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This 3 page paper discusses statistics showing the number of uninsured Hispanics and African American families in the U.S. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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This paper explores the statistics for Hispanic and African American families with regard to health insurance. Discussion Our first source is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; its
2005 report breaks down the uninsured in America by many classifications, including race/ethnicity. In that cohort, we find that uninsured Americans "are more likely to be white than other races
or ethnicities, comprising about half of the uninsured population (48%)" (Overview of the uninsured in the United States: An analysis of the 2005 current population survey, 2005; hereafter "Overview of
the uninsured"). However, since whites comprise 67% of the total population, the number of uninsured whites is not perhaps surprising (Overview of the uninsured ... , 2005). Hispanics, however,
present a different picture. They are only 14% of the total population but represent 30% of the uninsured (Overview of the uninsured ..., 2005). This is not because Hispanics have
a higher poverty level than other ethnic groups (their poverty rate is slightly lower than it is for African-Americans), but because they are often employed in jobs "that do not
offer health insurance, such as construction and agriculture" (Overview of the uninsured ... , 2005). However, when health insurance is available, Hispanics accept it at the same rate as blacks
and whites (Overview of the uninsured ..., 2005). The picture is somewhat better for African-Americans. They comprise 12% of the total population but represent only 15% of the uninsured;
they do not appear to be overrepresented in this segment. Of the three groups, then, it is Hispanics who are overrepresented in the uninsured population. A report issued in August,
2006, seems to indicate better news for Hispanic children, if not for their parents. This report shows a decline in the number of uninsured Hispanic children even though the number
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