Table 5
Characteristics of all workers 18–64 years old versus uninsured workers, 2010
| All workers | Uninsured workers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18–24 | 12.8% | 19.3% |
| 25–34 | 23.2% | 30.1% | |
| 35–44 | 22.5% | 21.9% | |
| 45–54 | 24.2% | 18.8% | |
| 55–64 | 17.1% | 9.9% | |
| Gender | Male | 52.8% | 59.4% |
| Female | 47.2% | 40.6% | |
| Race | White, non-Hispanic | 67.9% | 49.4% |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 10.8% | 13.3% | |
| Hispanic | 14.6% | 30.9% | |
| Other | 6.7% | 6.3% | |
| Nativity | Native born | 84.2% | 71.3% |
| Foreign born | 15.8% | 28.7% | |
| Education | Less than high school | 8.7% | 21.8% |
| High school | 28.0% | 38.3% | |
| Some college | 30.5% | 26.2% | |
| College | 21.6% | 10.9% | |
| Post-college | 11.1% | 2.8% | |
| Wage fifth* | Lowest | 20.0% | 38.7% |
| Second | 20.0% | 27.4% | |
| Middle | 20.0% | 16.5% | |
| Fourth | 20.0% | 10.1% | |
| Highest | 20.0% | 7.3% | |
| Work time | Full-time | 80.2% | 72.2% |
| Part-time | 19.8% | 27.8% |
* For methodology in construction of wage fifths, see Gould (2010).
Note: Shares in each category may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
Source: Author’s analysis of microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (U.S. Census Bureau 2011)
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