Table 125b: People age under 65 with any period of uninsurance in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 25.8 0.6 22.3 0.6 21.2 0.6 27.7 1.1 46.3 1.2
                     
Age                    
    0-17 21.0 0.8 17.6 0.8 17.4 1.0 19.2 1.6 36.7 1.8
    18-44 33.2 0.7 29.1 0.7 27.9 0.8 36.1 1.5 55.1 1.3
    45-64 18.5 0.6 16.5 0.7 15.0 0.7 24.3 1.6 41.2 1.9
                     
Gender                    
    Male 27.1 0.7 23.3 0.7 22.0 0.8 28.7 1.3 48.5 1.4
    Female 24.5 0.6 21.4 0.6 20.4 0.7 26.7 1.3 44.0 1.4
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 44.3 1.3 40.5 1.7 44.3 2.1 33.7 2.3 55.2 2.4
    Near poor/low 44.4 1.3 40.3 1.5 42.0 1.7 37.0 2.6 56.8 1.9
    Middle 25.4 0.8 22.4 0.8 21.6 0.9 26.9 2.0 43.3 2.1
    High 12.3 0.6 11.7 0.6 11.3 0.6 13.2 1.6 21.7 2.2
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 47.2 1.0 40.1 1.2 40.0 1.4 42.3 2.2 62.9 1.5
    High school graduate 29.6 0.8 27.2 0.8 25.4 0.9 33.2 1.7 49.7 2.2
    At least some college 18.9 0.6 17.7 0.7 16.5 0.7 25.3 1.7 34.9 1.8
                     
Insurance coverage (Under age 65)                    
    Any private 12.2 0.4 11.5 0.4 10.9 0.5 15.0 1.0 19.0 1.1
    Public only 27.7 1.2 25.6 1.5 29.7 1.7 18.8 2.2 34.2 2.0
    Uninsured 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 26.0 0.8 21.2 0.8 19.7 0.9 26.3 1.4 46.7 1.5
    Metropolitan-small 25.1 1.0 23.3 1.1 22.8 1.1 28.3 2.3 41.7 2.9
    Micropolitan 25.8 1.7 23.7 1.6 21.8 1.6 34.8 3.3 50.8 4.9
    Noncore-adjacent 28.1 2.1 25.8 1.9 24.7 2.0 35.4 3.5 59.7 7.9
    Noncore-rural 24.4 2.9 23.6 2.7 22.8 3.0 * * * *
                     
CSHCN                    
    Yes 15.9 1.3 14.3 1.4 13.1 1.4 18.9 3.6 27.0 3.4
    No 22.2 0.8 18.4 0.9 18.3 1.0 20.0 1.7 38.2 1.9
                     

aNegative or 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.

bLess than high school graduate 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.

cSee 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.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 125c Table 125a

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