Table 181d
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by educationa, United States, 2002
Population group Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   28.0 0.5 45.1 1.1 29.6 0.8 20.2 0.6
Age 18-44 33.7 0.7 49.9 1.3 36.6 1.0 24.2 0.8
45-64 18.7 0.6 34.0 1.6 18.9 0.9 14.1 0.7
Gender Male 29.3 0.7 48.1 1.4 30.8 1.0 20.2 0.8
Female 26.7 0.6 42.0 1.2 28.3 0.9 20.1 0.7
Race White, single race 27.1 0.6 46.6 1.2 27.9 0.8 19.1 0.6
Black, single race 34.0 1.3 42.4 2.2 35.4 1.8 27.3 1.9
Asian, single race 24.8 2.1 26.4 4.1 38.5 5.5 20.7 2.3
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 37.6 4.4 * * 41.8 6.8 * *
Multiple races 38.5 3.7 * * * * 38.2 5.4
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 24.4 0.5 37.4 1.2 27.0 0.8 18.9 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 22.5 0.6 36.7 1.4 24.6 0.8 17.5 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 33.8 1.3 42.7 2.3 35.0 1.8 27.2 1.9
Hispanic (all races) 51.4 1.3 62.1 1.6 48.5 2.1 36.3 2.0
Family incomeb Negative or poor 54.4 1.4 58.5 1.6 53.5 2.2 48.5 2.9
Near poor/low 51.8 1.1 56.0 1.6 49.2 1.7 50.0 1.9
Middle 28.7 0.9 38.6 1.6 29.3 1.2 23.7 1.1
High 12.7 0.5 22.0 2.0 12.6 1.0 11.6 0.6
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 27.9 0.8 45.9 1.5 30.9 1.1 20.0 0.8
Metropolitan-small 27.7 1.1 44.9 2.0 29.3 1.5 19.1 1.0
Micropolitan 29.4 1.9 45.3 3.0 27.6 2.2 22.4 2.0
Noncore-adjacent 29.7 2.7 41.9 3.2 24.2 3.0 26.1 3.2
Noncore-not adjacent 26.9 3.4 * * 25.5 4.0 24.1 4.6
Preferred language English 24.9 0.5 39.0 1.2 27.4 0.8 19.0 0.6
Other 50.3 1.6 61.6 1.9 50.9 2.9 34.1 2.6
Born in U.S. Yes 25.1 0.6 39.8 1.1 27.2 0.8 18.9 0.6
No 42.8 1.4 58.8 1.9 46.4 2.5 27.9 1.7

a Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

b Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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