[Census Bureau] Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1993 to 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11. Spells Without Health Insurance Coverage, by Selected Characteristics: 1992 and 1993 Panels 1993 panel (1993-1996) 1992 panel (1992-1994) Median Standard Median Standard Characteristic duration error duration error All spells 5.3 0.5 5.7 0.5 Race and Hispanic Origin White 5.4 0.6 5.7 0.6 Not of Hispanic 4.5 0.6 5.5 0.6 origin Black 5.2 0.8 5.9 0.5 Hispanic/1 7.4 0.3 6.9 2.9 Age Under 18 years 4.0 0.1 4.0 0.1 18 to 24 years 5.0 0.9 5.8 0.9 25 to 34 years 6.5 1.2 7.2 0.3 35 to 44 years 6.8 1.4 6.9 1.4 45 to 64 years 5.5 1.8 5.8 1.5 65 years and over (B) (B) 7.1 0.4 Sex Male 5.7 0.7 6.2 0.8 Female 4.8 0.7 5.2 0.7 Educational Attainment (persons 18 years and over) Less than 4 years of 7.6 0.3 7.7 0.3 high school High school graduate, 6.0 1.3 6.9 1.0 no college 1 or more years of 4.0 0.1 4.5 1.2 college Residence Metropolitan 5.2 0.6 5.2 0.6 Central city 6.4 0.9 5.3 0.7 Suburbs 4.1 0.8 4.9 0.9 Non Metropolitan 5.8 1.3 7.2 0.3 Region Northeast 4.8 1.3 5.6 1.5 Midwest 4.8 0.9 4.8 1.4 South 6.1 0.9 6.0 1.6 West 4.9 0.9 5.7 1.0 Employment Status (persons 18 years and over) Employed full-time 4.1 0.8 5.0 0.9 Employed part-time 7.0 0.4 7.2 0.4 Unemployed 7.7 0.5 7.6 0.4 Not in labor force 7.1 0.3 7.1 0.2 Receipt of Public Assistance Received public 5.8 1.6 4.6 0.9 assistance Did not receive 5.2 0.5 5.9 0.5 public assistance Poverty Status Below poverty 7.0 0.8 5.7 0.6 Above poverty 4.2 0.3 5.6 0.8 1/Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The information on the Hispanic population was collected in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, and therefore, does not include residents of Puerto Rico. B - Base less than 200,000. Note: These estimates represent those persons observed to begin a spell of noncoverage during the 28-month period of the 1992 panel, and 36 month period of the 1993 panel. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1992 and 1993 Panels. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Health Insurance, 1993 to 1995 Go to Health Insurance Statistics Go to Housing and Household Economic Statistics Last Revised: Wednesday, 03-Feb-99 08:15:04 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]