The growth in the US uninsured population: trends in Hispanic subgroups, 1977 to 1992

This paper presents trends in the growth in the US uninsured population, using cross-sectional national estimates from 1977, 1987, 1989, and 1992 and focusing specifically on coverage problems experienced by Hispanic Americans. An examination of the composition of uninsured persons added between 197...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1996-04, Vol.86 (4), p.572-576
Main Authors: Berk, M L, Albers, L A, Schur, C L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1977-1992
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Censuses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cuba - ethnology
Epidemiology
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Expenditures
General aspects
Growth
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health Surveys
Hispanic American people
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Insurance coverage
Medical sciences
Medically Uninsured - ethnology
Medically Uninsured - statistics & numerical data
Mexico - ethnology
Polls & surveys
Population Growth
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Puerto Rico - ethnology
Trends
Uninsured people
United States
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Summary:This paper presents trends in the growth in the US uninsured population, using cross-sectional national estimates from 1977, 1987, 1989, and 1992 and focusing specifically on coverage problems experienced by Hispanic Americans. An examination of the composition of uninsured persons added between 1977 and 1992 shows that almost 40% of the difference is accounted for by persons of Hispanic origin, with those of Mexican origin alone constituting 27%. In addition, the annual average rate of growth in the uninsured Hispanic population between 1977 and 1992 was 9.7%, compared with only 2.3% for the uninsured non-Hispanic population.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.86.4.572