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HEALTH CARE ACCESS MODULE

R1: At Risk For No Health Insurance

Respondents With No Health Insurance, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# with no
 Health
 Insurance

Percent of
 respondents
 with no Health
 Insurance

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

3013

311

11.5

10.0-12.9

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

226

42

20.2

13.9-26.5

25 – 34

395

59

15.8

11.6-19.9

35 – 44

551

70

11.8

9.0-14.7

45 – 54

640

65

10.1

7.6-12.6

55 – 64

445

53

11.0

8.0-14.0

65+

729

21

3.0

1.6-4.4

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1273

156

13.0

10.8-15.2

Female

1740

155

9.9

8.1-11.8

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2787

258

10.4

8.9-11.8

Amer. Indian

90

32

33.3

21.6-45.0

Other

106

13

12.8

5.2-20.4

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

264

38

17.7

11.9-23.5

H.S. Grad

926

104

12.2

9.6-14.8

Some College

970

113

12.2

9.8-14.6

College Grad

848

56

7.9

5.2-10.6

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

324

67

23.8

17.2-30.4

$15,000 – 24,999

545

95

21.4

16.9-25.8

$25,000 – 49,999

999

89

9.6

7.5-11.7

$50,000 – 74,999

469

16

3.7

1.8-5.6

$75,000+

339

12

3.1

1.3-5.0

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1734

126

7.6

6.2-8.9

Divorced

352

59

20.2

14.8-25.6

Widowed

372

20

6.4

3.3-9.5

Separated

32

1

2.9

0-8.8

Never Married

459

88

20.8

16.1-25.6

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

17

29.0

13.0-45.1

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

1950

218

11.7

10.0-13.4

Not Employed

75

26

33.6

20.8-46.3

Student/Home-worker

309

30

13.9

8.0-19.7

Retired/Unable to Work

672

37

5.5

3.6-7.5

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
Diabetes 
Yes

228

19

9.0

4.8-13.3

Only during pregnancy

20

1

3.7

0-11.5

No

2762

291

11.7

10.2-13.2

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, and good

2560

248

10.8

9.3-12.3

Fair, or poor

443

61

15.4

11.3-19.4

 

 

 

 

 

Asthma 
Yes

300

32

10.8

6.8-14.8

No

2708

279

11.5

10.0-13.1

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1843

186

10.9

9.2-12.6

No

1030

111

12.4

9.7-15.2

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

540

63

13.0

9.5-16.4

No

2435

244

11.2

9.6-12.7

 

 

 

 

 


Respondents With No Health Insurance, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# with no
 Health
 Insurance

Percent of
 respondents
 with no Health
 Insurance

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

14778

1551

11.1

10.5-11.7

 
Race
White

14084

1368

10.2

9.6-10.7

Amer. Indian

438

133

32.9

27.7-38.1

Other

213

44

22.1

15.5-28.7


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For No Health Insurance: Respondents who reported that they did not have any type of health care coverage.
  All Respondents

 

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