Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2006
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 261,287 100.0 14.3 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 16,017 6.1 5.9 2.5
4 - 6 12,389 4.7 4.6 1.5
7 - 12 24,088 9.2 6.1 3.9
13 - 17 21,612 8.3 8.2 4.7
Total under 18 74,106 28.4 6.4 12.7
18 4,324 1.7 11.5 1.3
19 - 24 24,818 9.5 25.2 16.7
25 - 29 20,101 7.7 24.4 13.1
30 - 34 19,265 7.4 20.1 10.4
35 - 54 85,594 32.8 15.5 35.3
55 - 64 33,079 12.7 11.8 10.4
Employment statusb
Employed 142,297 72.3 15.7 67.0
Not employed 54,474 27.7 20.2 33.0
Sex
Male 130,629 50.0 16.4 57.4
Female 130,657 50.0 12.2 42.6
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 42,584 16.3 28.6 32.6
Total black, single race 33,070 12.7 14.5 12.8
Total white, single race 166,561 63.7 10.8 47.9
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 12,857 4.9 12.4 4.3
Total other races/multiple races 6,214 2.4 14.7 2.4
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 22,155 8.5 32.3 19.1
Black Male, single race 15,644 6.0 17.6 7.4
White Male, single race 83,816 32.1 12.2 27.4
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,158 2.4 12.8 2.1
Other races/multiple race male 2,856 1.1 17.5 1.3
Hispanic or Latino Female 20,429 7.8 24.6 13.4
Black Female, single race 17,426 6.7 11.7 5.4
White Female, single race 82,745 31.7 9.3 20.5
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,699 2.6 12.1 2.2
Other races/multiple race female 3,358 1.3 12.3 1.1
Marital statusb
Married 101,896 39.0 12.8 34.9
Widowed 3,190 1.2 17.0 1.5
Divorced 22,670 8.7 21.3 12.9
Separated 3,698 1.4 25.3 2.5
Never married 65,397 25.0 21.4 37.5
Census region
Northeast 47,022 18.0 10.7 13.5
Midwest 57,591 22.0 10.4 16.1
South 94,881 36.3 17.4 44.0
West 61,793 23.6 16.0 26.4
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 86,161 33.0 12.0 27.7
Very good 88,382 33.9 13.3 31.5
Good 64,662 24.8 17.1 29.7
Fair 16,582 6.4 20.1 8.9
Poor 5,301 2.0 15.5 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, 2006.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2006
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured all year Percent distribution of uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.39 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.18 0.78 0.35
4 - 6 0.15 0.71 0.23
7 - 12 0.21 0.61 0.37
13 - 17 0.22 0.74 0.39
Total under 18 0.34 0.43 0.74
18 0.08 1.53 0.18
19 - 24 0.26 1.12 0.70
25 - 29 0.27 1.36 0.74
30 - 34 0.23 1.18 0.54
35 - 54 0.39 0.55 0.89
55 - 64 0.31 0.68 0.62
Employment statusc
Employed 0.41 0.48 0.89
Not employed 0.41 0.65 0.89
Sex
Male 0.27 0.48 0.78
Female 0.27 0.40 0.78
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 0.74 0.90 1.59
Total black, single race 0.65 0.69 0.82
Total white, single race 1.08 0.44 1.62
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.37 2.02 0.80
Total other races/multiple races 0.25 1.70 0.38
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.39 1.14 0.97
Black Male, single race 0.32 1.05 0.54
White Male, single race 0.58 0.57 1.14
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.19 1.98 0.38
Other races / multiple race male 0.12 2.54 0.26
Hispanic or Latino female 0.37 1.04 0.82
Black Female, single race 0.35 0.76 0.44
White Female, single race 0.59 0.46 0.89
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.19 2.49 0.49
Other races / multiple race female 0.15 1.99 0.22
Marital statusc
Married 0.43 0.52 1.02
Widowed 0.08 2.19 0.20
Divorced 0.26 1.13 0.72
Separated 0.09 2.27 0.27
Never married 0.40 0.76 1.05
Census region
Northeast 0.83 0.80 1.14
Midwest 1.11 0.76 1.41
South 1.27 0.66 2.00
West 1.06 0.79 1.65
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.57 0.61 1.22
Very good 0.47 0.55 1.17
Good 0.45 0.68 1.12
Fair 0.21 1.05 0.54
Poor 0.11 1.62 0.24
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, 2006.

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