Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2007


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Percent distribution


Totala

296,057

61.1

20.7

18.2

Total under age 65a

260,022

63.1

16.3

20.6

Age in years

Under 4

16,145

48.5

41.0

10.5

4-6

12,097

53.3

35.7

11.0

7-12

24,011

56.1

31.1

12.8

13-17

21,719

57.0

26.8

16.2

Total under 18

73,973

54.2

32.8

13.0

18

4,081

56.5

22.1

21.4

19-24

24,141

49.9

12.4

37.7

25-29

20,684

58.5

8.2

33.3

30-34

19,024

64.9

8.6

26.5

35-54

85,805

71.5

8.8

19.7

55-64

32,315

73.9

10.5

15.6

18-64 years

186,049

66.7

9.8

23.6

65 and over

36,035

46.5

52.5

1.0

Employment statusb

Employed

146,653

74.1

6.1

19.8

Not employed

82,861

44.5

36.5

19.1

Sex

Male

144,983

61.1

18.5

20.3

Female

151,073

61.1

22.8

16.1

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

44,773

36.2

28.3

35.5

Total black, single race

35,878

47.6

33.0

19.4

Total white, single race

194,711

69.0

16.7

14.3

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

13,947

69.9

14.7

15.4

Total other races/multiple races

6,748

53.1

32.5

14.4

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

22,991

36.6

25.2

38.3

Black Male, single race

16,693

47.3

30.4

22.3

White Male, single race

95,590

69.3

14.8

15.9

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

6,641

68.2

14.2

17.7

Other races/multiple race male

3,069

50.4

30.0

19.6

Hispanic or Latino Female

21,781

35.8

31.7

32.5

Black Female, single race

19,185

47.9

35.2

16.9

White Female, single race

99,121

68.7

18.6

12.8

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

7,306

71.5

15.1

13.4

Other races/multiple race female

3,680

55.4

34.6

10.0

Marital statusb

Married

120,401

73.1

12.3

14.5

Widowed

14,187

40.7

52.6

6.7

Divorced

25,774

58.4

19.9

21.7

Separated

4,569

40.7

24.4

35.0

Never married

66,080

53.3

16.4

30.3

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

248,185

61.9

19.7

18.3

Non-MSA

47,872

56.7

25.7

17.6

Census region

Northeast

53,921

64.5

21.8

13.7

Midwest

65,561

67.6

17.9

14.5

South

107,578

56.5

21.4

22.1

West

68,997

59.4

21.4

19.2


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 A. 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 1


Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error


Totala

0.60

0.42

0.40

Total under age 65a

0.65

0.45

0.45

Age in years

Under 4

1.59

1.50

0.92

4-6

1.92

1.76

1.12

7-12

1.45

1.30

0.91

13-17

1.49

1.22

1.07

Total under 18

1.12

0.94

0.63

18

2.58

1.99

2.11

19-24

1.47

0.85

1.38

25-29

1.44

0.68

1.41

30-34

1.37

0.70

1.22

35-54

0.71

0.43

0.61

55-64

0.89

0.60

0.72

18-64 years

0.56

0.33

0.49

65 and over

1.21

1.21

0.20

Employment statusb

Employed

0.55

0.29

0.50

Not employed

0.79

0.73

0.62

Sex

Male

0.67

0.47

0.49

Female

0.63

0.50

0.42

Race ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.21

0.82

1.00

Total black, single race

1.09

1.00

0.83

Total white, single race

0.70

0.53

0.44

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

1.98

1.45

1.37

Total other races/multiple races

2.95

2.78

1.59

Race ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

1.40

0.91

1.25

Black Male, single race

1.39

1.23

1.06

White Male, single race

0.78

0.58

0.57

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

2.27

1.69

1.70

Other races/multiple race male

3.88

3.04

2.80

Hispanic or Latino Female

1.29

1.09

1.15

Black Female, single race

1.25

1.16

0.97

White Female, single race

0.75

0.61

0.45

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

2.17

1.55

1.53

Other races/multiple race female

3.57

3.80

1.55

Marital statusb

Married

0.59

0.44

0.46

Widowed

1.56

1.65

0.79

Divorced

1.25

0.90

1.08

Separated

2.73

2.28

2.55

Never married

0.90

0.62

0.79

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.64

0.45

0.45

Non-MSA

1.58

1.29

0.79

Census region

Northeast

1.46

1.39

0.74

Midwest

1.26

0.81

0.83

South

1.00

0.62

0.75

West

1.10

0.80

0.67


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

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