Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution of
uninsured population
Totala 271,830 100.0 9.5 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 15,936 5.9 4.0 2.5
4 - 6 12,563 4.6 2.5 1.2
7 - 12 24,018 8.8 2.9 2.7
13 - 17 21,661 8.0 4.6 3.9
Total under 18 74,178 27.3 3.6 10.3
18 4,162 1.5 5.9 1.0
19 - 24 25,335 9.3 13.3 13.0
25 - 29 22,789 8.4 14.5 12.8
30 - 34 21,238 7.8 14.3 11.7
35 - 54 82,584 30.4 11.6 37.0
55 - 64 41,544 15.3 8.9 14.3
Employment statusb
Employed 148,331 71.7 10.6 66.2
Not employed 58,611 28.3 13.6 33.8
Sex
Male 135,096 49.7 11.1 57.8
Female 136,734 50.3 8.0 42.2
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 53,081 19.5 18.9 38.9
Total black, single race 35,145 12.9 10.3 14.0
Total white, single race 156,119 54.7 6.5 39.1
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,665 5.8 7.6 4.6
Total other races/multiple races 11,820 4.3 7.7 3.5
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 26,941 9.9 21.8 22.7
Black Male, single race 16,721 6.2 13.3 8.6
White Male, single race 77,740 28.6 7.5 22.4
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,387 2.7 7.5 2.1
Other races/multiple race male 6,307 2.3 8.0 2.0
Hispanic or Latino Female 26,140 9.6 16.0 16.2
Black Female, single race 18,424 6.8 7.6 5.4
White Female, single race 78,379 28.8 5.5 16.7
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 8,278 3.0 7.7 2.5
Other races/multiple race female 5,513 2.0 7.2 1.5
Marital statusb
Married 102,801 37.8 9.3 36.8
Widowed 2,852 1.0 11.2 1.2
Divorced 20,137 7.4 12.4 9.7
Separated 4,189 1.5 21.7 3.5
Never married 77,068 28.4 13.6 40.5
Census region
Northeast 47,108 17.3 6.2 11.3
Midwest 56,976 21.0 7.7 16.9
South 102,558 37.7 12.9 51.1
West 65,187 24.0 8.2 20.6
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 97,551 35.9 8.2 30.9
Very good 85,954 31.6 8.6 28.5
Good 64,738 23.8 11.4 28.6
Fair 18,438 6.8 13.7 9.8
Poor 4,902 1.8 11.6 2.2
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, 2015.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution of
uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.35 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.17 0.71 0.45
4 - 6 0.18 0.48 0.23
7 - 12 0.24 0.42 0.35
13 - 17 0.25 0.67 0.52
Total under 18 0.45 0.33 0.82
18 0.10 1.26 0.20
19 - 24 0.24 0.90 0.77
25 - 29 0.26 0.94 0.73
30 - 34 0.25 1.02 0.77
35 - 54 0.36 0.48 1.05
55 - 64 0.43 0.66 0.91
Employment statusc
Employed 0.52 0.43 1.15
Not employed 0.52 0.69 1.15
Sex
Male 0.29 0.42 0.95
Female 0.29 0.37 0.95
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.05 0.86 2.29
Total black, single race 0.69 0.54 1.14
Total white, single race 1.23 0.38 2.03
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.45 0.89 0.65
Total other races/multiple races 0.45 1.79 1.10
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.51 0.96 1.30
Black Male, single race 0.32 0.87 0.76
White Male, single race 0.63 0.49 1.31
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.21 1.11 0.36
Other races / multiple race male 0.26 2.37 0.74
Hispanic or Latino female 0.56 0.92 1.15
Black Female, single race 0.39 0.55 0.54
White Female, single race 0.70 0.39 1.15
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.25 1.07 0.39
Other races / multiple race female 0.21 1.50 0.42
Marital statusc
Married 0.44 0.51 1.28
Widowed 0.07 1.87 0.22
Divorced 0.24 0.95 0.74
Separated 0.09 1.94 0.37
Never married 0.41 0.57 1.12
Census region
Northeast 0.85 0.61 1.05
Midwest 0.93 0.64 1.46
South 1.22 0.72 2.08
West 0.92 0.57 1.38
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.63 0.46 1.28
Very good 0.49 0.47 1.25
Good 0.47 0.58 1.06
Fair 0.21 1.14 0.72
Poor 0.10 1.87 0.38
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, 2015.

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