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 2000
|
Population |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
|
| Percent
distribution
|
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|
Totala |
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|
240,688 |
69.9 |
11.9 |
18.2 |
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|
Employment statusb |
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|
Employed |
132,533 |
79.5 |
3.2 |
17.3 |
|
|
Not employed |
43,172 |
50.3 |
22.5 |
27.2 |
|
|
Sex |
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|
Male |
119,356 |
69.6 |
10.8 |
19.6 |
|
|
Female |
121,332 |
70.2 |
13.0 |
16.8 |
|
|
Race/ethnicity |
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|
Total hispanic |
30,981 |
46.5 |
18.3 |
35.2 |
|
|
Total black |
31,602 |
54.4 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
|
|
Total white |
167,650 |
77.3 |
8.5 |
14.2 |
|
|
Total other |
10,456 |
66.9 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
|
| Hispanic male |
15,652 |
45.3 |
17.1 |
37.6 |
|
| Black male |
14,869 |
55.5 |
19.5 |
24.9 |
|
| White male |
84,062 |
76.7 |
7.8 |
15.5 |
|
| Other male |
4,773 |
66.8 |
15.9 |
17.3 |
|
| Hispanic female |
15,329 |
47.6 |
19.6 |
32.8 |
|
| Black female |
16,732 |
53.4 |
25.0 |
21.6 |
|
| White female |
83,588 |
77.9 |
9.3 |
12.9 |
|
| Other female |
5,683 |
67.0 |
15.1 |
17.9 |
|
|
Marital statusb |
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|
Married |
93,321 |
82.2 |
4.7 |
13.1 |
|
|
Widowed |
3,014 |
58.1 |
14.2 |
27.7 |
|
|
Divorced |
18,987 |
65.1 |
9.7 |
25.2 |
|
|
Separated |
3,814 |
48.7 |
19.2 |
32.1 |
|
|
Never married |
57,126 |
60.6 |
11.4 |
28.0 |
|
|
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
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|
MSA |
195,908 |
70.5 |
11.8 |
17.7 |
|
|
Non-MSA |
44,780 |
67.3 |
12.3 |
20.4 |
|
|
Census region |
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|
Northeast |
45,053 |
75.1 |
11.7 |
13.2 |
|
|
Midwest |
56,191 |
75.6 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
|
|
South |
83,735 |
66.5 |
10.7 |
22.8 |
|
|
West |
55,709 |
65.0 |
15.5 |
19.5 |
|
| 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. |
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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 2000 -- Corresponds to Table 2
| Population characteristics |
Private | Public only | Uninsured |
|
Standard error |
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|
Totala |
0.88 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
|
Employment statusb |
|||
|
Employed |
0.67 |
0.24 |
0.58 |
|
Not employed |
1.30 |
0.96 |
0.99 |
|
Sex |
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|
Male |
0.91 |
0.57 |
0.69 |
|
Female |
0.93 |
0.65 |
0.67 |
|
Race/ethnicity |
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|
Total hispanic |
1.57 |
1.00 |
1.30 |
|
Total black |
2.32 |
1.58 |
1.68 |
|
Total white |
0.92 |
0.65 |
0.57 |
|
Total other |
4.02 |
3.25 |
2.12 |
|
Hispanic male |
1.71 |
1.13 |
1.42 |
|
Black male |
2.36 |
1.54 |
1.86 |
|
White male |
1.01 |
0.62 |
0.68 |
|
Other male |
4.05 |
3.63 |
2.56 |
|
Hispanic female |
1.77 |
1.19 |
1.52 |
|
Black female |
2.64 |
1.95 |
1.81 |
|
White female |
0.96 |
0.78 |
0.64 |
|
Other female |
4.67 |
3.24 |
2.63 |
|
Marital statusb |
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|
Married |
0.84 |
0.40 |
0.66 |
|
Widowed |
3.44 |
2.64 |
2.67 |
|
Divorced |
1.48 |
0.84 |
1.56 |
|
Separated |
3.57 |
2.55 |
3.21 |
|
Never married |
1.07 |
0.65 |
0.90 |
|
Metropolitan
statistical |
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|
MSA |
0.93 |
0.59 |
0.65 |
|
Non-MSA |
2.20 |
1.26 |
1.50 |
|
Census region |
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|
Northeast |
1.66 |
1.25 |
0.97 |
|
Midwest |
1.66 |
1.33 |
1.01 |
|
South |
1.92 |
0.85 |
1.42 |
|
West |
1.49 |
1.20 |
1.00 |
| 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. |
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