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HEALTH CARE ACCESS MODULE

R1: At Risk For No Health Insurance

Respondents With No Health Insurance, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with no
 health
 insurance

Percent of
 respondents
 with no health
 insurance

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

3030

342

13.5

11.8-15.1

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

195

46

25.7

18.4-32.9

25 – 34

421

69

17.9

13.7-22.1

35 – 44

575

73

12.5

9.6-15.4

45 – 54

660

79

12.1

9.3-14.9

55 – 64

460

58

12.9

9.6-16.3

65+

703

16

2.9

1.2-4.6

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1304

183

16.8

14.1-19.5

Female

1726

159

10.1

8.4-11.9

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2830

288

11.8

10.3-13.3

Amer. Indian

78

32

45.7

30.6-60.9

Other

94

18

26.2

13.6-38.7

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

257

40

23.3

15.5-31.0

H.S. Grad

894

153

20.8

17.3-24.3

Some College

993

95

10.5

8.1-13.0

College Grad

881

54

6.5

4.7-8.4

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

261

52

21.9

14.9-28.9

$15,000 – 24,999

492

110

26.0

21.2-30.8

$25,000 – 49,999

1018

109

13.6

10.8-16.4

$50,000 – 74,999

503

24

4.6

2.7-6.4

$75,000+

391

13

4.3

1.5-7.2

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status
Married

1809

158

9.4

7.9-10.9

Divorced

368

67

21.0

15.9-26.1

Widowed

351

13

5.0

1.5-8.5

Separated

24

7

29.1

8.7-49.5

Never Married

413

79

23.7

17.8-29.6

Member of Unmarried Couple

57

16

33.9

18.8-49.0

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

2026

241

14.1

12.2-16.1

Not Employed

72

28

46.7

29.0-64.4

Student/Homeworker

277

40

13.9

9.4-18.5

Retired/Unable to Work

645

31

5.5

3.3-7.7

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
Diabetes 
Yes

212

24

13.4

7.3-19.5

Only during pregnancy

30

4

10.2

0-20.7

No

2766

311

13.5

11.8-15.2

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, and good

2624

282

12.4

10.8-14.1

Fair, or poor

401

60

20.9

15.5-26.3

 

 

 

 

 

Mammogram in 2 Years 
Yes

881

37

4.6

2.9-6.4

No

331

59

19.3

14.5-24.1

 

 

 

 

 

PAP Test in 3 Years 
Yes

1043

80

8.5

6.5-10.6

No

204

38

17.0

11.0-23.0

 

 

 

 

 

Ever Had Sigmoid/Colonoscopy 
Yes

783

28

3.7

2.2-5.2

No

679

75

11.6

8.8-14.3

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

501

48

12.2

8.6-15.9

No

2464

282

13.5

11.7-15.3

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smokers 
Yes

580

132

26.0

21.4-30.7

No

2443

207

9.9

8.4-11.4


Percent of Respondents With No Health Insurance, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with no
 health
 insurance

Percent of
 respondents
 with no health
 insurance

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

17808

1893

11.4

10.8-11.9

 
Race
White

16975

1666

10.4

9.8-10.9

Amer. Indian

528

167

34.5

29.6-39.5

Other

247

53

24.4

17.7-31.0


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For No Health Insurance: Respondents who reported that they did not have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare.
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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