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Health Insurance Coverage: 1998


Table 8. People Covered and Not Covered by Health Insurance by State in 1998
State Total (thous.) Standard error (thous.) Covered (thous.) Standard error (thous.) Not covered (thous.) Standard error (thous.) Percent not covered Standard error
United States 271,743 (X) 227,462 (X) 44,281 278 16.3 0.1
Alabama 4,201 95 3,487 87 714 40 17.0 0.9
Alaska 647 15 535 13 112 6 17.3 0.9
Arizona 4,905 101 3,719 88 1,187 50 24.2 0.9
Arkansas 2,563 57 2,084 52 478 25 18.7 0.9
California 33,375 283 26,002 254 7,373 142 22.1 0.4
Colorado 3,971 89 3,371 82 599 35 15.1 0.8
Connecticut 3,283 84 2,871 79 412 30 12.6 0.9
Delaware 783 19 668 18 115 7 14.7 0.9
District of Columbia 512 13 425 12 87 6 17.0 1.0
Florida 14,678 171 12,114 156 2,564 73 17.5 0.5
Georgia 7,666 151 6,325 137 1,341 64 17.5 0.8
Hawaii 1,201 30 1,080 29 121 10 10.0 0.8
Idaho 1,274 27 1,049 25 225 12 17.7 0.8
Illinois 12,295 159 10,453 148 1,842 63 15.0 0.5
Indiana 5,840 131 5,001 122 839 50 14.4 0.8
Iowa 2,837 66 2,572 63 265 20 9.3 0.7
Kansas 2,616 61 2,346 57 270 20 10.3 0.7
Kentucky 3,865 87 3,320 81 545 33 14.1 0.8
Louisiana 4,310 94 3,493 85 817 41 19.0 0.9
Maine 1,266 32 1,106 30 161 11 12.7 0.8
Maryland 5,046 122 4,209 112 837 50 16.6 0.9
Massachusetts 6,117 103 5,490 97 627 33 10.3 0.5
Michigan 10,041 140 8,712 131 1,328 52 13.2 0.5
Minnesota 4,833 107 4,385 102 448 33 9.3 0.7
Mississippi 2,761 62 2,208 55 554 28 20.0 0.9
Missouri 5,405 126 4,836 119 570 41 10.5 0.7
Montana 925 20 744 18 181 9 19.6 0.9
Nebraska 1,716 40 1,561 38 155 12 9.0 0.7
Nevada 1,862 42 1,468 37 394 19 21.2 0.9
New Hampshire 1,224 32 1,086 30 138 11 11.3 0.8
New Jersey 8,092 118 6,763 109 1,329 49 16.4 0.6
New Mexico 1,829 40 1,443 35 386 18 21.1 0.9
New York 18,420 181 15,243 166 3,177 78 17.3 0.4
North Carolina 7,427 122 6,316 112 1,111 48 15.0 0.6
North Dakota 646 15 554 14 92 6 14.2 0.8
Ohio 11,225 154 10,055 146 1,169 51 10.4 0.4
Oklahoma 3,269 72 2,670 65 599 31 18.3 0.9
Oregon 3,356 79 2,875 73 481 30 14.3 0.8
Pennsylvania 11,912 154 10,664 146 1,248 51 10.5 0.4
Rhode Island 968 25 872 24 96 8 10.0 0.8
South Carolina 3,851 91 3,257 84 594 36 15.4 0.9
South Dakota 711 16 610 15 102 6 14.3 0.8
Tennessee 5,572 126 4,849 118 724 46 13.0 0.8
Texas 19,945 219 15,065 193 4,880 112 24.5 0.5
Utah 2,106 44 1,812 41 293 17 13.9 0.7
Vermont 593 15 535 15 58 5 9.9 0.8
Virginia 6,688 145 5,742 135 946 55 14.1 0.8
Washington 5,747 134 5,042 126 706 48 12.3 0.8
West Virginia 1,750 39 1,448 35 302 16 17.2 0.8
Wisconsin 5,129 116 4,525 109 604 40 11.8 0.7
Wyoming 486 11 404 10 82 5 16.9 0.9
(x)-Not applicable
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
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Last Revised: December 07, 2004