Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Population characteristics |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
269,259 |
100.0 |
15.0 |
100.0 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
15,620 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
4 - 6 |
12,357 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
7 - 12 |
24,252 |
9.0 |
4.3 |
2.6 |
13 - 17 |
21,805 |
8.1 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
Total under 18 |
74,035 |
27.5 |
4.8 |
8.8 |
18 |
4,145 |
1.5 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
19 - 24 |
26,119 |
9.7 |
21.6 |
14.0 |
25 - 29 |
21,281 |
7.9 |
25.4 |
13.4 |
30 - 34 |
20,885 |
7.8 |
22.5 |
11.7 |
35 - 54 |
82,666 |
30.7 |
18.5 |
37.9 |
55 - 64 |
40,128 |
14.9 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
142,007 |
69.5 |
16.9 |
64.6 |
Not employed |
62,310 |
30.5 |
21.2 |
35.4 |
Sex |
Male |
133,681 |
49.6 |
16.9 |
56.0 |
Female |
135,578 |
50.4 |
13.1 |
44.0 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
50,953 |
18.9 |
28.2 |
35.7 |
Total black, single race |
34,010 |
12.6 |
15.6 |
13.1 |
Total white, single race |
160,431 |
59.6 |
11.0 |
43.9 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
15,279 |
5.7 |
14.5 |
5.5 |
Total other races/multiple races |
8,586 |
3.2 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino Male |
25,947 |
9.6 |
31.5 |
20.3 |
Black Male, single race |
16,103 |
6.0 |
18.1 |
7.2 |
White Male, single race |
79,697 |
29.6 |
12.4 |
24.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
7,077 |
2.6 |
16.0 |
7.2 |
Other races/multiple race male |
4,857 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
25,006 |
9.3 |
24.9 |
15.4 |
Black Female, single race |
17,907 |
6.7 |
13.3 |
5.9 |
White Female, single race |
80,734 |
30.0 |
9.7 |
19.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
7,720 |
2.9 |
13.3 |
2.6 |
Other races/multiple race female |
4,212 |
1.6 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
101,490 |
37.7 |
13.9 |
34.9 |
Widowed |
3,319 |
1.2 |
18.5 |
1.5 |
Divorced |
21,821 |
8.1 |
21.8 |
11.8 |
Separated |
4,498 |
1.7 |
31.5 |
3.5 |
Never married |
73,305 |
27.2 |
22.5 |
40.9 |
Census region |
Northeast |
47,379 |
17.6 |
10.0 |
11.7 |
Midwest |
57,338 |
21.3 |
12.0 |
17.1 |
South |
100,277 |
37.2 |
17.8 |
44.3 |
West |
64,265 |
23.9 |
16.9 |
26.9 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 |
Excellent |
94,344 |
35.1 |
12.0 |
28.1 |
Very good |
88,884 |
33.0 |
13.5 |
29.7 |
Good |
61,944 |
23.0 |
19.3 |
29.6 |
Fair |
18,252 |
6.8 |
22.4 |
10.1 |
Poor |
5,718 |
2.1 |
17.2 |
2.4 |
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, 2013.
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2013 Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
Totala |
b |
0.51 |
b |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
0.19 |
0.77 |
0.28 |
4 - 6 |
0.16 |
0.86 |
0.26 |
7 - 12 |
0.24 |
0.56 |
0.33 |
13 - 17 |
0.22 |
0.60 |
0.28 |
Total under 18 |
0.38 |
0.45 |
0.70 |
18 |
0.10 |
1.73 |
0.19 |
19 - 24 |
0.27 |
1.24 |
0.68 |
25 - 29 |
0.27 |
1.27 |
0.66 |
30 - 34 |
0.22 |
1.19 |
0.56 |
35 - 54 |
0.34 |
0.72 |
0.87 |
55 - 64 |
0.37 |
0.71 |
0.66 |
Employment statusc |
Employed |
0.56 |
0.63 |
1.04 |
Not employed |
0.56 |
0.85 |
1.04 |
Sex |
Male |
0.34 |
0.55 |
0.78 |
Female |
0.34 |
0.55 |
0.78 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.01 |
0.96 |
1.94 |
Total black, single race |
0.75 |
0.58 |
1.06 |
Total white, single race |
1.16 |
0.59 |
1.76 |
Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
0.40 |
1.06 |
0.51 |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.27 |
1.42 |
0.32 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino male |
0.52 |
1.00 |
1.09 |
Black Male, single race |
0.35 |
0.84 |
0.63 |
White Male, single race |
0.66 |
0.69 |
1.17 |
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.19 |
1.27 |
0.29 |
Other races / multiple race male |
0.16 |
1.99 |
0.27 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
0.50 |
1.09 |
0.95 |
Black Female, single race |
0.42 |
0.68 |
0.52 |
White Female, single race
| 0.63 |
0.63 |
1.00 |
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.21 |
1.30 |
0.28 |
Other races / multiple race female |
0.15 |
1.62 |
0.16 |
Marital statusc |
Married |
0.48 |
0.74 |
1.03 |
Widowed |
0.09 |
2.39 |
0.22 |
Divorced |
0.27 |
1.02 |
0.65 |
Separated |
0.11 |
2.56 |
0.34 |
Never married |
0.43 |
0.76 |
1.00 |
Census region |
Northeast |
0.76 |
0.78 |
0.89 |
Midwest |
0.76 |
1.15 |
1.55 |
South |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.93 |
West |
0.74 |
0.86 |
1.34 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 |
Excellent |
0.57 |
0.64 |
1.02 |
Very good |
0.49 |
0.58 |
0.86 |
Good |
0.45 |
0.87 |
0.93 |
Fair |
0.21 |
1.26 |
0.57 |
Poor |
0.12 |
2.05 |
0.32 |
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, 2013.
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