Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2003 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
250,843 |
100.0 |
18.8 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
15,652 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
3.0 |
4-6 |
11,581 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
7-12 |
24,819 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
6.7 |
13-17 |
20,714 |
8.3 |
14.4 |
6.4 |
Total under 18 |
72,766 |
29.0 |
11.9 |
18.4 |
18 |
4,077 |
1.6 |
20.6 |
1.8 |
19-24 |
23,761 |
9.5 |
36.3 |
18.4 |
25-29 |
18,534 |
7.4 |
31.1 |
12.2 |
30-34 |
20,315 |
8.1 |
22.2 |
9.6 |
35-54 |
83,826 |
33.4 |
17.6 |
31.3 |
55-64 |
27,565 |
11.0 |
14.1 |
8.3 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
124,584 |
49.7 |
20.6 |
54.7 |
Female |
126,259 |
50.3 |
16.9 |
45.3 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
37,220 |
14.8 |
35.7 |
28.2 |
Total black, single race |
31,599 |
12.6 |
20.7 |
13.9 |
Total white, single race |
165,538 |
66.0 |
14.5 |
51.0 |
Total other races/multiple race |
16,486 |
6.6 |
19.5 |
6.8 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino male |
19,183 |
7.6 |
38.5 |
15.7 |
Black male, single race |
14,836 |
5.9 |
22.2 |
7.0 |
White male, single race |
82,873 |
33.0 |
16.2 |
28.5 |
Other races/multiple race male |
7,692 |
3.1 |
20.9 |
3.4 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
18,037 |
7.2 |
32.7 |
12.5 |
Black female, single race |
16,763 |
6.7 |
19.5 |
6.9 |
White female, single race |
82,665 |
33.0 |
12.8 |
22.4 |
Other races/multiple race female |
8,794 |
3.5 |
18.3 |
3.4 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
97,944 |
39.1 |
15.0 |
31.2 |
Widowed |
3,453 |
1.4 |
27.6 |
2.0 |
Divorced |
20,468 |
8.2 |
24.3 |
10.6 |
Separated |
4,178 |
1.7 |
29.7 |
2.6 |
Never married |
60,304 |
24.0 |
29.4 |
37.7 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,695 |
18.6 |
13.9 |
13.8 |
Midwest |
56,786 |
22.6 |
14.4 |
17.4 |
South |
89,186 |
35.6 |
22.8 |
43.2 |
West |
58,176 |
23.2 |
20.7 |
25.6 |
Perceived health status | ||||
Excellent |
87,814 |
35.0 |
16.3 |
30.4 |
Very good |
79,382 |
31.7 |
17.3 |
29.3 |
Good |
59,211 |
23.6 |
22.2 |
28.0 |
Fair |
18,168 |
7.3 |
24.9 |
9.7 |
Poor |
5,984 |
2.4 |
20.9 |
2.7 |
| 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, 2003. | ||||
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2003 | |||
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
|||
Totala |
b |
0.45 |
b |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
0.16 |
0.88 |
0.29 |
4-6 |
0.16 |
0.86 |
0.21 |
7-12 |
0.20 |
0.84 |
0.37 |
13-17 |
0.17 |
0.91 |
0.36 |
Total under 18 |
0.32 |
0.56 |
0.61 |
18 |
0.08 |
1.99 |
0.19 |
19-24 |
0.25 |
1.28 |
0.71 |
25-29 |
0.21 |
1.43 |
0.55 |
30-34 |
0.23 |
1.13 |
0.45 |
35-54 |
0.37 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
55-64 |
0.30 |
0.77 |
0.46 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.26 |
0.56 |
0.70 |
Female |
0.26 |
0.47 |
0.70 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
0.66 |
1.10 |
1.33 |
Total black, single race |
0.54 |
0.88 |
0.80 |
Total white, single race |
0.84 |
0.50 |
1.36 |
Total other races/multiple race |
0.39 |
1.48 |
0.67 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino male |
0.35 |
1.30 |
0.81 |
Black male, single race |
0.28 |
1.13 |
0.49 |
White male, single race |
0.48 |
0.64 |
0.96 |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.20 |
1.90 |
0.41 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
0.33 |
1.18 |
0.65 |
Black female, single race |
0.31 |
1.02 |
0.44 |
White female, single race |
0.46 |
0.51 |
0.76 |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.21 |
1.67 |
0.37 |
Marital statusc | |||
Married |
0.43 |
0.56 |
0.85 |
Widowed |
0.08 |
2.72 |
0.22 |
Divorced |
0.20 |
1.06 |
0.51 |
Separated |
0.10 |
2.22 |
0.24 |
Never married |
0.42 |
0.84 |
0.88 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
0.73 |
0.88 |
0.98 |
Midwest |
1.00 |
0.91 |
1.20 |
South |
1.05 |
0.83 |
1.59 |
West |
1.00 |
0.94 |
1.44 |
Perceived health status | |||
Excellent |
0.49 |
0.62 |
0.99 |
Very good |
0.44 |
0.65 |
0.86 |
Good |
0.43 |
0.72 |
0.88 |
Fair |
0.20 |
1.08 |
0.45 |
Poor |
0.12 |
1.85 |
0.27 |
| 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, 2003. | |||