Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2003 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
285,077 |
65.2 |
18.2 |
16.6 |
Total under age 65a |
250,843 |
67.1 |
14.2 |
18.8 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
15,652 |
57.2 |
34.0 |
8.9 |
4-6 |
11,581 |
59.2 |
30.9 |
9.9 |
7-12 |
24,819 |
61.4 |
25.9 |
12.7 |
13-17 |
20,714 |
62.9 |
22.6 |
14.4 |
Total under 18 |
72,766 |
60.6 |
27.5 |
11.9 |
18 |
4,077 |
62.4 |
17.0 |
20.6 |
19-24 |
23,761 |
52.8 |
10.8 |
36.3 |
25-29 |
18,534 |
61.2 |
7.7 |
31.1 |
30-34 |
20,315 |
71.1 |
6.7 |
22.2 |
35-54 |
83,826 |
74.7 |
7.7 |
17.6 |
55-64 |
27,565 |
74.8 |
11.1 |
14.1 |
18-64 years |
178,078 |
69.7 |
8.8 |
21.5 |
65 and over |
34,234 |
51.4 |
47.7 |
0.8 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
140,901 |
77.0 |
5.0 |
18.0 |
Not employed |
79,172 |
48.3 |
33.7 |
18.0 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
139,112 |
65.5 |
16.0 |
18.6 |
Female |
145,965 |
64.9 |
20.4 |
14.7 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
39,273 |
40.8 |
25.1 |
34.1 |
Total black, single race |
34,419 |
50.7 |
30.2 |
19.1 |
Total white, single race |
193,559 |
73.1 |
14.5 |
12.4 |
Total other races/multiple race |
17,826 |
60.9 |
20.7 |
18.4 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino male |
20,089 |
41.1 |
21.8 |
37.0 |
Black male, single race |
15,942 |
51.2 |
28.0 |
20.7 |
White male, single race |
94,796 |
73.4 |
12.4 |
14.2 |
Other races/multiple race male |
8,285 |
60.9 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
19,184 |
40.5 |
28.5 |
31.0 |
Black female, single race |
18,477 |
50.2 |
32.1 |
17.7 |
White female, single race |
98,764 |
72.8 |
16.5 |
10.7 |
Other races/multiple race female |
9,541 |
60.9 |
21.7 |
17.4 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
116,441 |
76.3 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
Widowed |
14,715 |
46.6 |
46.5 |
7.0 |
Divorced |
23,366 |
59.9 |
18.5 |
21.6 |
Separated |
4,521 |
43.8 |
28.8 |
27.4 |
Never married |
61,535 |
57.3 |
13.8 |
28.9 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
232,296 |
66.2 |
17.4 |
16.4 |
Non-MSA |
52,782 |
60.9 |
21.7 |
17.4 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
54,045 |
70.1 |
17.8 |
12.1 |
Midwest |
64,416 |
72.2 |
15.0 |
12.8 |
South |
101,617 |
60.5 |
19.4 |
20.1 |
West |
64,999 |
61.5 |
19.9 |
18.6 |
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 Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2003 |
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 2003 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.59 |
0.43 |
0.41 |
Total under age 65a |
0.63 |
0.43 |
0.46 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.47 |
1.43 |
0.87 |
4-6 |
1.58 |
1.48 |
0.86 |
7-12 |
1.31 |
1.08 |
0.84 |
13-17 |
1.35 |
1.08 |
0.91 |
Total under 18 |
0.96 |
0.81 |
0.56 |
18 |
2.60 |
1.81 |
1.98 |
19-24 |
1.28 |
0.75 |
1.28 |
25-29 |
1.45 |
0.66 |
1.43 |
30-34 |
1.23 |
0.62 |
1.13 |
35-54 |
0.68 |
0.40 |
0.55 |
55-64 |
1.03 |
0.71 |
0.77 |
18-64 years |
0.58 |
0.36 |
0.50 |
65 and over |
1.22 |
1.21 |
0.16 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.55 |
0.27 |
0.49 |
Not employed |
0.83 |
0.72 |
0.57 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.67 |
0.45 |
0.51 |
Female |
0.64 |
0.50 |
0.41 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.15 |
0.72 |
1.04 |
Total black, single race |
1.46 |
1.34 |
0.83 |
Total white, single race |
0.68 |
0.51 |
0.43 |
Total other races/multiple race |
2.17 |
1.81 |
1.38 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.25 |
0.81 |
1.25 |
Black male, single race |
1.64 |
1.48 |
1.08 |
White male, single race |
0.81 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2.56 |
1.93 |
1.79 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.37 |
0.96 |
1.13 |
Black female, single race |
1.60 |
1.49 |
0.92 |
White female, single race |
0.70 |
0.59 |
0.43 |
Other races/multiple race female |
2.30 |
1.99 |
1.56 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.67 |
0.45 |
0.50 |
Widowed |
1.68 |
1.64 |
0.71 |
Divorced |
1.21 |
0.84 |
0.93 |
Separated |
2.65 |
2.24 |
2.05 |
Never married |
0.83 |
0.58 |
0.83 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.64 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
Non-MSA |
1.55 |
1.03 |
0.97 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.42 |
1.11 |
0.75 |
Midwest |
1.17 |
0.80 |
0.81 |
South |
0.96 |
0.69 |
0.76 |
West |
1.16 |
0.82 |
0.83 |
a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status. b For individuals age 16 and over. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2003 |