Table 199d
People under age 65 uninsured all year, by education,a United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
16.3 |
0.4 |
30.7 |
1.0 |
18.3 |
0.7 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
| Age |
18-44 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
33.0 |
1.3 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
11.4 |
0.6 |
| 45-64 |
12.0 |
0.6 |
25.9 |
1.4 |
13.4 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
19.0 |
0.6 |
34.9 |
1.4 |
21.9 |
0.9 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
| Female |
13.7 |
0.5 |
26.3 |
1.1 |
14.7 |
0.7 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
15.9 |
0.5 |
32.7 |
1.2 |
17.6 |
0.8 |
8.8 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
19.2 |
0.9 |
25.1 |
2.1 |
21.6 |
1.6 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
| Asian, single race |
16.2 |
1.8 |
18.2 |
3.8 |
19.4 |
4.0 |
14.9 |
2.1 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
23.8 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
15.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
13.2 |
0.4 |
23.0 |
1.1 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
11.9 |
0.5 |
23.1 |
1.4 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
19.0 |
1.0 |
24.6 |
2.1 |
21.5 |
1.6 |
13.4 |
1.5 |
| Hispanic, all races |
35.9 |
1.1 |
47.4 |
1.5 |
32.5 |
1.6 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
34.6 |
1.2 |
39.5 |
1.6 |
31.8 |
2.1 |
29.2 |
2.5 |
| Near poor/low |
32.7 |
1.0 |
41.8 |
1.8 |
30.1 |
1.6 |
26.5 |
1.8 |
| Middle |
15.2 |
0.7 |
23.8 |
1.7 |
16.6 |
1.1 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
| High |
6.6 |
0.4 |
13.3 |
1.9 |
9.4 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
16.0 |
0.6 |
31.7 |
1.4 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
16.0 |
0.8 |
29.7 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
1.2 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
| Micropolitan |
18.2 |
1.7 |
30.9 |
3.0 |
18.5 |
2.2 |
11.9 |
1.6 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
17.4 |
1.9 |
28.1 |
3.3 |
16.8 |
2.9 |
9.2 |
2.3 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
18.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
20.7 |
3.0 |
11.8 |
2.8 |
| Preferred language |
English |
13.2 |
0.4 |
23.3 |
1.0 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
| Other |
38.6 |
1.4 |
50.0 |
1.9 |
37.3 |
2.3 |
24.5 |
2.2 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
13.5 |
0.4 |
23.7 |
1.1 |
16.4 |
0.7 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
| No |
30.0 |
1.2 |
47.1 |
1.9 |
30.6 |
1.9 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
a 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.
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 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; 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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