Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population: Percent by
type of coverage and selected
population characteristics, United States, first half of 2000
Population |
Total |
|
|
|
|
Percent distribution
|
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Totala |
273,310 |
67.8 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
|
Total under age 65a |
240,688 |
69.9 |
11.9 |
18.2 |
|
Age in years |
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Under 4 |
15,380 |
58.5 |
29.0 |
12.5 |
|
4-6 |
12,484 |
61.4 |
26.3 |
12.4 |
|
7-12 |
24,674 |
66.2 |
20.2 |
13.6 |
|
13-17 |
19,516 |
67.4 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
|
Total under 18 |
72,054 |
64.1 |
22.0 |
13.9 |
|
18 |
3,986 |
65.1 |
13.2 |
21.7 |
|
19-24 |
22,766 |
57.4 |
9.5 |
33.1 |
|
25-29 |
18,017 |
67.6 |
7.5 |
24.9 |
|
30-34 |
19,394 |
72.9 |
6.3 |
20.9 |
|
35-54 |
81,086 |
77.5 |
6.3 |
16.1 |
|
55-64 |
23,385 |
73.4 |
10.5 |
16.1 |
|
18-64 |
168,635 |
72.4 |
7.6 |
20.0 |
|
65 and over |
32,621 |
52.2 |
47.2 |
0.5 |
|
Employment statusb |
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Employed |
137,096 |
79.0 |
4.3 |
16.7 |
|
Not employed |
71,171 |
50.4 |
32.9 |
16.7 |
|
Sex |
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Male |
133,242 |
68.2 |
14.2 |
17.6 |
|
Female |
140,068 |
67.4 |
18.0 |
14.6 |
|
Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
32,733 |
45.2 |
21.3 |
33.5 |
|
Total black |
34,321 |
53.0 |
25.5 |
21.5 |
|
Total white |
194,971 |
74.4 |
13.4 |
12.2 |
|
Total other |
11,285 |
64.2 |
19.4 |
16.4 |
|
|
Hispanic male |
16,372 |
44.3 |
19.6 |
36.0 |
Black male |
15,952 |
54.7 |
22.0 |
23.3 |
|
White male |
95,766 |
74.7 |
11.7 |
13.6 |
|
Other male |
5,151 |
65.0 |
19.0 |
16.0 |
|
Hispanic female |
16,361 |
46.1 |
23.0 |
31.0 |
|
Black female |
18,369 |
51.5 |
28.6 |
19.9 |
|
White female |
99,204 |
74.0 |
15.1 |
10.8 |
|
Other female |
6,134 |
63.6 |
19.7 |
16.7 |
|
Marital statusb |
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Married |
111,243 |
78.9 |
10.1 |
11.0 |
|
Widowed |
13,917 |
44.8 |
48.3 |
6.9 |
|
Divorced |
21,331 |
62.7 |
14.8 |
22.5 |
|
Separated |
4,149 |
46.1 |
24.4 |
29.5 |
|
Never married |
58,230 |
60.1 |
12.4 |
27.5 |
|
Metropolitan |
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MSA |
221,168 |
68.5 |
15.8 |
15.7 |
|
Non-MSA |
52,141 |
64.8 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
|
Census region |
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Northeast |
51,908 |
72.0 |
16.5 |
11.5 |
|
Midwest |
63,577 |
73.6 |
13.9 |
12.5 |
|
South |
95,651 |
64.6 |
15.4 |
20.0 |
|
West |
62,173 |
63.1 |
19.3 |
17.6 |
|
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 Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2000. |
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 2000
Corresponds to Table 1
Population |
|
|
|
Standard error | |||
Totala |
0.82 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
Total under age 65a |
0.88 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
Age in years |
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Under 4 |
1.99 |
1.95 |
1.23 |
4-6 |
2.00 |
1.83 |
1.05 |
7-12 |
1.43 |
1.11 |
1.22 |
13-17 |
1.81 |
1.29 |
1.33 |
Total under 18 |
1.35 |
1.10 |
0.93 |
18 |
2.75 |
1.96 |
2.54 |
19-24 |
1.48 |
0.80 |
1.44 |
25-29 |
1.44 |
0.79 |
1.28 |
30-34 |
1.32 |
0.78 |
1.15 |
35-54 |
0.90 |
0.38 |
0.74 |
55-64 |
1.30 |
0.84 |
1.02 |
18-64 |
0.78 |
0.36 |
0.60 |
65 and over |
1.33 |
1.31 |
0.13 |
Employment statusb |
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Employed |
0.68 |
0.29 |
0.56 |
Not employed |
1.05 |
0.81 |
0.70 |
Sex |
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Male |
0.87 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
Female |
0.86 |
0.67 |
0.59 |
Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
1.52 |
1.02 |
1.24 |
Total black |
2.22 |
1.57 |
1.59 |
Total white |
0.85 |
0.64 |
0.49 |
Total other |
3.80 |
3.05 |
1.97 |
Hispanic male |
1.66 |
1.13 |
1.37 |
Black male |
2.27 |
1.51 |
1.77 |
White male |
0.95 |
0.61 |
0.59 |
Other male |
3.93 |
3.37 |
2.33 |
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Hispanic female |
1.70 |
1.23 |
1.43 |
Black female |
2.49 |
1.88 |
1.70 |
White female |
0.88 |
0.78 |
0.55 |
Other female |
4.40 |
3.15 |
2.46 |
Marital statusb |
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Married |
0.83 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
Widowed |
1.84 |
2.00 |
0.79 |
Divorced |
1.35 |
0.88 |
1.44 |
Separated |
3.36 |
2.40 |
2.93 |
Never married |
1.05 |
0.66 |
0.88 |
Metropolitan |
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MSA |
0.89 |
0.59 |
0.58 |
Non-MSA |
1.92 |
1.30 |
1.32 |
Census region |
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Northeast |
1.57 |
1.26 |
0.82 |
Midwest |
1.38 |
1.13 |
0.94 |
South |
1.81 |
0.88 |
1.23 |
West |
1.62 |
1.43 |
0.88 |
a Includes persons with
unknown employment status and marital status. b For individuals age 16 and over. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2000. |