1. Distribution of Average Household Spending by Medicare and Non-Medicare Households, 2012
Medicare Household Spending
Non-Medicare Household Spending
Transportation
Transportation
Health Care
Average Household Spending = $33,993*
Average Household Spending = $53,000
NOTE: *Estimate statistically significantly different from the non-Medicare household estimate at the 95 percent confidence level.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2012.

2. Components of Average Health Care Spending by Medicare Households, 2012
Share of Total Spending
Health Insurance (65.4% of Health Care Spending)
9.1%
($3,088)
Other Household Spending 86.1%
Health Care 13.9%
2.6%
($873)
Medical Services (18.5%)
1.8%
($613)
Prescription Drugs (13.0%)
0.4% ($149)
Medical Supplies (3.1%)
Average Total Household Spending = $33,993
Average Health Care Spending = $4,722
NOTE: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2012.

3. Average Health Care Spending as a Share of Total Household Spending by Medicare Households, by Age, 2012
Average Health Care Spending
$2,680*^
$4,580
$5,363*^
$5,446^
$4,681
Average Total Household Spending
$23,254*^
$39,070^
$40,253^
$33,737*
$30,408*^
NOTE: *Estimate statistically significantly different from the reference group estimate (65-69 year olds) at the 95 percent confidence level. ^Estimate statistically significantly different from estimate for all other groups at the 95 percent confidence level.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2012.

4. Average Health Care Spending as a Share of Total Household Spending by Medicare Households, by Poverty Level, 2012
Average Health Care Spending
$2,194*^
$3,714*^
$5,129*^
$5,964*^
$7,595^
Average Total Household Spending
$18,003*^
$23,659*^
$33,840*
$38,720*^
$63,020^
NOTE: Income thresholds for poverty categories were $11,170 (individual)/$15,130 (couple) in *Estimate statistically significantly different from the reference group estimate (400%+ FPL) at the 95 percent confidence level. ^Estimate statistically significantly different from estimate for all other groups at the 95 percent confidence level.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2012.

5. Average Health Care Spending Amount
Average Health Care Spending As a Share of Total Household Spending by Medicare Households Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, With and Without Medicaid, 2012
Average Health Care Spending Amount
$442*
$3,337
NOTE: Income thresholds for poverty categories were $11,170 (individual)/$15,130 (couple) in *Estimate statistically significantly different from the non-Medicaid estimate at the 95 percent confidence level.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files, 2012.

6. Average Total Health Care, Health Insurance, and Prescription Drug Spending as a Share of Total Household Spending by Medicare Households,
Total Health Care Spending
Health Insurance Spending
Prescription Drug Spending
Average health care spending
$3,410*
$3,509*
$3,677*
$3,814*
$4,068*
$4,137*
$4,219*
$4,620
$4,527
$4,371*
$4,722
Health insurance
$1,967*
$2,044*
$2,141*
$2,203*
$2,557*
$2,735*
$2,834*
$3,038
$3,077
$2,975
$3,088
Drugs
$814*
$758*
$770*
$797*
$736*
$644
$578
$654
$623
$492
$613
NOTE: *Estimate statistically significantly different from 2012 estimate at the 95 percent confidence level.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey Interview and Expense Files,