Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65:Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1999

Population characteristic	Total population in thousands	Percent distribution of population	Percent uninsured	Percent distribution of uninsured population
Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1999

Total^a	238,610	100.0	17.9	100
Age in years
under 4	15,251	6.4	10.9	3.9
4-6	12,861	5.4	13.3	4.0
7-12	24,199	10.1	13.7	7.8
13-17	19,566	8.2	16.0	7.3
Total under 18	71,877	30.1	13.6	23.0
18	4,560	1.9	23.1
19-24	19,933	8.4	32.2	15.1
25-29	19,499	8.2	25.1	11.5
30-34	18,651	7.8	19.0	8.3
35-54	79,641	33.4	16.3	30.4
55-64	24,449	10.2	16.1	9.2
Sex
Male	118,366	49.6	19.2	53.4
Female	120,244	50.4	16.5	46.6
Race/ethnicity
Total hispanic	29,949	12.6	35.9	25.2
Total black	31,368	13.1	20.7	15.2
Total white	166,050	69.6	14.0	54.6
Total other	11,242	4.7	18.7
Hispanic male	15,096	6.3	38.4	13.6
Black male	14,782	6.2	24.1	8.4
White male	83,107	34.8	14.8	28.9
Other male	5,381	2.3	20.0
Hispanic female	14,853	6.2	33.4	11.6
Black female	16,587	7.0	17.7	6.9
White female	82,943	34.8	13.2	25.7
Other female	5,861	2.5	17.6
Marital status^b
Married	92,656	38.8	13.3	29.0
Widowed	3,214	1.3	26.4
Divorced	19,541	8.2	24.6	11.3
Separated	3,954	1.7	32.8
Never married	55,348	23.2	26.8	34.9
Census region
Northeast	45,234	19.0	14.5	15.4
Midwest	55,938	23.4	14.4	18.9
South	82,541	34.6	19.9	38.6
West	54,897	23.0	21.1	27.2
Perceived health status
Excellent	91,278	38.3	16.6	35.5
Very good	76,877	32.2	16.5	29.8
Good	49,752	20.9	21.4	25.0
Fair	15,433	6.5	20.9	7.6
Poor	5,095	2.1	17.0

^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. Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.
Note: Percent distributions may not add to 100 because of rounding.
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1999.

Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65:
Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United
States, first half of 1999
Corresponds to Table 4

Population
Characteristic

Percent
Distribution of
Population

Percent
Uninsured

Percent
Distribution of
Uninsured
Population

Standard error

Total^a

0.69

Age in years

< 4 0.24 1.44 0.47

4-6 0.23 1.61 0.47

7-12
0.31
1.22 0.57

13-17 0.28 1.52 0.60

Total under 18 0.50 1.03 1.16

18 0.17 2.83 –

19-24 0.37 2.00 0.85

25-29 0.31 1.66 0.79

30-34 0.35 1.49 0.54

35-54 0.50 0.83 1.18

55-64 0.35 1.35 0.88

Sex

Male
0.41
0.78 1.06

Female 0.41 0.75 1.06

Race/Ethnicity

Total Hispanic 0.97
1.73
2.16

Total Black 1.19 1.56 1.73

Total White 1.12 0.70 2.25

Total Other 0.53 2.68 –

Hispanic male 0.47 2.09 1.19

Black male 0.56 2.02 1.00

White male 0.71 0.78 1.43

Other male 0.26 3.34 –

Hispanic female 0.53 1.90 1.12

Black female 0.67 1.54 0.88

White female 0.60 0.86 1.43

Other female 0.31 3.26 –

Marital status^b

Married 0.63 0.68 1.14

Widowed 0.11 3.74 –

Divorced 0.38 1.81 1.10

Separated 0.14 3.71
–

Never married 0.62 1.08 1.26

Census region

Northeast 1.28 1.36 1.43

Midwest 1.37 1.51 1.92

South 2.22 1.33 2.95

West 2.50 1.11 2.57

Perceived health status

Excellent 0.70 0.97 1.59

Very good 0.63 0.97 1.32

Good 0.47 1.20 1.36

Fair 0.34 1.91 0.82

Poor 0.13 2.67 –

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status

^b For individuals age 16 and over.

– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1999.

Population Characteristic	Percent Distribution of Population	Percent Uninsured	Percent Distribution of Uninsured Population
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1999 Corresponds to Table 4

	Standard error
Total^a		0.69
Age in years
< 4	0.24	1.44	0.47
4-6	0.23	1.61	0.47
7-12	0.31	1.22	0.57
13-17	0.28	1.52	0.60
Total under 18	0.50	1.03	1.16
18	0.17	2.83	–
19-24	0.37	2.00	0.85
25-29	0.31	1.66	0.79
30-34	0.35	1.49	0.54
35-54	0.50	0.83	1.18
55-64	0.35	1.35	0.88
Sex
Male	0.41	0.78	1.06
Female	0.41	0.75	1.06
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	0.97	1.73	2.16
Total Black	1.19	1.56	1.73
Total White	1.12	0.70	2.25
Total Other	0.53	2.68	–
Hispanic male	0.47	2.09	1.19
Black male	0.56	2.02	1.00
White male	0.71	0.78	1.43
Other male	0.26	3.34	–
Hispanic female	0.53	1.90	1.12
Black female	0.67	1.54	0.88
White female	0.60	0.86	1.43
Other female	0.31	3.26	–
Marital status^b
Married	0.63	0.68	1.14
Widowed	0.11	3.74	–
Divorced	0.38	1.81	1.10
Separated	0.14	3.71	–
Never married	0.62	1.08	1.26
Census region
Northeast	1.28	1.36	1.43
Midwest	1.37	1.51	1.92
South	2.22	1.33	2.95
West	2.50	1.11	2.57
Perceived health status
Excellent	0.70	0.97	1.59
Very good	0.63	0.97	1.32
Good	0.47	1.20	1.36
Fair	0.34	1.91	0.82
Poor	0.13	2.67	–

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital status
^b For individuals age 16 and over.
– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1999.