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 2007 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
260,022 |
63.1 |
16.3 |
20.6 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
140,566 |
74.7 |
4.7 |
20.6 |
Not employed |
53,116 |
44.7 |
26.0 |
29.2 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
129,541 |
62.4 |
14.9 |
22.7 |
Female |
130,481 |
63.8 |
17.7 |
18.5 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
42,345 |
37.0 |
25.7 |
37.2 |
Total black, single race |
32,882 |
49.1 |
29.8 |
21.1 |
Total white, single race |
165,782 |
72.2 |
11.1 |
16.7 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,730 |
72.8 |
10.7 |
16.5 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,283 |
54.5 |
30.3 |
15.2 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
21,957 |
37.0 |
23.1 |
39.9 |
Black Male, single race |
15,510 |
48.3 |
27.8 |
23.9 |
White Male, single race |
83,098 |
71.7 |
10.1 |
18.2 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,143 |
69.6 |
11.6 |
18.7 |
Other races/multiple race male |
2,834 |
51.3 |
27.5 |
21.2 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
20,388 |
37.1 |
28.5 |
34.3 |
Black Female, single race |
17,372 |
49.8 |
31.6 |
18.6 |
White Female, single race |
82,685 |
72.7 |
12.1 |
15.2 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,587 |
75.8 |
9.8 |
14.3 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,450 |
57.2 |
32.6 |
10.3 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
101,001 |
76.7 |
6.2 |
17.1 |
Widowed |
3,269 |
52.2 |
22.2 |
25.6 |
Divorced |
21,832 |
62.0 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
Separated |
4,222 |
41.2 |
20.9 |
37.8 |
Never married |
64,651 |
53.7 |
15.3 |
30.9 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
219,419 |
63.8 |
15.6 |
20.6 |
Non-MSA |
40,603 |
59.3 |
20.1 |
20.6 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
46,832 |
67.0 |
17.4 |
15.6 |
Midwest |
57,449 |
69.6 |
14.0 |
16.5 |
South |
94,237 |
58.2 |
16.8 |
25.1 |
West |
61,503 |
61.8 |
17.0 |
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, 2007 | ||||
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 2007 |
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Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.65 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.56 |
0.28 |
0.52 |
Not employed |
0.95 |
0.77 |
0.86 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.73 |
0.49 |
0.54 |
Female |
0.70 |
0.51 |
0.47 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.27 |
0.84 |
1.04 |
Total black, single race |
1.17 |
1.07 |
0.91 |
Total white, single race |
0.75 |
0.54 |
0.51 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.09 |
1.53 |
1.50 |
Total other races/multiple races |
3.10 |
2.93 |
1.72 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.47 |
0.94 |
1.29 |
Black Male, single race |
1.48 |
1.29 |
1.15 |
White Male, single race |
0.84 |
0.59 |
0.66 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.43 |
1.79 |
1.87 |
Other races/multiple race male |
4.06 |
3.20 |
3.07 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.35 |
1.10 |
1.20 |
Black Female, single race |
1.36 |
1.28 |
1.07 |
White Female, single race |
0.81 |
0.61 |
0.54 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.28 |
1.58 |
1.65 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3.70 |
3.94 |
1.62 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.63 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
Widowed |
3.46 |
2.80 |
2.91 |
Divorced |
1.38 |
0.76 |
1.27 |
Separated |
2.84 |
2.23 |
2.72 |
Never married |
0.91 |
0.62 |
0.81 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.69 |
0.46 |
0.49 |
Non-MSA |
1.73 |
1.43 |
0.96 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.57 |
1.49 |
0.85 |
Midwest |
1.31 |
0.82 |
0.95 |
South |
1.13 |
0.67 |
0.83 |
West |
1.19 |
0.83 |
0.73 |
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, 2007 | |||