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 2003 | |||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Number in thousands |
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Totala |
285,077 |
237,755 |
185,802 |
51,953 |
47,322 |
Total under age 65a |
250,843 |
203,806 |
168,195 |
35,611 |
47,038 |
Age in years | |||||
Under 4 |
15,652 |
14,264 |
8,947 |
5,317 |
1,388 |
4-6 |
11,581 |
10,432 |
6,854 |
3,578 |
1,149 |
7-12 |
24,819 |
21,673 |
15,240 |
6,433 |
3,146 |
13-17 |
20,714 |
17,722 |
13,034 |
4,689 |
2,992 |
Total under 18 |
72,766 |
64,091 |
44,075 |
20,017 |
8,674 |
18 |
4,077 |
3,237 |
2,542 |
695 |
840 |
19-24 |
23,761 |
15,125 |
12,555 |
2,569 |
8,636 |
25-29 |
18,534 |
12,773 |
11,342 |
1,431 |
5,761 |
30-34 |
20,315 |
15,803 |
14,445 |
1,358 |
4,512 |
35-54 |
83,826 |
69,106 |
62,613 |
6,493 |
14,720 |
55-64 |
27,565 |
23,670 |
20,621 |
3,049 |
3,895 |
65 and over |
34,234 |
33,949 |
17,607 |
16,342 |
285 |
Employment statusb | |||||
Employed |
140,901 |
115,537 |
108,530 |
7,007 |
25,363 |
Not employed |
79,172 |
64,957 |
38,250 |
26,707 |
14,215 |
Sex | |||||
Male |
139,112 |
113,284 |
91,082 |
22,202 |
25,828 |
Female |
145,965 |
124,471 |
94,720 |
29,751 |
21,495 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
39,273 |
25,884 |
16,030 |
9,854 |
13,389 |
Total black, single race |
34,419 |
27,839 |
17,444 |
10,395 |
6,579 |
Total white, single race |
193,559 |
169,492 |
141,470 |
28,022 |
24,067 |
Total other races/multiple race |
17,826 |
14,540 |
10,857 |
3,682 |
3,287 |
Census region | |||||
Northeast |
54,045 |
47,508 |
37,862 |
9,646 |
6,537 |
Midwest |
64,416 |
56,186 |
46,527 |
9,659 |
8,231 |
South |
101,617 |
81,171 |
61,433 |
19,737 |
20,447 |
West |
64,999 |
52,891 |
39,980 |
12,911 |
12,108 |
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. |
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 2003 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error in thousands |
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Totala |
5,230 |
4,433 |
1,577 |
1,491 |
Total under age 65a |
4,770 |
4,235 |
1,275 |
1,479 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
491 |
400 |
262 |
147 |
4-6 |
451 |
376 |
198 |
108 |
7-12 |
774 |
634 |
335 |
219 |
13-17 |
596 |
504 |
268 |
206 |
Total under 18 |
1,787 |
1,427 |
771 |
444 |
18 |
193 |
175 |
82 |
94 |
19-24 |
622 |
583 |
175 |
425 |
25-29 |
535 |
517 |
121 |
335 |
30-34 |
637 |
620 |
127 |
269 |
35-54 |
1,722 |
1,629 |
360 |
521 |
55-64 |
868 |
795 |
219 |
239 |
65 and over |
1,169 |
751 |
683 |
55 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
2,789 |
2,663 |
409 |
865 |
Not employed |
1,647 |
1,102 |
902 |
523 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
2,575 |
2,199 |
789 |
924 |
Female |
2,789 |
2,358 |
908 |
709 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1,329 |
898 |
565 |
813 |
Total black, single race |
1,377 |
990 |
676 |
400 |
Total white, single race |
4,165 |
3,701 |
1,170 |
949 |
Total other races/multiple race |
912 |
702 |
428 |
343 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
1,933 |
1,796 |
644 |
497 |
Midwest |
2,842 |
2,440 |
698 |
604 |
South |
2,898 |
2,435 |
885 |
990 |
West |
2,712 |
2,088 |
885 |
821 |
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. |