Table 200b
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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 |
25.2 |
0.5 |
22.0 |
0.5 |
20.2 |
0.6 |
28.5 |
1.2 |
43.1 |
1.2 |
| Age |
0-17 |
18.4 |
0.7 |
15.6 |
0.8 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
30.4 |
1.6 |
| 18-44 |
33.2 |
0.7 |
29.1 |
0.7 |
26.5 |
0.8 |
40.8 |
1.6 |
53.6 |
1.3 |
| 45-64 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
17.7 |
0.7 |
16.0 |
0.7 |
25.1 |
1.8 |
39.9 |
2.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
26.7 |
0.6 |
23.3 |
0.7 |
21.6 |
0.8 |
30.1 |
1.4 |
45.1 |
1.2 |
| Female |
23.7 |
0.6 |
20.8 |
0.6 |
18.8 |
0.7 |
27.0 |
1.3 |
41.0 |
1.4 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
41.6 |
1.2 |
38.1 |
1.4 |
41.9 |
2.0 |
32.4 |
2.0 |
51.4 |
1.9 |
| Near poor/low |
43.0 |
1.2 |
38.3 |
1.4 |
38.1 |
1.8 |
35.7 |
2.2 |
56.1 |
1.7 |
| Middle |
24.2 |
0.9 |
21.8 |
0.9 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
26.7 |
1.8 |
37.3 |
1.9 |
| High |
12.7 |
0.5 |
12.3 |
0.5 |
11.4 |
0.6 |
18.9 |
2.4 |
18.7 |
2.1 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
45.5 |
1.1 |
37.9 |
1.3 |
38.0 |
1.7 |
40.0 |
2.4 |
61.9 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
30.3 |
0.9 |
28.1 |
0.9 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
37.6 |
2.1 |
46.6 |
2.0 |
| At least some college |
19.8 |
0.6 |
18.4 |
0.6 |
16.0 |
0.6 |
30.5 |
2.1 |
35.9 |
1.9 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
25.4 |
0.7 |
21.3 |
0.7 |
18.9 |
0.9 |
27.4 |
1.4 |
42.6 |
1.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
24.3 |
1.0 |
22.0 |
1.0 |
20.6 |
1.1 |
27.2 |
2.0 |
42.3 |
2.2 |
| Micropolitan |
26.6 |
2.0 |
24.6 |
1.8 |
22.6 |
1.7 |
42.4 |
3.7 |
47.8 |
3.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
28.1 |
2.5 |
25.2 |
2.3 |
23.8 |
2.4 |
33.9 |
4.7 |
52.8 |
4.1 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
23.4 |
3.5 |
22.8 |
3.5 |
22.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
13.5 |
1.0 |
12.3 |
1.1 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
13.4 |
2.6 |
20.8 |
2.9 |
| No |
19.6 |
0.8 |
16.5 |
0.9 |
16.0 |
1.1 |
15.9 |
1.8 |
32.2 |
1.7 |
| Preferred language |
English |
22.3 |
0.5 |
21.4 |
0.5 |
19.9 |
0.6 |
28.1 |
1.2 |
32.1 |
1.5 |
| Other |
45.6 |
1.5 |
32.4 |
2.7 |
32.4 |
6.1 |
45.2 |
7.6 |
52.0 |
1.6 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
22.5 |
0.5 |
21.4 |
0.5 |
19.9 |
0.6 |
27.7 |
1.1 |
32.0 |
1.2 |
| No |
43.0 |
1.4 |
28.6 |
1.8 |
25.5 |
3.4 |
38.0 |
3.9 |
58.9 |
1.6 |
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: 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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