
Disparities Details by Sexual Orientation for 2018
AHS-1.1 : Persons with medical insurance (percent, under 65 years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
83.2 (2008)
2020 Target:
100
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Sexual Orientation for AHS-1.1
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Sexual Orientation for AHS-1.1
AHS-1.1 Increase the proportion of persons with medical insurance
Persons with medical insurance (percent, under 65 years)
2020 Baseline (year):
83.2 (2008)
2020 Target:
100
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Sexual Orientation | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Gay/Lesbian | 88.7 CI 85.3/92.1 SE 1.745 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
Straight | 87.2 CI 86.5/87.8 SE 0.341 |
x 1.018 CI 1.000/ 1.052 |
Bisexual | 85.9 CI 81.7/90.1 SE 2.134 |
x 1.033 CI 1.000/ 1.088 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
86.5 ... SE 2.161 |
x 1.025 CI 1.000/ 1.080 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Sexual Orientation — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 88.7%, was attained by persons identifying as gay/lesbian.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 85.9%, was attained by persons identifying as bisexual.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 2.8 percentage points.
- The best group rate was <1.100 times the worst group rate.
- The best group rate was <1.100 times the average rate for all other sexual orientation groups (excluding the best), 86.5%.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Sexual Orientation — 2018
Persons identifying as gay/lesbian achieved the best group rate for this objective, 88.7%.
The best group rate was:
- <1.1 times the rate among persons identifying as straight.
- <1.1 times the rate among persons identifying as bisexual.