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Indicator: Adults 18-64 with No Health Insurance

 
Percent uninsured is the number of respondents, age 18-64, with no health insurance at the time of interview.
  • Data Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System supported in part by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement
  • Most recent data (2009): 12.3%, or about 158,000 King County adults age 18-64.

Sections: Indicators | Comparison Data | Health Planning Areas

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Trend Over Time
Demographic Differences
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
5-year Average, 2005-2009
2000-2009
2005-2009
Percent
Lower CI
Upper CI
All
---
---
12.5
11.8
13.2
Age
18-24
---
---
27.3
23.9
31.0
25-44
---
---
14.0
12.9
15.2
45-64
---
---
6.8
6.2
7.4
65+
---
---
Gender
Male
---
---
14.3
13.2
15.5
Female
---
---
10.7
9.8
11.6
Race/Ethnicity
African American
---
---
24.5
19.9
29.7
American Indian/AN
^
^
17.8
11.6
26.4
Asian/PI
---
---
9.6
7.6
12.1
Hispanic/Latino
---
---
46.5
42.6
50.4
White
---
---
10.3
9.6
11.1
Annual Household Income
<$15,000
---
39.6
34.5
45.0
$15,000-$24,999
---
---
43.0
39.5
46.5
$25,000-$34,999
---
---
22.2
19.1
25.6
$35,000-$49,999
14.8
12.6
17.3
$50,000+
7.2
5.9
8.8
$75,000+
---
---
2.6
2.1
3.2
Region
East
---
---
7.2
6.1
8.4
South
---
---
15.7
14.4
17.1
Seattle
---
---
12.4
11.1
13.9
North
---
---
10.4
8.5
12.6





















Trend symbols:
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down, statistically significant
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flat, no trend
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getting worse
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getting better

Notes:

N/A: Not available

^ Too few occurrences to meet validity standard

CI is 95% Confidence Interval

Persons of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity can be of any race and are included in the racial categories. Apparent increase in Hispanic/Latinos may be due to addition of Spanish-speaking respondents starting in 2003.

Produced By: Public Health - Seattle & King County; Assessment, Policy Development, & Evaluation, 5/09


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