Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008
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Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
304,376 | 64.8 | 21.8 | 13.4 |
Total under age 65a |
264,634 | 67.3 | 17.3 | 15.4 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,834 | 55.0 | 39.2 | 5.8 |
4-6 |
11,846 | 59.4 | 35.8 | 4.8 |
7-12 |
24,952 | 59.9 | 32.0 | 8.1 |
13-17 |
20,661 | 61.6 | 28.7 | 9.7 |
Total under 18 |
74,293 | 59.2 | 33.3 | 7.5 |
18 |
4,684 | 57.9 | 24.5 | 17.7 |
19-24 |
23,950 | 57.9 | 15.5 | 26.5 |
25-29 |
21,909 | 64.2 | 11.0 | 24.8 |
30-34 |
18,696 | 71.6 | 9.0 | 19.4 |
35-54 |
85,076 | 74.0 | 9.2 | 16.8 |
55-64 |
36,027 | 75.6 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
18-64 years |
190,341 | 70.5 | 11.0 | 18.5 |
65 and over |
39,742 | 47.8 | 51.8 | 0.4 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
146,965 | 78.1 | 6.5 | 15.3 |
Not employed |
92,125 | 47.8 | 37.5 | 14.8 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
149,349 | 65.2 | 19.3 | 15.5 |
Female |
155,027 | 64.3 | 24.2 | 11.4 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
47,863 | 41.0 | 31.7 | 27.3 |
Total black, single race |
36,998 | 51.4 | 33.6 | 15.0 |
Total white, single race |
198,727 | 72.6 | 17.5 | 9.9 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
13,780 | 72.2 | 15.2 | 12.5 |
Total other races/multiple races |
7,008 | 59.5 | 26.5 | 14.0 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
24,675 | 39.9 | 28.4 | 31.8 |
Black Male, single race |
17,214 | 51.8 | 30.3 | 17.9 |
White Male, single race |
97,338 | 73.6 | 15.4 | 11.1 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,613 | 74.1 | 12.4 | 13.5 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,509 | 61.8 | 22.3 | 15.8 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
23,188 | 42.3 | 35.2 | 22.5 |
Black Female, single race |
19,784 | 51.1 | 36.5 | 12.4 |
White Female, single race |
101,389 | 71.8 | 19.6 | 8.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
7,167 | 70.6 | 17.8 | 11.6 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,499 | 57.1 | 30.7 | 12.1 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
123,842 | 75.6 | 13.1 | 11.3 |
Widowed |
15,633 | 41.5 | 53.7 | 4.7 |
Divorced |
26,359 | 59.7 | 22.9 | 17.4 |
Separated |
5,134 | 49.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 |
Never married |
68,359 | 59.2 | 18.0 | 22.9 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
255,888 | 65.5 | 21.2 | 13.3 |
Non-MSA |
48,487 | 60.9 | 25.2 | 13.9 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
54,656 | 67.7 | 23.4 | 9.0 |
Midwest |
66,550 | 70.3 | 19.2 | 10.5 |
South |
111,948 | 61.4 | 22.1 | 16.5 |
West |
71,221 | 62.6 | 22.6 | 14.8 |
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, 2008 Corresponds to Table 1a | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.72 | 0.55 | 0.40 |
Total under age 65a |
0.77 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.67 | 1.71 | 0.71 |
4-6 |
1.93 | 1.86 | 0.77 |
7-12 |
1.51 | 1.40 | 0.88 |
13-17 |
1.63 | 1.44 | 0.97 |
Total under 18 |
1.22 | 1.15 | 0.61 |
18 |
3.02 | 2.43 | 2.22 |
19-24 |
1.39 | 0.97 | 1.24 |
25-29 |
1.56 | 1.01 | 1.34 |
30-34 |
1.38 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
35-54 |
0.76 | 0.42 | 0.64 |
55-64 |
1.10 | 0.70 | 0.82 |
18-64 years |
0.69 | 0.41 | 0.54 |
65 and over |
1.38 | 1.39 | 0.10 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.62 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
Not employed |
0.93 | 0.86 | 0.58 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.81 | 0.57 | 0.49 |
Female |
0.76 | 0.66 | 0.42 |
Race ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.59 | 1.08 | 1.27 |
Total black, single race |
1.35 | 1.30 | 0.69 |
Total white, single race |
0.81 | 0.66 | 0.43 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.10 | 1.64 | 1.60 |
Total other races/multiple races |
3.32 | 2.53 | 2.48 |
Race ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.69 | 1.23 | 1.35 |
Black Male, single race |
1.48 | 1.36 | 0.95 |
White Male, single race |
0.89 | 0.69 | 0.53 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.33 | 1.55 | 1.78 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3.42 | 3.13 | 3.08 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.73 | 1.37 | 1.46 |
Black Female, single race |
1.48 | 1.47 | 0.78 |
White Female, single race |
0.92 | 0.76 | 0.51 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.31 | 2.11 | 1.74 |
Other races/multiple race female |
4.29 | 3.46 | 2.58 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.79 | 0.53 | 0.56 |
Widowed |
1.88 | 1.91 | 0.63 |
Divorced |
1.27 | 1.14 | 1.01 |
Separated |
2.86 | 2.23 | 2.62 |
Never married |
0.96 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.78 | 0.56 | 0.46 |
Non-MSA |
1.75 | 1.62 | 0.75 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.75 | 1.62 | 0.70 |
Midwest |
1.52 | 1.07 | 0.80 |
South |
1.14 | 0.79 | 0.71 |
West |
1.47 | 1.24 | 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, 2008 |