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Americans Without Health Insurance1 by Characteristic, 2008
The following table lists the percent of Americans without health insurance for 2008 by characteristic, including age, race and ethnicity, region, nativity, and income.
| Characteristic |
Percent |
|
Total
|
15.4%
|
|
Family status
|
|
| In families |
14.2 |
| Householder |
13.4 |
| Related children under 18 |
9.6 |
| Related children under 6 |
8.6 |
| In unrelated subfamilies |
24.9 |
| Unrelated individual |
20.8 |
|
Race and ethnicity
|
|
| White |
14.5 |
| Non-Hispanic |
10.8 |
| Black |
19.1 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander |
17.6 |
| Hispanic2 |
30.7 |
|
Age
|
|
| Under 18 years |
9.9 |
| 18 to 24 years |
28.6 |
| 25 to 34 years |
26.5 |
| 35 to 44 years |
19.4 |
| 45 to 64 years |
14.4 |
| 65 years and over |
1.7 |
|
Nativity
|
|
| Native |
12.9 |
| Foreign born |
33.5 |
| Naturalized citizen |
18.0 |
| Not a citizen |
44.7 |
|
Region
|
|
| Northeast |
11.6 |
| Midwest |
11.6 |
| South |
18.2 |
| West |
17.4 |
|
Household income
|
|
| Less than $25,000 |
24.5 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 |
21.4 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 |
14.0 |
| $75,000 or more |
8.2 |
1. For the entire year.
2. Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau.
Information Please® Database, © 2009 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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