Population characteristics-total population and the uninsured-under age 65

Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2006

Total^a	257,443	100.0	19.4	100.0

Age in years
Under 4	16,100	6.3	6.5	2.1
4-6	11,914	4.6	10.4	2.5
7-12	24,380	9.5	11.8	5.7
13-17	21,483	8.3	13.8	5.9
Total under 18	73,878	28.7	11.0	16.2
18	3,837	1.5	19.5	1.5
19-24	24,205	9.4	34.9	16.9
25-29	19,826	7.7	30.0	11.9
30-34	18,916	7.3	27.2	10.3
35-54	85,727	33.3	19.5	33.3
55-64	31,054	12.1	16.0	9.9

Sex
Male	128,208	49.8	21.4	54.7
Female	129,235	50.2	17.5	45.3

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	40,762	15.8	35.9	29.2
Total black, single race	32,592	12.7	21.6	14.1
Total white, single race	165,292	64.2	15.0	49.4
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	12,306	4.8	18.2	4.5
Total other races/multiple races	6,491	2.5	22.0	2.9

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	21,116	8.2	39.0	16.5
Black Male, single race	15,369	6.0	25.0	7.7
White Male, single race	82,800	32.2	16.3	26.9
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	5,974	2.3	18.9	2.3
Other races/multiple race male	2,950	1.1	24.2	1.4
Hispanic or Latino Female	19,646	7.6	32.5	12.8
Black Female, single race	17,223	6.7	18.6	6.4
White Female, single race	82,493	32.0	13.6	22.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	6,332	2.5	17.6	2.2
Other races/multiple race female	3,541	1.4	20.3	1.4

Marital status^b
Married	101,576	39.5	16.8	34.1
Widowed	3,289	1.3	21.7	1.4
Divorced	21,136	8.2	27.4	11.6
Separated	4,410	1.7	33.3	2.9
Never married	62,092	24.1	29.2	36.3

Census region
Northeast	47,149	18.3	15.7	14.8
Midwest	56,998	22.1	13.9	15.8
South	92,901	36.1	23.1	42.8
West	60,394	23.5	22.0	26.6

Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent	87,667	34.1	16.1	28.2
Very good	81,785	31.8	18.8	30.8
Good	62,326	24.2	22.8	28.5
Fair	19,199	7.5	25.7	9.9
Poor	6,130	2.4	21.4	2.6

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status. ^b For individuals age 16 and over. Excludes unknown marital status. As a result, percents do not sum to 100. Note: Percent distributions may not add to 100 because of rounding. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2006.

Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65:
Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2006

Population characteristics

Total population in thousands

Percent distribution of population

Percent uninsured

Percent distribution of uninsured population

Total^a

257,443

100.0

19.4

100.0

Age in years

Under 4

16,100

6.3

6.5

2.1

4-6

11,914

4.6

10.4

2.5

7-12

24,380

9.5

11.8

5.7

13-17

21,483

8.3

13.8

5.9

Total under 18

73,878

28.7

11.0

16.2

3,837

1.5

19.5

1.5

19-24

24,205

9.4

34.9

16.9

25-29

19,826

7.7

30.0

11.9

30-34

18,916

7.3

27.2

10.3

35-54

85,727

33.3

19.5

33.3

55-64

31,054

12.1

16.0

9.9

Sex

Male

128,208

49.8

21.4

54.7

Female

129,235

50.2

17.5

45.3

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

40,762

15.8

35.9

29.2

Total black, single race

32,592

12.7

21.6

14.1

Total white, single race

165,292

64.2

15.0

49.4

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

12,306

4.8

18.2

4.5

Total other races/multiple races

6,491

2.5

22.0

2.9

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

21,116

8.2

39.0

16.5

Black Male, single race

15,369

6.0

25.0

7.7

White Male, single race

82,800

32.2

16.3

26.9

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

5,974

2.3

18.9

2.3

Other races/multiple race male

2,950

1.1

24.2

1.4

Hispanic or Latino Female

19,646

7.6

32.5

12.8

Black Female, single race

17,223

6.7

18.6

6.4

White Female, single race

82,493

32.0

13.6

22.4

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

6,332

2.5

17.6

2.2

Other races/multiple race female

3,541

1.4

20.3

1.4

Marital status^b

Married

101,576

39.5

16.8

34.1

Widowed

3,289

1.3

21.7

1.4

Divorced

21,136

8.2

27.4

11.6

Separated

4,410

1.7

33.3

2.9

Never married

62,092

24.1

29.2

36.3

Census region

Northeast

47,149

18.3

15.7

14.8

Midwest

56,998

22.1

13.9

15.8

South

92,901

36.1

23.1

42.8

West

60,394

23.5

22.0

26.6

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

87,667

34.1

16.1

28.2

Very good

81,785

31.8

18.8

30.8

Good

62,326

24.2

22.8

28.5

Fair

19,199

7.5

25.7

9.9

Poor

6,130

2.4

21.4

2.6

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status.

