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Disparities Data Details AHS-1.1 by Age Group for 2018

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Disparities Details by Age Group for 2018
AHS-1.1 : Persons with medical insurance (percent, under 65 years)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 83.2 (2008)
2020 Target: 100
Desired Direction: ↑ Increase Desired
2017
2018
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 Age Group 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:
Age Group 2018 Disparity
<18 years 94.8
CI 94.2/95.4
SE 0.282		 x 1.000
Best rate
45-64 years 89.8
CI 89.2/90.3
SE 0.299		 x 1.056
CI
1.000/ 1.064
18-44 years 84.6
CI 83.9/85.3
SE 0.358		 x 1.120
CI
1.000/ 1.130
Average group rate excluding best group rate 87.2
...
SE 0.467 		x 1.087
CI 1.000/ 1.098

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 Age Group — 2018
  • The best group rate for this objective, 94.8%, was attained by persons aged <18 years.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 84.6%, was attained by persons aged 18-44 years.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 10.2 percentage points.
  • The best group rate was 1.120 times the worst group rate.
  • The best group rate was <1.100 times the average rate for all other age groups (excluding the best), 87.2%.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Age Group — 2018

Persons aged <18 years achieved the best group rate for this objective, 94.8%.

The best group rate was:

  • <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 45-64 years.
  • 1.120 times the rate among persons aged 18-44 years.
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