Table 4.a Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, all of 2005 | ||||
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Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
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Totala |
256,360 |
100.0 |
13.6 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
15,489 |
6.0 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
4-6 |
11,812 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
7-12 |
23,715 |
9.3 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
13-17 |
21,723 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
4.7 |
Total under 18 |
72,739 |
28.4 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
18 |
3,844 |
1.5 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
19-24 |
24,682 |
9.6 |
24.6 |
17.4 |
25-29 |
19,523 |
7.6 |
24.9 |
14.0 |
30-34 |
19,129 |
7.5 |
17.8 |
9.8 |
35-54 |
84,919 |
33.1 |
14.4 |
35.1 |
55-64 |
31,524 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
140,422 |
72.8 |
15.0 |
67.0 |
Not employed |
52,479 |
27.2 |
19.9 |
33.0 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
127,634 |
49.8 |
15.4 |
56.5 |
Female |
128,726 |
50.2 |
11.8 |
43.5 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
40,385 |
15.8 |
27.4 |
31.7 |
Total black, single race |
32,431 |
12.7 |
14.6 |
13.6 |
Total white, single race |
165,544 |
64.6 |
10.0 |
47.3 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
11,979 |
4.7 |
13.3 |
4.6 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,021 |
2.4 |
16.1 |
2.8 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
20,907 |
8.2 |
30.8 |
18.5 |
Black Male, single race |
15,263 |
6.0 |
18.9 |
8.3 |
White Male, single race |
82,651 |
32.2 |
11.0 |
26.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
5,775 |
2.3 |
14.4 |
2.4 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,039 |
1.2 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
19,479 |
7.6 |
23.7 |
13.3 |
Black Female, single race |
17,168 |
6.7 |
10.8 |
5.3 |
White Female, single race |
82,893 |
32.3 |
9.0 |
21.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,205 |
2.4 |
12.2 |
2.2 |
Other races/multiple race female |
2,982 |
1.2 |
16.7 |
1.4 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
102,777 |
53.3 |
12.1 |
39.2 |
Widowed |
3,350 |
1.7 |
17.4 |
1.8 |
Divorced |
21,303 |
11.0 |
21.5 |
14.5 |
Separated |
3,599 |
1.9 |
25.9 |
3.0 |
Never married |
61,936 |
32.1 |
21.1 |
41.5 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,834 |
18.3 |
10.3 |
13.8 |
Midwest |
57,021 |
22.2 |
11.1 |
18.2 |
South |
92,389 |
36.0 |
16.1 |
42.8 |
West |
60,117 |
23.5 |
14.6 |
25.2 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
84,615 |
33.0 |
11.1 |
26.8 |
Very good |
86,438 |
33.7 |
13.1 |
32.4 |
Good |
63,301 |
24.7 |
16.1 |
29.3 |
Fair |
16,748 |
6.5 |
19.2 |
9.2 |
Poor |
5,258 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
2.3 |
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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, 2005. |
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons
under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics,
United States, all of 2005 | ||||
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Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured all year |
Percent distribution of uninsured population | |
Standard error | ||||
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Totala |
b |
0.37 |
b |
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Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
0.16 |
0.65 |
0.29 | |
4-6 |
0.14 |
0.70 |
0.23 | |
7-12 |
0.22 |
0.51 |
0.33 | |
13-17 |
0.20 |
0.72 |
0.42 | |
Total under 18 |
0.34 |
0.41 |
0.74 | |
18 |
0.09 |
1.69 |
0.19 | |
19-24 |
0.25 |
1.15 |
0.74 | |
25-29 |
0.26 |
1.41 |
0.79 | |
30-34 |
0.21 |
1.03 |
0.52 | |
35-54 |
0.34 |
0.53 |
0.92 | |
55-64 |
0.32 |
0.78 |
0.65 | |
Employment statusc | ||||
Employed |
0.45 |
0.49 |
0.90 | |
Not employed |
0.45 |
0.67 |
0.90 | |
Sex | ||||
Male |
0.31 |
0.46 |
0.88 | |
Female |
0.31 |
0.39 |
0.88 | |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
0.75 |
0.88 |
1.58 | |
Total black, single race |
0.60 |
0.76 |
0.91 | |
Total white, single race |
0.98 |
0.37 |
1.52 | |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
0.34 |
1.88 |
0.75 | |
Total other races/multiple races |
0.23 |
1.84 |
0.48 | |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
0.38 |
1.07 |
0.96 | |
Black Male, single race |
0.31 |
1.27 |
0.68 | |
White Male, single race |
0.57 |
0.49 |
1.05 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
0.19 |
2.24 |
0.44 | |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.13 |
2.32 |
0.26 | |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
0.40 |
1.06 |
0.81 | |
Black Female, single race |
0.32 |
0.78 |
0.43 | |
White Female, single race |
0.53 |
0.42 |
0.95 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
0.17 |
1.95 |
0.39 | |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.12 |
2.64 |
0.31 | |
Marital statusc | ||||
Married |
0.57 |
0.51 |
1.08 | |
Widowed |
0.11 |
2.00 |
0.23 | |
Divorced |
0.37 |
0.99 |
0.78 | |
Separated |
0.12 |
2.57 |
0.32 | |
Never married |
0.46 |
0.69 |
0.95 | |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
0.82 |
0.82 |
1.23 | |
Midwest |
0.99 |
0.65 |
1.30 | |
South |
1.24 |
0.64 |
1.94 | |
West |
1.07 |
0.77 |
1.59 | |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
0.56 |
0.55 |
1.11 | |
Very good |
0.51 |
0.59 |
1.23 | |
Good |
0.47 |
0.63 |
1.06 | |
Fair |
0.20 |
1.12 |
0.57 | |
Poor |
0.10 |
1.58 |
0.26 | |
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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, 2005. |