Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2008 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
261,426 |
100.0 |
22.0 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
17,023 |
6.5 |
12.0 |
3.6 |
4-6 |
11,777 |
4.5 |
12.2 |
2.5 |
7-12 |
24,321 |
9.3 |
14.8 |
6.2 |
13-17 |
20,606 |
7.9 |
17.6 |
6.3 |
Total under 18 |
73,727 |
28.2 |
14.5 |
18.6 |
18 |
4,588 |
1.8 |
25.7 |
2.0 |
19-24 |
24,399 |
9.3 |
37.6 |
16.0 |
25-29 |
20,756 |
7.9 |
33.6 |
12.1 |
30-34 |
19,050 |
7.3 |
27.0 |
9.0 |
35-54 |
85,600 |
32.7 |
21.8 |
32.5 |
55-64 |
33,307 |
12.7 |
16.8 |
9.7 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
130,286 |
49.8 |
23.8 |
53.9 |
Female |
131,140 |
50.2 |
20.2 |
46.1 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
43,394 |
16.6 |
38.3 |
28.9 |
Total black, single race |
33,185 |
12.7 |
24.2 |
14.0 |
Total white, single race |
165,759 |
63.4 |
17.6 |
50.9 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,384 |
4.7 |
17.2 |
3.7 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,704 |
2.6 |
21.2 |
2.5 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
22,484 |
8.6 |
41.6 |
16.3 |
Black Male, single race |
15,656 |
6.0 |
26.7 |
7.3 |
White Male, single race |
82,668 |
31.6 |
18.7 |
26.9 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,059 |
2.3 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,419 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
1.4 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
20,910 |
8.0 |
34.8 |
12.7 |
Black Female, single race |
17,529 |
6.7 |
22.0 |
6.7 |
White Female, single race |
83,092 |
31.8 |
16.6 |
24.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,325 |
2.4 |
15.6 |
1.7 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,285 |
1.3 |
18.1 |
1.0 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
102,310 |
39.1 |
18.8 |
33.6 |
Widowed |
3,271 |
1.3 |
26.4 |
1.5 |
Divorced |
21,652 |
8.3 |
26.7 |
10.1 |
Separated |
4,572 |
1.7 |
36.9 |
2.9 |
Never married |
64,269 |
24.6 |
32.3 |
36.1 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,579 |
17.8 |
16.7 |
13.5 |
Midwest |
57,363 |
21.9 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
South |
95,528 |
36.5 |
25.7 |
42.8 |
West |
61,957 |
23.7 |
23.4 |
25.2 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
97,736 |
37.4 |
19.0 |
32.4 |
Very good |
80,071 |
30.7 |
21.4 |
29.9 |
Good |
57,381 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
Fair |
19,350 |
7.4 |
29.6 |
10.0 |
Poor |
6,651 |
2.5 |
23.4 |
2.7 |
| 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, 2008 | ||||
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2008 | |||
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
|||
Totala |
b |
0.57 |
b |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
0.22 |
1.07 |
0.33 |
4-6 |
0.15 |
1.12 |
0.23 |
7-12 |
0.25 |
1.02 |
0.41 |
13-17 |
0.19 |
1.28 |
0.41 |
Total under 18 |
0.43 |
0.78 |
0.81 |
18 |
0.10 |
2.55 |
0.22 |
19-24 |
0.27 |
1.35 |
0.60 |
25-29 |
0.27 |
1.56 |
0.56 |
30-34 |
0.21 |
1.29 |
0.43 |
35-54 |
0.39 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
55-64 |
0.38 |
0.88 |
0.57 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.25 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
Female |
0.25 |
0.61 |
0.66 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.05 |
1.26 |
2.11 |
Total black, single race |
0.76 |
1.03 |
1.09 |
Total white, single race |
1.10 |
0.61 |
1.74 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
0.36 |
1.41 |
0.35 |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.24 |
2.58 |
0.44 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
0.56 |
1.36 |
1.20 |
Black Male, single race |
0.37 |
1.24 |
0.60 |
White Male, single race |
0.59 |
0.76 |
1.09 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.17 |
1.53 |
0.20 |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.14 |
3.35 |
0.30 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
0.51 |
1.43 |
0.99 |
Black Female, single race |
0.41 |
1.16 |
0.57 |
White Female, single race |
0.60 |
0.69 |
1.01 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.20 |
1.69 |
0.19 |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.12 |
2.64 |
0.19 |
Marital statusc | |||
Married |
0.47 |
0.81 |
0.92 |
Widowed |
0.08 |
2.60 |
0.17 |
Divorced |
0.25 |
1.24 |
0.59 |
Separated |
0.09 |
2.69 |
0.25 |
Never married |
0.44 |
0.86 |
1.03 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
0.76 |
1.02 |
0.97 |
Midwest |
0.82 |
1.12 |
1.28 |
South |
1.06 |
1.06 |
1.78 |
West |
0.87 |
1.01 |
1.31 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.52 |
0.82 |
1.08 |
Very good |
0.48 |
0.78 |
0.88 |
Good |
0.39 |
0.84 |
0.79 |
Fair |
0.24 |
1.14 |
0.50 |
Poor |
0.12 |
2.06 |
0.27 |
| 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, 2008 | |||