STATISTICAL BRIEF #438: Spells of Uninsurance: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65, 2012

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STATISTICAL BRIEF #438: Spells of Uninsurance: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65, 2012

AHRQ Stats: Ethnicity and Insurance Status

Hispanics were more likely to be uninsured than blacks, whites, Asians and other racial/ethnic groups in 2012. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #438: Spells of Uninsurance: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65, 2012.)

STATISTICAL BRIEF #438: Spells of Uninsurance: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65, 2012

May 2014

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, PhD

Highlights

• Hispanics were the most likely to be uninsured regardless of the measure of uninsurance when compared to all other race/ethnicity categories.
• In 2012, persons living in the South and West regions were more likely to be uninsured for all measures of uninsurance as compared to the Northeast and Midwest.
• Almost 50 percent of individuals with the lowest hourly wage (less than $10/hour) were uninsured some time during the year in 2012.
• Hispanics were the most likely to be uninsured for longer spells (five to twelve months) compared to other race/ethnicity categories.
• The South and West regions had the greatest percentage uninsured for five to twelve months in 2012.
• Individuals with a wage of less than $10/hour were the most likely to be uninsured for five to twelve months.