Table 214c
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
25.7 |
0.5 |
42.4 |
1.1 |
41.7 |
1.1 |
25.9 |
0.9 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
| Age |
0-17 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
22.0 |
1.3 |
26.2 |
1.4 |
16.6 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
| 18-44 |
34.4 |
0.7 |
61.7 |
1.5 |
54.7 |
1.3 |
33.3 |
1.1 |
15.6 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
43.1 |
2.2 |
40.1 |
1.9 |
22.8 |
1.2 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
27.5 |
0.6 |
44.1 |
1.4 |
44.7 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
1.1 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
| Female |
23.9 |
0.6 |
40.9 |
1.3 |
38.9 |
1.2 |
23.5 |
1.0 |
10.4 |
0.7 |
| Race |
White, single race |
25.1 |
0.6 |
46.2 |
1.4 |
42.9 |
1.2 |
25.5 |
1.0 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
| Black, single race |
28.8 |
1.3 |
32.6 |
1.8 |
38.4 |
2.5 |
26.2 |
2.2 |
17.7 |
2.5 |
| Asian, single race |
22.8 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
31.0 |
4.6 |
27.8 |
3.9 |
13.6 |
2.3 |
| NHOPI, single race |
22.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
36.2 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
32.0 |
3.1 |
32.6 |
6.0 |
44.9 |
5.9 |
32.0 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
22.4 |
0.6 |
39.3 |
1.4 |
37.1 |
1.2 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
20.8 |
0.6 |
43.2 |
1.8 |
36.6 |
1.5 |
22.0 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
28.4 |
1.3 |
32.7 |
1.8 |
37.8 |
2.5 |
25.6 |
2.1 |
17.4 |
2.5 |
| Hispanic |
43.4 |
1.1 |
51.0 |
1.8 |
53.9 |
1.7 |
41.8 |
2.1 |
18.2 |
2.0 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
48.2 |
1.0 |
58.6 |
1.8 |
57.8 |
1.6 |
44.3 |
1.9 |
23.4 |
2.8 |
| High school graduate |
31.5 |
0.9 |
55.5 |
2.3 |
48.8 |
1.9 |
28.7 |
1.3 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
| At least some college |
20.0 |
0.6 |
51.3 |
2.8 |
43.6 |
2.1 |
24.5 |
1.2 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
26.2 |
0.7 |
43.9 |
1.6 |
43.8 |
1.6 |
26.9 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
0.9 |
| Metropolitan-small |
24.2 |
1.1 |
40.6 |
2.1 |
38.1 |
2.0 |
25.6 |
1.7 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
| Micropolitan |
26.4 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
3.2 |
41.4 |
2.5 |
24.5 |
2.5 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
27.7 |
2.6 |
38.6 |
2.7 |
40.1 |
5.5 |
23.2 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
24.2 |
3.2 |
48.0 |
8.5 |
40.1 |
3.6 |
17.9 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
12.9 |
1.1 |
15.9 |
2.1 |
19.5 |
2.6 |
12.3 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
| No |
19.0 |
0.8 |
24.0 |
1.6 |
28.0 |
1.5 |
17.6 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
22.6 |
0.5 |
39.0 |
1.3 |
38.0 |
1.2 |
23.4 |
0.9 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
| Other |
46.1 |
1.3 |
55.5 |
2.5 |
54.5 |
1.9 |
43.9 |
2.3 |
22.3 |
2.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.3 |
37.2 |
2.7 |
36.0 |
3.1 |
23.2 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
| Complex activities |
25.8 |
1.2 |
32.6 |
2.5 |
33.1 |
2.7 |
22.0 |
2.3 |
12.5 |
2.7 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
28.8 |
0.6 |
62.1 |
1.6 |
52.3 |
1.2 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
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 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.
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; 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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