Table 1. Population characteristics of continuously enrolled Medicaid-insured youth in total and according to Hispanic Isolation Index in California in 2009.
| Total | County-level Hispanic Isolation Index | |||||||
| <.50 | .50–.64 | ≥.65 | ||||||
| N=2,221,010 | % | n=627,029 | % | n=722,794 | % | n=871,187 | % | |
| Overall HI % | 28.2 | 32.5 | 39.2 | |||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 330,386 | 14.9 | 139,878 | 22.3 | 120,630 | 16.7 | 69,878 | 8.0 |
| Hispanic | 1,414,221 | 63.7 | 277,512 | 44.3 | 478,792 | 66.2 | 657,917 | 75.5 |
| Black | 234,164 | 10.5 | 91,086 | 14.5 | 58,132 | 8.0 | 84,946 | 9.8 |
| Othera | 242,239 | 10.9 | 118,553 | 18.9 | 65,240 | 9.0 | 58,446 | 6.7 |
| Age group, yrs | ||||||||
| 2–4 | 510,034 | 23.0 | 143,084 | 22.8 | 173,128 | 23.9 | 193,824 | 22.3 |
| 5–9 | 691,902 | 31.2 | 191,992 | 30.6 | 229,206 | 31.7 | 270,704 | 31.1 |
| 10–14 | 633,454 | 28.5 | 176,685 | 28.2 | 203,110 | 28.1 | 253,659 | 29.1 |
| 15–17 | 385,620 | 17.4 | 115,268 | 18.4 | 117,352 | 16.2 | 153,000 | 17.6 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 1,100,184 | 49.5 | 311,575 | 49.7 | 358,230 | 49.6 | 430,379 | 49.4 |
| Male | 1,120,826 | 50.5 | 315,454 | 50.3 | 364,564 | 50.4 | 440,808 | 50.6 |
| Medicaid eligibility group | ||||||||
| Income (TANF & CHIP) | 1,980,322 | 89.9 | 544,235 | 86.8 | 648,469 | 89.7 | 787,618 | 90.4 |
| Disability (SSI) | 122,603 | 5.5 | 39,902 | 6.4 | 39,338 | 5.4 | 43,363 | 5.0 |
| Foster Care | 118,085 | 4.6 | 42,892 | 6.8 | 34,987 | 4.8 | 40,206 | 4.6 |
| Median household income, county-level | ||||||||
| <$35,000 | 321,002 | 14.5 | 37,976 | 6.1 | 113,071 | 15.6 | 169,955 | 19.5 |
| $35,000-$50,000 | 870,838 | 39.2 | 216,251 | 34.5 | 246,994 | 34.2 | 407,593 | 46.8 |
| >$50,000 | 1,029,170 | 46.3 | 372,802 | 59.5 | 362,729 | 50.2 | 787,618 | 33.7 |
a. Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander or unknown race.
TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; CHIP, Children’s Health Insurance Program; SSI, Supplemental Security Income.