National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist

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Figure 9.5. People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, Asian only, California, 2009
Percent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
White
Asian Total
Chinese
Korean
Vietnamese
Poor
Low Income
Middle Income
High Income
English Only
English Well/Very Well
English Not Well/Not At All
English Preferred
Vietnamese Preferred
Korean Preferred
Born in U.S.
Not Born in U.S.
Source: University of California, Los
Angeles, Center for Health Policy
Research, California Health Interview
Survey, 2009.
Denominator: Asian civilian
noninstitutionalized population ages 0-
64 in California.
Note: For this measure, lower rates are
better. Data for Filipinos, Japanese
people, and South Asians did not meet
criteria for statistical reliability. The
English proficiency of respondents is
characterized by the following
categories: English Only, English
Well/Very Well, and English Not Well/Not
at All. The preferred language of
respondents is characterized as English
Preferred, Vietnamese Preferred, or
Korean Preferred for Asian respondents
shown here.
Chapter 9
n In California, in 2009, there was no statistically significant difference between Asians and Whites in
the percentage of people who were uninsured all year in the past year (9% compared with 7.5%;
Figure 9.5).
n Among Asians in California, Koreans were more than three times as likely as Whites to be uninsured
all year in the past year (24% compared with 7.5%).
n Among Asians in California, poor people (22%) and low-income people (22%) were nearly eight
times as likely and middle-income people (9%) were three times as likely as high-income people
(3%) to be uninsured all year in the past year.
n Among Asians in California, people who did not speak English well or did not speak English at all
were almost four times as likely as English-only speakers to be uninsured all year in the past year
(24% compared with 6.5%).
n Among Asians in California, people who preferred to speak Korean were about seven times as likely
as those who preferred to speak English to be uninsured all year in the past year (50% compared
with 7%). Those who preferred to speak Vietnamese were more than twice as likely as those who
preferred to speak English (17.5% compared with 7%) to be uninsured all year in the past year.
n Among Asians in California, those who were not born in the United States were three times as likely
as those who were born in the United States to be uninsured all year in the past year (12% compared
with 4%).
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