Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2002 |
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Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
281,293 |
66.1 |
17.4 |
16.4 |
Total under age 65a |
247,523 |
67.9 |
13.5 |
18.5 |
Age in years |
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Under 4 |
15,585 |
56.6 |
32.0 |
11.4 |
4-6 |
11,408 |
57.8 |
31.1 |
11.1 |
7-12 |
24,797 |
60.9 |
25.6 |
13.5 |
13-17 |
20,953 |
65.4 |
20.4 |
14.1 |
Total under 18 |
72,743 |
60.8 |
26.3 |
12.9 |
18 |
3,868 |
59.5 |
18.5 |
22.0 |
19-24 |
23,040 |
55.7 |
9.4 |
34.9 |
25-29 |
18,306 |
61.8 |
7.6 |
30.6 |
30-34 |
19,764 |
71.5 |
6.8 |
21.7 |
35-54 |
83,879 |
75.9 |
7.2 |
16.9 |
55-64 |
25,922 |
75.8 |
10.4 |
13.8 |
18-64 |
174,781 |
70.9 |
8.2 |
20.9 |
65 and over |
33,770 |
53.2 |
46.0 |
0.8 |
Employment statusb |
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Employed |
137,952 |
78.2 |
4.5 |
17.4 |
Not employed |
78,173 |
50.2 |
32.2 |
17.6 |
Sex |
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Male |
137,177 |
67.1 |
15.2 |
17.7 |
Female |
144,116 |
65.2 |
19.6 |
15.2 |
Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
37,350 |
42.2 |
23.2 |
34.6 |
Total black |
34,578 |
51.5 |
29.7 |
18.8 |
Total white |
194,727 |
73.4 |
14.0 |
12.6 |
Total other |
14,638 |
65.5 |
19.2 |
15.3 |
Hispanic male |
19,060 |
43.3 |
19.6 |
37.1 |
Black male |
15,961 |
52.6 |
26.5 |
20.9 |
White male |
94,998 |
74.4 |
12.2 |
13.4 |
Other male |
7,158 |
66.4 |
17.4 |
16.2 |
Hispanic female |
18,290 |
41.1 |
26.9 |
32.0 |
Black female |
18,617 |
50.6 |
32.5 |
16.9 |
White female |
99,729 |
72.4 |
15.8 |
11.8 |
Other female |
7,479 |
64.6 |
21.0 |
14.5 |
Marital statusb |
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Married |
116,716 |
77.2 |
10.2 |
12.6 |
Widowed |
14,549 |
46.6 |
47.4 |
6.0 |
Divorced |
23,084 |
62.0 |
17.2 |
20.9 |
Separated |
4,321 |
43.4 |
25.6 |
31.0 |
Never married |
58,026 |
58.8 |
13.1 |
28.1 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
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MSA |
228,322 |
67.1 |
16.5 |
16.4 |
Non-MSA |
52,971 |
62.1 |
21.5 |
16.4 |
Census region |
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Northeast |
53,247 |
70.7 |
17.4 |
11.9 |
Midwest |
64,024 |
73.1 |
13.8 |
13.1 |
South |
99,873 |
61.8 |
18.7 |
19.5 |
West |
64,149 |
62.2 |
19.1 |
18.7 |
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a
Includes persons with unknown
employment status and marital
status. b For individuals age 16 and over. Note: Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2002. |
Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population
characteristics, United States, first half of 2002 |
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Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.63 |
0.48 |
0.39 |
Total under age 65a |
0.67 |
0.47 |
0.44 |
Age in years |
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Under 4 |
1.54 |
1.36 |
0.85 |
4-6 |
1.78 |
1.55 |
0.83 |
7-12 |
1.33 |
1.29 |
0.78 |
13-17 |
1.27 |
1.01 |
0.86 |
Total under 18 |
1.03 |
0.92 |
0.54 |
18 |
2.36 |
1.90 |
1.94 |
19-24 |
1.20 |
0.65 |
1.16 |
25-29 |
1.28 |
0.73 |
1.23 |
30-34 |
1.16 |
0.58 |
1.00 |
35-54 |
0.68 |
0.37 |
0.54 |
55-64 |
1.02 |
0.64 |
0.74 |
18-64 |
0.58 |
0.32 |
0.49 |
65 and over |
1.21 |
1.22 |
0.16 |
Employment statusb |
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Employed |
0.52 |
0.22 |
0.46 |
Not employed |
0.88 |
0.80 |
0.53 |
Sex |
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Male |
0.67 | 0.48 | 0.49 |
Female |
0.67 | 0.53 | 0.40 |
Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
1.24 |
0.88 |
1.12 |
Total black |
1.51 |
1.52 |
0.98 |
Total white |
0.65 |
0.46 |
0.38 |
Total other |
3.13 |
2.67 |
1.43 |
Hispanic male |
1.34 |
0.94 |
1.28 |
Black male |
1.58 |
1.57 |
1.30 |
White male |
0.72 |
0.48 |
0.51 |
Other male |
3.36 |
2.50 |
1.84 |
Hispanic female |
1.39 |
1.00 |
1.22 |
Black female |
1.72 |
1.71 |
0.99 |
White female |
0.69 |
0.54 |
0.40 |
Other female |
3.24 |
3.03 |
1.47 |
Marital statusb |
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Married |
0.60 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
Widowed |
1.49 |
1.55 |
0.59 |
Divorced |
1.16 |
0.82 |
0.86 |
Separated |
2.38 |
2.10 |
2.20 |
Never married |
0.81 |
0.57 |
0.75 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
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MSA |
0.72 |
0.52 |
0.44 |
Non-MSA |
1.41 |
1.07 |
0.97 |
Census region |
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Northeast |
1.27 |
1.03 |
0.66 |
Midwest |
1.15 |
0.79 |
0.65 |
South |
1.07 |
0.82 |
0.79 |
West |
1.44 |
1.03 |
0.80 |
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a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.b For individuals age 16 and over. Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2002. |