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Health Insurance: Coverage Status by Selected Characteristics of All Persons in the United States Health Insurance: Coverage Status by Selected Characteristics of All Persons in the United States
Health Insurance: Coverage Status by Type of Insurance of All Persons in the United States Health Insurance: Coverage Status by Type of Insurance of All Persons in the United States

Health Insurance: Coverage Status by Selected Characteristics of All Persons in the United States
Uninsured (not covered by any insurance)
Characteristic Number (thousands) Share (%)
Total Population 46,995 15.8
Sex
Male 25,531 17.5
Female 21,464 14.2
Race and Ethnicity
White 35,486 14.9
  Non-Hispanic 21,162 10.8
Black 7,652 20.5
Asian and Pacific Islander 2,160 15.1
Hispanic1 15,296 34.1
Age
Under 18 years 8,661 11.7
18 to 24 years 8,323 29.3
25 to 34 years 10,713 26.9
35 to 44 years 8,018 18.8
45 to 64 years 10,737 14.0
65 years and over 541 1.5
Nativity
Native 34,380 13.2
Foreign born 12,615 33.8
  Naturalized citizen 2,384 16.4
  Not a citizen 10,231 45.0
Region
Northeast 6,648 12.3
Midwest 7,458 11.4
South 20,486 19.0
West 12,403 17.9
Household Income
Less than $25,000 13,933 24.9
$25,000 to $49,999 15,319 21.1
$50,000 to $74,999 8,459 14.4
$75,000 or more 9,283 8.5
Education (18 years and older)
No high school diploma 10,629 31.5
High school graduate only 14,196 20.2
Some college, no degree 6,715 15.9
Associate degree 2,337 12.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 4,457 7.6
Work Experience (18 to 64 years old)
Worked during year 27,627 18.7
  Worked full-time 22,010 17.9
  Worked part-time 5,618 22.9
Did not work 10,165 26.1
2006 data.

1. May be of any race.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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