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Medicare is a coverage plan for people 65 or over and for certain disabled people. Do you have Medicare?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2663 |
701 22.0 (20.4-23.7) |
1962 78.0 (76.3-79.6) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1009 |
226 18.6 (16.3-21.1) |
783 81.4 (78.9-83.7) |
| Female |
1654 |
475 25.1 (23.0-27.4) |
1179 74.9 (72.6-77.0) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2088 |
558 22.7 (20.9-24.7) |
1530 77.3 (75.3-79.1) |
| African American |
489 |
126 20.2 (16.7-24.3) |
363 79.8 (75.7-83.3) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
196 |
4 1.5 ( 0.5- 4.4) |
192 98.5 (95.6-99.5) |
| 25-34 |
451 |
6 1.3 ( 0.6- 3.2) |
445 98.7 (96.8-99.4) |
| 35-44 |
543 |
19 3.3 ( 2.1- 5.3) |
524 96.7 (94.7-97.9) |
| 45-54 |
484 |
34 6.8 ( 4.7- 9.8) |
450 93.2 (90.2-95.3) |
| 55-64 |
360 |
64 15.3 (11.9-19.6) |
296 84.7 (80.4-88.1) |
| 65+ |
611 |
567 91.7 (88.8-94.0) |
44 8.3 ( 6.0-11.2) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
417 |
262 52.7 (46.6-58.8) |
155 47.3 (41.2-53.4) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
810 |
204 20.9 (18.2-23.9) |
606 79.1 (76.1-81.8) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
666 |
114 13.9 (11.4-16.7) |
552 86.1 (83.3-88.6) |
| College Graduate |
763 |
116 13.9 (11.5-16.7) |
647 86.1 (83.3-88.5) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
267 |
178 62.1 (55.0-68.6) |
89 37.9 (31.4-45.0) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
435 |
159 31.9 (27.2-37.0) |
276 68.1 (63.0-72.8) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
374 |
67 15.3 (11.9-19.5) |
307 84.7 (80.5-88.1) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
415 |
50 10.8 ( 8.1-14.3) |
365 89.2 (85.7-91.9) |
| $50,000+ |
741 |
46 5.2 ( 3.9- 7.1) |
695 94.8 (92.9-96.1) |
| *Asked to respondents who reported having health care coverage. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
