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 |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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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 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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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 | |||