Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2005


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Percent distribution


 

Totala

290,286

63.3

19.5

17.2

Total under age 65a

255,073

64.9

15.6

19.5

 

Age in years

Under 4

16,031

52.0

39.4

8.6

4-6

12,201

56.8

34.0

9.1

7-12

23,722

58.5

30.1

11.4

13-17

21,430

61.9

24.1

13.9

Total under 18

73,384

57.8

31.0

11.1

18

4,158

60.1

17.9

22.0

19-24

24,109

51.5

10.3

38.2

25-29

19,304

60.1

8.0

31.9

30-34

19,412

68.4

8.7

23.0

35-54

85,243

72.4

8.9

18.8

55-64

29,464

73.6

10.1

16.4

18-64 years

181,689

67.8

9.3

22.9

65 and over

35,213

51.2

48.1

0.7

 

Employment statusb

Employed

142,070

75.3

5.6

19.0

Not employed

82,067

47.4

33.8

18.8

 

Sex

Male

141,975

63.9

16.8

19.3

Female

148,312

62.7

22.1

15.2

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

41,767

36.7

28.3

35.1

Total black, single race

35,183

48.3

30.8

20.9

Total white, single race

193,510

72.0

15.4

12.5

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 13,161 65.6 17.6 16.8

Total other races/multiple race

6,665

49.6

28.1

22.3

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino male

21,412

37.3

24.5

38.2

Black male, single race

16,315

48.5

26.0

25.5

White male, single race

94,527

72.8

13.3

14.0

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,379 68.8 14.5 16.7

Other races/multiple race male

3,341

48.8

26.9

24.3

Hispanic or Latino female

20,355

36.0

32.2

31.8

Black female, single race

18,869

48.2

34.9

16.9

White female, single race

98,982

71.3

17.5

11.2

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

6,783

62.6

20.5

16.9

Other races/multiple race female

3,323

50.4

29.2

20.4

 

Marital statusb

Married

119,810

75.2

11.3

13.6

Widowed

14,750

44.9

48.8

6.3

Divorced

24,093

56.1

19.7

24.2

Separated

4,516

44.7

25.0

30.2

Never married

61,788

55.1

14.8

30.0

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

240,140

64.2

18.7

17.2

Non-MSA

50,146

58.9

23.7

17.4

 

Census region

Northeast

53,924

69.1

17.8

13.1

Midwest

64,728

69.3

16.7

14.0

South

104,552

58.9

20.9

20.2

West

67,082

59.5

21.5

19.0


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, 2005

 

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
Corresponds to Table 1


Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error


 

Totala

0.61

0.44

0.42

Total under age 65a

0.64

0.43

0.46

 

Age in years

Under 4

1.53

1.47

0.87

4-6

1.59

1.44

0.89

7-12

1.28

1.16

0.76

13-17

1.25

1.06

0.81

Total under 18

0.90

0.85

0.55

18

2.37

1.80

2.03

19-24

1.32

0.73

1.22

25-29

1.46

0.66

1.37

30-34

1.28

0.67

1.11

35-54

0.70

0.43

0.61

55-64

1.09

0.61

0.90

18-64 years

0.63

0.34

0.52

65 and over

1.38

1.36

0.12

 

Employment statusb

Employed

0.59

0.25

0.54

Not employed

0.92

0.80

0.55

 

Sex

Male

0.69

0.44

0.52

Female

0.65

0.51

0.42

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.09

1.00

0.93

Total black, single race

1.24

1.12

1.01

Total white, single race

0.70

0.52

0.42

Total Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 2.48 1.94 1.76

Total other races/multiple race

2.97

2.29

2.53

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino male

1.26

0.96

1.12

Black male, single race

1.43

1.22

1.41

White male, single race

0.77

0.55

0.53

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 2.64 1.73 2.04

Other races/multiple race male

3.93

3.10

3.48

Hispanic or Latino female

1.28

1.28

1.20

Black female, single race

1.43

1.33

1.04

White female, single race

0.76

0.59

0.45

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

2.80

2.38

1.90

Other races/multiple race female

3.22

2.70

2.70

 

Marital statusb

Married

0.65

0.46

0.46

Widowed

1.68

1.62

0.67

Divorced

1.14

0.88

0.94

Separated

2.65

2.06

2.27

Never married

1.00

0.58

0.83

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.71

0.50

0.48

Non-MSA

1.35

0.98

0.87

 

Census region

Northeast

1.73

1.17

1.02

Midwest

1.21

1.01

0.65

South

0.94

0.68

0.73

West

1.13

0.84

0.82


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, 2005

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