West | 20.8 | 22.2 |
MEPS indicates Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.