Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2005 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
258,708 |
100.0 |
14.1 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,095 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
3.0 |
4-6 |
11,826 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
7-12 |
23,788 |
9.2 |
5.7 |
3.7 |
13-17 |
21,854 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
Total under 18 |
73,563 |
28.4 |
6.4 |
13.0 |
18 |
3,925 |
1.5 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
19-24 |
25,086 |
9.7 |
25.5 |
17.6 |
25-29 |
19,754 |
7.6 |
25.6 |
13.9 |
30-34 |
19,255 |
7.4 |
18.3 |
9.7 |
35-54 |
85,331 |
33.0 |
14.5 |
34.0 |
55-64 |
31,794 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
10.8 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
140,799 |
72.4 |
15.2 |
65.8 |
Not Employed |
53,679 |
27.6 |
20.7 |
34.2 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
129,155 |
49.9 |
16.1 |
56.9 |
Female |
129,553 |
50.1 |
12.1 |
43.1 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
41,147 |
15.9 |
28.5 |
32.1 |
Total black, single race |
32,756 |
12.7 |
15.1 |
13.6 |
Total white, single race |
166,517 |
64.4 |
10.3 |
46.9 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,154 |
4.7 |
13.6 |
4.5 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,135 |
2.4 |
16.7 |
2.8 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
21,391 |
8.3 |
32.0 |
18.8 |
Black Male, single race |
15,503 |
6.0 |
19.7 |
8.4 |
White Male, single race |
83,247 |
32.2 |
11.3 |
25.9 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
5,896 |
2.3 |
15.0 |
2.4 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,118 |
1.2 |
16.7 |
1.4 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
19,756 |
7.6 |
24.6 |
13.3 |
Black Female, single race |
17,253 |
6.7 |
11.0 |
5.2 |
White Female, single race |
83,270 |
32.2 |
9.2 |
21.1 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,258 |
2.4 |
12.2 |
2.1 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,016 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.4 |
Marital statusc | ||||
Married |
103,339 |
39.9 |
12.3 |
34.9 |
Widowed |
3,442 |
1.3 |
17.4 |
1.6 |
Divorced |
21,429 |
8.3 |
21.7 |
12.8 |
Separated |
3,656 |
1.4 |
26.1 |
2.6 |
Never married |
62,690 |
24.2 |
21.7 |
37.3 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
47,217 |
18.3 |
10.6 |
13.8 |
Midwest |
57,479 |
22.2 |
11.5 |
18.1 |
South |
93,292 |
36.1 |
16.7 |
42.7 |
West |
60,720 |
23.5 |
15.2 |
25.4 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
85,446 |
33.0 |
11.8 |
27.6 |
Very good |
86,932 |
33.6 |
13.4 |
32.0 |
Good |
63,832 |
24.7 |
16.6 |
29.0 |
Fair |
16,884 |
6.5 |
19.4 |
9.0 |
Poor |
5,454 |
2.1 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
| 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, 2005. | ||||
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2005 | |||
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
|||
Totala |
b |
0.37 |
b |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
0.17 |
0.77 |
0.35 |
4-6 |
0.14 |
0.70 |
0.22 |
7-12 |
0.21 |
0.51 |
0.32 |
13-17 |
0.20 |
0.73 |
0.41 |
Total under 18 |
0.34 |
0.42 |
0.74 |
18 |
0.10 |
1.68 |
0.19 |
19-24 |
0.25 |
1.14 |
0.71 |
25-29 |
0.27 |
1.42 |
0.77 |
30-34 |
0.21 |
1.04 |
0.50 |
35-54 |
0.34 |
0.53 |
0.89 |
55-64 |
0.33 |
0.78 |
0.62 |
|
Employment statusc | |||
Employed |
0.49 |
0.47 |
0.87 |
Not Employed |
0.49 |
0.45 |
0.87 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.29 |
0.42 |
0.88 |
Female |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.88 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
0.69 |
0.86 |
1.57 |
Total black, single race |
0.57 |
0.70 |
0.91 |
Total white, single race |
0.91 |
0.32 |
1.50 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
0.33 |
1.75 |
0.75 |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.22 |
1.70 |
0.46 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
0.36 |
1.07 |
0.96 |
Black Male, single race |
0.29 |
1.20 |
0.69 |
White Male, single race |
0.52 |
0.42 |
1.05 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.18 |
2.12 |
0.46 |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.12 |
2.21 |
0.25 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
0.36 |
1.04 |
0.82 |
Black Female, single race |
0.30 |
0.70 |
0.42 |
White Female, single race |
0.51 |
0.36 |
0.94 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.17 |
1.75 |
0.37 |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.12 |
2.39 |
0.30 |
Marital statusd | |||
Married |
0.42 |
0.44 |
0.96 |
Widowed |
0.19 |
0.51 |
0.22 |
Divorced |
0.26 |
0.89 |
0.69 |
Separated |
0.09 |
2.32 |
0.28 |
Never married |
0.34 |
0.67 |
0.91 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
0.76 |
0.77 |
1.23 |
Midwest |
0.94 |
0.57 |
1.25 |
South |
1.19 |
0.56 |
1.90 |
West |
1.06 |
0.69 |
1.58 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.56 |
0.55 |
1.08 |
Very good |
0.50 |
0.60 |
1.22 |
Good |
0.47 |
0.62 |
1.04 |
Fair |
0.20 |
1.10 |
0.55 |
Poor |
0.11 |
1.50 |
0.27 |
| 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, 2005. | |||