VERTICAL BAR CHART: Full Year Insurance Coverage Among Women Aged 18 to 64 Years, by Area of Residence,* 2003

(Percent of Women)

Any Private: MSA 76.1, Non-MSA 70.1

Any Public: MSA 10.6, Non-MSA 14.2

Uninsured: MSA 13.3, Non-MSA 15.7

*Metropolitan Statistical Areas include at least: one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants, or a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area (of at least 50,000 inhabitants) and a local metropolitan population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). Additional “outlying counties” are included in the MSA if they meet specific requirements of commuting to the central counties and other selected requirements of metropolitan character. In New England, the MSAs are defined in terms of cities and towns rather than counties.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2003 HC Public Use Data. Generated using MEPSnet, Household Component Data; 2004 Dec. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/MEPSNet/HC/MEPSnetHC.asp.