[Census Bureau] Health Insurance Coverage: 1997 - State Uninsured Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 1. Percent of Persons Without Health Insurance Coverage Throughout the Year, by State and Two Largest Metropolitan Areas (CMSA): 1995 to 1997--Revised 1997 1996 1995 Standard Standard Standard State/CMSA Percent error Percent error Percent error United States 16.1 0.1 15.6 0.1 15.4 0.1 Alabama 15.5 0.8 12.9 0.8 13.5 0.8 Alaska 18.1 0.9 13.5 0.8 12.5 0.8 Arizona 24.5 0.9 24.1 0.9 20.4 0.9 Arkansas 24.4 1.0 21.7 0.9 17.9 0.9 California 21.5 0.4 20.1 0.4 20.6 0.4 Colorado 15.1 0.8 16.6 0.9 14.8 0.8 Connecticut 12.0 0.8 11.0 0.8 8.8 0.7 Delaware 13.1 0.9 13.4 0.9 15.7 0.9 District of 16.2 1.0 14.8 0.9 17.3 1.0 Columbia Florida 19.6 0.5 18.9 0.5 18.3 0.5 Georgia 17.6 0.8 17.8 0.8 17.9 0.8 Hawaii 7.5 0.7 8.6 0.7 8.9 0.7 Idaho 17.7 0.8 16.5 0.8 14.0 0.8 Illinois 12.4 0.4 11.3 0.4 11.0 0.4 Indiana 11.4 0.7 10.6 0.7 12.6 0.8 Iowa 12.0 0.8 11.6 0.7 11.3 0.7 Kansas 11.7 0.8 11.4 0.7 12.4 0.8 Kentucky 15.0 0.8 15.4 0.8 14.6 0.8 Louisiana 19.5 0.9 20.9 0.9 20.5 0.9 Maine 14.9 0.9 12.1 0.8 13.5 0.9 Maryland 13.4 0.8 11.4 0.8 15.3 0.9 Massachusetts 12.6 0.6 12.4 0.6 11.1 0.5 Michigan 11.6 0.5 8.9 0.4 9.7 0.4 Minnesota 9.2 0.7 10.2 0.7 8.0 0.6 Mississippi 20.1 0.9 18.5 0.9 19.7 0.9 Missouri 12.6 0.8 13.2 0.8 14.6 0.9 Montana 19.5 0.9 13.6 0.8 12.7 0.7 Nebraska 10.8 0.7 11.4 0.7 9.0 0.7 Nevada 17.5 0.9 15.6 0.9 18.7 1.0 New Hampshire 11.8 0.8 9.5 0.8 10.0 0.8 New Jersey 16.5 0.6 16.7 0.6 14.2 0.5 New Mexico 22.6 0.9 22.3 0.9 25.6 1.0 New York 17.5 0.4 17.0 0.4 15.2 0.4 North 15.5 0.6 16.0 0.6 14.3 0.6 Carolina North Dakota 15.2 0.8 9.8 0.7 8.3 0.6 Ohio 11.5 0.5 11.5 0.4 11.9 0.5 Oklahoma 17.8 0.8 17.0 0.8 19.2 0.9 Oregon 13.3 0.8 15.3 0.9 12.5 0.8 Pennsylvania 10.1 0.4 9.5 0.4 9.9 0.4 Rhode Island 10.2 0.8 9.9 0.8 12.9 0.9 South 16.8 0.9 17.1 0.9 14.6 0.9 Carolina South Dakota 11.8 0.7 9.5 0.7 9.4 0.7 Tennessee 13.6 0.8 15.2 0.8 14.8 0.8 Texas 24.5 0.5 24.3 0.5 24.5 0.5 Utah 13.4 0.7 12.0 0.7 11.7 0.7 Vermont 9.5 0.8 11.1 0.8 13.2 0.9 Virginia 12.6 0.7 12.5 0.7 13.5 0.8 Washington 11.4 0.8 13.5 0.8 12.4 0.8 West Virginia 17.2 0.8 14.9 0.8 15.3 0.8 Wisconsin 8.0 0.6 8.4 0.6 7.3 0.6 Wyoming 15.5 0.8 13.5 0.8 15.9 0.9 Los Angeles 24.9 0.5 23.9 0.5 24.8 0.5 CMSA New York CMSA 18.8 0.4 18.6 0.4 16.1 0.3 Table 1. Percent of Persons Without Health Insurance Coverage Throughout the Year, by State and Two Largest Metropolitan Areas (CMSA): 1995 to 1997--Revised 3-year average 2-year moving averages 1995-1997 1996-1997 1995-1996 Standard Standard Standard State/CMSA Percent error Percent error Percent error United States 15.7 0.1 15.9 0.1 15.5 0.1 Alabama 14.0 0.5 14.2 0.6 13.2 0.6 Alaska 14.7 0.6 15.8 0.7 13.0 0.6 Arizona 23.0 0.6 24.3 0.7 22.3 0.7 Arkansas 21.3 0.6 23.1 0.8 19.8 0.7 California 20.7 0.3 20.8 0.3 20.4 0.3 Colorado 15.5 0.6 15.9 0.7 15.7 0.7 Connecticut 10.6 0.5 11.5 0.6 9.9 0.6 Delaware 14.1 0.6 13.3 0.7 14.6 0.7 District of 16.1 0.7 15.5 0.8 16.1 0.8 Columbia Florida 18.9 0.3 19.3 0.4 18.6 0.4 Georgia 17.8 0.5 17.7 0.6 17.9 0.6 Hawaii 8.3 0.5 8.1 0.6 8.8 0.6 Idaho 16.1 0.5 17.1 0.6 15.3 0.6 Illinois 11.6 0.3 11.9 0.3 11.2 0.3 Indiana 