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October 17, 2006
Table 1:
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People Without Health Insurance by Nativity, |
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Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2004 and 2005 |
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|
Uninsured (in 1,000s) |
Uninsurance Rate (%) |
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|
2004 |
2005 |
Increase |
% Increase |
2004 |
2005 |
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Total |
45,306 |
46,577 |
1,271 |
2.8% |
15.6% |
15.9% |
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|
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|
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Nativity |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Native |
33,547 |
34,608 |
1,061 |
3.2% |
13.1% |
13.4% |
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Foreign-born |
11,759 |
11,969 |
210 |
1.8% |
33.4% |
33.6% |
|
Naturalized citizen |
2,290 |
2,482 |
192 |
8.4% |
17.0% |
17.9% |
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Not a citizen |
9,469 |
9,487 |
18 |
0.2% |
43.6% |
43.6% |
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Race and Ethnicity |
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|
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|
|
|
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White |
34,447 |
35,340 |
893 |
2.6% |
14.7% |
15.0% |
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White, non-Hispanic |
21,807 |
22,144 |
337 |
1.5% |
11.2% |
11.3% |
|
Black |
7,071 |
7,228 |
157 |
2.2% |
19.3% |
19.6% |
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Asian |
2,016 |
2,257 |
241 |
12.0% |
16.5% |
17.9% |
|
Hispanic (any race) |
13,504 |
14,122 |
618 |
4.6% |
32.3% |
32.7% |
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Source: Census Bureau, "Income,
Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the
United States: 2005," |
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August 2006. Table 8. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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