Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2006 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
292,947 |
63.0 |
19.8 |
17.2 |
Total under age 65a |
257,443 |
65.0 |
15.6 |
19.4 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,100 |
53.5 |
39.9 |
6.5 |
4-6 |
11,914 |
57.1 |
32.5 |
10.4 |
7-12 |
24,380 |
58.5 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
13-17 |
21,483 |
59.8 |
26.4 |
13.8 |
Total under 18 |
73,878 |
57.6 |
31.4 |
11.0 |
18 |
3,837 |
59.8 |
20.7 |
19.5 |
19-24 |
24,205 |
53.8 |
11.4 |
34.9 |
25-29 |
19,826 |
60.6 |
9.3 |
30.0 |
30-34 |
18,916 |
65.9 |
6.9 |
27.2 |
35-54 |
85,727 |
72.4 |
8.1 |
19.5 |
55-64 |
31,054 |
73.4 |
10.5 |
16.0 |
18-64 years |
183,565 |
67.9 |
9.2 |
22.8 |
65 and over |
35,505 |
49.2 |
49.9 |
0.9 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
144,998 |
75.1 |
5.7 |
19.2 |
Not employed |
81,908 |
47.1 |
34.6 |
18.3 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
143,393 |
63.4 |
17.4 |
19.2 |
Female |
149,555 |
62.7 |
22.0 |
15.3 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
43,077 |
37.7 |
28.1 |
34.3 |
Total black, single race |
35,540 |
49.3 |
30.9 |
19.9 |
Total white, single race |
193,917 |
71.3 |
15.9 |
12.8 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
13,477 |
67.3 |
15.4 |
17.3 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,937 |
51.5 |
27.8 |
20.7 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
22,102 |
37.9 |
24.6 |
37.4 |
Black Male, single race |
16,511 |
49.3 |
27.4 |
23.3 |
White Male, single race |
95,189 |
71.8 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,455 |
68.5 |
13.3 |
18.2 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,136 |
51.6 |
25.6 |
22.7 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
20,975 |
37.4 |
31.7 |
30.9 |
Black Female, single race |
19,029 |
49.2 |
33.9 |
16.9 |
White Female, single race |
98,728 |
70.9 |
17.7 |
11.4 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
7,022 |
66.3 |
17.3 |
16.4 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,801 |
51.4 |
29.6 |
19.0 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
120,847 |
74.0 |
11.8 |
14.3 |
Widowed |
14,509 |
44.7 |
49.5 |
5.7 |
Divorced |
24,574 |
57.6 |
18.7 |
23.8 |
Separated |
4,782 |
44.7 |
24.5 |
30.8 |
Never married |
63,292 |
56.1 |
15.2 |
28.7 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
244,370 |
64.0 |
18.9 |
17.1 |
Non-MSA |
48,578 |
58.2 |
24.1 |
17.7 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
54,178 |
68.6 |
17.6 |
13.8 |
Midwest |
64,867 |
71.2 |
16.5 |
12.3 |
South |
106,015 |
58.6 |
21.1 |
20.3 |
West |
67,886 |
57.7 |
22.5 |
19.8 |
| 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, 2006 | ||||
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 2006 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.62 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
Total under age 65a |
0.66 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.61 |
1.55 |
0.61 |
4-6 |
1.81 |
1.57 |
0.97 |
7-12 |
1.38 |
1.17 |
0.79 |
13-17 |
1.36 |
1.12 |
0.94 |
Total under 18 |
1.04 |
0.89 |
0.53 |
18 |
2.59 |
2.19 |
1.94 |
19-24 |
1.39 |
0.72 |
1.27 |
25-29 |
1.45 |
0.80 |
1.43 |
30-34 |
1.44 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
35-54 |
0.69 |
0.37 |
0.61 |
55-64 |
1.02 |
0.63 |
0.79 |
18-64 years |
0.57 |
0.32 |
0.48 |
65 and over |
1.32 |
1.29 |
0.17 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.51 |
0.25 |
0.48 |
Not employed |
0.84 |
0.77 |
0.54 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.66 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
Female |
0.65 |
0.52 |
0.41 |
Race ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.27 |
1.01 |
0.92 |
Total black, single race |
1.04 |
1.02 |
0.81 |
Total white, single race |
0.69 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.47 |
1.48 |
1.97 |
Total other races/multiple races |
2.57 |
2.35 |
2.08 |
Race ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.38 |
0.97 |
1.14 |
Black Male, single race |
1.29 |
1.14 |
1.17 |
White Male, single race |
0.74 |
0.51 |
0.52 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.56 |
1.52 |
2.07 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3.09 |
2.54 |
2.96 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.39 |
1.36 |
1.09 |
Black Female, single race |
1.28 |
1.20 |
0.82 |
White Female, single race |
0.75 |
0.59 |
0.43 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.76 |
1.78 |
2.24 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3.06 |
3.01 |
2.29 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.60 |
0.45 |
0.46 |
Widowed |
1.61 |
1.56 |
0.63 |
Divorced |
1.11 |
0.86 |
0.95 |
Separated |
2.81 |
1.92 |
2.37 |
Never married |
0.94 |
0.54 |
0.77 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.71 |
0.47 |
0.44 |
Non-MSA |
1.57 |
1.25 |
0.91 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.47 |
1.23 |
0.72 |
Midwest |
1.16 |
0.91 |
0.71 |
South |
0.98 |
0.62 |
0.66 |
West |
1.26 |
0.88 |
0.83 |
| 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, 2006 | |||