Table 2.

Population characteristics by grouped county-level proportion uninsured

	County-level proportion uninsured (%)
	3.0–9.9	10.0–19.9	20.0–29.9	30.0+
Number of counties	186	369	97	6
Number of women age 40 or older Age (years)a	14,980	25,074	4815	171
40-49	35.2	33.8	34.5	38.6
50-59	26.2	25.6	26.1	23.0
60-69	18.0	18.7	18.9	16.3
70 and older	20.4	21.9	20.4	22.2
Race/Hispanic ethnicitya
White, nonHispanic	86.3	74.3	50.7	28.6
African American, nonHispanic	7.4	13.3	18.1	1.5
Other nonHispanic	2.5	3.7	6.7	2.3
Hispanic	3.7	8.8	24.6	67.6
Household incomea
< $25,000	19.5	27.0	35.7	39.5
$25,000–$49,999	25.8	27.7	24.0	27.2
$50,000–$74,999	16.1	13.6	11.3	5.3
≥$75,000	20.4	14.1	13.3	8.3
Unknown	18.2	17.6	15.8	19.7
Health insurance coveragea
Yes	95.7	91.6	86.0	70.7
No	4.3	8.4	14.0	29.3
Cost as barrier to medical carea
Yes	5.6	9.5	12.2	29.8
No	94.4	90.5	87.8	70.2

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