Table 214a People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
25.7 |
0.5 |
25.1 |
0.6 |
28.8 |
1.3 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
22.8 |
4.4 |
36.2 |
4.8 |
32.0 |
3.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
18.1 |
0.8 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
14.4 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
30.7 |
5.0 |
18-44 |
34.4 |
0.7 |
33.8 |
0.8 |
40.0 |
1.6 |
27.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
41.9 |
6.9 |
34.8 |
4.2 |
45-64 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
18.8 |
0.7 |
27.6 |
1.9 |
20.9 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
29.6 |
5.2 |
Gender |
Male |
27.5 |
0.6 |
26.7 |
0.7 |
31.5 |
1.6 |
24.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
39.4 |
6.1 |
34.1 |
3.6 |
Female |
23.9 |
0.6 |
23.4 |
0.6 |
26.5 |
1.5 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
33.0 |
5.7 |
30.1 |
4.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
42.4 |
1.1 |
46.2 |
1.4 |
32.6 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.6 |
6.0 |
Near poor/low |
41.7 |
1.1 |
42.9 |
1.2 |
38.4 |
2.5 |
31.0 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
44.9 |
5.9 |
Middle |
25.9 |
0.9 |
25.5 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
2.2 |
27.8 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.0 |
5.5 |
High |
12.3 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
17.7 |
2.5 |
13.6 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
48.2 |
1.0 |
49.7 |
1.2 |
44.2 |
2.5 |
38.2 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
31.5 |
0.9 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
30.7 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
26.6 |
5.0 |
At least some college |
20.0 |
0.6 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
28.1 |
1.8 |
22.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
35.8 |
5.4 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
26.2 |
0.7 |
25.6 |
0.8 |
29.5 |
1.9 |
23.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
33.6 |
4.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
24.2 |
1.1 |
23.7 |
1.2 |
24.5 |
1.4 |
22.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.3 |
6.0 |
Micropolitan |
26.4 |
1.7 |
25.4 |
1.9 |
34.8 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
23.5 |
5.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
27.7 |
2.6 |
26.8 |
3.0 |
32.2 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
24.2 |
3.2 |
24.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
12.9 |
1.1 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
19.0 |
0.8 |
19.3 |
0.9 |
16.3 |
1.8 |
14.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.3 |
5.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
22.6 |
0.5 |
21.5 |
0.6 |
28.4 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
31.9 |
5.2 |
32.1 |
3.3 |
Other |
46.1 |
1.3 |
50.0 |
1.5 |
49.7 |
9.3 |
28.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.3 |
25.7 |
1.4 |
24.2 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
25.8 |
1.2 |
26.6 |
1.5 |
21.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
28.8 |
0.6 |
27.5 |
0.7 |
37.6 |
1.6 |
24.9 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
41.4 |
6.5 |
35.3 |
4.2 |
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.