Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2008


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Percent distribution


 

Totala

298,215

59.3

21.3

19.3

Total under age 65a

261,426

61.7

16.3

22.0

 

Age in years

Under 4

17,023

49.2

38.8

12.0

4-6

11,777

52.2

35.5

12.2

7-12

24,321

54.4

30.9

14.8

13-17

20,606

54.3

28.1

17.6

Total under 18

73,727

52.8

32.7

14.5

18

4,588

51.1

23.2

25.7

19-24

24,399

50.2

12.2

37.6

25-29

20,756

57.2

9.2

33.6

30-34

19,050

63.7

9.3

27.0

35-54

85,600

69.8

8.4

21.8

55-64

33,307

72.4

10.8

16.8

18-64 years

187,699

65.2

9.9

24.9

65 and over

36,789

42.3

57.1

0.6

 

Employment statusb

Employed

146,692

73.3

5.8

20.9

Not employed

84,786

40.8

39.1

20.1

 

Sex

Male

146,048

59.7

19.0

21.2

Female

152,167

58.9

23.6

17.5

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

45,949

34.9

28.7

36.3

Total black, single race

36,260

45.9

31.8

22.3

Total white, single race

195,006

67.1

17.9

15.0

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

13,719

69.8

14.5

15.7

Total other races/multiple races

7,282

52.8

27.5

19.7

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

23,578

34.6

25.7

39.7

Black Male, single race

16,853

46.0

29.1

24.9

White Male, single race

95,319

67.9

15.9

16.2

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

6,621

70.6

12.1

17.4

Other races/multiple race male

3,676

53.8

23.7

22.6

Hispanic or Latino Female

22,371

35.3

32.0

32.7

Black Female, single race

19,407

45.8

34.2

20.1

White Female, single race

99,687

66.3

19.8

13.9

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

7,097

69.1

16.8

14.1

Other races/multiple race female

3,605

51.9

31.5

16.7

 

Marital statusb

Married

122,141

71.2

12.9

15.9

Widowed

14,557

35.7

58.0

6.3

Divorced

25,385

55.9

21.0

23.1

Separated

5,140

39.4

27.8

32.8

Never married

65,638

51.9

16.5

31.6

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

250,972

60.3

20.4

19.2

Non-MSA

47,243

53.9

26.2

20.0

 

Census region

Northeast

53,868

61.9

23.5

14.5

Midwest

65,405

64.0

19.7

16.3

South

109,271

55.9

21.5

22.6

West

69,671

58.3

20.8

20.8


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, 2008

 

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 2008
Corresponds to Table 1


Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error


 

Totala

0.76

0.54

0.50

Total under age 65a

0.81

0.54

0.57

 

Age in years

Under 4

1.82

1.73

1.07

4-6

1.82

1.74

1.12

7-12

1.39

1.46

1.02

13-17

1.72

1.48

1.28

Total under 18

1.18

1.20

0.78

18

2.81

2.53

2.55

19-24

1.49

0.79

1.35

25-29

1.67

0.79

1.56

30-34

1.46

0.81

1.29

35-54

0.81

0.37

0.75

55-64

1.11

0.66

0.88

18-64 years

0.74

0.36

0.62

65 and over

1.27

1.30

0.14

 

Employment statusb

Employed

0.66

0.26

0.59

Not employed

0.92

0.84

0.70

 

Sex

Male

0.82

0.56

0.59

Female

0.80

0.64

0.53

 

Race ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.44

0.95

1.24

Total black, single race

1.43

1.28

0.97

Total white, single race

0.84

0.66

0.51

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

1.73

1.32

1.36

Total other races/multiple races

3.18

2.50

2.36

 

Race ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

1.65

1.09

1.34

Black Male, single race

1.60

1.33

1.18

White Male, single race

0.90

0.71

0.65

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

1.81

1.31

1.47

Other races/multiple race male

3.30

2.82

3.14

Hispanic or Latino Female

1.44

1.19

1.39

Black Female, single race

1.44

1.41

1.08

White Female, single race

0.95

0.76

0.57

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

2.10

1.69

1.57

Other races/multiple race female

4.14

3.51

2.40

 

Marital statusb

Married

0.88

0.54

0.69

Widowed

1.74

1.83

0.68

Divorced

1.28

0.95

1.09

Separated

2.70

2.38

2.47

Never married

1.00

0.71

0.84

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.84

0.56

0.58

Non-MSA

1.70

1.45

0.81

 

Census region

Northeast

1.78

1.62

0.84

Midwest

1.65

1.14

0.99

South

1.22

0.83

0.95

West

1.64

1.18

0.90


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, 2008

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