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. 2007 Sep 20;22(11):1538–1543. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0368-0

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for White Respondents by Ethnic Group

Demographic/socioeconomic characteristics Ethnic group
Hispanic (%) non-Hispanic (%)
Gender
Male 51.1 48.2
Female 48.9 51.8
Age group
18–24 years 18.3 11.1
25–44 years 51.5 36.2
45–64 years 22.2 33.8
≥65 years 8.0 18.9
Place of residence
MSA 91.9 78.0
Non-MSA 8.1 22.0
Family income
Poor 18.6 7.7
Near poor 6.9 3.3
Low income 21.6 11.1
Middle income 33.1 30.4
High income 19.8 47.5
Completed high school
Yes 54.1 86.4
No 45.9 13.6
Census region
Northeast 14.8 20.5
Midwest 8.5 26.7
South 35.5 33.3
West 41.2 19.5
Health insurance
Any private 50.1 79.3
Public 17.2 11.4
Uninsured 32.7 9.3
Usual source of care
Yes 59.9 82.6
No 40.1 17.4

MSA = metropolitan statistical area