Profile of Those Without Michigan Health Insurance based on Educational Attainment

Profile of the Uninsured by Education Attainment of Family Head

Who are the uninsured?

Generally the more education a head of household has, the less likely it is that members of that household will be uninsured. Almost nine in ten uninsured individuals (87.5 percent) live in families headed by a person with less than a bachelor's degree. Families whose head has less than a high school education have the highest rate of uninsurance, 24.2 percent; the rate of uninsurance declines to 14.7 percent for families headed by a high school graduate and further declines to 14.3 percent for families headed by a person with some college. Major reductions in rates of uninsurance are seen with completion of any degree, including an associate's degree.

How does Michigan compare with the rest of the U.S.?

Families headed by individuals at every level of educational attainment in Michigan tend to be less likely to be at risk of being uninsured than similar families nationally.

Who's at risk for being uninsured?

The likelihood of being uninsured tends to decrease with higher educational attainment. Families headed by an individual who did not graduate from high school have the greatest risk of being uninsured (24.2 percent).

Increases in rates of uninsurance can be seen between 1999-2001 and 2004-2006 in most categories of educational attainment with a few exceptions which tend to represent small segments of the population and therefore smaller sample sizes.