| 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 2001 |
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Population |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
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Percent distribution |
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Total a |
242,762 |
69.1 |
12.1 |
18.8 |
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Employment statusb |
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Employed |
131,825 |
79.1 |
3.2 |
17.7 |
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Not employed |
45,880 |
51.1 |
20.9 |
28.0 |
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Sex |
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Male |
120,349 |
69.2 |
11.0 |
19.9 |
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Female |
122,413 |
68.9 |
13.3 |
17.8 |
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Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
31,920 |
44.3 |
18.0 |
37.7 |
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Total black |
31,927 |
54.0 |
25.8 |
20.2 |
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Total white |
166,133 |
76.7 |
8.3 |
14.9 |
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Total other |
12,781 |
69.1 |
12.1 |
18.9 |
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Hispanic male |
16,107 |
44.8 |
15.3 |
39.9 |
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Black male |
15,070 |
55.2 |
23.5 |
21.3 |
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White male |
83,050 |
76.5 |
7.8 |
15.7 |
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Other male |
6,122 |
67.8 |
11.8 |
20.4 |
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Hispanic female |
15,813 |
43.7 |
20.8 |
35.5 |
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Black female |
16,857 |
52.9 |
27.9 |
19.2 |
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White female |
83,084 |
76.9 |
8.9 |
14.2 |
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Other female |
6,659 |
70.2 |
12.3 |
17.4 |
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Marital status b |
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Married |
95,685 |
81.3 |
4.5 |
14.3 |
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Widowed |
3,295 |
60.4 |
17.3 |
22.4 |
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Divorced |
18,829 |
64.7 |
10.1 |
25.2 |
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Separated |
4,248 |
49.1 |
18.6 |
32.3 |
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Never married |
56,263 |
60.1 |
11.2 |
28.7 |
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Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
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MSA |
198,679 |
69.7 |
11.7 |
18.7 |
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Non-MSA |
44,083 |
66.4 |
14.1 |
19.5 |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
45,539 |
73.0 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
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Midwest |
56,150 |
75.0 |
10.1 |
14.9 |
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South |
84,588 |
65.7 |
11.9 |
22.4 |
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West |
56,485 |
65.0 |
13.5 |
21.5 |
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| 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 | ||||
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Source: Center for Cost and Financing
Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2001 |
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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 2001 Corresponds to Table 2 |
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Population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
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Standard error |
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Total a |
0.65 |
0.45 |
0.48 |
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Employment statusb |
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Employed |
0.54 |
0.20 |
0.51 |
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Not employed |
1.00 |
0.78 |
0.81 |
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Sex |
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Male |
0.72 |
0.46 |
0.56 |
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Female |
0.68 |
0.51 |
0.50 |
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Race/ethnicity |
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Total hispanic |
1.43 |
0.98 |
1.18 |
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Total black |
1.86 |
1.59 |
1.06 |
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Total white |
0.71 |
0.42 |
0.52 |
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Total other |
2.83 |
2.25 |
1.92 |
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Hispanic male |
1.61 |
0.97 |
1.40 |
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Black male |
2.19 |
1.68 |
1.37 |
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White male |
0.81 |
0.45 |
0.61 |
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Other male |
3.24 |
2.26 |
2.32 |
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Hispanic female |
1.52 |
1.19 |
1.27 |
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Black female |
1.90 |
1.77 |
1.13 |
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White female |
0.76 |
0.48 |
0.54 |
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Other female |
2.93 |
2.46 |
2.08 |
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Marital status b |
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Married |
0.61 |
0.27 |
0.51 |
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Widowed |
2.67 |
2.04 |
2.25 |
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Divorced |
1.27 |
0.72 |
1.18 |
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Separated |
2.49 |
1.79 |
2.36 |
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Never married |
0.91 |
0.62 |
0.87 |
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Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
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MSA |
0.72 |
0.49 |
0.56 |
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Non-MSA |
1.56 |
1.09 |
0.95 |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
1.25 |
0.94 |
0.91 |
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Midwest |
1.20 |
0.85 |
0.73 |
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South |
1.11 |
0.80 |
0.98 |
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West |
1.65 |
1.00 |
1.03 |
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| a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. | |||
| b For individuals age 16 and over. | |||
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Source: Center for Cost and Financing
Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2001 |
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