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 2006 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
257,443 |
65.0 |
15.6 |
19.4 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
139,337 |
75.6 |
4.4 |
20.0 |
Not employed |
52,178 |
47.3 |
24.6 |
28.1 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
128,208 |
64.6 |
14.0 |
21.4 |
Female |
129,235 |
65.3 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
40,762 |
38.7 |
25.4 |
35.9 |
Total black, single race |
32,592 |
50.9 |
27.5 |
21.6 |
Total white, single race |
165,292 |
74.3 |
10.8 |
15.0 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,306 |
70.6 |
11.2 |
18.2 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,491 |
52.7 |
25.2 |
22.0 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
21,116 |
38.4 |
22.6 |
39.0 |
Black Male, single race |
15,369 |
50.1 |
24.9 |
25.0 |
White Male, single race |
82,800 |
74.0 |
9.7 |
16.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
5,974 |
70.7 |
10.3 |
18.9 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2,950 |
52.9 |
22.9 |
24.2 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
19,646 |
39.1 |
28.4 |
32.5 |
Black Female, single race |
17,223 |
51.6 |
29.9 |
18.6 |
White Female, single race |
82,493 |
74.5 |
11.9 |
13.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,332 |
70.5 |
11.9 |
17.6 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,541 |
52.6 |
27.1 |
20.3 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
101,576 |
77.3 |
5.9 |
16.8 |
Widowed |
3,289 |
59.3 |
19.0 |
21.7 |
Divorced |
21,136 |
60.3 |
12.3 |
27.4 |
Separated |
4,410 |
45.7 |
21.0 |
33.3 |
Never married |
62,092 |
56.4 |
14.4 |
29.2 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
216,239 |
65.9 |
15.0 |
19.2 |
Non-MSA |
41,203 |
60.2 |
19.0 |
20.9 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
47,149 |
70.7 |
13.6 |
15.7 |
Midwest |
56,998 |
73.2 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
South |
92,901 |
60.2 |
16.7 |
23.1 |
West |
60,394 |
60.0 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
| 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, 2006 | ||||
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 2006 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.66 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.54 |
0.24 |
0.49 |
Not employed |
0.98 |
0.79 |
0.75 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.71 |
0.44 |
0.51 |
Female |
0.70 |
0.52 |
0.46 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.31 |
1.04 |
0.96 |
Total black, single race |
1.06 |
1.01 |
0.88 |
Total white, single race |
0.73 |
0.48 |
0.47 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.60 |
1.37 |
2.14 |
Total other races/multiple races |
2.73 |
2.56 |
2.25 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.42 |
1.00 |
1.18 |
Black Male, single race |
1.36 |
1.08 |
1.26 |
White Male, single race |
0.79 |
0.49 |
0.61 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.75 |
1.43 |
2.21 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3.26 |
2.63 |
3.16 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.46 |
1.37 |
1.14 |
Black Female, single race |
1.34 |
1.25 |
0.90 |
White Female, single race |
0.80 |
0.58 |
0.52 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.86 |
1.72 |
2.49 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3.28 |
3.28 |
2.46 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.59 |
0.32 |
0.54 |
Widowed |
2.61 |
2.20 |
2.31 |
Divorced |
1.18 |
0.75 |
1.09 |
Separated |
2.85 |
1.89 |
2.42 |
Never married |
0.95 |
0.52 |
0.78 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.75 |
0.46 |
0.49 |
Non-MSA |
1.62 |
1.25 |
1.08 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.49 |
1.24 |
0.83 |
Midwest |
1.27 |
0.94 |
0.82 |
South |
1.05 |
0.58 |
0.73 |
West |
1.40 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
| 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 | |||