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Issue Brief No. 73
Supplementary Table 2
Insurance Type of Persons 18-64 by Race/Ethnic Group
Working age African Americans and Latinos are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to have private health insurance. About 20 percent of blacks have public insurance such as Medicaid and Medicare and another 20 percent are uninsured. Well over a third of Latinos are uninsured.
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| White (non-Hispanic) |
80.3%
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7.4%
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12.3%
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| African American |
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| Latino |
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1 Public insurance includes, Medicaid, Medicare, and other state programs.
NOTES: Comparisons with whites are significant different in all cases at p<.001.
Rows may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey 2000-01
