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Disparities Data Details AHS-1.1 by Family Income (percent poverty threshold) for 2018

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Disparities Details by Family Income (percent poverty threshold) 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 Family Income (percent poverty threshold) 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
Family Income (percent poverty threshold) 2018 Disparity
600+ 96.8
CI 96.3/97.3
SE 0.270		 x 1.000
Best rate
400-599 94.4
CI 93.6/95.1
SE 0.363		 x 1.026
CI
1.000/ 1.034
200-399 88.6
CI 87.8/89.4
SE 0.420		 x 1.092
CI
1.000/ 1.102
100-199 81.4
CI 80.1/82.6
SE 0.639		 x 1.189
CI
1.000/ 1.206
<100 80.1
CI 78.6/81.7
SE 0.797		 x 1.208
CI
1.000/ 1.228
Average group rate excluding best group rate 86.1
...
SE 0.671 		x 1.124
CI 1.000/ 1.139

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 Family Income (percent poverty threshold) — 2018
  • The best group rate for this objective, 96.8%, was attained by persons whose family incomes were 600+% of the poverty threshold.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 80.1%, was attained by persons whose family incomes were <100% of the poverty threshold.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 16.6 percentage points.
  • The best group rate was 1.208 times the worst group rate.
  • The best group rate was 1.124 times the average rate for all other family income groups (excluding the best), 86.1%.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Family Income (percent poverty threshold) — 2018

Persons whose family incomes were 600+% of the poverty threshold achieved the best group rate for this objective, 96.8%.

The best group rate was:

  • <1.1 times the rate among persons whose family incomes were 400-599% of the poverty threshold.
  • <1.1 times the rate among persons whose family incomes were 200-399% of the poverty threshold.
  • 1.189 times the rate among persons whose family incomes were 100-199% of the poverty threshold.
  • 1.208 times the rate among persons whose family incomes were <100% of the poverty threshold.
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