Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
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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.
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