Table 213A_b
People under age 65 uninsured all year, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
14.0 |
0.4 |
11.3 |
0.4 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
15.0 |
1.1 |
28.9 |
1.0 |
| Age |
0-17 |
7.3 |
0.4 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
| 18-44 |
19.5 |
0.6 |
15.0 |
0.6 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
20.6 |
1.2 |
41.0 |
1.4 |
| 45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
18.1 |
1.8 |
27.6 |
1.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
16.1 |
0.5 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
18.4 |
1.3 |
31.9 |
1.1 |
| Female |
12.0 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
8.8 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
25.6 |
1.1 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
25.0 |
0.9 |
21.6 |
1.1 |
24.4 |
1.4 |
16.9 |
1.5 |
34.8 |
1.9 |
| Near poor/low |
23.8 |
0.9 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
36.5 |
1.7 |
| Middle |
13.7 |
0.6 |
11.2 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
13.4 |
1.4 |
28.2 |
1.7 |
| High |
6.0 |
0.4 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
31.8 |
1.0 |
23.5 |
1.1 |
22.7 |
1.4 |
27.3 |
2.2 |
48.7 |
1.6 |
| High school graduate |
18.3 |
0.7 |
15.7 |
0.8 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
22.8 |
1.8 |
36.0 |
1.8 |
| At least some college |
10.2 |
0.5 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
21.7 |
1.5 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.5 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
14.6 |
1.5 |
29.5 |
1.2 |
| Metropolitan-small |
12.4 |
0.7 |
10.5 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
12.8 |
1.6 |
26.3 |
1.9 |
| Micropolitan |
14.9 |
1.3 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
12.3 |
1.2 |
23.6 |
3.2 |
27.1 |
2.9 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
15.4 |
1.5 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
13.3 |
1.6 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
30.9 |
3.9 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
16.7 |
2.9 |
14.9 |
2.4 |
14.4 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
4.0 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
6.8 |
1.7 |
| No |
7.9 |
0.5 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
14.7 |
1.1 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
11.4 |
0.4 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
| Other |
31.4 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
1.9 |
14.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
38.2 |
1.2 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
14.8 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
12.9 |
2.2 |
20.1 |
2.9 |
| Complex activities |
14.0 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
14.8 |
2.5 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
16.6 |
0.5 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
38.1 |
1.3 |
a Negative/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.
b Persons ages 18-64. Less than high school 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons ages 18-64.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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