Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2007
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 262,616 100.0 15.2 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 16,233 6.2 7.1 2.9
4 - 6 12,177 4.6 5.2 1.6
7 - 12 24,233 9.2 8.2 5.0
13 - 17 21,266 8.1 9.9 5.3
Total under 18 73,909 28.1 7.9 14.7
18 4,383 1.7 14.0 1.5
19 - 24 23,786 9.1 27.4 16.4
25 - 29 21,899 8.3 25.5 14.0
30 - 34 19,241 7.3 20.6 9.9
35 - 54 84,660 32.2 15.4 32.7
55 - 64 34,738 13.2 12.4 10.8
Employment statusb
Employed 143,486 72.7 15.8 65.1
Not employed 53,977 27.3 22.5 34.9
Sex
Male 131,171 49.9 17.4 57.3
Female 131,444 50.1 13.0 42.7
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 43,724 16.6 29.5 32.3
Total black, single race 33,436 12.7 15.3 12.8
Total white, single race 166,750 63.5 11.8 49.5
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 12,686 4.8 11.4 3.6
Total other races/multiple races 6,020 2.3 11.2 1.7
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 22,766 8.7 33.0 18.8
Black Male, single race 15,862 6.0 18.4 7.3
White Male, single race 83,783 31.9 13.3 28.0
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,021 2.3 13.9 2.1
Other races/multiple race male 2,738 1.0 14.9 1.0
Hispanic or Latino Female 20,957 8.0 25.7 13.5
Black Female, single race 17,573 6.7 12.5 5.5
White Female, single race 82,966 31.6 10.3 21.5
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,664 2.5 9.2 1.5
Other races/multiple race female 3,283 1.2 8.1 0.7
Marital statusb
Married 102,906 39.2 13.4 34.6
Widowed 3,187 1.2 21.6 1.7
Divorced 22,502 8.6 21.4 12.1
Separated 3,750 1.4 26.7 2.5
Never married 65,310 24.9 22.5 36.9
Census region
Northeast 46,833 17.8 10.8 12.7
Midwest 57,593 21.9 11.6 16.8
South 96,082 36.6 19.2 46.2
West 62,108 23.6 15.6 24.3
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 91,844 35.0 13.4 30.8
Very good 87,004 33.1 14.0 30.6
Good 61,811 23.6 17.9 27.8
Fair 16,668 6.4 19.4 8.1
Poor 5,132 2.0 20.7 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, 2007.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2007
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured all year Percent distribution of uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.43 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.20 0.97 0.39
4 - 6 0.16 0.80 0.24
7 - 12 0.23 0.78 0.44
13 - 17 0.20 0.88 0.43
Total under 18 0.36 0.56 0.84
18 0.09 2.05 0.23
19 - 24 0.24 1.28 0.74
25 - 29 0.29 1.39 0.81
30 - 34 0.24 1.21 0.58
35 - 54 0.39 0.58 0.89
55 - 64 0.33 0.72 0.64
Employment statusc
Employed 0.42 0.50 1.07
Not employed 0.42 0.79 1.07
Sex
Male 0.28 0.52 0.82
Female 0.28 0.45 0.82
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 0.71 1.11 1.77
Total black, single race 0.57 0.80 0.79
Total white, single race 0.89 0.48 1.64
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.33 1.39 0.48
Total other races/multiple races 0.20 1.54 0.26
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.39 1.35 1.11
Black Male, single race 0.30 1.06 0.53
White Male, single race 0.52 0.62 1.18
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.17 1.86 0.30
Other races / multiple race male 0.10 2.79 0.20
Hispanic or Latino female 0.35 1.19 0.85
Black Female, single race 0.30 0.95 0.44
White Female, single race 0.49 0.51 0.92
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.18 1.45 0.26
Other races / multiple race female 0.13 1.50 0.14
Marital statusc
Married 0.42 0.53 0.96
Widowed 0.09 2.73 0.24
Divorced 0.25 1.15 0.70
Separated 0.09 2.62 0.28
Never married 0.42 0.79 1.08
Census region
Northeast 0.67 0.74 0.92
Midwest 0.83 0.83 1.23
South 0.91 0.79 1.74
West 0.73 0.75 1.32
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.57 0.65 1.23
Very good 0.51 0.59 1.04
Good 0.46 0.68 0.98
Fair 0.19 1.10 0.50
Poor 0.10 1.90 0.28
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, 2007.

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