Table 14_1_5.1d
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, by education,a United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
17.0 |
0.5 |
33.3 |
0.9 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
| Age |
18–44 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
35.3 |
1.1 |
23.6 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
| 45–64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
29.1 |
1.6 |
13.2 |
0.8 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
| 65 and over |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Gender |
Male |
20.1 |
0.6 |
38.1 |
1.3 |
22.9 |
0.9 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
| Female |
14.1 |
0.5 |
27.9 |
1.4 |
15.3 |
0.8 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
| Race |
White, single race |
16.4 |
0.5 |
34.4 |
1.1 |
18.2 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
20.5 |
1.0 |
30.6 |
2.6 |
22.2 |
1.7 |
14.0 |
1.1 |
| Asian, single race |
15.7 |
2.2 |
22.0 |
5.4 |
26.7 |
5.1 |
11.3 |
2.2 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
26.3 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
23.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
24.6 |
5.7 |
22.3 |
4.2 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
13.6 |
0.4 |
26.1 |
1.1 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
12.1 |
0.4 |
25.5 |
1.3 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
20.0 |
1.0 |
29.0 |
2.4 |
21.8 |
1.7 |
13.9 |
1.1 |
| Hispanic |
37.8 |
1.1 |
46.9 |
1.5 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
22.1 |
1.9 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
36.2 |
1.3 |
38.4 |
1.7 |
37.3 |
2.1 |
31.3 |
2.6 |
| Near poor/low |
32.8 |
1.1 |
41.5 |
1.9 |
31.8 |
1.6 |
25.0 |
1.8 |
| Middle |
16.8 |
0.7 |
31.8 |
1.6 |
16.3 |
1.0 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
| High |
6.4 |
0.5 |
13.0 |
1.9 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
15.7 |
0.5 |
35.1 |
1.1 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
| Not employed |
21.9 |
0.8 |
29.9 |
1.4 |
23.5 |
1.3 |
13.7 |
1.2 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
16.9 |
0.5 |
33.3 |
1.1 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
| Large central metro |
21.4 |
1.0 |
37.5 |
1.6 |
25.0 |
1.4 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
| Large fringe metro |
13.2 |
0.7 |
30.2 |
2.0 |
16.4 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
| Medium metro |
15.0 |
1.2 |
30.6 |
2.8 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
| Small metro |
16.1 |
1.1 |
28.7 |
3.0 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
17.8 |
0.9 |
33.3 |
2.2 |
17.4 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
| Micropolitan |
15.7 |
1.3 |
30.0 |
2.8 |
15.4 |
1.8 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
| Noncore |
22.0 |
1.7 |
38.5 |
3.4 |
21.4 |
2.2 |
12.8 |
2.1 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
13.6 |
0.4 |
26.4 |
1.0 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
| Other |
41.6 |
1.5 |
48.9 |
1.8 |
45.6 |
2.2 |
27.1 |
2.4 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
16.7 |
0.5 |
34.4 |
1.0 |
19.2 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
| Fair/poor |
19.8 |
1.0 |
28.3 |
1.8 |
18.8 |
1.7 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
| Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 |
Basic activities |
14.4 |
1.0 |
21.7 |
2.2 |
14.4 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
1.5 |
| Complex activities |
14.9 |
1.1 |
16.7 |
2.2 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
11.2 |
1.8 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
17.1 |
0.5 |
35.2 |
1.0 |
19.2 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
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.
* - 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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