Table 214d
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by education,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
28.7 |
0.6 |
48.2 |
1.0 |
31.5 |
0.9 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
| Age |
18-44 |
34.2 |
0.7 |
53.0 |
1.1 |
38.2 |
1.1 |
24.1 |
0.8 |
| 45-64 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
37.7 |
1.7 |
21.8 |
1.2 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
31.4 |
0.7 |
49.8 |
1.4 |
34.6 |
1.1 |
22.1 |
0.9 |
| Female |
26.0 |
0.6 |
46.3 |
1.4 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
18.1 |
0.6 |
| Race |
White, single race |
27.6 |
0.6 |
49.7 |
1.2 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
| Black, single race |
35.6 |
1.4 |
44.2 |
2.5 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
28.1 |
1.8 |
| Asian, single race |
25.7 |
2.3 |
38.2 |
6.0 |
30.7 |
5.2 |
22.0 |
2.3 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
40.2 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
33.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
26.6 |
5.0 |
35.8 |
5.4 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
25.1 |
0.6 |
41.2 |
1.3 |
28.7 |
0.9 |
18.7 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
23.0 |
0.6 |
41.1 |
1.7 |
26.5 |
1.0 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
35.0 |
1.4 |
43.2 |
2.4 |
38.3 |
2.1 |
27.7 |
1.8 |
| Hispanic |
51.3 |
1.4 |
62.2 |
1.6 |
50.6 |
2.3 |
35.6 |
2.0 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
55.7 |
1.4 |
58.6 |
1.8 |
55.5 |
2.3 |
51.3 |
2.8 |
| Near poor/low |
50.2 |
1.2 |
57.8 |
1.6 |
48.8 |
1.9 |
43.6 |
2.1 |
| Middle |
29.6 |
0.9 |
44.3 |
1.9 |
28.7 |
1.3 |
24.5 |
1.2 |
| High |
12.8 |
0.6 |
23.4 |
2.8 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
28.9 |
0.7 |
49.3 |
1.3 |
32.0 |
1.1 |
20.6 |
0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small |
27.2 |
1.0 |
46.9 |
2.0 |
30.9 |
1.7 |
18.0 |
1.1 |
| Micropolitan |
29.7 |
2.0 |
47.6 |
3.6 |
29.5 |
2.2 |
21.7 |
2.4 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
33.4 |
2.8 |
48.8 |
3.9 |
31.4 |
3.7 |
24.1 |
4.4 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
29.1 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
36.2 |
4.4 |
17.8 |
4.2 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
25.2 |
0.6 |
41.3 |
1.2 |
28.9 |
0.9 |
18.6 |
0.6 |
| Other |
53.9 |
1.5 |
65.6 |
1.6 |
55.8 |
2.4 |
36.3 |
2.4 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.3 |
35.1 |
2.6 |
26.1 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
| Complex activities |
25.8 |
1.2 |
32.3 |
2.6 |
25.3 |
2.2 |
21.0 |
2.5 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
28.7 |
0.6 |
50.2 |
1.1 |
32.0 |
0.9 |
19.8 |
0.6 |
a Persons ages 18-64. 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons ages 18-64.
* 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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