Table 5. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2007


Population characteristics

Total population

Any coverage

Any private coverage

Public only

Uninsured


Number in thousands


Totala

296,057

242,223

180,896

61,327

53,834

Total under age 65a

260,022

206,561

164,144

42,417

53,461

Age in years

Under 4

16,145

14,458

7,833

6,625

1,687

4-6

12,097

10,771

6,452

4,319

1,326

7-12

24,011

20,936

13,466

7,470

3,076

13-17

21,719

18,200

12,373

5,827

3,518

Total under 18

73,973

64,365

40,124

24,241

9,607

18

4,081

3,208

2,305

903

873

19-24

24,141

15,045

12,044

3,001

9,097

25-29

20,684

13,805

12,106

1,699

6,879

30-34

19,024

13,977

12,344

1,633

5,047

35-54

85,805

68,887

61,327

7,560

16,918

55-64

32,315

27,275

23,894

3,381

5,040

65 and over

36,035

35,662

16,752

18,910

373

Employment statusb

Employed

146,653

117,624

108,636

8,988

29,029

Not employed

82,861

67,071

36,849

30,221

15,791

Sex

Male

144,983

115,485

88,600

26,885

29,499

Female

151,073

126,738

92,296

34,442

24,336

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

44,773

28,894

16,211

12,683

15,878

Total black, single race

35,878

28,908

17,081

11,828

6,970

Total white, single race

194,711

166,845

134,265

32,580

27,866

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

13,947

11,797

9,752

2,044

2,151

Total other races/multiple races

6,748

5,779

3,587

2,192

970

Census region

Northeast

53,921

46,555

34,790

11,765

7,367

Midwest

65,561

56,060

44,332

11,727

9,501

South

107,578

83,837

60,791

23,046

23,741

West

68,997

55,771

40,983

14,788

13,226


a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.

b For individuals age 16 and over.

– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2007

 

Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2007
Corresponds to Table 5


Population characteristics

Any coverage

Any private coverage

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error in thousands


Totala

4,653

3,905

1,614

1,643

Total under age 65a

4,310

3,714

1,435

1,637

Age in years

Under 4

535

393

323

169

4-6

435

343

267

147

7-12

757

613

380

244

13-17

620

508

321

260

Total under 18

1,744

1,321

950

552

18

202

172

93

98

19-24

629

563

226

465

25-29

588

562

143

391

30-34

585

550

143

275

35-54

1,690

1,596

390

604

55-64

817

753

212

262

65 and over

1,012

669

663

73

Employment statusb

Employed

2,512

2,379

460

941

Not employed

1,477

1,026

852

622

Sex

Male

2,386

2,047

827

978

Female

2,428

2,013

939

810

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1,334

882

668

985

Total black, single race

1,335

853

651

393

Total white, single race

3,839

3,388

1,207

1,082

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

861

730

259

241

Total other races/multiple races

528

367

280

131

Census region

Northeast

1,612

1,454

822

480

Midwest

2,282

2,001

659

680

South

2,521

2,099

886

1,203

West

2,092

1,714

744

638


a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.

b For individuals age 16 and over.

– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2007

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