Table 200d
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the 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 |
27.9 |
0.6 |
45.5 |
1.1 |
30.3 |
0.9 |
19.8 |
0.6 |
| Age |
18-44 |
33.2 |
0.7 |
50.0 |
1.3 |
36.8 |
1.0 |
23.8 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
19.5 |
0.7 |
35.9 |
1.5 |
20.7 |
1.1 |
13.8 |
0.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
30.2 |
0.7 |
48.1 |
1.4 |
33.4 |
1.2 |
20.9 |
0.8 |
| Female |
25.7 |
0.6 |
42.7 |
1.3 |
27.3 |
1.0 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
| Race |
White, single race |
26.6 |
0.6 |
47.5 |
1.3 |
28.6 |
1.0 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
| Black, single race |
35.7 |
1.3 |
40.7 |
2.3 |
38.1 |
2.1 |
30.5 |
2.2 |
| Asian, single race |
27.9 |
2.3 |
33.6 |
5.1 |
31.8 |
4.6 |
25.5 |
2.8 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
36.8 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
36.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
24.4 |
0.5 |
37.9 |
1.3 |
28.1 |
0.9 |
18.4 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
22.0 |
0.6 |
38.0 |
1.7 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
35.3 |
1.3 |
40.0 |
2.4 |
37.6 |
2.1 |
30.5 |
2.1 |
| Hispanic, all races |
50.1 |
1.2 |
61.9 |
1.5 |
46.6 |
2.0 |
35.9 |
1.9 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
53.1 |
1.4 |
56.9 |
1.8 |
51.0 |
2.1 |
48.9 |
2.9 |
| Near poor/low |
51.0 |
1.3 |
57.4 |
1.8 |
47.9 |
1.9 |
48.2 |
2.3 |
| Middle |
27.7 |
0.9 |
37.2 |
1.9 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
| High |
13.5 |
0.5 |
25.3 |
2.4 |
16.7 |
1.2 |
10.7 |
0.5 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
27.8 |
0.8 |
46.2 |
1.5 |
30.0 |
1.3 |
20.5 |
0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small |
27.0 |
1.0 |
44.2 |
2.1 |
31.3 |
1.5 |
17.8 |
1.1 |
| Micropolitan |
29.8 |
2.3 |
46.6 |
4.0 |
30.1 |
2.7 |
21.6 |
2.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
29.9 |
2.5 |
44.3 |
4.3 |
28.3 |
3.2 |
19.9 |
3.0 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
28.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
28.6 |
3.1 |
21.7 |
5.1 |
| Preferred language |
English |
24.7 |
0.5 |
38.8 |
1.3 |
28.2 |
0.9 |
18.3 |
0.6 |
| Other |
52.0 |
1.5 |
63.1 |
1.9 |
50.6 |
2.6 |
38.2 |
2.5 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
24.9 |
0.6 |
39.6 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
0.9 |
18.1 |
0.6 |
| No |
42.7 |
1.4 |
59.5 |
1.9 |
43.6 |
2.3 |
29.9 |
2.0 |
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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