Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution of
uninsured population
Totala 270,479 100.0 11.5 100.0
Age in years
Under 4 15,627 5.8 3.5 1.8
4 - 6 12,516 4.6 2.9 1.2
7 - 12 24,549 9.1 3.1 2.5
13 - 17 21,109 7.8 5.1 3.5
Total under 18 73,801 27.3 3.7 8.9
18 4,351 1.6 8.8 1.2
19 - 24 26,169 9.7 16.9 14.2
25 - 29 21,640 8.0 19.3 13.5
30 - 34 21,023 7.8 18.2 12.3
35 - 54 82,746 30.6 13.8 36.7
55 - 64 40,750 15.1 10.1 13.2
Employment statusb
Employed 146,213 71.1 13.0 66.1
Not employed 59,496 28.9 16.4 33.9
Sex
Male 134,486 49.7 13.3 57.5
Female 135,993 50.3 9.7 42.5
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 52,074 19.3 22.8 38.3
Total black, single race 34,607 12.8 13.0 14.5
Total white, single race 157,683 58.3 7.9 40.1
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,347 5.7 9.0 4.4
Total other races/multiple races 10,768 4.0 7.9 2.7
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 26,423 9.8 26.2 22.3
Black Male, single race 16,442 6.1 15.5 8.2
White Male, single race 78,372 29.0 9.1 23.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,409 2.7 10.2 2.4
Other races/multiple race male 5,839 2.2 7.9 1.5
Hispanic or Latino Female 25,651 9.5 19.3 16.0
Black Female, single race 18,165 6.7 10.8 6.3
White Female, single race 79,311 29.3 6.7 17.0
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,939 2.9 7.9 2.0
Other races/multiple race female 4,929 1.8 7.9 1.2
Marital statusb
Married 101,477 37.5 10.5 34.2
Widowed 2,989 1.1 11.5 1.1
Divorced 20,979 7.8 17.8 12.0
Separated 4,431 1.6 24.8 3.5
Never married 76,023 28.1 17.2 42.1
Census region
Northeast 47,115 17.4 8.1 12.4
Midwest 57,295 21.2 9.0 16.6
South 101,367 37.5 14.7 48.1
West 64,702 23.9 11.0 22.9
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 95,365 35.3 9.4 29.0
Very good 88,397 32.7 10.4 29.6
Good 62,515 23.1 14.6 29.4
Fair 18,816 7.0 15.8 9.6
Poor 5,213 1.9 14.7 2.5
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, 2014.



Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics Percent distribution
of population		 Percent uninsured
all year		 Percent distribution of
uninsured population
Standard error
Totala b 0.44 b
Age in years
Under 4 0.21 0.51 0.25
4 - 6 0.18 0.64 0.26
7 - 12 0.21 0.41 0.33
13 - 17 0.21 0.60 0.37
Total under 18 0.43 0.33 0.70
18 0.11 1.86 0.27
19 - 24 0.26 0.96 0.73
25 - 29 0.28 1.23 0.77
30 - 34 0.25 1.11 0.62
35 - 54 0.40 0.64 0.97
55 - 64 0.41 0.69 0.84
Employment statusc
Employed 0.50 0.53 1.01
Not employed 0.50 0.78 1.01
Sex
Male 0.32 0.51 0.89
Female 0.32 0.45 0.89
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.02 1.06 2.14
Total black, single race 0.75 0.70 1.40
Total white, single race 1.25 0.47 1.90
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 0.46 0.96 0.59
Total other races/multiple races 0.33 1.34 0.56
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 0.52 1.13 1.20
Black Male, single race 0.35 0.94 0.86
White Male, single race 0.67 0.62 1.38
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 0.23 1.32 0.38
Other races / multiple race male 0.19 1.56 0.35
Hispanic or Latino female 0.52 1.14 1.08
Black Female, single race 0.42 0.74 0.64
White Female, single race 0.70 0.47 1.00
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 0.25 0.95 0.29
Other races / multiple race female 0.17 1.54 0.27
Marital statusc
Married 0.50 0.63 1.31
Widowed 0.08 1.51 0.15
Divorced 0.27 1.13 0.74
Separated 0.10 2.16 0.36
Never married 0.46 0.69 1.17
Census region
Northeast 0.67 0.82 1.12
Midwest 0.86 0.81 1.51
South 1.11 0.81 1.96
West 0.86 0.81 1.44
Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent 0.68 0.51 1.18
Very good 0.47 0.50 1.02
Good 0.53 0.78 1.14
Fair 0.23 1.14 0.69
Poor 0.12 2.19 0.37
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, 2014.

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