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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