Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution
of uninsured population
Totala 268,219 100.0 14.7 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 15,990 6.0 5.0 2.0
4 - 6 12,303 4.6 2.7 0.9
7 - 12 24,546 9.2 5.4 3.3
13 - 17 21,075 7.9 6.0 3.2
Total under 18 73,913 27.6 5.0 9.4
18 4,382 1.6 9.7 1.1
19 - 24 26,286 9.8 22.9 15.2
25 - 29 20,981 7.8 25.4 13.5
30 - 34 20,540 7.7 20.3 10.6
35 - 54 83,366 31.1 17.5 36.8
55 - 64 38,751 14.4 13.7 13.4
Employment statusb
Employed 140,098 68.9 16.6 63.8
Not employed 63,362 31.1 20.8 36.2
Sex
Male 133,053 49.6 16.4 55.2
Female 135,166 50.4 13.1 44.8
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 50,184 18.7 26.7 33.9
Total black, single race 33,913 12.6 15.9 13.6
Total white, single race 162,549 60.6 11.0 45.4
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,289 5.7 14.7 5.7
Total other races/multiple races 6,285 2.3 9.2 1.5
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 25,577 9.5 29.9 19.3
Black Male, single race 16,012 6.0 18.9 7.7
White Male, single race 80,501 30.0 12.0 24.4
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,099 2.6 15.0 2.7
Other races/multiple race male 3,863 1.4 10.7 1.0
Hispanic or Latino Female 24,607 9.2 23.3 14.5
Black Female, single race 17,900 6.7 13.2 6.0
White Female, single race 82,048 30.6 10.1 20.9
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,284 2.7 13.1 2.4
Other races/multiple race female 3,328 1.2 11.9 1.0
Marital statusb
Married 100,572 37.5 13.7 34.8
Widowed 3,049 1.1 17.7 1.4
Divorced 22,197 8.3 21.7 12.2
Separated 4,886 1.8 26.6 3.3
Never married 72,846 27.2 22.1 40.8
Census region
Northeast 47,265 17.6 9.7 11.6
Midwest 56,724 21.1 10.6 15.2
South 99,901 37.2 18.2 46.0
West 64,330 24.0 16.7 27.2
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 92,266 34.4 12.0 28.1
Very good 87,012 32.4 13.7 30.2
Good 63,796 23.8 18.4 29.8
Fair 18,535 6.9 20.8 9.7
Poor 6,536 2.4 13.2 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, 2012.

 

Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
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 0.20 0.93 0.37
4 - 6 0.15 0.50 0.15
7 - 12 0.23 0.62 0.38
13 - 17 0.22 0.57 0.27
Total under 18 0.40 0.46 0.77
18 0.10 1.71 0.19
19 - 24 0.25 1.12 0.61
25 - 29 0.26 1.32 0.64
30 - 34 0.24 1.18 0.49
35 - 54 0.38 0.72 0.96
55 - 64 0.38 0.72 0.65
Employment statusc
Employed 0.54 0.57 0.99
Not employed 0.54 0.84 0.99
Sex
Male 0.28 0.56 0.80
Female 0.28 0.51 0.80
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.09 0.93 2.19
Total black, single race 0.67 0.62 1.09
Total white, single race 1.21 0.51 1.89
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.49 1.43 0.70
Total other races/multiple races 0.20 1.33 0.23
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.56 0.99 1.18
Black Male, single race 0.32 0.95 0.66
White Male, single race 0.65 0.60 1.22
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.24 1.57 0.36
Other races / multiple race male 0.14 2.95 0.33
Hispanic or Latino female 0.54 1.07 1.09
Black Female, single race 0.37 0.64 0.52
White Female, single race 0.66 0.60 1.11
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.23 1.43 0.29
Other races / multiple race female 0.11 2.24 0.21
Marital statusc
Married 0.45 0.69 0.98
Widowed 0.08 2.19 0.17
Divorced 0.26 1.03 0.63
Separated 0.09 2.03 0.25
Never married 0.42 0.70 0.97
Census region
Northeast 0.79 0.57 0.81
Midwest 0.83 1.01 1.25
South 1.00 1.00 1.85
West 0.82 0.81 1.31
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.57 0.55 0.90
Very good 0.52 0.62 1.08
Good 0.53 0.74 1.00
Fair 0.23 1.30 0.58
Poor 0.14 1.59 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, 2012.

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