Table 2.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2006


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Percent distribution


 

Totala

261,287

69.2

16.5

14.3

 

Employment statusb

Employed

142,297

79.1

5.2

15.7

Not employed

54,474

53.8

26.0

20.2

 

Sex

Male

130,629

68.7

14.9

16.4

Female

130,657

69.6

18.1

12.2

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

42,584

43.5

27.9

28.6

Total black, single race

33,070

56.2

29.3

14.5

Total white, single race

166,561

78.2

11.0

10.8

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

12,857

75.8

11.8

12.4

Total other races/multiple races

6,214

57.2

28.1

14.7

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

22,155

43.0

24.7

32.3

Black Male, single race

15,644

55.1

27.3

17.6

White Male, single race

83,816

77.9

9.9

12.2

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

6,158

76.2

11.0

12.8

Other races/multiple race male

2,856

56.9

25.6

17.5

Hispanic or Latino Female

20,429

44.0

31.4

24.6

Black Female, single race

17,426

57.3

31.0

11.7

White Female, single race

82,745

78.6

12.1

9.3

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

6,699

75.5

12.4

12.1

Other races/multiple race female

3,358

57.5

30.2

12.3

 

Marital statusb

Married

101,896

80.8

6.4

12.8

Widowed

3,190

62.3

20.6

17.0

Divorced

22,670

65.4

13.3

21.3

Separated

3,698

51.0

23.7

25.3

Never married

65,397

62.4

16.2

21.4

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

220,008

69.8

16.1

14.1

Non-MSA

41,279

65.6

18.9

15.5

 

Census region

Northeast

47,022

73.8

15.5

10.7

Midwest

57,591

76.0

13.5

10.4

South

94,881

65.3

17.4

17.4

West

61,793

65.3

18.8

16.0


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, 2006
Corresponds to Table 2.a


Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error


 

Totala

0.65

0.47

0.39

 

Employment statusb

Employed

0.51

0.27

0.48

Not employed

0.97

0.81

0.65

 

Sex

Male

0.72

0.49

0.48

Female

0.68

0.54

0.40

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.27

1.04

0.90

Total black, single race

1.09

1.07

0.69

Total white, single race

0.72

0.51

0.44

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

2.79

1.46

2.02

Total other races/multiple races

2.86

2.46

1.70

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

1.35

1.05

1.14

Black Male, single race

1.35

1.20

1.05

White Male, single race

0.79

0.54

0.57

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

2.84

1.63

1.98

Other races/multiple race male

3.47

2.76

2.54

Hispanic or Latino Female

1.49

1.32

1.04

Black Female, single race

1.39

1.30

0.76

White Female, single race

0.78

0.59

0.46

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

3.14

1.69

2.49

Other races/multiple race female

3.33

3.16

1.99

 

Marital statusb

Married

0.59

0.36

0.52

Widowed

2.85

2.41

2.19

Divorced

1.24

0.75

1.13

Separated

2.76

2.54

2.27

Never married

0.95

0.60

0.76

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.73

0.50

0.43

Non-MSA

1.69

1.43

1.01

 

Census region

Northeast

1.46

1.45

0.80

Midwest

1.30

0.99

0.76

South

1.05

0.62

0.66

West

1.35

0.98

0.79


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

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