Health insurance coverage and population characteristics-under age 65

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 2005

Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Percent distribution


Total^a	255,073	64.9	15.6	19.5

Employment status^b
Employed	137,071	75.7	4.6	19.7
Not employed	51,921	46.7	24.0	29.3

Sex
Male	126,824	64.8	13.6	21.6
Female	12,249	65.0	17.5	17.5

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	39,573	37.2	26.0	36.7
Total black, single race	32,290	50.0	27.3	22.7
Total white, single race	165,056	74.6	10.7	14.7
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	11,962	69.9	11.7	18.4
Total other races/multiple races	6,191	51.1	24.9	24.1

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male	20,482	37.4	22.9	39.8
Black male, single race	15,187	49.5	23.3	27.3
White male, single race	82,155	74.4	9.5	16.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	5,840	72.7	9.4	18.0
Other races/multiple race male	3,159	50.5	23.9	25.7
Hispanic or Latino female	19,091	37.1	29.4	33.5
Black female, single race	17,103	50.5	30.9	18.6
White female, single race	82,901	74.8	11.9	13.3
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	6,123	67.3	14.0	18.7
Other races/multiple race female	3,032	51.7	25.9	22.4

Marital status^b
Married	100,597	78.1	5.8	16.1
Widowed	3,519	58.1	18.1	23.9
Divorced	20,913	58.0	14.2	27.8
Separated	4,113	45.8	21.3	32.9
Never married	60,613	55.4	14.0	30.6

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	212,497	65.8	14.8	19.3
Non-MSA	45,576	60.2	19.3	20.5

Census region
Northeast	46,877	71.3	13.7	15.0
Midwest	56,794	71.1	13.0	15.9
South	91,837	60.0	17.1	22.9
West	59,565	61.5	17.2	21.2

^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, 2005

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 2005 Corresponds to Table 2

Population characteristics	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Standard error


Total^a	0.64	0.43	0.46

Employment status^b
Employed	0.61	0.24	0.56
Not employed	0.98	0.81	0.78

Sex
Male	0.72	0.41	0.57
Female	0.70	0.53	0.47

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	1.12	0.98	0.95
Total black, single race	1.30	1.11	1.10
Total white, single race	0.72	0.50	0.49
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	2.42	1.61	1.93
Total other races/multiple race	3.09	2.23	2.72

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male	1.26	0.92	1.13
Black male, single race	1.52	1.21	1.48
White male, single race	0.78	0.50	0.61
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	2.66	1.44	2.20
Other races/multiple race male	3.89	2.91	3.68
Hispanic or Latino female	1.36	1.28	1.23
Black female, single race	1.46	1.34	1.17
White female, single race	0.81	0.59	0.52
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	2.72	2.06	2.11
Other races/multiple race female	2.27	1.65	1.71

Marital status^b
Married	0.64	0.35	0.54
Widowed	2.60	1.95	2.29
Divorced	1.15	0.76	1.03
Separated	2.71	1.94	2.47
Never married	1.00	0.57	0.84

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.76	0.49	0.53
Non-MSA	1.34	1.08	0.99

Census region
Northeast	1.79	1.13	1.11
Midwest	1.29	1.06	0.73
South	1.01	0.63	0.82
West	1.20	0.86	0.89

^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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