Table 214b People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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 |
|
25.7 |
0.5 |
22.4 |
0.6 |
20.8 |
0.6 |
28.4 |
1.3 |
43.4 |
1.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
29.3 |
1.3 |
18-44 |
34.4 |
0.7 |
30.0 |
0.7 |
28.1 |
0.8 |
39.4 |
1.6 |
55.5 |
1.6 |
45-64 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
18.2 |
0.7 |
16.4 |
0.7 |
27.2 |
1.9 |
39.5 |
2.0 |
Gender |
Male |
27.5 |
0.6 |
24.0 |
0.7 |
22.3 |
0.7 |
30.9 |
1.5 |
45.5 |
1.2 |
Female |
23.9 |
0.6 |
20.8 |
0.6 |
19.3 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
1.5 |
41.2 |
1.4 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
42.4 |
1.1 |
39.3 |
1.4 |
43.2 |
1.8 |
32.7 |
1.8 |
51.0 |
1.8 |
Near poor/low |
41.7 |
1.1 |
37.1 |
1.2 |
36.6 |
1.5 |
37.8 |
2.5 |
53.9 |
1.7 |
Middle |
25.9 |
0.9 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
22.0 |
1.0 |
25.6 |
2.1 |
41.8 |
2.1 |
High |
12.3 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
17.4 |
2.5 |
18.2 |
2.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
48.2 |
1.0 |
41.2 |
1.3 |
41.1 |
1.7 |
43.2 |
2.4 |
62.2 |
1.6 |
High school graduate |
31.5 |
0.9 |
28.7 |
0.9 |
26.5 |
1.0 |
38.3 |
2.1 |
50.6 |
2.3 |
At least some college |
20.0 |
0.6 |
18.7 |
0.6 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
27.7 |
1.8 |
35.6 |
2.0 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
26.2 |
0.7 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
19.6 |
0.9 |
28.8 |
1.9 |
43.8 |
1.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
24.2 |
1.1 |
21.8 |
1.0 |
20.9 |
1.1 |
24.7 |
1.5 |
41.3 |
2.9 |
Micropolitan |
26.4 |
1.7 |
25.0 |
1.6 |
23.7 |
1.8 |
34.8 |
3.4 |
42.5 |
3.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
27.7 |
2.6 |
25.7 |
2.4 |
24.2 |
2.7 |
32.2 |
2.2 |
47.4 |
8.3 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
24.2 |
3.2 |
22.6 |
3.0 |
22.3 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
12.9 |
1.1 |
11.9 |
1.2 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
19.0 |
2.7 |
No |
19.0 |
0.8 |
15.7 |
0.8 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
16.2 |
1.8 |
31.4 |
1.3 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
22.6 |
0.5 |
21.9 |
0.6 |
20.5 |
0.6 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
30.8 |
1.4 |
Other |
46.1 |
1.3 |
29.7 |
2.2 |
27.9 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
53.2 |
1.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.3 |
24.9 |
1.3 |
24.6 |
1.5 |
25.0 |
2.7 |
33.5 |
3.6 |
Complex activities |
25.8 |
1.2 |
25.2 |
1.3 |
25.6 |
1.6 |
21.7 |
2.7 |
32.5 |
3.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
28.8 |
0.6 |
24.9 |
0.6 |
22.6 |
0.6 |
36.8 |
1.6 |
52.0 |
1.5 |
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.