Any Health Coverage | 82.9% | 88.7% | 83.8% | 84.9% | 83.1% |
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Sample Size | N = 7,666 | N = 4,286 | N = 1,828 | N = 11,952 | N = 9,494 |
Private Health Coverage | 16.7% | 15.9% | 51.4% | 16.4% | 22.9% |
Public Health Coverage | 70.5% | 80.0% | 40.4% | 73.7% | 65.1% |
Any elderly in unit | 4.4% | 2.6% | 9.4% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
% with a Poor Health PU member | 8.9% | 6.9% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
Health Status of Sickest Member | 2.84 | 2.79 | 2.84 | 2.82 | 2.84 |
Health Status of Child | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 1.87 |
% with two parents (vs one) | 45.00% | 45.80% | 63.10% | 45.30% | 48.30% |
% with no parents (vs 1 or 2) | 6.50% | 9.90% | 5.70% | 7.60% | 6.30% |
White | 30.2% | 37.1% | 39.5% | 32.5% | 31.8% |
Black | 23.6% | 26.7% | 15.7% | 24.7% | 22.2% |
Hispanic | 38.6% | 28.2% | 34.9% | 35.1% | 37.9% |
New England | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Mid Atlantic | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 10.9% |
East North Central | 15.0% | 16.1% | 11.4% | 15.4% | 14.4% |
West North Central | 4.5% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 5.4% | 4.1% |
South Atlantic | 19.1% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 18.3% | 18.6% |
East South Central | 5.6% | 9.9% | 2.5% | 7.0% | 5.0% |
West South Central | 14.4% | 18.9% | 10.6% | 16.0% | 13.8% |
Mountain | 7.8% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 7.6% |
Pacific | 20.1% | 10.5% | 32.2% | 16.8% | 22.3% |
Owners with mortgage | 17.7% | 17.2% | 39.6% | 17.6% | 21.6% |
Owners without mortgage | 12.7% | 16.1% | 6.7% | 13.9% | 11.6% |
Renters | 69.6% | 66.7% | 53.8% | 68.6% | 66.8% |
Cohabitor in HH | 12.70% | 22.80% | 5.00% | 16.20% | 9.50% |
Mean Number Adults SPM Unit | 1.94 | 1.84 | 2.42 | 1.91 | 2.02 |
Mean Number Children SPM Unit | 2.73 | 2.99 | 2.11 | 2.82 | 2.62 |
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