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 |
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Population |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent Distribution |
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Private | Public only | Uninsured | ||
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Totala | 238,610 | 70.4 | 11.7 | 17.9 |
Employment statusb | ||||
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 statusb | ||||
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) |
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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 |
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a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. | ||||
b For 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. |
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 |
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Population |
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Private | Public only | Uninsured | |
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Standard Error |
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Totala | 1.03 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
Employment statusb | |||
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 statusb | |||
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) |
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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 |
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a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. | |||
b For 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. |