Table 1 Demographic characteristics of matched adult (> = 18 years) responders from the MEPS, 2008 to 2017

Number of adults

61,406

30,703

30,703

Weighted sample

63,233,310

31,696,671

31,536,639

Age (years), mean (SD)

50.63 (18.03)

50.77 (17.42)

50.44 (18.62)

 18 to 24 years

5,799,596 (9.2%)

2,453,290 (7.7%)

3,346,306 (10.6%)

 25 to 44 years

18,010,168 (28.5%)

9,182,160 (29.0%)

8,828,008 (28.0%)

 45 to 64 years

23,967,616 (28.5%)

12,572,602 (39.7%)

11,395,014 (36.1%)

 65 + years

15,455,930 (24.4%)

7,488,618 (23.6%)

7,967,312 (25.3%)

 Male

25,984,623 (41.4%)

13,032,419 (41.1%)

12,952,203 (41.1%)

 Female

37,248,687 (58.9%)

18,664,252 (58.9%)

18,584,436 (58.9%)

 White

52,228,967 (82.6%)

26,128,470 (82.4%)

26,100,497 (82.8%)

 Black

7,473,006 (11.8%)

3,851,219 (12.2%)

3,621,787 (11.5%)

 Native American / Alaskan Native

550,687 (0.9%)

337,100 (1.1%)

213,587 (0.7%)

 Asian / Pacific Islander

1,737,580 (2.8%)

649,421 (2.1%)

1,088,159 (3.5%)

 Multiple races reported

1,243,070 (2.0%)

730,460 (2.3%)

512,609 (1.6%)

 Hispanic

6,108,537 (9.7%)

3,116,758 (9.8%)

2,991,778 (9.5%)

 Not Hispanic

57,124,773 (90.3%)

28,579,913 (90.2%)

28,544,861 (90.5%)

 Married

32,985,524 (52.2%)

16,515,381 (52.1%)

16,470,143 (52.2%)

 Widowed

5,605,103 (8.9%)

2,744,706 (8.9%)

2,860,397 (9.1%)

 Divorced

9,232,188 (14.6%)

5,082,374 (16.0%)

4,149,814 (13.2%)

 Separated

1,661,458 (2.6%)

948,179 (3.0%)

713,279 (2.3%)

 Never

13,749,037 (21.7%)

6,406,031 (20.2%)

7,343,006 (23.3%)

 No degree

9,345,503 (14.8%)

4,620,405 (14.6%)

4,725,097 (15.0%)

 GED / High School

25,689,371 (40.6%)

12,824,112 (40.5%)

12,865,260 (40.8%)

 Associates or Other degree

12,778,135 (20.2%)

6,926,184 (21.9%)

5,851,951 (18.6%)

 Bachelor

9,752,704 (15.4%)

4,631,816 (14.6%)

5,120,887 (16.2%)

 Master / Doctor

5,433,179 (8.6%)

2,564,625 (8.1%)

2,868,554 (9.1%)

 Not Ascertainable

16,402 (0.03%)

9050 (0.03%)

7352 (0.02%)

 Don’t know

179,207 (0.3%)

104,307 (0.3%)

74,901 (0.2%)

 Refused to answer

38,808 (0.06%)

16,172 (0.05%)

22,636 (0.07%)

 Northwest

9,961,981 (15.8%)

4,674,845 (14.7%)

5,287,137 (16.8%)

 Midwest

14,577,600 (23.1%)

7,582,641 (23.9%)

6,994,959 (22.2%)

 South

24,726,287 (39.1%)

12,468,361 (39.3%)

12,257,926 (38.9%)

 West

13,967,442 (22.1%)

6,970,825 (22.0%)

6,996,617 (22.2%)

 Poor / Negative

10,313,443 (16.3%)

5,104,930 (16.1%)

5,208,513 (16.5%)

 Near Poor

3,413,335 (5.4%)

1,697,182 (5.4%)

1,716,153 (5.4%)

 Low Income

9,119,538 (14.4%)

4,758,503 (15.0%)

4,361,035 (13.%)

 Middle Income

17,785,938 (28.1%)

8,869,788 (28.0%)

8,916,150 (28.3%)

 High Income

22,601,056 (35.7%)

11,266,268 (35.5%)

11,334,788 (35.9%)

 Any Private

41,247,710 (65.2%)

20,323,558 (64.1%)

20,924,152 (66.3%)

 Public

17,036,658 (26.9%)

9,043,432 (28.5%)

7,993,226 (25.3%)

 Uninsured

4,948,942 (7.8%)

2,329,680 (7.4%)

2,619,262 (8.3%)

 High blood pressure

29,518,235 (46.7%)

15,038,099 (47.4%)

14,480,136 (45.9%)

 Coronary heart disease

5,893,689 (9.3%)

2,904,943 (9.2%)

2,988,746 (9.5%)

 Angina

3,365,407 (5.3%)

1,708,626 (5.4%)

1,656,781 (5.3%)

 Myocardial infarction

4,485,031 (7.1%)

2,225,777 (7.0%)

2,259,254 (7.2%)

 Other heart disease

11,633,422 (18.4%)

5,750,760 (18.1%)

5,882,663 (18.7%)

 Stroke

4,660,588 (7.4%)

2,372,209 (7.5%)

2,288,378 (7.3%)

 High cholesterol

26,295,752 (41.6%)

13,374,570 (42.2%)

12,921,182 (41.0%)

 Cancer

11,018,769 (17.4%)

5,539,973 (17.5%)

5,478,796 (17.4%)

 Diabetes

9,237,334 (14.6%)

4,792,081 (14.6%)

4,445,253 (14.1%)

 Arthritis

31,506,810 (49.8%)

15,846,310 (50.0%)

15,660,500 (49.7%)