Table 2.
Comparison of ACS and CPS Uninsurance Rates for Children and Adults by State, U.S. Civilian, Noninstitutional Population
| Children (0–18) | Adults (19–64) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS | CPS | ACS | CPS | |||||||||
| % | SE | % | SE | % | Difference | Significance | SE | % | SE | Difference | Significance | |
| United States | 10.4 | 0.07 | 11.4 | 0.2 | −1.0 | *** | 19.9 | 0.07 | 21.3 | 0.18 | −1.4 | *** |
| Alabama | 8.6 | 0.48 | 5.1 | 1.46 | 3.4 | * | 19.3 | 0.38 | 18.9 | 1.73 | 0.4 | |
| Alaska | 13.7 | 1.45 | 16.0 | 2.44 | −2.3 | 25.9 | 1.18 | 25.4 | 1.98 | 0.5 | ||
| Arizona | 16.9 | 0.50 | 18.6 | 2.88 | −1.7 | 23.3 | 0.35 | 25.4 | 1.86 | −2.2 | ||
| Arkansas | 9.3 | 0.66 | 10.6 | 1.39 | −1.3 | 25.5 | 0.55 | 25.8 | 1.28 | −0.3 | ||
| California | 11.5 | 0.18 | 12.4 | 0.64 | −0.9 | 23.4 | 0.13 | 26 | 0.65 | −2.6 | *** | |
| Colorado | 14.2 | 0.62 | 13.8 | 1.30 | 0.3 | 20.6 | 0.34 | 20.6 | 0.95 | 0.0 | ||
| Connecticut | 5.3 | 0.42 | 5.8 | 0.94 | −0.5 | 11.9 | 0.37 | 14 | 0.94 | −2.2 | * | |
| Delaware | 9.4 | 1.24 | 10.8 | 1.82 | −1.4 | 13.5 | 0.73 | 14.2 | 1.11 | −0.8 | ||
| District of Columbia | 3.7 | 0.82 | 8.6 | 1.41 | −4.8 | ** | 9.9 | 0.57 | 13 | 1.12 | −3.1 | * |
| Florida | 18.4 | 0.30 | 18.5 | 1.41 | −0.2 | 27.4 | 0.19 | 27.3 | 0.94 | 0.2 | ||
| Georgia | 12.0 | 0.37 | 12.5 | 1.46 | −0.6 | 24.9 | 0.25 | 24 | 1.26 | 0.9 | ||
| Hawaii | 3.5 | 0.49 | 6.0 | 1.32 | −2.5 | 9.4 | 0.54 | 10.6 | 0.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Idaho | 13.7 | 0.92 | 10.6 | 2.01 | 3.2 | 22.7 | 0.70 | 22.9 | 2.07 | −0.1 | ||
| Illinois | 6.2 | 0.26 | 8.3 | 0.98 | −2.2 | * | 17.7 | 0.24 | 18 | 1 | −0.3 | |
| Indiana | 10.0 | 0.48 | 7.1 | 1.05 | 2.9 | * | 17.9 | 0.30 | 18.3 | 1.5 | −0.3 | |
| Iowa | 5.2 | 0.54 | 5.7 | 0.82 | −0.5 | 12.0 | 0.49 | 13.5 | 0.82 | −1.5 | ||
| Kansas | 9.3 | 0.63 | 12.4 | 1.94 | −3.1 | 16.5 | 0.49 | 15.2 | 1.26 | 1.3 | ||
| Kentucky | 6.8 | 0.38 | 12.0 | 1.32 | −5.1 | *** | 19.7 | 0.34 | 22.9 | 1.37 | −3.2 | * |
| Louisiana | 8.2 | 0.45 | 12.5 | 1.41 | −4.2 | ** | 25.4 | 0.38 | 28.4 | 1.52 | −3.0 | |
| Maine | 6.3 | 0.71 | 7.2 | 1.15 | −0.9 | 14.6 | 0.64 | 15.6 | 1.04 | −1.0 | ||
| Maryland | 5.7 | 0.33 | 7.4 | 1.14 | −1.7 | 15.1 | 0.28 | 16.9 | 1.13 | −1.8 | ||
| Massachusetts | 2.1 | 0.20 | 4.0 | 0.84 | −1.9 | * | 5.6 | 0.19 | 7.9 | 0.95 | −2.3 | * |
| Michigan | 5.8 | 0.28 | 6.5 | 0.85 | −0.7 | 16.1 | 0.25 | 17.7 | 1.03 | −1.6 | ||
| Minnesota | 6.4 | 0.43 | 8.2 | 1.05 | −1.8 | 11.0 | 0.27 | 11.5 | 1.09 | −0.5 | ||
| Mississippi | 13.9 | 0.75 | 14.5 | 2.62 | −0.6 | 23.6 | 0.54 | 26 | 2.17 | −2.5 | ||
| Missouri | 7.5 | 0.34 | 8.0 | 1.09 | −0.5 | 17.9 | 0.33 | 19.3 | 1.19 | −1.4 | ||
| Montana | 16.0 | 1.26 | 12.1 | 2.75 | 3.9 | 23.9 | 0.95 | 23.1 | 1.89 | 0.9 | ||
| Nebraska | 7.6 | 0.67 | 10.5 | 1.19 | −2.9 | * | 14.5 | 0.65 | 15.7 | 1.09 | −1.3 | |
| Nevada | 21.6 | 0.78 | 20.7 | 2.38 | 0.9 | 25.5 | 0.54 | 22.7 | 1.29 | 2.8 | * | |
