Table 1.
Characteristics of Latino Study Population from the National Health Interview Survey (1999–2007)
| Sample | Latino origin | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health insurance status | Uninsured (%) | Insured(%) | |
| Sample size | 12,048 | 21,799 | |
| Latino origin | <0.01 | ||
| Mexican | 69.99 | 56.58 | |
| Puerto Rican | 4.91 | 13.33 | |
| Cuban | 3.44 | 7.08 | |
| Dominican | 2.38 | 3.45 | |
| Central/South American | 16.72 | 13.06 | |
| Other Latino | 2.56 | 6.50 | |
| Other explanatory variables | |||
| Male | 49.70 | 41.93 | <0.01 |
| Married | 49.66 | 51.07 | 0.01 |
| Interviewed in English | 41.77 | 67.40 | <0.01 |
| Citizenship and immigration status | <0.01 | ||
| Citizen, US born | 26.44 | 49.06 | |
| Citizen, naturalized | 13.45 | 27.88 | |
| Non-citizen | 60.11 | 23.06 | |
| Age | <0.01 | ||
| 18–34 | 57.67 | 38.44 | |
| 35–49 | 30.57 | 31.40 | |
| 50–64 | 11.03 | 16.66 | |
| 65–74 | 0.46 | 8.48 | |
| 75 or older | 0.27 | 5.02 | |
| Education | <0.01 | ||
| Less than high school | 54.24 | 34.35 | |
| High school graduate | 23.04 | 24.79 | |
| More than high school | 22.72 | 40.86 | |
| Health status | <0.01 | ||
| Excellent | 28.62 | 27.55 | |
| Very good | 29.21 | 28.01 | |
| Good | 31.47 | 26.89 | |
| Fair | 9.05 | 13.06 | |
| Poor | 1.65 | 4.49 | |
| Employment status | <0.01 | ||
| Not in labor force | 25.17 | 33.69 | |
| Employed | 68.20 | 63.98 | |
| Unemployed | 6.63 | 2.33 | |
| Federal poverty level (FPL) | <0.01 | ||
| less than 100 FPL | 34.46 | 21.35 | |
| 100–200 FPL | 39.34 | 25.53 | |
| More than 200 FPL | 26.20 | 53.12 | |
| US region | <0.01 | ||
| Northeast | 10.53 | 16.84 | |
| Midwest | 6.60 | 7.93 | |
| South | 43.48 | 34.10 | |
| West | 39.39 | 41.13 | |
| Survey year | <0.01 | ||
| 1999 | 9.73 | 11.22 | |
| 2000 | 11.00 | 12.02 | |
| 2001 | 11.80 | 12.50 | |
| 2002 | 10.93 | 11.34 | |
| 2003 | 12.13 | 10.97 | |
| 2004 | 11.74 | 11.54 | |
| 2005 | 12.56 | 11.46 | |
| 2006 | 9.85 | 8.62 | |
| 2007 | 10.26 | 10.33 | |
Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1999–2007
*Chi-square tests between uninsured and insured US residents of Latino origin