
Disparities Details by Marital Status 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 Marital Status 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 Marital Status 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:
Marital Status | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Married | 90.9 CI 90.2/91.7 SE 0.390 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
Widowed | 87.4 CI 84.0/90.8 SE 1.745 |
x 1.040 CI 1.000/ 1.076 |
Divorced or separated | 84.4 CI 82.9/85.9 SE 0.762 |
x 1.077 CI 1.000/ 1.095 |
Never married | 83.7 CI 82.5/84.8 SE 0.592 |
x 1.086 CI 1.000/ 1.101 |
Cohabiting partner | 83.1 CI 81.0/85.2 SE 1.063 |
x 1.094 CI 1.000/ 1.119 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
84.6 ... SE 1.305 |
x 1.074 CI 1.000/ 1.103 |
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 Marital Status — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 90.9%, was attained by persons aged 18 years and over who were married.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 83.1%, was attained by persons aged 18 years and over who were living with a cohabiting partner.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 7.8 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 marital status groups (excluding the best), 84.6%.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2018
Persons aged 18 years and over who were married achieved the best group rate for this objective, 90.9%.
The best group rate was:
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 18 years and over who were widowed.
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 18 years and over who were divorced or separated.
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 18 years and over who were never married.
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 18 years and over who were living with a cohabiting partner.