The purpose of this table is to provide selected demographic information for working-age adults with chronic conditions. African Americans and Latinos/Hispanics are much more highly represented in the uninsured and Medicaid populations than in the privately insured. African Americans are also a larger proportion of the Medicare population than they are of the privately insured.
| Uninsured | Private Insurance | Medicarea | Medicaid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent with family income under 200 percent of poverty | 63* | 17 | 62* | 87* |
| Percent female | 65* | 60 | 50* | 76* |
| Percent African-American | 16* | 11 | 22* | 25* |
| Percent Hispanic | 22* | 8 | 9 | 23* |
| Percent with more than one chronic condition | 36* | 39 | 72* | 59* |
* Estimate is significantly different at p<.05 from estimate for those with private insurance.
a. Includes dual-eligibles (those with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage)
Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 1998-99.
These results are linked to the analysis in Reed, Marie C. and Ha T. Tu, Triple Jeopardy: Low Income, Chronically Ill and Uninsured in America, Issue Brief No. 49, Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, D.C. (February 2002).