Table 215b People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
17.9 |
0.5 |
15.8 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
0.5 |
32.5 |
1.5 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
Age |
0-17 |
34.3 |
1.1 |
29.2 |
1.1 |
22.1 |
1.2 |
55.5 |
2.4 |
54.9 |
2.0 |
18-44 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
11.1 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
21.6 |
1.5 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
10.3 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
19.7 |
1.5 |
17.6 |
1.5 |
Gender |
Male |
16.0 |
0.5 |
14.0 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
0.6 |
28.3 |
1.6 |
26.4 |
1.1 |
Female |
19.8 |
0.6 |
17.5 |
0.6 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
36.3 |
1.8 |
33.1 |
1.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
59.1 |
1.1 |
59.6 |
1.3 |
51.9 |
1.8 |
72.7 |
1.8 |
57.6 |
1.8 |
Near poor/low |
34.5 |
1.0 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
30.8 |
1.5 |
39.7 |
2.2 |
37.9 |
1.9 |
Middle |
10.6 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
0.6 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
13.8 |
1.5 |
15.7 |
1.3 |
High |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
25.0 |
0.9 |
27.3 |
1.1 |
23.8 |
1.2 |
36.9 |
2.3 |
20.3 |
1.3 |
High school graduate |
13.4 |
0.6 |
13.2 |
0.6 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
21.9 |
2.0 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
At least some college |
5.3 |
0.3 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
11.8 |
1.3 |
9.0 |
1.1 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
16.7 |
0.7 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
30.4 |
1.9 |
28.0 |
1.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
17.6 |
1.1 |
15.5 |
1.1 |
12.2 |
0.9 |
33.8 |
3.7 |
32.0 |
2.4 |
Micropolitan |
21.3 |
1.5 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
17.2 |
1.5 |
40.8 |
3.1 |
35.6 |
4.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
27.1 |
2.3 |
25.5 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
1.7 |
45.6 |
4.7 |
43.0 |
10.3 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
21.3 |
2.4 |
21.3 |
2.6 |
20.1 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
38.6 |
1.6 |
35.1 |
1.7 |
26.9 |
1.9 |
62.0 |
3.2 |
59.9 |
4.3 |
No |
32.7 |
1.2 |
27.2 |
1.2 |
20.4 |
1.3 |
52.7 |
2.7 |
53.8 |
1.9 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
16.2 |
0.5 |
15.3 |
0.5 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
32.2 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
1.8 |
Other |
29.2 |
1.2 |
22.8 |
2.9 |
27.3 |
6.8 |
* |
* |
32.0 |
1.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
36.6 |
1.4 |
35.8 |
1.4 |
30.9 |
1.6 |
56.7 |
3.3 |
44.7 |
3.8 |
Complex activities |
49.6 |
1.4 |
48.2 |
1.5 |
42.8 |
1.8 |
72.0 |
3.1 |
64.0 |
4.2 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
8.0 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
15.3 |
1.2 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
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: 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.