Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Population characteristics |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
271,830 |
100.0 |
9.5 |
100.0 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
15,936 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
4 - 6 |
12,563 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
7 - 12 |
24,018 |
8.8 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
13 - 17 |
21,661 |
8.0 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
Total under 18 |
74,178 |
27.3 |
3.6 |
10.3 |
18 |
4,162 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
19 - 24 |
25,335 |
9.3 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
25 - 29 |
22,789 |
8.4 |
14.5 |
12.8 |
30 - 34 |
21,238 |
7.8 |
14.3 |
11.7 |
35 - 54 |
82,584 |
30.4 |
11.6 |
37.0 |
55 - 64 |
41,544 |
15.3 |
8.9 |
14.3 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
148,331 |
71.7 |
10.6 |
66.2 |
Not employed |
58,611 |
28.3 |
13.6 |
33.8 |
Sex |
Male |
135,096 |
49.7 |
11.1 |
57.8 |
Female |
136,734 |
50.3 |
8.0 |
42.2 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
53,081 |
19.5 |
18.9 |
38.9 |
Total black, single race |
35,145 |
12.9 |
10.3 |
14.0 |
Total white, single race |
156,119 |
54.7 |
6.5 |
39.1 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
15,665 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
4.6 |
Total other races/multiple races |
11,820 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
3.5 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino Male |
26,941 |
9.9 |
21.8 |
22.7 |
Black Male, single race |
16,721 |
6.2 |
13.3 |
8.6 |
White Male, single race |
77,740 |
28.6 |
7.5 |
22.4 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
7,387 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
Other races/multiple race male |
6,307 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
26,140 |
9.6 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
Black Female, single race |
18,424 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
5.4 |
White Female, single race |
78,379 |
28.8 |
5.5 |
16.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
8,278 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
Other races/multiple race female |
5,513 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
102,801 |
37.8 |
9.3 |
36.8 |
Widowed |
2,852 |
1.0 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
Divorced |
20,137 |
7.4 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
Separated |
4,189 |
1.5 |
21.7 |
3.5 |
Never married |
77,068 |
28.4 |
13.6 |
40.5 |
Census region |
Northeast |
47,108 |
17.3 |
6.2 |
11.3 |
Midwest |
56,976 |
21.0 |
7.7 |
16.9 |
South |
102,558 |
37.7 |
12.9 |
51.1 |
West |
65,187 |
24.0 |
8.2 |
20.6 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 |
Excellent |
97,551 |
35.9 |
8.2 |
30.9 |
Very good |
85,954 |
31.6 |
8.6 |
28.5 |
Good |
64,738 |
23.8 |
11.4 |
28.6 |
Fair |
18,438 |
6.8 |
13.7 |
9.8 |
Poor |
4,902 |
1.8 |
11.6 |
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, 2015.
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, 2015 Corresponds to Table 4.a
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
Totala |
b |
0.35 |
b |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
0.17 |
0.71 |
0.45 |
4 - 6 |
0.18 |
0.48 |
0.23 |
7 - 12 |
0.24 |
0.42 |
0.35 |
13 - 17 |
0.25 |
0.67 |
0.52 |
Total under 18 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
0.82 |
18 |
0.10 |
1.26 |
0.20 |
19 - 24 |
0.24 |
0.90 |
0.77 |
25 - 29 |
0.26 |
0.94 |
0.73 |
30 - 34 |
0.25 |
1.02 |
0.77 |
35 - 54 |
0.36 |
0.48 |
1.05 |
55 - 64 |
0.43 |
0.66 |
0.91 |
Employment statusc |
Employed |
0.52 |
0.43 |
1.15 |
Not employed |
0.52 |
0.69 |
1.15 |
Sex |
Male |
0.29 |
0.42 |
0.95 |
Female |
0.29 |
0.37 |
0.95 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.05 |
0.86 |
2.29 |
Total black, single race |
0.69 |
0.54 |
1.14 |
Total white, single race |
1.23 |
0.38 |
2.03 |
Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
0.45 |
0.89 |
0.65 |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.45 |
1.79 |
1.10 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino male |
0.51 |
0.96 |
1.30 |
Black Male, single race |
0.32 |
0.87 |
0.76 |
White Male, single race |
0.63 |
0.49 |
1.31 |
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.21 |
1.11 |
0.36 |
Other races / multiple race male |
0.26 |
2.37 |
0.74 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
0.56 |
0.92 |
1.15 |
Black Female, single race |
0.39 |
0.55 |
0.54 |
White Female, single race
| 0.70 |
0.39 |
1.15 |
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.25 |
1.07 |
0.39 |
Other races / multiple race female |
0.21 |
1.50 |
0.42 |
Marital statusc |
Married |
0.44 |
0.51 |
1.28 |
Widowed |
0.07 |
1.87 |
0.22 |
Divorced |
0.24 |
0.95 |
0.74 |
Separated |
0.09 |
1.94 |
0.37 |
Never married |
0.41 |
0.57 |
1.12 |
Census region |
Northeast |
0.85 |
0.61 |
1.05 |
Midwest |
0.93 |
0.64 |
1.46 |
South |
1.22 |
0.72 |
2.08 |
West |
0.92 |
0.57 |
1.38 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 |
Excellent |
0.63 |
0.46 |
1.28 |
Very good |
0.49 |
0.47 |
1.25 |
Good |
0.47 |
0.58 |
1.06 |
Fair |
0.21 |
1.14 |
0.72 |
Poor |
0.10 |
1.87 |
0.38 |
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, 2015.
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