Table 1.
Young adult analytic sample demographics, ages 18–25 years, NHIS 2016–2018
| Demographic subgroups | Young adult sample (N = 8,405), weighted % (N) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 50.4 (4,085) |
| Female | 49.6 (4,320) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| NH white | 55.0 (5,006) |
| NH black | 13.3 (958) |
| Hispanic | 22.1 (1,514) |
| NH Asian | 5.5 (555) |
| NH Other | 4.1 (372) |
| Income category (%FPL) | |
| <100% | 23.0 (2,842) |
| 100–<200% | 20.2 (1,748) |
| 200–<400% | 30.5 (2,211) |
| ≥400% | 26.4 (1,603) |
| Insurance status | |
| Full-year insured | 82.0 (6,777) |
| Partial-year uninsured | 9.7 (815) |
| Full-year uninsured | 8.2 (578) |
NH = non-Hispanic; NHIS = National Health Interview Survey.