Table 199a People under age 65 uninsured all year, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
13.7 |
0.4 |
13.6 |
0.4 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
14.2 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
20.9 |
3.9 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
Age |
0-17 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
7.8 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
18.8 |
0.6 |
21.3 |
1.2 |
17.8 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
20.2 |
4.4 |
16.7 |
3.3 |
45-64 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
15.5 |
1.6 |
13.0 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
15.6 |
0.5 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
16.9 |
1.0 |
13.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
31.0 |
6.0 |
9.4 |
2.3 |
Female |
11.8 |
0.4 |
11.6 |
0.4 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
15.1 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
11.8 |
3.3 |
11.7 |
2.7 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
23.9 |
0.9 |
27.0 |
1.2 |
17.6 |
1.5 |
18.5 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
24.8 |
0.9 |
26.2 |
1.1 |
18.4 |
1.5 |
29.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.2 |
4.8 |
Middle |
12.7 |
0.6 |
12.4 |
0.7 |
12.8 |
1.4 |
16.5 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
6.3 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
8.7 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
30.7 |
1.0 |
32.7 |
1.2 |
25.1 |
2.1 |
18.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
18.3 |
0.7 |
17.6 |
0.8 |
21.6 |
1.6 |
19.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
9.7 |
0.4 |
8.8 |
0.4 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
14.9 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
13.7 |
0.5 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
14.2 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
11.1 |
2.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
13.2 |
0.7 |
13.1 |
0.8 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
14.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
15.0 |
1.4 |
13.8 |
1.4 |
24.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
15.1 |
1.7 |
14.4 |
1.8 |
23.9 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
13.7 |
2.0 |
13.6 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
3.9 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
7.7 |
0.5 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
11.1 |
0.3 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
13.7 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
18.7 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
2.0 |
Other |
31.3 |
1.3 |
34.7 |
1.4 |
32.2 |
6.8 |
17.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
11.1 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
13.3 |
0.7 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
19.9 |
4.2 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
No |
29.9 |
1.2 |
35.6 |
1.5 |
23.8 |
3.2 |
16.6 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 age 18 and over. 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 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; 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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