| New Hampshire | 5.5 | 0.63 | 4.8 | 0.88 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 0.66 | 14.7 | 0.92 | 0.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 7.7 | 0.31 | 12.3 | 1.34 | −4.6 | *** | 16.6 | 0.25 | 18.4 | 1.09 | −1.8 | |
| New Mexico | 14.1 | 0.73 | 17.1 | 2.60 | −3.0 | 28.9 | 0.63 | 32.7 | 2.8 | −3.8 | ||
| New York | 6.3 | 0.18 | 8.6 | 0.80 | −2.3 | ** | 16.1 | 0.18 | 20.1 | 0.75 | −4.0 | *** |
| North Carolina | 10.6 | 0.33 | 10.9 | 1.62 | −0.3 | 21.4 | 0.24 | 21.7 | 1.14 | −0.2 | ||
| North Dakota | 7.6 | 1.28 | 9.1 | 1.95 | −1.4 | 12.5 | 0.88 | 16.1 | 1.69 | −3.6 | ||
| Ohio | 7.6 | 0.29 | 7.1 | 0.85 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 0.20 | 17 | 0.99 | −1.0 | ||
| Oklahoma | 12.7 | 0.44 | 7.5 | 1.16 | 5.2 | *** | 26.1 | 0.43 | 21.7 | 1.44 | 4.4 | ** |
| Oregon | 12.8 | 0.68 | 12.1 | 1.83 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0.38 | 22.3 | 1.75 | −1.1 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 6.7 | 0.34 | 7.8 | 1.38 | −1.1 | 12.8 | 0.19 | 13.7 | 0.9 | −0.9 | ||
| Rhode Island | 5.9 | 0.70 | 9.8 | 1.44 | −3.9 | * | 14.2 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 1.22 | −2.3 | |
| South Carolina | 12.4 | 0.51 | 15.6 | 1.98 | −3.2 | 22.4 | 0.38 | 21.9 | 1.44 | 0.4 | ||
| South Dakota | 10.0 | 1.17 | 11.4 | 2.23 | −1.4 | 14.8 | 0.91 | 17.3 | 1.63 | −2.6 | ||
| Tennessee | 7.8 | 0.38 | 10.4 | 1.57 | −2.7 | 18.8 | 0.33 | 21.4 | 1.58 | −2.5 | ||
| Texas | 18.3 | 0.26 | 20.1 | 0.95 | −1.7 | 30.4 | 0.17 | 33.4 | 0.92 | −3.0 | ** | |
| Utah | 12.8 | 0.69 | 10.1 | 1.76 | 2.7 | 18.5 | 0.47 | 17.3 | 1.59 | 1.2 | ||
| Vermont | 4.4 | 0.89 | 5.0 | 1.10 | −0.6 | 12.3 | 0.87 | 13.7 | 1.19 | −1.5 | ||
| Virginia | 7.9 | 0.33 | 8.0 | 1.22 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 0.26 | 17 | 0.84 | −1.4 | ||
| Washington | 9.0 | 0.43 | 9.0 | 1.30 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 0.32 | 17.3 | 1.16 | −0.1 | ||
| West Virginia | 7.2 | 0.65 | 8.0 | 1.53 | −0.8 | 22.1 | 0.64 | 23.1 | 1.56 | −1.0 | ||
| Wisconsin | 5.3 | 0.37 | 6.4 | 1.29 | −1.1 | 12.1 | 0.32 | 13.3 | 1.12 | −1.2 | ||
| Wyoming | 9.8 | 1.35 | 9.6 | 2.13 | 0.2 | 19.1 | 0.88 | 19.6 | 1.89 | −0.5 | ||
| State Ave. (SD) | −0.9 (2.1) | −1.0 (1.6) | ||||||||||
| F-test | *** | *** | ||||||||||
Notes. Effort was made to harmonize the populations represented by the two surveys; however, some differences remain due to differences in population control totals. Logically edited values in the CPS-ASEC have been recoded to their original values.
*
p<.05
**
p<.001
***
p<.001.
ACS, American Community Survey; CPS, Current Population Survey; SE, standard error expressed as a %; Significance, significance test for the difference of ACS and CPS.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2008 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample and CPS-ASEC 2009.