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Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2002 |
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Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
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Totala |
247,523 |
100.0 |
18.5 |
100 |
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Age in years |
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under 4 |
15,585 |
6.3 |
11.4 |
3.9 |
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4-6 |
11,408 |
4.6 |
11.1 |
2.8 |
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7-12 |
24,797 |
10.0 |
13.5 |
7.3 |
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13-17 |
20,953 |
8.5 |
14.1 |
6.5 |
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Total under 18 |
72,743 |
29.4 |
12.9 |
20.4 |
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18 |
3,868 |
1.6 |
22.0 |
1.9 |
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19-24 |
23,040 |
9.3 |
34.9 |
17.5 |
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25-29 |
18,306 |
7.4 |
30.6 |
12.2 |
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30-34 |
19,764 |
8.0 |
21.7 |
9.3 |
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35-54 |
83,879 |
33.9 |
16.9 |
30.9 |
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55-64 |
25,922 |
10.5 |
13.8 |
7.8 |
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Sex |
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Male |
122,942 |
49.7 |
19.7 |
52.8 |
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Female |
124,581 |
50.3 |
17.4 |
47.2 |
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Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
35,454 |
14.3 |
36.1 |
27.9 |
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Total black |
31,777 |
12.8 |
20.4 |
14.1 |
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Total white |
166,748 |
67.4 |
14.6 |
53.2 |
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Total other |
13,544 |
5.5 |
16.3 |
4.8 |
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Hispanic male |
18,251 |
7.4 |
38.4 |
15.3 |
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Black male |
14,866 |
6.0 |
22.5 |
7.3 |
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White male |
83,148 |
33.6 |
15.3 |
27.7 |
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Other male |
6,677 |
2.7 |
17.3 |
2.5 |
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Hispanic female |
17,203 |
6.9 |
33.8 |
12.7 |
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Black female |
16,911 |
6.8 |
18.5 |
6.8 |
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White female |
83,600 |
33.8 |
14.0 |
25.4 |
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Other female |
6,867 |
2.8 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
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Marital statusb |
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Married |
98,352 |
39.7 |
14.9 |
31.8 |
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Widowed |
3,282 |
1.3 |
23.8 |
1.7 |
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Divorced |
20,493 |
8.3 |
23.3 |
10.4 |
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Separated |
3,946 |
1.6 |
33.6 |
2.9 |
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Never married |
56,852 |
23.0 |
28.6 |
35.4 |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
46,026 |
18.6 |
13.6 |
13.7 |
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Midwest |
56,152 |
22.7 |
14.8 |
18.2 |
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South |
87,689 |
35.4 |
22.1 |
42.2 |
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West |
57,656 |
23.3 |
20.7 |
26.0 |
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Perceived health status |
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Excellent |
84,060 |
34.0 |
16.1 |
29.6 |
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Very good |
81,487 |
33.0 |
17.5 |
31.1 |
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Good |
59,080 |
23.9 |
21.8 |
28.1 |
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Fair |
17,076 |
6.9 |
22.7 |
8.5 |
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Poor |
5,594 |
2.3 |
22.3 |
2.7 |
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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, 2002. |
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Table D. Total population and uninsured
persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2002 |
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Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
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Standard error |
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Totala |
b |
0.44 |
b |
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Age in years |
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under 4 |
0.16 |
0.85 |
0.29 |
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4-6 |
0.13 |
0.83 |
0.21 |
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7-12 |
0.18 |
0.78 |
0.35 |
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13-17 |
0.17 |
0.86 |
0.35 |
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Total under 18 |
0.30 |
0.54 |
0.64 |
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18 |
0.07 |
1.94 |
0.19 |
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19-24 |
0.23 |
1.16 |
0.67 |
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25-29 |
0.22 |
1.23 |
0.54 |
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30-34 |
0.19 |
1.00 |
0.39 |
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35-54 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
0.72 |
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55-64 |
0.27 |
0.74 |
0.41 |
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Sex |
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Male |
0.26 |
0.54 |
0.68 |
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Female |
0.26 |
0.45 |
0.68 |
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Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
0.65 |
1.14 |
1.36 |
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Total black |
0.60 |
1.07 |
0.86 |
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Total white |
0.88 |
0.45 |
1.33 |
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Total other |
0.37 |
1.54 |
0.53 |
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Hispanic male |
0.34 |
1.31 |
0.79 |
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Black male |
0.30 |
1.41 |
0.49 |
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White male |
0.51 |
0.58 |
0.87 |
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Other male |
0.19 |
1.98 |
0.34 |
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Hispanic female |
0.34 |
1.25 |
0.69 |
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Black female |
0.33 |
1.08 |
0.49 |
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White female |
0.47 |
0.48 |
0.84 |
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Other female |
0.19 |
1.56 |
0.26 |
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Marital statusc |
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Married |
0.41 |
0.53 |
0.78 |
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Widowed |
0.07 |
2.12 |
0.18 |
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Divorced |
0.20 |
0.97 |
0.47 |
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Separated |
0.08 |
2.33 |
0.23 |
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Never married |
0.37 |
0.76 |
0.83 |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
0.70 |
0.78 |
0.81 |
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Midwest |
0.96 |
0.77 |
1.18 |
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South |
1.11 |
0.88 |
1.60 |
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West |
0.91 |
0.85 |
1.27 |
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Perceived health status |
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Excellent |
0.51 |
0.62 |
0.85 |
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Very good |
0.44 |
0.57 |
0.78 |
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Good |
0.38 |
0.66 |
0.81 |
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Fair |
0.19 |
1.03 |
0.43 |
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Poor |
0.11 |
1.48 |
0.22 |
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Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status and marital
status. bNot 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, 2002. |
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