Americans Without Health Insurance1 by Characteristic, 2006
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
| Characteristic | Percent |
|---|---|
| Total | 15.8% |
| Family status | |
| In families | 14.8 |
| Householder | 13.7 |
| Related children under 18 | 11.4 |
| Related children under 6 | 11.1 |
| In unrelated subfamilies | 25.0 |
| Unrelated individual | 20.7 |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| White | 14.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 10.8 |
| Black | 20.5 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 15.5 |
| Hispanic2 | 34.1 |
| Age | |
| Under 18 years | 11.7 |
| 18 to 24 years | 29.3 |
| 25 to 34 years | 26.9 |
| 35 to 44 years | 18.8 |
| 45 to 64 years | 14.2 |
| 65 years and over | 1.5 |
| Nativity | |
| Native | 13.2 |
| Foreign born | 33.8 |
| Naturalized citizen | 16.4 |
| Not a citizen | 45.0 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 12.3 |
| Midwest | 11.4 |
| South | 19.0 |
| West | 17.9 |
| Household income | |
| Less than $25,000 | 24.9 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 21.1 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 14.4 |
| $75,000 or more | 8.5 |
1. For the entire year.
2. Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006.
| Percent of Americans Without Health Insurance by State, 2004-2006 | Health | Percent of Children Without Health Insurance, 2001 |
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