Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2010
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 267,416 100.0 15.0 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 17,174 6.4 5.3 2.3
4 - 6 12,671 4.7 3.8 1.2
7 - 12 24,497 9.2 5.6 3.4
13 - 17 20,492 7.7 8.6 4.4
Total under 18 74,834 28.0 6.0 11.2
18 4,511 1.7 10.2 1.1
19 - 24 25,370 9.5 26.4 16.6
25 - 29 21,362 8.0 25.8 13.7
30 - 34 20,061 7.5 21.5 10.7
35 - 54 83,890 31.4 16.7 34.9
55 - 64 37,389 14.0 12.6 11.7
Employment statusb
Employed 138,622 68.8 16.2 61.6
Not employed 62,960 31.2 22.2 38.4
Sex
Male 133,638 50.0 17.3 57.3
Female 133,778 50.0 12.8 42.7
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 47,381 17.7 28.8 34.0
Total black, single race 33,912 12.7 15.5 13.1
Total white, single race 166,054 62.1 11.1 46.0
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 13,851 5.2 14.3 4.9
Total other races/multiple races 6,219 2.3 13.2 2.0
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 24,761 9.3 32.8 20.2
Black Male, single race 15,979 6.0 17.6 7.0
White Male, single race 83,109 31.1 12.9 26.7
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,661 2.5 13.1 2.2
Other races/multiple race male 3,128 1.2 17.2 1.3
Hispanic or Latino Female 22,620 8.5 24.5 13.8
Black Female, single race 17,933 6.7 13.6 6.1
White Female, single race 82,945 31.0 9.4 19.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,189 2.7 15.4 2.8
Other races/multiple race female 3,091 1.2 9.2 0.7
Marital statusb
Married 101,209 37.8 12.9 32.4
Widowed 3,022 1.1 25.4 1.9
Divorced 21,866 8.2 21.1 11.5
Separated 4,551 1.7 24.8 2.8
Never married 71,132 26.6 23.9 42.2
Census region
Northeast 47,269 17.7 11.6 13.6
Midwest 57,631 21.6 12.2 17.5
South 99,136 37.1 17.5 43.2
West 63,381 23.7 16.3 25.8
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 92,962 34.8 12.3 28.6
Very good 88,680 33.2 13.9 30.7
Good 62,017 23.2 18.6 28.8
Fair 17,731 6.6 21.8 9.6
Poor 5,818 2.2 15.7 2.3
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, 2010.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2010
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured all year Percent distribution of uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.45 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.20 0.66 0.29
4 - 6 0.15 0.65 0.21
7 - 12 0.23 0.54 0.31
13 - 17 0.20 0.87 0.40
Total under 18 0.39 0.42 0.69
18 0.09 1.51 0.17
19 - 24 0.28 1.24 0.69
25 - 29 0.32 1.38 0.69
30 - 34 0.26 1.20 0.52
35 - 54 0.40 0.59 0.91
55 - 64 0.34 0.65 0.57
Employment statusc
Employed 0.54 0.59 0.99
Not employed 0.54 0.80 0.99
Sex
Male 0.29 0.57 0.73
Female 0.29 0.44 0.73
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.00 1.11 2.05
Total black, single race 0.78 0.67 1.01
Total white, single race 1.13 0.48 1.88
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.46 1.40 0.53
Total other races/multiple races 0.27 1.87 0.44
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.54 1.29 1.19
Black Male, single race 0.37 0.99 0.62
White Male, single race 0.62 0.64 1.27
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.23 1.53 0.34
Other races / multiple race male 0.16 2.74 0.31
Hispanic or Latino female 0.49 1.13 0.95
Black Female, single race 0.43 0.76 0.52
White Female, single race 0.62 0.49 0.96
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.24 1.95 0.31
Other races / multiple race female 0.14 1.70 0.18
Marital statusc
Married 0.48 0.67 1.07
Widowed 0.08 2.89 0.26
Divorced 0.27 1.16 0.69
Separated 0.11 2.19 0.26
Never married 0.45 0.78 1.12
Census region
Northeast 0.78 0.85 0.99
Midwest 0.69 0.75 1.13
South 0.99 0.89 2.01
West 0.92 0.82 1.39
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.62 0.61 1.15
Very good 0.52 0.50 0.91
Good 0.49 0.77 1.01
Fair 0.23 1.21 0.57
Poor 0.14 1.92 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, 2010.

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