Table 199b
People under age 65 uninsured all year, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| |
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
13.7 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
28.0 |
0.9 |
| Age |
0-17 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
| 18-44 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
15.2 |
0.5 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
21.0 |
1.2 |
38.4 |
1.2 |
| 45-64 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
10.5 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
15.4 |
1.7 |
29.1 |
1.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
15.6 |
0.5 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
0.6 |
16.9 |
1.0 |
30.6 |
1.1 |
| Female |
11.8 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
25.2 |
1.1 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
23.9 |
0.9 |
20.9 |
1.0 |
23.6 |
1.6 |
17.4 |
1.5 |
32.0 |
1.6 |
| Near poor/low |
24.8 |
0.9 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
19.6 |
1.3 |
18.5 |
1.6 |
38.6 |
1.6 |
| Middle |
12.7 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
12.6 |
1.5 |
24.1 |
1.4 |
| High |
6.3 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
8.7 |
1.7 |
10.3 |
1.7 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
30.7 |
1.0 |
23.0 |
1.1 |
23.1 |
1.4 |
24.6 |
2.1 |
47.4 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
18.3 |
0.7 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
1.6 |
32.5 |
1.6 |
| At least some college |
9.7 |
0.4 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
1.5 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
13.7 |
0.5 |
10.3 |
0.5 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
13.1 |
0.9 |
28.0 |
1.2 |
| Metropolitan-small |
13.2 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
26.7 |
1.6 |
| Micropolitan |
15.0 |
1.4 |
13.5 |
1.3 |
12.0 |
1.1 |
24.9 |
3.2 |
31.7 |
3.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
15.1 |
1.7 |
13.6 |
1.8 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
23.9 |
4.2 |
27.8 |
5.1 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
13.7 |
2.0 |
13.2 |
2.0 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
3.9 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
7.8 |
2.0 |
| No |
7.7 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
| Preferred language |
English |
11.1 |
0.3 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
13.7 |
0.7 |
15.9 |
1.0 |
| Other |
31.3 |
1.3 |
18.8 |
2.3 |
18.1 |
5.1 |
34.2 |
8.1 |
37.4 |
1.3 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
11.1 |
0.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
13.3 |
0.7 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
| No |
29.9 |
1.2 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
2.1 |
24.1 |
3.6 |
45.0 |
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 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: 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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