Table 213A_d
People under age 65 uninsured all year, by education,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
16.6 |
0.5 |
31.8 |
1.0 |
18.3 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
| Age |
18-44 |
19.3 |
0.6 |
34.3 |
1.1 |
21.4 |
0.9 |
11.9 |
0.6 |
| 45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
26.4 |
1.5 |
13.9 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
19.6 |
0.6 |
35.2 |
1.4 |
21.7 |
0.9 |
12.0 |
0.7 |
| Female |
13.8 |
0.5 |
28.0 |
1.2 |
14.9 |
0.8 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
16.2 |
0.5 |
33.2 |
1.1 |
17.6 |
0.7 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
19.9 |
1.2 |
28.8 |
2.4 |
22.8 |
1.8 |
12.6 |
1.2 |
| Asian, single race |
13.7 |
1.7 |
17.3 |
4.6 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
14.1 |
2.1 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
27.9 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
21.1 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
18.7 |
4.7 |
22.2 |
4.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
13.3 |
0.5 |
23.5 |
1.1 |
15.7 |
0.8 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
11.9 |
0.5 |
22.7 |
1.4 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
19.5 |
1.2 |
27.3 |
2.2 |
22.8 |
1.8 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
| Hispanic |
37.4 |
1.2 |
48.7 |
1.6 |
36.0 |
1.8 |
21.7 |
1.5 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
36.6 |
1.2 |
39.2 |
1.7 |
35.8 |
2.0 |
33.7 |
2.9 |
| Near poor/low |
31.7 |
1.2 |
40.8 |
1.8 |
29.4 |
1.8 |
24.6 |
1.7 |
| Middle |
16.0 |
0.7 |
28.8 |
1.7 |
15.1 |
1.0 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
| High |
6.2 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
16.9 |
0.6 |
33.1 |
1.4 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
14.7 |
0.9 |
29.7 |
1.9 |
16.4 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
| Micropolitan |
18.1 |
1.6 |
31.3 |
3.0 |
18.1 |
2.1 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
20.6 |
2.0 |
32.4 |
2.7 |
19.3 |
3.0 |
13.2 |
2.7 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
21.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
28.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
13.4 |
0.5 |
24.4 |
1.1 |
16.0 |
0.8 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
| Other |
39.5 |
1.5 |
50.5 |
1.8 |
39.1 |
2.0 |
24.8 |
2.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
14.8 |
1.0 |
21.4 |
2.2 |
16.5 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
| Complex activities |
14.0 |
1.0 |
18.4 |
2.2 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
9.7 |
1.8 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
16.5 |
0.5 |
33.2 |
1.1 |
18.3 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
a 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.
b 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.
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: 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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