11.5 0.5 11.0 0.6 11.6 0.6 Iowa 11.6 0.5 11.8 0.6 11.5 0.6 Kansas 11.8 0.5 11.6 0.6 11.9 0.6 Kentucky 15.0 0.5 15.2 0.6 15.0 0.6 Louisiana 20.3 0.6 20.2 0.7 20.7 0.7 Maine 13.5 0.6 13.5 0.7 12.8 0.7 Maryland 13.4 0.6 12.4 0.6 13.4 0.7 Massachusetts 12.0 0.4 12.5 0.5 11.8 0.4 Michigan 10.1 0.3 10.3 0.4 9.3 0.3 Minnesota 9.1 0.5 9.7 0.6 9.1 0.5 Mississippi 19.4 0.6 19.3 0.7 19.1 0.7 Missouri 13.5 0.6 12.9 0.6 13.9 0.7 Montana 15.3 0.5 16.6 0.7 13.2 0.6 Nebraska 10.4 0.5 11.1 0.6 10.2 0.6 Nevada 17.3 0.6 16.6 0.7 17.2 0.8 New Hampshire 10.4 0.5 10.7 0.6 9.8 0.6 New Jersey 15.8 0.4 16.6 0.5 15.5 0.4 New Mexico 23.5 0.6 22.5 0.7 24.0 0.8 New York 16.6 0.3 17.3 0.3 16.1 0.3 North 15.3 0.4 15.8 0.5 15.2 0.5 Carolina North Dakota 11.1 0.5 12.5 0.6 9.1 0.5 Ohio 11.6 0.3 11.5 0.4 11.7 0.4 Oklahoma 18.0 0.6 17.4 0.6 18.1 0.7 Oregon 13.7 0.6 14.3 0.7 13.9 0.7 Pennsylvania 9.8 0.3 9.8 0.3 9.7 0.3 Rhode Island 11.0 0.6 10.1 0.6 11.4 0.7 South 16.2 0.6 17.0 0.7 15.9 0.7 Carolina South Dakota 10.2 0.5 10.7 0.6 9.5 0.6 Tennessee 14.5 0.5 14.4 0.6 15.0 0.6 Texas 24.4 0.3 24.4 0.4 24.4 0.4 Utah 12.4 0.5 12.7 0.6 11.9 0.6 Vermont 11.3 0.6 10.3 0.6 12.2 0.7 Virginia 12.9 0.5 12.6 0.6 13.0 0.6 Washington 12.4 0.5 12.5 0.6 13.0 0.6 West Virginia 15.8 0.5 16.1 0.6 15.1 0.6 Wisconsin 7.9 0.4 8.2 0.5 7.9 0.5 Wyoming 15.0 0.6 14.5 0.6 14.7 0.7 Los Angeles 24.5 0.3 24.4 0.4 24.4 0.4 CMSA New York CMSA 17.8 0.3 18.7 0.3 17.4 0.3 Table 1. Percent of Persons Without Health Insurance Coverage Throughout the Year, by State and Two Largest Metropolitan Areas (CMSA): 1995 to 1997--Revised Difference in 2-year moving averages 1996-97 less 1995-96 Standard State/CMSA Percent error United States *0.4 0.1 Alabama *1.0 0.6 Alaska *2.8 0.6 Arizona *2.0 0.6 Arkansas *3.3 0.7 California 0.4 0.3 Colorado 0.1 0.6 Connecticut *1.6 0.5 Delaware -1.3 0.6 District of -0.5 0.7 Columbia Florida *0.7 0.4 Georgia -0.1 0.6 Hawaii -0.7 0.5 Idaho *1.9 0.6 Illinois 0.7 0.3 Indiana -0.6 0.5 Iowa 0.3 0.5 Kansas -0.4 0.6 Kentucky 0.2 0.6 Louisiana -0.5 0.6 Maine 0.7 0.6 Maryland -1.0 0.6 Massachusetts 0.8 0.4 Michigan *1.0 0.3 Minnesota 0.6 0.5 Mississippi 0.2 0.6 Missouri *-1.0 0.6 Montana 3.4 0.6 Nebraska *0.9 0.5 Nevada -0.6 0.7 New Hampshire 0.9 0.6 New Jersey *1.1 0.4 New Mexico *-1.5 0.7 New York *1.1 0.3 North 0.6 0.4 Carolina North Dakota *3.5 0.5 Ohio -0.2 0.4 Oklahoma -0.7 0.6 Oregon 0.4 0.6 Pennsylvania 0.1 0.3 Rhode Island *-1.4 0.6 South *1.1 0.6 Carolina South Dakota *1.2 0.5 Tennessee -0.6 0.6 Texas - - Utah *0.8 0.5 Vermont *-1.8 0.6 Virginia -0.4 0.5 Washington -0.5 0.6 West Virginia *0.9 0.6 Wisconsin 0.3 0.4 Wyoming -0.2 0.6 Los Angeles 0.1 0.4 CMSA New York CMSA *1.4 0.3 *Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. -Represents or rounds to zero. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March 1996, 1997, and 1998 Current Population Surveys. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at 301-457-3242 or mail to hhes-info@census.gov for further information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Health Insurance Coverage: 1997 Go to Health Insurance Last Revised: Wednesday, 03-Feb-99 08:15:06 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]