Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2007 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
262,616 |
100.0 |
15.2 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,233 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
2.9 |
4-6 |
12,177 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
7-12 |
24,233 |
9.2 |
8.2 |
5.0 |
13-17 |
21,266 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
5.3 |
Total under 18 |
73,909 |
28.1 |
7.9 |
14.7 |
18 |
4,383 |
1.7 |
14.0 |
1.5 |
19-24 |
23,786 |
9.1 |
27.4 |
16.4 |
25-29 |
21,899 |
8.3 |
25.5 |
14.0 |
30-34 |
19,241 |
7.3 |
20.6 |
9.9 |
35-54 |
84,660 |
32.2 |
15.4 |
32.7 |
55-64 |
34,738 |
13.2 |
12.4 |
10.8 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
143,486 |
72.7 |
15.8 |
65.1 |
Not Employed |
53,977 |
27.3 |
22.5 |
34.9 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
131,171 |
49.9 |
17.4 |
57.3 |
Female |
131,444 |
50.1 |
13.0 |
42.7 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
43,724 |
16.6 |
29.5 |
32.3 |
Total black, single race |
33,436 |
12.7 |
15.3 |
12.8 |
Total white, single race |
166,750 |
63.5 |
11.8 |
49.5 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,686 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
3.6 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,020 |
2.3 |
11.2 |
1.7 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
22,766 |
8.7 |
33.0 |
18.8 |
Black Male, single race |
15,862 |
6.0 |
18.4 |
7.3 |
White Male, single race |
83,783 |
31.9 |
13.3 |
28.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,021 |
2.3 |
13.9 |
2.1 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2,738 |
1.0 |
14.9 |
1.0 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
20,957 |
8.0 |
25.7 |
13.5 |
Black Female, single race |
17,573 |
6.7 |
12.5 |
5.5 |
White Female, single race |
82,966 |
31.6 |
10.3 |
21.5 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,664 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,283 |
1.2 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
Marital statusc | ||||
Married |
102,906 |
39.2 |
13.4 |
34.6 |
Widowed |
3,187 |
1.2 |
21.6 |
1.7 |
Divorced |
22,502 |
8.6 |
21.4 |
12.1 |
Separated |
3,750 |
1.4 |
26.7 |
2.5 |
Never married |
65,310 |
24.9 |
22.5 |
36.9 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,833 |
17.8 |
10.8 |
12.7 |
Midwest |
57,593 |
21.9 |
11.6 |
16.8 |
South |
96,082 |
36.6 |
19.2 |
46.2 |
West |
62,108 |
23.6 |
15.6 |
24.3 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
91,844 |
35.0 |
13.4 |
30.8 |
Very good |
87,004 |
33.1 |
14.0 |
30.6 |
Good |
61,811 |
23.6 |
17.9 |
27.8 |
Fair |
16,668 |
6.4 |
19.4 |
8.1 |
Poor |
5,132 |
2.0 |
20.7 |
2.7 |
| a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status.
b For individuals age 16 and over. c 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, 2007. | ||||
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2007 | |||
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
|||
Totala |
b |
0.43 |
b |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
0.20 |
0.97 |
0.39 |
4-6 |
0.16 |
0.80 |
0.24 |
7-12 |
0.23 |
0.78 |
0.44 |
13-17 |
0.20 |
0.88 |
0.43 |
Total under 18 |
0.36 |
0.56 |
0.84 |
18 |
0.09 |
2.05 |
0.23 |
19-24 |
0.24 |
1.28 |
0.74 |
25-29 |
0.29 |
1.39 |
0.81 |
30-34 |
0.24 |
1.21 |
0.58 |
35-54 |
0.39 |
0.58 |
0.89 |
55-64 |
0.33 |
0.72 |
0.64 |
Employment statusc | |||
Employed |
0.47 |
0.48 |
1.06 |
Not Employed |
0.47 |
0.54 |
1.06 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.25 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
Female |
0.25 |
0.39 |
0.82 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
0.65 |
1.06 |
1.77 |
Total black, single race |
0.52 |
0.73 |
0.79 |
Total white, single race |
0.82 |
0.40 |
1.64 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
0.31 |
1.25 |
0.48 |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.18 |
1.39 |
0.25 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
0.36 |
1.29 |
1.10 |
Black Male, single race |
0.27 |
0.98 |
0.53 |
White Male, single race |
0.48 |
0.53 |
1.18 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.16 |
1.69 |
0.30 |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.09 |
2.49 |
0.20 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
0.32 |
1.13 |
0.85 |
Black Female, single race |
0.28 |
0.85 |
0.44 |
White Female, single race |
0.46 |
0.42 |
0.92 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.17 |
1.30 |
0.26 |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.11 |
1.39 |
0.14 |
Marital statusd | |||
Married |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.97 |
Widowed |
0.18 |
0.66 |
0.25 |
Divorced |
0.24 |
1.00 |
0.70 |
Separated |
0.08 |
2.49 |
0.28 |
Never married |
0.37 |
0.77 |
1.08 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
0.62 |
0.63 |
0.92 |
Midwest |
0.76 |
0.72 |
1.23 |
South |
0.84 |
0.70 |
1.73 |
West |
0.70 |
0.69 |
1.32 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.57 |
0.65 |
1.23 |
Very good |
0.51 |
0.59 |
1.04 |
Good |
0.46 |
0.68 |
0.98 |
Fair |
0.19 |
1.08 |
0.50 |
Poor |
0.10 |
1.83 |
0.28 |
| a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status. b Not applicable. c For individuals age 16 and over. d For individuals age 16 and over. Excludes unknown marital status. As a result, percents do not sum to 100. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2007. | |||