^b For individuals age 16 and over. Excludes unknown marital status. As a result, percents do not sum to 100.

Note: Percent distributions may not add to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2006.

Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2006 Corresponds to Table 4

Total^a	^b	0.43	^b

Age in years
Under 4	0.15	0.61	0.19
4-6	0.14	0.97	0.23
7-12	0.21	0.79	0.36
13-17	0.20	0.94	0.37
Total under 18	0.33	0.53	0.64
18	0.08	1.94	0.16
19-24	0.28	1.27	0.62
25-29	0.26	1.43	0.62
30-34	0.21	1.31	0.50
35-54	0.39	0.61	0.77
55-64	0.31	0.79	0.52

Sex
Male	0.27	0.51	0.66
Female	0.27	0.46	0.66

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	0.72	0.96	1.32
Total black, single race	0.61	0.88	0.76
Total white, single race	1.02	0.47	1.42
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	0.34	2.14	0.62
Total other races/multiple races	0.25	2.25	0.36

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	0.37	1.18	0.76
Black Male, single race	0.31	1.26	0.47
White Male, single race	0.56	0.61	1.00
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	0.18	2.21	0.31
Other races/multiple race male	0.11	3.16	0.22
Hispanic or Latino Female	0.37	1.14	0.72
Black Female, single race	0.33	0.90	0.41
White Female, single race	0.55	0.52	0.79
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	0.18	2.49	0.36
Other races/multiple race female	0.15	2.46	0.23

Marital status^c
Married	0.43	0.54	0.79
Widowed	0.08	2.31	0.16
Divorced	0.23	1.09	0.53
Separated	0.09	2.42	0.24
Never married	0.39	0.78	0.84

Census region
Northeast	0.79	0.83	0.93
Midwest	1.08	0.82	1.21
South	1.21	0.73	1.72
West	1.06	0.93	1.45

Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent	0.57	0.60	0.91
Very good	0.48	0.63	0.91
Good	0.42	0.69	0.86
Fair	0.20	1.08	0.46
Poor	0.11	1.77	0.23

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status. ^b Not applicable. ^c For individuals age 16 and over. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2006.

Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65:
Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2006
Corresponds to Table 4

Population characteristics

Percent distribution of population

Percent uninsured

Percent distribution of uninsured population

Standard error

Total^a

0.43

Age in years

Under 4

0.15

0.61

0.19

4-6

0.14

0.97

0.23

7-12

0.21

0.79

0.36

13-17

0.20

0.94

0.37

Total under 18

0.33

0.53

0.64

0.08

1.94

0.16

19-24

0.28

1.27

0.62

25-29

0.26

1.43

0.62

30-34

0.21

1.31

0.50

35-54

0.39

0.61

0.77

55-64

0.31

0.79

0.52

Sex

Male

0.27

0.51

0.66

Female

0.27

0.46

0.66

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

0.72

0.96

1.32

Total black, single race

0.61

0.88

0.76

Total white, single race

1.02

0.47

1.42

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

0.34

2.14

0.62

Total other races/multiple races

0.25

2.25

0.36

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

0.37

1.18

0.76

Black Male, single race

0.31

1.26

0.47

White Male, single race

0.56

0.61

1.00

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

0.18

2.21

0.31

Other races/multiple race male

0.11

3.16

0.22

Hispanic or Latino Female

0.37

1.14

0.72

Black Female, single race

0.33

0.90

0.41

White Female, single race

0.55

0.52

0.79

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

0.18

2.49

0.36

Other races/multiple race female

0.15

2.46

0.23

Marital status^c

Married

0.43

0.54

0.79

Widowed

0.08

2.31

0.16

Divorced

0.23

1.09

0.53

Separated

0.09

2.42

0.24

Never married

0.39

0.78

0.84

Census region

Northeast

0.79

0.83

0.93

Midwest

1.08

0.82

1.21

South

1.21

0.73

1.72

West

1.06

0.93

1.45

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.57

0.60

0.91

Very good

0.48

0.63

0.91

Good

0.42

0.69

0.86

Fair

0.20

1.08

0.46

Poor

0.11

1.77

0.23

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status.

^b Not applicable.

^c For individuals age 16 and over.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2006.