Number and percentage of people not covered by health insurance, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2000 through 2009

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December 2011

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Table 41.	Number and percentage of people not covered by health insurance, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2000 through 2009

Year and age group	Total		Percent uninsured
	Number uninsured (in thousands)	Percent uninsured	Sex		Race/ethnicity
	Number uninsured (in thousands)	Percent uninsured	Male	Female	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native		Two or more races
All persons
2000	38,426	13.7	14.9	12.7	9.1	18.1	32.6	17.3	24.7		—
2001	39,760	14.1	15.4	12.9	9.4	18.1	32.8	17.5	24.7		—
2002	42,019	14.7	16.2	13.2	10.1	19.4	31.9	17.9	25.9		12.6
2003	43,404	15.1	16.4	13.7	10.5	18.8	32.3	18.3	25.5		15.2
2004	43,498	14.9	16.5	13.4	10.5	18.6	31.8	15.9	26.3		14.4
2005	44,815	15.3	16.8	13.8	10.7	18.7	32.3	17.3	29.1		12.3
2006	46,995	15.8	17.5	14.2	10.8	20.1	34.1	15.6	30.5		14.4
2007	45,657	15.3	16.7	13.9	10.4	19.3	32.1	16.5	27.1		12.5
2008	46,340	15.4	17.0	13.8	10.8	19.0	30.7	17.5	25.9		13.2
2009	50,674	16.7	18.4	15.0	12.0	20.8	32.4	17.1	26.7		11.6

14 to 17 years old
2000	2,079	13.0	12.6	13.4	7.7	16.8	31.6	12.6	22.0		—
2001	2,131	13.1	13.0	13.1	7.6	16.7	30.9	13.7	28.7		—
2002	2,142	12.8	13.2	12.3	8.1	16.0	28.1	16.1	27.8		6.9	!
2003	2,136	12.4	12.0	12.8	8.0	16.2	24.9	16.9	18.1	!	11.4
2004	2,123	12.2	12.4	12.0	7.9	14.9	25.7	12.9	20.2		13.0
2005	2,246	12.8	12.7	12.8	8.2	15.1	26.7	15.4	20.0		8.2
2006	2,284	13.0	13.1	12.9	8.1	16.5	26.3	14.7	23.8		10.5
2007	2,180	12.4	12.4	12.5	8.1	14.0	25.0	13.6	20.9	!	9.6
2008	2,067	12.0	12.3	11.7	8.2	13.0	22.1	13.9	20.7		14.3
2009	1,984	11.7	11.6	11.7	7.6	14.2	21.7	14.4	21.2		6.2

18 to 24 years old
2000	7,203	26.9	29.4	24.3	18.8	32.0	49.0	30.2	46.3		—
2001	7,402	27.1	30.1	24.1	19.5	32.4	48.7	27.0	41.0		—
2002	7,863	28.7	32.0	25.2	21.8	34.1	48.1	29.5	44.4		25.6
2003	8,121	29.2	32.0	26.3	22.1	33.2	50.2	32.2	40.9		26.1
2004	8,247	29.4	33.0	25.9	22.5	32.0	51.0	29.3	39.1		31.9
2005	8,201	29.3	32.6	26.0	22.7	33.2	50.2	28.1	47.0		24.0
2006	8,323	29.3	32.4	26.1	21.8	34.7	51.0	25.8	43.3		30.4
2007	7,991	28.1	30.1	26.2	21.8	32.2	47.1	26.4	48.9		24.4
2008	8,200	28.6	32.3	24.8	22.5	33.8	44.9	30.7	38.8		28.1
2009	8,923	30.4	33.0	27.8	23.9	36.2	47.7	29.5	43.9		23.1

— Not available.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2002, respondents of two or more races were required to select a single race category.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2001–10.