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Health Insurance Coverage: 2001
Table 1. People Without Health Insurance for the Entire Year by Selected Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
(Numbers in thousands. For an explanation of confidence intervals (C.I.), see "Standard errors and their use on the
Census Bureau's CPS Web site at www.bls.census.gov/cps/ads/2002/ssrcacc.htm)
............. 2001 ............. ............. 2000 .......... ....Difference.......
2001 less 2000 1
Characteristic ..... Uninsured ..... ..... Uninsured ...... ..... Uninsured .....
Percent Percent Percent
90-pct 90-pct 90-pct
Total Number Percent CI(+/-) Total Number Percent CI(+/-) Number Percent CI(+/-)
People
Total................... 282,082 41,207 14.6 0.2 279,517 39,804 14.2 0.2 *1403 *0.4 0.1
Sex
Male....................... 137,871 21,722 15.8 0.2 136,559 20,791 15.2 0.2 *931 *0.5 0.2
Female..................... 144,211 19,485 13.5 0.2 142,958 19,013 13.3 0.2 *472 *0.2 0.2
Race and Ethnicity
White...................... 230,071 31,193 13.6 0.2 228,208 30,075 13.2 0.2 *1118 *0.4 0.1
Non-Hispanic.......... 194,822 19,409 10.0 0.2 193,931 18,683 9.6 0.2 *726 *0.3 0.1
Black...................... 36,023 6,833 19.0 0.3 35,597 6,683 18.8 0.3 150 0.2 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander. 12,500 2,278 18.2 0.7 12,693 2,287 18.0 0.7 -9 0.2 0.8
Hispanic2.................. 37,438 12,417 33.2 0.3 36,093 11,883 32.9 0.3 *534 0.2 0.4
Age
Under 18 years............. 72,628 8,509 11.7 0.2 72,314 8,617 11.9 0.2 -108 -0.2 0.2
18 to 24 years............. 27,312 7,673 28.1 0.5 26,815 7,406 27.6 0.5 *267 0.5 0.6
25 to 34 years............. 38,670 9,051 23.4 0.3 38,865 8,507 21.9 0.3 *544 *1.5 0.4
35 to 44 years............. 44,284 7,131 16.1 0.3 44,566 6,898 15.5 0.3 *233 *0.6 0.4
45 to 64 years............. 65,419 8,571 13.1 0.2 63,391 8,124 12.8 0.2 *447 *0.3 0.3
65 years and over.......... 33,769 272 0.8 0.2 33,566 251 0.7 - 21 0.1 0.1
Nativity
Native..................... 249,629 30,364 12.2 0.2 247,706 29,529 11.9 0.2 *835 *0.2 0.1
Foreign born............... 32,453 10,843 33.4 0.5 31,811 10,275 32.3 0.5 *568 *1.1 0.6
Naturalized citizen...... 11,962 2,060 17.2 0.7 11,785 1,930 16.4 0.7 *131 *0.9 0.8
Not a citizen............ 20,491 8,782 42.9 0.7 20,026 8,345 41.7 0.7 *437 *1.2 0.8
Region
Northeast.................. 53,300 6,399 12.0 0.2 53,046 6,372 12.0 0.2 27 - 0.3
Midwest.................... 63,779 6,840 10.7 0.2 63,631 6,703 10.5 0.2 136 0.2 0.2
South...................... 100,652 16,712 16.6 0.2 99,420 16,000 16.1 0.2 *712 *0.5 0.3
West....................... 64,351 11,257 17.5 0.3 63,420 10,728 16.9 0.3 *528 *0.6 0.3
Household Income
Less than $25,000.......... 62,209 14,474 23.3 0.3 61,792 14,094 22.8 0.3 *380 *0.5 0.4
$25,000 to $49,999......... 76,226 13,516 17.7 0.2 77,084 13,385 17.4 0.2 131 *0.4 0.3
$50,000 to $74,999......... 58,114 6,595 11.3 0.2 59,089 6,513 11.0 0.2 81 *0.3 0.3
$75,000 or more............ 85,532 6,623 7.7 0.2 81,553 5,812 7.1 0.2 *811 *0.6 0.2
Education
(18 years and older)
Total.................... 209,454 32,698 15.6 0.2 207,203 31,186 15.1 0.2 *1512 *0.6 0.2
No high school diploma..... 35,423 9,776 27.6 0.5 34,994 9,406 26.9 0.5 *370 *0.7 0.5
High school graduate only.. 66,682 11,618 17.4 0.3 66,327 11,137 16.8 0.3 *481 *0.6 0.3
Some college, no degree.... 40,282 5,815 14.4 0.3 40,298 5,400 13.4 0.3 *415 *1.0 0.4
Associate degree........... 16,183 1,754 10.8 0.5 16,075 1,721 10.7 0.5 34 0.1 0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 50,884 3,734 7.3 0.2 49,510 3,522 7.1 0.2 *212 0.2 0.2
Work Experience
(18 to 64 years old)
Total.................... 175,685 32,426 18.5 0.2 173,638 30,935 17.8 0.2 *1491 *0.6 0.2
Worked during year......... 142,474 24,230 17.0 0.2 142,447 23,525 16.5 0.2 *704 *0.5 0.2
Worked full-time......... 118,776 19,014 16.0 0.2 119,067 18,707 15.7 0.2 307 *0.3 0.3
Worked part-time......... 23,698 5,216 22.0 0.5 23,381 4,818 20.6 0.5 *398 *1.4 0.7
Did not work............... 33,211 8,197 24.7 0.5 31,190 7,410 23.8 0.5 *787 *0.9 0.6
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. *Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level.
1 All numbers are derived from unrounded numbers. Some numbers and percentages may therefore appear to be slightly
higher or lower than those computed with rounded figures from other columns.
2 Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2001 and 2002 Annual Demographic Supplements.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004
