Table 2. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Percent distribution by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1998


Table 2. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Percent distribution by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1998
Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Percent Distribution

		Private	Public only	Uninsured

Total^a	236,214	70.4	11.8	17.8
Employment status^b
Employed	129,333	79.9	3.4	16.6
Not Employed	42,453	51.2	23.1	25.6
Sex
Male	117,475	70.0	10.8	19.3
Female	118,740	70.9	12.8	16.3
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	29,108	48.2	18.5	33.3
Total Black	30,999	51.8	26.1	22.1
Total White	166,299	78.2	7.7	14.1
Total Other	9,808	63.5	16.4	20.5
Hispanic male	15,019	47.9	16.8	35.3
Black male	14,623	50.7	24.8	24.6
White male	83,064	77.8	6.8	15.4
Other male	4,768	62.3	17.4	20.2
Hispanic female	14,089	48.6	20.2	31.2
Black female	16,375	52.9	27.2	19.9
White female	83,235	78.6	8.5	12.8
Other female	5,040	64.7	15.4	19.9
Marital status^b
Married	92,575	81.8	4.5	13.7
Widowed	3,071	60.1	16.8	23.1
Divorced	18,655	64.5	13.8	21.7
Separated	4,638	51.8	19.4	28.8
Never married	53,414	62.2	11.4	26.3
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	191,011	71.6	11.3	17.1
Non-MSA	45,203	65.5	13.8	20.7
Census region
Northeast	44,517	73.3	12.4	14.3
Midwest	55,004	77.6	9.4	13.0
South	82,594	66.8	11.9	21.4
West	54,100	66.5	13.5	20.0

^a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. ^bFor individuals ages 16 and over. Note: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Household Component, 1998 (Round 1).


Table B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1998 Corresponds to Table 2
Population characteristic	Private	Public only	Uninsured

	Standard error

Total^a	0.74	0.51	0.51
Employment status^b
Employed	0.62	0.25	0.55
Not Employed	1.28	1.02	0.93
Sex
Male	0.81	0.56	0.55
Female	0.78	0.56	0.55
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	1.60	1.17	1.37
Total Black	1.65	1.62	1.04
Total White	0.71	0.44	0.58
Total Other	3.71	3.07	2.89
Hispanic male	1.71	1.25	1.47
Black male	2.21	2.01	1.35
White male	0.80	0.47	0.62
Other male	4.22	3.56	3.28
Hispanic female	1.90	1.41	1.60
Black female	1.70	1.61	1.30
White female	0.78	0.52	0.66
Other female	3.96	3.18	3.10
Marital status^b
Married	0.77	0.34	0.65
Widowed	3.69	2.40	2.88
Divorced	1.32	1.05	1.22
Separated	3.11	2.15	2.50
Never married	1.09	0.66	0.88
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.86	0.57	0.56
Non-MSA	1.61	0.99	1.43
Census region
Northeast	1.57	1.02	1.01
Midwest	1.51	0.90	1.11
South	1.33	0.93	0.91
West	1.46	1.11	0.98

^a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. ^bFor individuals ages 16 and over. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Household Component, 1998.