Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2004 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
287,368 |
64.0 |
19.2 |
16.8 |
Total under age 65a |
252,709 |
65.8 |
15.2 |
19.0 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
15,851 |
53.2 |
36.9 |
9.9 |
4-6 |
11,773 |
56.2 |
33.1 |
10.7 |
7-12 |
24,224 |
61.0 |
27.4 |
11.6 |
13-17 |
21,095 |
62.2 |
24.0 |
13.8 |
Total under 18 |
72,942 |
58.9 |
29.4 |
11.7 |
18 |
4,155 |
63.0 |
15.9 |
21.1 |
19-24 |
24,024 |
53.6 |
11.4 |
35.0 |
25-29 |
18,918 |
62.1 |
8.1 |
29.8 |
30-34 |
19,887 |
68.0 |
7.2 |
24.7 |
35-54 |
84,496 |
73.0 |
8.9 |
18.1 |
55-64 |
28,287 |
73.4 |
10.8 |
15.7 |
18-64 years |
179,767 |
68.6 |
9.4 |
22.0 |
65 and over |
34,659 |
51.1 |
48.2 |
0.7 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
141,314 |
76.0 |
5.6 |
18.4 |
Not employed |
80,964 |
47.6 |
34.2 |
18.2 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
140,414 |
64.3 |
17.0 |
18.6 |
Female |
146,955 |
63.7 |
21.3 |
15.1 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
40,323 |
38.2 |
27.2 |
34.6 |
Total black, single race |
34,810 |
49.6 |
30.2 |
20.3 |
Total white, single race |
193,034 |
72.5 |
15.1 |
12.4 |
Total other races/multiple race |
19,202 |
59.3 |
23.0 |
17.7 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino male |
20,649 |
39.2 |
23.6 |
37.2 |
Black male, single race |
16,107 |
49.9 |
27.0 |
23.1 |
White male, single race |
94,442 |
72.9 |
13.2 |
13.9 |
Other races/multiple race male |
9,215 |
58.5 |
23.6 |
17.9 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
19,674 |
37.2 |
31.0 |
31.8 |
Black female, single race |
18,703 |
49.3 |
32.9 |
17.8 |
White female, single race |
98,592 |
72.1 |
17.0 |
11.0 |
Other races/multiple race female |
9,986 |
60.0 |
22.5 |
17.5 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
118,195 |
75.3 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
Widowed |
14,558 |
44.3 |
48.6 |
7.1 |
Divorced |
23,561 |
57.8 |
20.0 |
22.2 |
Separated |
4,368 |
40.9 |
29.9 |
29.2 |
Never married |
62,054 |
56.8 |
14.1 |
29.1 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
234,498 |
65.0 |
18.2 |
16.7 |
Non-MSA |
52,870 |
59.3 |
23.4 |
17.2 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
53,544 |
69.7 |
18.7 |
11.6 |
Midwest |
64,582 |
70.6 |
15.6 |
13.8 |
South |
103,238 |
59.4 |
20.7 |
19.8 |
West |
66,005 |
60.1 |
20.7 |
19.2 |
| 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, 2004 | ||||
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 2004 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.65 |
0.46 |
0.41 |
Total under age 65a |
0.69 |
0.47 |
0.46 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.69 |
1.56 |
0.90 |
4-6 |
1.67 |
1.49 |
1.06 |
7-12 |
1.31 |
1.12 |
0.80 |
13-17 |
1.35 |
1.11 |
0.87 |
Total under 18 |
1.10 |
0.93 |
0.59 |
18 |
2.35 |
1.63 |
2.04 |
19-24 |
1.42 |
0.77 |
1.36 |
25-29 |
1.48 |
0.64 |
1.31 |
30-34 |
1.24 |
0.60 |
1.12 |
35-54 |
0.69 |
0.43 |
0.57 |
55-64 |
1.13 |
0.74 |
0.85 |
18-64 years |
0.61 |
0.35 |
0.50 |
65 and over |
1.24 |
1.24 |
0.13 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.55 |
0.29 |
0.49 |
Not employed |
0.88 |
0.70 |
0.57 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.73 |
0.50 |
0.51 |
Female |
0.67 |
0.53 |
0.42 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.27 |
0.95 |
0.93 |
Total black, single race |
1.61 |
1.17 |
1.10 |
Total white, single race |
0.68 |
0.52 |
0.41 |
Total other races/multiple race |
1.96 |
1.55 |
1.30 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.36 |
0.97 |
1.11 |
Black male, single race |
1.73 |
1.31 |
1.26 |
White male, single race |
0.79 |
0.57 |
0.54 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2.27 |
1.82 |
1.50 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.44 |
1.18 |
1.02 |
Black female, single race |
1.80 |
1.32 |
1.24 |
White female, single race |
0.73 |
0.62 |
0.44 |
Other races/multiple race female |
2.15 |
1.67 |
1.55 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.68 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
Widowed |
1.49 |
1.44 |
0.73 |
Divorced |
1.22 |
0.99 |
0.98 |
Separated |
2.84 |
2.25 |
2.58 |
Never married |
0.84 |
0.56 |
0.69 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.71 |
0.52 |
0.47 |
Non-MSA |
1.53 |
1.01 |
0.85 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.47 |
1.11 |
0.78 |
Midwest |
1.24 |
0.88 |
0.79 |
South |
1.13 |
0.80 |
0.75 |
West |
1.32 |
1.02 |
0.86 |
| 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, 2004 | |||