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 1999

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 1999

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

Total^a	238,610	70.4	11.7	17.9
Employment status^b
Employed	130,885	79.9	3.4	16.8
Not Employed	42,956	51.2	21.8	27.0
Sex
Male	118,366	70.5	10.3	19.2
Female	120,244	70.3	13.2	16.5
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	29,949	46.3	17.8	35.9
Total Black	31,368	55.0	24.3	20.7
Total White	166,050	78.3	7.7	14.0
Total Other	11,242	61.5	19.8	18.7
Hispanic male	15,096	46.3	15.4	38.4
Black male	14,782	55.5	20.4	24.1
White male	83,107	78.3	6.9	14.8
Other male	5,381	60.0	20.0	20.0
Hispanic female	14,853	46.4	20.2	33.4
Black female	16,587	54.4	27.8	17.7
White female	82,943	78.3	8.5	13.2
Other female	5,861	62.7	19.7	17.6
Marital status^b
Married	92,656	82.0	4.7	13.3
Widowed	3,214	57.9	15.7	26.4
Divorced	19,541	65.9	9.5	24.6
Separated	3,954	49.9	17.3	32.8
Never married	55,348	61.4	11.7	26.8
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	193,710	71.1	11.3	17.6
Non-MSA	44,900	67.5	13.7	18.8
Census region
Northeast	45,234	72.5	13.0	14.5
Midwest	55,938	76.4	9.2	14.4
South	82,541	69.1	11.0	19.9
West	54,897	64.5	14.4	21.1

^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, 1999.

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 1999 Corresponds to Table 2

Population characteristic	Private	Public only	Uninsured

	Standard Error
Total^a	1.03	0.74	0.69
Employment status^b
Employed	0.72	0.33	0.64
Not Employed	1.62	1.24	1.31
Sex
Male	1.07	0.67	0.78
Female	1.15	0.89	0.75
Race/Ethnicity
Total Hispanic	1.90	1.20	1.73
Total Black	2.85	2.38	1.56
Total White	0.99	0.75	0.70
Total Other	4.85	4.69	2.68
Hispanic male	2.13	1.12	2.09
Black male	2.68	2.15	2.02
White male	1.11	0.73	0.78
Other male	5.70	5.04	3.34
Hispanic female	2.03	1.70	1.90
Black female	3.39	2.93	1.54
White female	1.09	0.88	0.86
Other female	4.92	4.95	3.26
Marital status^b
Married	0.94	0.61	0.68
Widowed	4.29	3.32	3.74
Divorced	1.99	0.91	1.81
Separated	4.14	3.31	3.71
Never married	1.19	0.86	1.08
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	1.17	0.83	0.78
Non-MSA	1.96	1.50	1.48
Census region
Northeast	1.62	1.72	1.36
Midwest	2.37	1.66	1.51
South	1.95	1.14	1.33
West	2.33	1.72	1.11

^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, 1999.