title: The growth in the US uninsured population: trends in Hispanic subgroups, 1977 to 1992.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Project HOPE, Center for Health Affairs, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Albers
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Schur
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D011158:Population Growth; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data