Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2009
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 266,323 100.0 15.5 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 16,820 6.3 5.1 2.1
4 - 6 12,909 4.8 3.3 1.0
7 - 12 24,743 9.3 6.2 3.7
13 - 17 20,364 7.6 9.1 4.5
Total under 18 74,836 28.1 6.3 11.3
18 4,149 1.6 11.2 1.1
19 - 24 25,638 9.6 27.4 17.0
25 - 29 21,237 8.0 26.5 13.6
30 - 34 19,624 7.4 20.9 9.9
35 - 54 85,086 31.9 17.2 35.4
55 - 64 35,753 13.4 13.4 11.6
Employment statusb
Employed 137,501 68.6 16.5 60.6
Not employed 62,908 31.4 23.5 39.4
Sex
Male 133,125 50.0 17.5 56.4
Female 133,198 50.0 13.5 43.6
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 46,249 17.4 29.0 32.4
Total black, single race 33,440 12.6 16.0 13.0
Total white, single race 166,929 62.7 11.9 47.9
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 13,132 4.9 14.4 4.6
Total other races/multiple races 6,573 2.5 13.6 2.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 24,075 9.0 33.3 19.4
Black Male, single race 15,800 5.9 18.5 7.1
White Male, single race 83,374 31.3 13.0 26.2
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,424 2.4 14.8 2.3
Other races/multiple race male 3,453 1.3 16.5 1.4
Hispanic or Latino Female 22,175 8.3 24.2 13.0
Black Female, single race 17,640 6.6 13.8 5.9
White Female, single race 83,555 31.4 10.7 21.7
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,708 2.5 13.9 2.3
Other races/multiple race female 3,121 1.2 10.4 0.8
Marital statusb
Married 102,075 38.3 13.7 34.0
Widowed 3,169 1.2 20.4 1.6
Divorced 21,995 8.3 21.7 11.6
Separated 4,621 1.7 32.9 3.7
Never married 68,631 25.8 24.1 40.1
Census region
Northeast 47,330 17.8 10.0 11.4
Midwest 57,873 21.7 12.9 18.1
South 98,079 36.8 18.3 43.5
West 63,041 23.7 17.7 27.0
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 91,941 34.5 12.9 28.7
Very good 86,566 32.5 14.0 29.4
Good 64,091 24.1 19.1 29.6
Fair 18,010 6.8 22.0 9.6
Poor 5,572 2.1 19.6 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, 2009.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2009
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured all year Percent distribution of uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.49 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.18 0.77 0.32
4 - 6 0.15 0.57 0.17
7 - 12 0.24 0.65 0.36
13 - 17 0.20 0.86 0.38
Total under 18 0.41 0.48 0.73
18 0.09 1.66 0.16
19 - 24 0.25 1.21 0.67
25 - 29 0.31 1.33 0.69
30 - 34 0.21 1.15 0.49
35 - 54 0.39 0.65 0.94
55 - 64 0.36 0.76 0.64
Employment statusc
Employed 0.48 0.58 0.91
Not employed 0.48 0.83 0.91
Sex
Male 0.29 0.60 0.81
Female 0.29 0.49 0.81
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.02 1.36 2.32
Total black, single race 0.72 0.67 1.07
Total white, single race 1.07 0.48 1.83
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.37 1.31 0.52
Total other races/multiple races 0.26 1.88 0.45
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.53 1.55 1.38
Black Male, single race 0.35 0.96 0.66
White Male, single race 0.59 0.59 1.17
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.19 1.64 0.31
Other races / multiple race male 0.13 2.16 0.26
Hispanic or Latino female 0.51 1.35 1.04
Black Female, single race 0.40 0.74 0.50
White Female, single race 0.60 0.55 1.09
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.19 1.48 0.28
Other races / multiple race female 0.14 2.33 0.24
Marital statusc
Married 0.41 0.71 1.04
Widowed 0.08 2.54 0.20
Divorced 0.25 1.17 0.68
Separated 0.10 2.45 0.31
Never married 0.39 0.72 0.98
Census region
Northeast 0.75 0.94 1.02
Midwest 0.70 0.86 1.26
South 1.01 0.93 2.07
West 0.90 0.89 1.53
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.61 0.69 1.14
Very good 0.46 0.53 0.89
Good 0.43 0.79 1.02
Fair 0.21 1.15 0.49
Poor 0.11 1.82 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, 2009.

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