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 1997

Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Percent Distribution
Table 2. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 1997

Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Private	Public only	Uninsured

Total^a	234,049	69.2	11.9	18.9
Employment status^b
Employed	127,338	78.7	3.2	18.0
Not Employed	42,288	50.3	23.9	25.9
Sex
Male	116,439	68.7	10.8	20.5
Female	117,611	69.6	13.1	17.3
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	28,118	46.1	19.3	34.6
Total Black	30,616	51.3	25.7	23.0
Total White	164,751	76.8	7.9	15.3
Total Other	10,565	62.7	15.8	21.5
Hispanic male	14,533	44.6	17.0	38.5
Black male	14,460	51.7	23.5	24.8
White male	82,268	76.3	7.1	16.6
Other male	5,177	63.0	15.5	21.5
Hispanic female	13,585	47.8	21.8	30.4
Black female	16,156	51.0	27.6	21.4
White female	82,482	77.3	8.6	14.0
Other female	5,387	62.4	16.1	21.4
Marital status^b
Married	92,087	80.6	5.0	14.4
Widowed	3,404	62.6	15.3	22.1
Divorced	17,624	63.8	12.7	23.5
Separated	4,862	48.0	18.4	33.5
Never married	52,633	60.5	11.4	28.1
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	188,808	70.4	11.3	18.2
Non-MSA	45,241	63.9	14.5	21.6
Census region
Northeast	44,775	72.0	12.0	16.1
Midwest	54,359	76.1	9.7	14.2
South	81,565	65.2	12.6	22.2
West	53,350	65.8	13.2	21.0

^a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.
^bFor individuals ages 16 and over.
Note: Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Household Component, 1997 (Round 1).

Population characteristic
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 1997 Corresponds to Table 2

Private	Public only	Uninsured

	Standard Error
Total^a	0.68	0.46	0.44
Employment status^b
Employed	0.56	0.21	0.47
Not Employed	1.10	0.85	0.79
Sex
Male	0.74	0.46	0.52
Female	0.73	0.53	0.48
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	1.71	1.12	1.15
Total Black	1.64	1.52	1.06
Total White	0.68	0.44	0.44
Total Other	3.39	2.83	2.45
Hispanic male	1.85	1.11	1.42
Black male	1.84	1.59	1.37
White male	0.74	0.44	0.54
Other male	3.65	3.06	2.69
Hispanic female	1.82	1.35	1.24
Black female	1.82	1.77	1.22
White female	0.75	0.51	0.52
Other female	3.75	2.87	2.88
Marital status^b
Married	0.66	0.31	0.52
Widowed	2.71	1.75	2.12
Divorced	1.21	0.87	1.12
Separated	2.40	1.62	2.16
Never married	0.96	0.56	0.81
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.78	0.53	0.50
Non-MSA	1.55	0.96	1.09
Census region
Northeast	1.32	1.04	0.72
Midwest	1.37	0.97	0.82
South	1.22	0.74	0.83
West	1.40	0.87	1.02

^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 Health Care Policy and Research: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Household Component, 1997.