The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer - Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured amidst Changes to the Affordable Care Act
| Appendix Table 1: Uninsured Rate Among the Nonelderly, 2013-2017 | |||||
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2013 Uninsured Rate |
2016 Uninsured Rate |
2017 Uninsured Rate |
Change in Uninsured Rate 2013-2017 |
Change in Uninsured Rate 2016-2017 |
| Total – Nonelderlya | 16.8% | 10.0% | 10.2% | -6.6%* | 0.2%* |
| Age | |||||
| Children – Total | 7.5% | 4.7% | 5.0% | -2.6%* | 0.3%* |
| Adults – Total | 20.6% | 12.1% | 12.3% | -8.2%* | 0.2%* |
| Adults 19-25 | 26.8% | 14.6% | 14.8% | -11.9%* | 0.2% |
| Adults 26-34 | 26.3% | 15.6% | 15.6% | -10.7%* | 0.0% |
| Adults 35-44 | 21.2% | 13.6% | 13.6% | -7.6%* | 0.0% |
| Adults 45-54 | 17.4% | 10.4% | 10.7% | -6.7%* | 0.3%* |
| Adults 55-64 | 13.4% | 7.5% | 7.9% | -5.5%* | 0.4%* |
| Annual Family Income | |||||
| <$20,000 | 28.0% | 17.1% | 17.2% | -10.8%* | 0.0% |
| $20,000 – $39,999 | 27.4% | 16.8% | 17.3% | -10.1%* | 0.5%* |
| $40,000 + | 11.4% | 7.1% | 7.5% | -3.9%* | 0.4%* |
| Family Poverty Levelb | |||||
| <100% | 26.2% | 16.5% | 16.6% | -9.6%* | 0.1% |
| 100-199% | 28.4% | 17.0% | 17.2% | -11.2%* | 0.3% |
| 200-399% | 17.7% | 11.3% | 11.7% | -5.9%* | 0.4%* |
| 400%+ | 6.8% | 4.1% | 4.5% | -2.3%* | 0.3%* |
| Household Type | |||||
| 1 Parent with childrenc | 11.5% | 6.8% | 7.1% | -4.4%* | 0.3% |
| 2 Parents with childrenc | 10.8% | 6.9% | 7.2% | -3.6%* | 0.3%* |
| Multigenerationald | 20.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | -8.9%* | -0.2% |
| Adults living alone or with other adults | 20.1% | 11.6% | 11.8% | -8.3%* | 0.3%* |
| Other | 22.5% | 13.5% | 13.6% | -8.8%* | 0.1% |
| Family Work Status | |||||
| 2+ Full-time | 13.4% | 8.2% | 8.5% | -5.0%* | 0.3%* |
| 1 Full-time | 16.5% | 10.2% | 10.4% | -6.1%* | 0.2%* |
| Only Part-timee | 26.2% | 14.4% | 14.6% | -11.6%* | 0.2% |
| Non-Workers | 21.2% | 12.7% | 13.0% | -8.2%* | 0.3%* |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White only (non-Hispanic) | 12.3% | 7.1% | 7.3% | -5.0%* | 0.3%* |
| Black only (non-Hispanic) | 18.8% | 10.7% | 11.1% | -7.7%* | 0.5%* |
| Hispanic | 30.0% | 19.1% | 18.9% | -11.1%* | -0.2% |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 15.8% | 7.2% | 7.2% | -8.6%* | 0.0% |
| Am. Indian/Alaska Native | 30.4% | 22.0% | 22.0% | -8.4%* | 0.1% |
| Two or more racesf | 13.5% | 7.7% | 7.9% | -5.6%* | 0.2% |
| Citizenship | |||||
| U.S. citizen – native | 13.8% | 7.9% | 8.2% | -5.6%* | 0.3%* |
| U.S. citizen – naturalized | 20.3% | 9.8% | 10.0% | -10.3%* | 0.2% |
| Non-U.S. citizen, resident for < 5 years | 38.5% | 26.4% | 27.2% | -11.3%* | 0.8% |
| Non-U.S. citizen, resident for 5+ years | 51.4% | 37.0% | 36.0% | -15.4%* | -1.0%* |
| * Indicates a statistically significant difference from 2017 at the p < 0.05 level. a Nonelderly includes all individuals under age 65.
b The U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty threshold for a family with two adults and one child was $19,730 in 2017. c Parent includes any person with a dependent child. d Multigenerational families with children include families with at least three generations in a household. Other families include those with adults are caring for children other than their own (e.g., a niece living with her aunt). e Part-time workers are defined as working < 35 hours per week. f Respondents can identify as more than one racial or ethnic group. The hierarchy we use for determining racial/ethnic categories places all respondents who self-identify as mixed race who do not also identify as Hispanic into the “Two or More Races” category. All individuals who identify with Hispanic ethnicity fall into the Hispanic category regardless of selected race. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS). |
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