Table 4. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Percent by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2004 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population in thousands |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Totala |
252,709 |
100.0 |
19.0 |
100.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
15,851 |
6.3 |
9.9 |
3.2 |
4-6 |
11,773 |
4.7 |
10.7 |
2.6 |
7-12 |
24,224 |
9.6 |
11.6 |
5.8 |
13-17 |
21,095 |
8.3 |
13.8 |
6.1 |
Total under 18 |
72,942 |
28.9 |
11.7 |
17.8 |
18 |
4,155 |
1.6 |
21.1 |
1.8 |
19-24 |
24,024 |
9.5 |
35.0 |
17.5 |
25-29 |
18,918 |
7.5 |
29.8 |
11.7 |
30-34 |
19,887 |
7.9 |
24.7 |
10.2 |
35-54 |
84,496 |
33.4 |
18.1 |
31.7 |
55-64 |
28,287 |
11.2 |
15.7 |
9.3 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
125,617 |
49.7 |
20.8 |
54.2 |
Female |
127,092 |
50.3 |
17.3 |
45.8 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
38,243 |
15.1 |
36.2 |
28.8 |
Total black, single race |
31,998 |
12.7 |
21.9 |
14.6 |
Total white, single race |
164,886 |
65.2 |
14.5 |
49.6 |
Total other races/multiple race |
17,583 |
7.0 |
19.1 |
7.0 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino male |
19,768 |
7.8 |
38.8 |
15.9 |
Black male, single race |
15,027 |
5.9 |
24.7 |
7.7 |
White male, single race |
82,314 |
32.6 |
15.9 |
27.2 |
Other races/multiple race male |
8,508 |
3.4 |
19.2 |
3.4 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
18,475 |
7.3 |
33.5 |
12.9 |
Black female, single race |
16,971 |
6.7 |
19.5 |
6.9 |
White female, single race |
82,572 |
32.7 |
13.1 |
22.4 |
Other races/multiple race female |
9,074 |
3.6 |
19.0 |
3.6 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
99,352 |
39.3 |
15.4 |
31.9 |
Widowed |
3,467 |
1.4 |
26.5 |
1.9 |
Divorced |
20,349 |
8.1 |
25.6 |
10.8 |
Separated |
3,980 |
1.6 |
32.0 |
2.7 |
Never married |
60,939 |
24.1 |
29.6 |
37.5 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,466 |
18.4 |
13.4 |
12.9 |
Midwest |
56,830 |
22.5 |
15.7 |
18.5 |
South |
90,455 |
35.8 |
22.5 |
42.3 |
West |
58,957 |
23.3 |
21.4 |
26.2 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
89,962 |
35.6 |
15.6 |
29.2 |
Very good |
79,209 |
31.4 |
18.3 |
30.1 |
Good |
58,560 |
23.2 |
22.6 |
27.6 |
Fair |
18,187 |
7.2 |
25.9 |
9.8 |
Poor |
6,558 |
2.6 |
24.0 |
3.3 |
| 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, 2004. | ||||
Table D. Total population and uninsured persons under age 65: Standard errors by selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2004 | |||
Population characteristics |
Percent distribution of population |
Percent uninsured |
Percent distribution of uninsured population |
Standard error |
|||
Totala |
b |
0.46 |
b |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
0.17 |
0.90 |
0.27 |
4-6 |
0.14 |
1.06 |
0.25 |
7-12 |
0.23 |
0.80 |
0.38 |
13-17 |
0.19 |
0.87 |
0.34 |
Total under 18 |
0.34 |
0.59 |
0.68 |
18 |
0.09 |
2.04 |
0.20 |
19-24 |
0.23 |
1.36 |
0.60 |
25-29 |
0.22 |
1.31 |
0.49 |
30-34 |
0.21 |
1.12 |
0.44 |
35-54 |
0.35 |
0.57 |
0.76 |
55-64 |
0.30 |
0.85 |
0.50 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.29 |
0.56 |
0.68 |
Female |
0.29 |
0.46 |
0.68 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
0.69 |
0.95 |
1.31 |
Total black, single race |
0.61 |
1.19 |
0.96 |
Total white, single race |
0.88 |
0.48 |
1.35 |
Total other races/multiple race |
0.39 |
1.43 |
0.67 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino male |
0.36 |
1.12 |
0.79 |
Black male, single race |
0.32 |
1.33 |
0.56 |
White male, single race |
0.54 |
0.63 |
0.94 |
Other races/multiple race male |
0.21 |
1.63 |
0.36 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
0.35 |
1.05 |
0.63 |
Black female, single race |
0.34 |
1.38 |
0.52 |
White female, single race |
0.46 |
0.51 |
0.82 |
Other races/multiple race female |
0.21 |
1.71 |
0.40 |
Marital statusc | |||
Married |
0.44 |
0.55 |
0.75 |
Widowed |
0.09 |
2.44 |
0.21 |
Divorced |
0.22 |
1.11 |
0.49 |
Separated |
0.09 |
2.88 |
0.27 |
Never married |
0.42 |
0.70 |
0.86 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
0.74 |
0.85 |
0.87 |
Midwest |
0.94 |
0.87 |
1.24 |
South |
1.13 |
0.84 |
1.76 |
West |
1.03 |
0.96 |
1.59 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.54 |
0.61 |
0.89 |
Very good |
0.44 |
0.67 |
0.90 |
Good |
0.43 |
0.69 |
0.86 |
Fair |
0.21 |
1.17 |
0.48 |
Poor |
0.11 |
1.76 |
0.31 |
| 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, 2004. | |||