Table 200a People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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 |
25.2 |
0.5 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
28.7 |
1.2 |
25.7 |
2.1 |
19.7 |
5.4 |
33.4 |
4.8 |
31.4 |
3.5 |
Age |
0-17 |
18.4 |
0.7 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
18.4 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
25.2 |
4.7 |
18-44 |
33.2 |
0.7 |
32.1 |
0.8 |
41.1 |
1.6 |
30.9 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
36.9 |
6.0 |
38.5 |
4.7 |
45-64 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
18.4 |
0.7 |
25.5 |
1.8 |
22.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
26.7 |
0.6 |
26.1 |
0.7 |
30.2 |
1.4 |
25.5 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
39.3 |
6.4 |
29.6 |
3.9 |
Female |
23.7 |
0.6 |
22.8 |
0.7 |
27.3 |
1.3 |
25.9 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
28.1 |
4.9 |
32.7 |
4.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
41.6 |
1.2 |
45.6 |
1.5 |
32.5 |
2.0 |
33.9 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
30.6 |
7.3 |
Near poor/low |
43.0 |
1.2 |
44.5 |
1.4 |
35.6 |
2.1 |
44.7 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
47.1 |
7.5 |
Middle |
24.2 |
0.9 |
23.2 |
1.0 |
27.4 |
1.9 |
30.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
28.7 |
5.5 |
High |
12.7 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
0.6 |
19.0 |
2.4 |
14.8 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
23.9 |
5.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
45.5 |
1.1 |
47.5 |
1.3 |
40.7 |
2.3 |
33.6 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
30.3 |
0.9 |
28.6 |
1.0 |
38.1 |
2.1 |
31.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
19.8 |
0.6 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
30.5 |
2.2 |
25.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
25.4 |
0.7 |
24.7 |
0.9 |
27.9 |
1.4 |
25.2 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
34.1 |
5.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
24.3 |
1.0 |
23.5 |
1.1 |
27.1 |
2.0 |
29.7 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
29.1 |
5.9 |
Micropolitan |
26.6 |
2.0 |
25.0 |
2.1 |
42.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
28.1 |
2.5 |
27.3 |
2.8 |
33.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
23.4 |
3.5 |
23.4 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
13.5 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
19.6 |
0.8 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
17.0 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
28.9 |
5.7 |
Preferred language |
English |
22.3 |
0.5 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
28.2 |
1.2 |
19.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
31.8 |
5.2 |
30.7 |
3.6 |
Other |
45.6 |
1.5 |
49.1 |
1.7 |
46.4 |
6.6 |
30.2 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
22.5 |
0.5 |
21.4 |
0.6 |
27.7 |
1.2 |
19.4 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
33.1 |
5.1 |
31.4 |
3.6 |
No |
43.0 |
1.4 |
48.8 |
1.7 |
39.3 |
3.7 |
28.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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