Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2008
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 264,634 100.0 15.4 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 16,834 6.4 5.8 2.4
4 - 6 11,846 4.5 4.8 1.4
7 - 12 24,952 9.4 8.1 5.0
13 - 17 20,661 7.8 9.7 4.9
Total under 18 74,293 28.1 7.5 13.7
18 4,684 1.8 17.7 2.0
19 - 24 23,950 9.1 26.5 15.6
25 - 29 21,909 8.3 24.8 13.3
30 - 34 18,696 7.1 19.4 8.9
35 - 54 85,076 32.1 16.8 35.1
55 - 64 36,027 13.6 12.7 11.3
Employment statusb
Employed 140,495 70.5 16.0 62.5
Not employed 58,905 29.5 22.9 37.5
Sex
Male 132,206 50.0 17.5 56.7
Female 132,428 50.0 13.3 43.3
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 45,009 17.0 28.9 31.9
Total black, single race 33,548 12.7 16.4 13.5
Total white, single race 167,288 63.2 11.7 48.0
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 12,360 4.7 13.8 4.2
Total other races/multiple races 6,429 2.4 15.2 2.4
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 23,408 8.8 33.4 19.2
Black Male, single race 15,864 6.0 19.5 7.6
White Male, single race 83,679 31.6 12.9 26.4
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,007 2.3 14.8 2.2
Other races/multiple race male 3,248 1.2 17.1 1.4
Hispanic or Latino Female 21,601 8.2 24.0 12.7
Black Female, single race 17,684 6.7 13.7 5.9
White Female, single race 83,608 31.6 10.5 21.5
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,354 2.4 12.9 2.0
Other races/multiple race female 3,182 1.2 13.3 1.0
Marital statusb
Married 102,572 38.8 13.5 34.1
Widowed 3,357 1.3 21.3 1.8
Divorced 22,167 8.4 20.6 11.2
Separated 4,622 1.7 30.0 3.4
Never married 66,869 25.3 23.4 38.3
Census region
Northeast 46,861 17.7 10.4 12.0
Midwest 57,742 21.8 12.0 17.1
South 97,116 36.7 18.9 45.2
West 62,916 23.8 16.7 25.8
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 94,060 35.6 12.5 28.8
Very good 85,681 32.4 15.1 31.7
Good 60,537 22.9 18.4 27.3
Fair 18,434 7.0 21.9 9.9
Poor 5,847 2.2 15.8 2.3
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, 2008
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured all year Percent distribution of uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.46 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.21 0.71 0.30
4 - 6 0.16 0.77 0.22
7 - 12 0.25 0.88 0.50
13 - 17 0.20 0.97 0.45
Total under 18 0.45 0.61 0.94
18 0.10 2.22 0.28
19 - 24 0.26 1.24 0.67
25 - 29 0.27 1.34 0.71
30 - 34 0.22 1.23 0.59
35 - 54 0.37 0.64 0.85
55 - 64 0.40 0.82 0.72
Employment statusc
Employed 0.44 0.55 1.02
Not employed 0.44 0.83 1.02
Sex
Male 0.29 0.56 0.82
Female 0.29 0.49 0.82
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.02 1.31 2.46
Total black, single race 0.76 0.76 1.17
Total white, single race 1.04 0.52 1.94
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.36 1.69 0.56
Total other races/multiple races 0.26 2.72 0.58
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.54 1.38 1.41
Black Male, single race 0.38 1.05 0.67
White Male, single race 0.59 0.62 1.23
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.19 1.90 0.32
Other races / multiple race male 0.16 3.31 0.38
Hispanic or Latino female 0.50 1.53 1.18
Black Female, single race 0.41 0.85 0.59
White Female, single race 0.56 0.61 1.18
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.19 1.85 0.30
Other races / multiple race female 0.12 2.84 0.25
Marital statusc
Married 0.46 0.67 1.05
Widowed 0.08 2.42 0.23
Divorced 0.27 1.14 0.71
Separated 0.12 2.81 0.37
Never married 0.41 0.72 1.03
Census region
Northeast 0.84 0.84 1.04
Midwest 0.83 0.92 1.36
South 1.08 0.80 1.92
West 0.89 0.89 1.52
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.61 0.72 1.37
Very good 0.52 0.61 1.04
Good 0.41 0.73 0.98
Fair 0.23 1.22 0.66
Poor 0.12 1.53 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, 2008.

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