Table 4.
Percent distribution of uninsured persons under age 65
by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1998 |
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Population |
Total |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
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Totala | 236,214 | 100 | 17.8 | 100 |
Age in years |
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< 4 | 15,817 | 6.7 | 13.1 | 4.9 |
4-6 |
11,843 |
5.0 |
14.1 |
4.0 |
7-12 |
24,467 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 8.6 |
13-17 |
20,032 |
8.5 |
16.2 |
7.7 |
Total under 18 |
72,160 |
30.5 |
14.7 |
25.2 |
18 |
3,729 |
1.6 |
20.1 |
1.8 |
19-24 |
20,779 |
8.8 |
31.8 |
15.7 |
25-29 |
18,881 |
8.0 |
27.4 |
12.3 |
30-34 | 20,123 |
8.5 |
20.8 |
10.0 |
35-54 |
78,598 |
33.3 |
15.1 |
28.2 |
55-64 |
21,944 |
9.3 |
12.9 |
6.8 |
Sex |
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Male | 117,475 | 49.7 | 19.3 | 54.0 |
Female |
118,740 | 50.3 | 16.3 | 46.0 |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Total Hispanic | 29,108 | 12.3 | 33.3 | 23.1 |
Total Black |
30,999 |
13.1 |
22.1 |
16.3 |
Total White | 166,299 | 70.4 |
14.1 |
55.9 |
Total Other |
9,808 | 4.2 | 20.1 | 4.7 |
Hispanic male |
15,019 |
6.4 |
35.3 |
12.6 |
Black male |
14,623 |
6.2 |
24.6 |
8.6 |
White male | 83,064 | 35.2 |
15.4 |
30.5 |
Other male |
4,768 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
2.3 |
Hispanic female |
14,089 |
6.0 |
31.2 |
10.5 |
Black female |
16,375 |
6.9 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
White female |
83,235 |
35.2 |
12.8 |
25.4 |
Other female |
5,040 |
2.1 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
Marital statusb |
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Married | 92,575 | 39.2 | 13.7 | 30.3 |
Widowed | 3,071 |
1.3 |
23.1 |
1.7 |
Divorced |
18,655 | 7.9 | 21.7 | 9.7 |
Separated |
4,638 |
2.0 |
28.8 |
3.2 |
Never married |
53,414 |
22.6 |
26.3 |
33.5 |
Census region |
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Northeast | 44,517 | 18.8 | 14.3 | 15.2 |
Midwest |
55,004 |
23.3 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
South |
82,594 |
35.0 | 21.4 |
42.0 |
West |
54,100 | 22.9 | 20.0 | 25.8 |
Perceived health status |
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Excellent | 88,319 | 37.4 | 15.9 | 33.5 |
Very good |
74,463 |
31.6 |
16.3 |
29.0 |
Good |
52,443 |
22.2 |
20.8 |
26.0 |
Fair | 15,459 |
6.6 |
23.2 |
8.6 |
Poor |
5,283 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 2.9 |
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a Total
includes persons with unknown perceived health status
and marital status |
Table D.
Total population and uninsured persons under age
65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1998 Corresponds to Table 4 |
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Population |
Percent
Distribution |
Percent Uninsured |
Percent
Distribution of |
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Standard error | |||
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Totala | -- | 0.51 | -- |
Age in years |
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< 4 |
0.20 | 1.12 | 0.39 |
4-6 |
0.17 |
1.17 | 0.32 |
7-12 |
0.24 |
0.98 |
0.54 |
13-17 |
0.23 |
1.27 |
0.58 |
Total under 18 |
0.39 |
0.71 |
0.89 |
18 |
0.12 |
2.46 |
0.24 |
19-24 |
0.26 | 1.40 |
0.75 |
25-29 | 0.31 | 1.31 | 0.65 |
30-34 |
0.26 |
1.18 |
0.57 |
35-54 | 0.40 | 0.59 |
0.79 |
55-64 |
0.35 | 0.96 |
0.52 |
Sex |
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Male | 0.33 | 0.55 | .72 |
Female |
0.33 |
0.55 |
.72 |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Total Hispanic | 0.57 | 1.37 | 1.32 |
Total Black |
0.82 |
1.04 |
1.24 |
Total White | 0.99 |
0.58 |
1.62 |
Total Other |
0.38 |
2.89 |
0.76 |
Hispanic male |
0.31 |
1.47 |
0.77 |
Black male |
0.39 |
1.35 |
0.73 |
White male |
0.58 |
0.62 |
1.09 |
Other male |
0.22 |
3.48 |
0.41 |
Hispanic female |
0.28 |
1.60 |
0.67 |
Black female | 0.46 |
1.30 |
0.69 |
White female |
0.59 |
0.66 |
1.00 |
Other female |
0.20 |
3.10 |
0.44 |
Marital statusb |
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Married | 0.45 | 0.65 | 1.00 |
Widowed |
0.10 |
2.88 |
0.23 |
Divorced |
0.26 |
1.22 |
0.65 |
Separated |
0.14 |
2.50 |
0.33 |
Never married |
0.39 |
0.88 |
1.05 |
Census region |
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Northeast | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.37 |
Midwest |
0.96 |
1.11 |
1.42 |
South |
1.22 |
0.91 |
1.78 |
West |
1.08 |
0.98 |
1.33 |
Perceived health status |
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Excellent | 0.64 | 0.67 | 1.16 |
Very good |
0.51 |
0.76 |
1.07 |
Good |
0.48 |
0.88 |
1.09 |
Fair | 0.19 |
1.56 |
0.64 |
Poor |
0.12 |
2.09 |
0.31 |
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a Total
includes persons with unknown perceived health status
and marital status |