Table 5

Table 5. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2000

Population characteristic	Total population	Any coverage	Any private coverage	Public only	Uninsured

	Number in thousands
Total^a	273,310	229,326	185,211	44,115	43,983
Total under age 65a	240,688	196,882	168,173	28,709	43,806
Age in years
Under 4	15,380	13,451	8,992	4,459	1,929
4-6	12,484	10,938	7,660	3,277	1,547
7-12	24,674	21,315	16,341	4,975	3,358
13-17	19,516	16,334	13,163	3,172	3,182
Total under 18	72,054	62,038	46,156	15,882	10,016
18	3,986	3,120	2,596	–	–
19-24	22,766	15,242	13,071	2,171	7,525
25-29	18,017	13,522	12,174	1,348	4,495
30-34	19,394	15,349	14,133	1,215	4,046
35-54	81,086	67,995	62,881	5,114	13,091
55-64	23,385	19,617	17,162	2,455	3,768
65 and over	32,621	32,444	17,038	15,406	–
Employment status^b
Employed	137,096	114,161	108,308	5,852	22,936
Not employed	71,171	59,280	35,835	23,444	11,891

Sex
Male	133,242	109,761	90,866	18,895	23,481
Female	140,068	119,565	94,345	25,220	20,503

Race/ethnicity
Total hispanic	32,733	21,765	14,793	6,972	10,968
Total black	34,321	26,955	18,192	8,763	7,365
Total white	194,971	171,171	144,977	26,194	23,800
Total other	11,285	9,435	7,249	2,186	1,850

Census region
Northeast	51,908	45,950	37,399	8,551	5,958
Midwest	63,577	55,649	46,797	8,853	7,928
South	95,651	76,507	61,768	14,739	19,144
West	62,173	51,220	39,248	11,972	10,953

^aIncludes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.
^bFor individuals age 16 and over.
– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2000.

Table E. 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 5

Population characteristic	Any coverage	Any private coverage	Public only	Uninsured

	Standard error in thousands
Total^a	9,800	8,433	2,153	2,264
Total under age 65a	9,044	8,004	1,794	2,260
Age in years
Under 4	867	551	472	209
4-6	528	437	275	160
7-12	1,092	934	323	326
13-17	962	829	307	283
Total under 18	2,933	2,295	1,107	787

18	263	228	–	–
19-24	904	840	189	524
25-29	824	797	140	335
30-34	870	801	171	278
35-54	3,433	3,210	401	695
55-64	1,064	984	219	262
65 and over	1,261	823	702	–

Employment status^b
Employed	5,386	5,262	408	1,128
Not employed	2,458	1,634	1,115	717

Sex	5,046	4,291	1,129	1,183
Male	4,873	4,235	1,153	1,201
Female

Race/ethnicity
Total hispanic	1,648	1,231	576	1,036
Total black	2,395	1,900	774	779
Total white	8,444	7,476	1,649	1,553
Total other	1,017	730	491	331

Census region
Northeast	2,924	2,507	837	482
Midwest	2,798	2,507	814	631
South	4,888	4,424	1,044	1,585
West	7,403	6,189	1,469	1,423

^aIncludes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.
^bFor individuals age 16 and over.
– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2000.