Table 5. Percent distribution of uninsured persons under age 65 by selected population characteristics, United States, 1996
Population characteristic Total population
(in thousands)		 Percent distribution of population Percent uninsured Percent distribution of uninsured population
Totala 231,676 100.0 19.2 100.0
Age in years        
< 4 15,577 6.7 13.8 4.8
4-6 12,716 5.5 13.3 3.8
7-12 24,092 10.4 15.5 8.4
13-17 19,036 8.2 17.9 7.7
18 3,445 1.5 28.4 2.2
19-24 21,643 9.3 37.8 18.4
25-29 18,703 8.1 26.8 11.3
30-34 21,383 9.2 19.3 9.3
35-54 74,423 32.1 16.4 27.4
55-64 20,658 8.9 14.7 6.8
 
Race/ethnicity        
Total Hispanic 26,898 11.6 35.1 21.2
Total Black 30,297 13.1 24.8 16.9
Total White 163,378 70.5 15.2 55.8
Total Other 11,104 4.8 24.3 6.1
Hispanic male 13,671 5.9 38.9 12.0
Black male 14,297 6.2 26.6 8.6
White male 81,443 35.2 16.3 29.9
Hispanic female 13,227 5.7 31.2 9.3
Black female 16,000 6.9 23.2 8.4
White female 81,934 35.4 14.0 25.8
 
Marital statusb        
Married 91,323 39.5 13.9 28.8
Widowed 3,412 1.5 24.1 1.9
Divorced 16,952 7.3 26.6 10.2
Separated 4,291 1.9 30.5 3.0
Never married 51,495 22.3 29.8 34.7
 
Census region        
Northeast 44,555 19.2 15.6 15.7
Midwest 54,045 23.3 15.5 18.8
South 80,707 34.8 22.6 41.0
West 52,370 22.6 20.9 24.6
 
Perceived health status        
Excellent 89,770 38.9 17.4 35.6
Very good 70,584 30.6 16.9 27.1
Good 49,509 21.4 22.8 25.7
Fair 15,400 6.7 25.1 8.8
Poor 5,588 2.4 21.4 2.7
a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status.
b Marital status is defined for individuals age 17 and older.
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Household Component, 1996 (round 1).
 
Table E. Standard errors for percent distribution of uninsured persons under age 65 by selected population characteristics, United States, 1996
  Standard errors
Population characteristic Percent distribution of population Percent

uninsured

 Percent distribution of uninsured population
Totala -- 0.52 --
Age in years

< 4

4-6

7-12

13-17

18

19-24

25-29

30-34

35-54

55-64

0.22

0.18

0.26

0.21

0.10

0.27

0.28

0.25

0.38

0.28

1.17

1.24

1.10

1.15

2.98

1.44

1.39

1.08

0.61

0.88

0.40

0.34

0.57

0.44

0.27

0.82

0.57

0.50

0.77

0.41
Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic

Total Black

Total White

Total Other

0.57

0.70

0.86

0.40

1.59

1.34

0.57

2.43

1.45

1.33

1.73

0.43
Hispanic male

Black male

White male

 0.31

0.34

0.49

 1.72

1.70

0.68

 0.87

0.74

1.11
Hispanic female

Black female

White female

 0.28

0.40

0.50

 1.75

1.71

0.60

 0.69

0.80

1.00
Marital statusb

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

0.46

0.09

0.25

0.12

0.40

0.58

2.55

1.34

2.97

0.92

0.86

0.23

0.55

0.34

1.01
Census region

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

0.79

0.97

1.26

0.81

0.99

1.11

0.91

1.09

1.11

1.45

1.87

1.29
Perceived health status

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor



0.59

0.43

0.40

0.22

0.15



0.74

0.67

0.83

1.35

2.32



1.13

0.93

0.88

0.52

0.31

a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status.
b Marital status is defined for individuals age 17 and older.
* Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30%.

Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-- Household Component, 1996 (round 1).