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 2004 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
252,709 |
65.8 |
15.2 |
19.0 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
136,237 |
76.5 |
4.5 |
19.1 |
Not employed |
51,499 |
46.8 |
25.0 |
28.2 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
125,617 |
65.5 |
13.8 |
20.8 |
Female |
127,092 |
66.1 |
16.6 |
17.3 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
38,243 |
39.0 |
24.8 |
36.2 |
Total black, single race |
31,998 |
50.6 |
27.5 |
21.9 |
Total white, single race |
164,886 |
75.3 |
10.3 |
14.5 |
Total other races/multiple race |
17,583 |
62.6 |
18.3 |
19.1 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino male |
19,768 |
39.6 |
21.7 |
38.8 |
Black male, single race |
15,027 |
50.6 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
White male, single race |
82,314 |
74.8 |
9.3 |
15.9 |
Other races/multiple race male |
8,508 |
61.7 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
18,475 |
38.3 |
28.2 |
33.5 |
Black female, single race |
16,971 |
50.6 |
29.9 |
19.5 |
White female, single race |
82,572 |
75.7 |
11.2 |
13.1 |
Other races/multiple race female |
9,074 |
63.4 |
17.6 |
19.0 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
99,352 |
78.5 |
6.1 |
15.4 |
Widowed |
3,467 |
51.6 |
22.0 |
26.5 |
Divorced |
20,349 |
59.8 |
14.7 |
25.6 |
Separated |
3,980 |
43.1 |
24.8 |
32.0 |
Never married |
60,939 |
57.1 |
13.3 |
29.6 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
207,626 |
66.7 |
14.5 |
18.8 |
Non-MSA |
45,083 |
61.4 |
18.4 |
20.1 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,466 |
71.9 |
14.8 |
13.4 |
Midwest |
56,830 |
72.4 |
11.9 |
15.7 |
South |
90,455 |
60.9 |
16.6 |
22.5 |
West |
58,957 |
62.0 |
16.6 |
21.4 |
| 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 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 2004 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.69 |
0.47 |
0.46 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.54 |
0.28 |
0.50 |
Not employed |
1.04 |
0.78 |
0.76 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.76 |
0.48 |
0.56 |
Female |
0.73 |
0.55 |
0.46 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.31 |
0.93 |
0.95 |
Total black, single race |
1.71 |
1.22 |
1.19 |
Total white, single race |
0.72 |
0.50 |
0.48 |
Total other races/multiple race |
2.01 |
1.51 |
1.43 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.38 |
0.95 |
1.12 |
Black male, single race |
1.78 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
White male, single race |
0.82 |
0.52 |
0.63 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2.30 |
1.76 |
1.63 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.50 |
1.19 |
1.05 |
Black female, single race |
1.95 |
1.40 |
1.38 |
White female, single race |
0.78 |
0.60 |
0.51 |
Other races/multiple race female |
2.27 |
1.65 |
1.71 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.67 |
0.38 |
0.55 |
Widowed |
2.73 |
2.20 |
2.44 |
Divorced |
1.31 |
0.91 |
1.11 |
Separated |
2.94 |
2.19 |
2.88 |
Never married |
0.84 |
0.55 |
0.70 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.78 |
0.53 |
0.51 |
Non-MSA |
1.52 |
0.96 |
0.97 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.69 |
1.20 |
0.85 |
Midwest |
1.35 |
0.88 |
0.87 |
South |
1.15 |
0.78 |
0.84 |
West |
1.43 |
1.02 |
0.96 |
| 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 | |||