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Table 14_1_7.1c
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 18.3 0.5 58.7 1.2 35.4 1.0 11.4 0.6 2.5 0.2
Age 0–17 35.3 1.0 83.0 1.4 58.5 1.8 20.0 1.4 4.3 0.6
18–44 11.8 0.5 40.9 1.6 20.8 1.2 6.7 0.6 1.6 0.2
45–64 11.3 0.5 46.2 2.4 27.7 1.4 9.8 0.8 2.4 0.3
65 and over * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 16.1 0.5 53.2 1.4 33.4 1.2 10.4 0.6 2.2 0.2
Female 20.5 0.6 63.1 1.4 37.3 1.3 12.4 0.7 2.9 0.3
Race White, single race 15.7 0.5 55.3 1.5 33.3 1.3 10.5 0.6 2.3 0.2
Black, single race 33.1 1.2 69.5 2.0 42.2 2.0 15.4 1.4 4.4 0.9
Asian, single race 11.5 1.8 34.4 7.7 29.4 5.5 11.1 3.2 * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 35.6 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 30.1 2.8 72.3 4.7 37.4 5.6 19.5 4.0 * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 16.0 0.5 58.2 1.5 34.6 1.3 10.4 0.6 2.3 0.2
Non-Hispanic, White 12.4 0.5 52.4 2.1 31.3 1.8 9.2 0.7 2.0 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 33.0 1.2 69.9 2.1 41.9 2.0 15.4 1.5 4.5 0.9
Hispanic 30.5 1.1 60.0 1.7 37.5 1.7 16.5 1.3 5.9 1.2
Education,b ages 18–64 Less than high school 24.6 1.0 48.8 2.0 28.0 1.7 12.3 1.0 3.9 0.9
High school graduate 13.2 0.6 44.2 2.1 22.7 1.4 8.4 0.7 2.8 0.4
At least some college 5.9 0.3 30.8 2.3 18.1 1.5 5.4 0.7 1.6 0.2
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 6.2 0.3 30.1 1.8 15.3 0.9 4.8 0.4 0.9 0.1
Not employed 31.7 1.0 54.4 1.8 41.9 1.8 21.4 1.4 9.7 1.0
Residence locationc Metropolitan 17.7 0.6 58.6 1.3 35.5 1.1 11.3 0.6 2.4 0.2
  Large central metro 21.3 1.0 62.1 1.9 36.8 1.5 12.4 1.1 2.4 0.3
  Large fringe metro 12.5 0.9 52.7 3.1 32.6 2.9 10.7 1.2 1.8 0.3
  Medium metro 18.4 1.3 57.4 2.4 35.7 2.1 10.3 1.2 2.5 0.5
  Small metro 18.8 1.8 58.7 4.4 35.1 3.3 12.2 2.0 4.0 1.1
Nonmetropolitan 21.5 1.2 59.1 2.6 34.9 2.8 11.5 1.4 3.7 0.8
  Micropolitan 19.8 1.5 60.7 2.5 33.8 3.3 10.9 1.9 3.2 0.9
  Noncore 24.8 2.1 56.4 4.2 36.3 4.4 12.8 2.0 * *
Language spoken most often at home English 16.6 0.5 59.5 1.3 35.0 1.3 10.4 0.6 2.3 0.2
Other 29.2 1.2 56.4 2.3 36.3 1.9 17.5 1.7 5.2 1.2
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 16.5 0.5 57.5 1.3 33.7 1.1 10.1 0.6 2.1 0.2
Fair/poor 37.2 1.3 65.0 2.3 47.0 2.4 25.9 2.0 10.2 1.5
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 Basic activities 39.6 1.6 68.1 2.7 53.6 2.8 28.8 2.6 15.7 2.0
Complex activities 50.7 1.7 71.6 2.8 61.1 2.9 38.5 2.9 25.4 3.1
Neither basic nor complex activities 8.0 0.3 35.4 1.6 17.1 1.0 5.3 0.4 1.1 0.1

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 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.

* - 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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