Health insurance coverage and population characteristics-under age 65

Table 2. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: 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
Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Percent distribution


Total^a	261,426	61.7	16.3	22.0

Employment status^b
Employed	141,026	73.9	4.4	21.7
Not employed	53,763	41.6	27.0	31.4

Sex
Male	130,286	61.3	15.0	23.8
Female	131,140	62.2	17.6	20.2

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	43,394	35.7	26.0	38.3
Total black, single race	33,185	47.3	28.5	24.2
Total white, single race	165,759	70.8	11.6	17.6
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	12,384	73.9	8.9	17.2
Total other races/multiple races	6,704	55.3	23.4	21.2

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	22,484	34.8	23.6	41.6
Black Male, single race	15,656	46.8	26.5	26.7
White Male, single race	82,668	70.5	10.8	18.7
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	6,059	73.4	7.8	18.8
Other races/multiple race male	3,419	55.5	20.3	24.3
Hispanic or Latino Female	20,910	36.6	28.6	34.8
Black Female, single race	17,529	47.8	30.2	22.0
White Female, single race	83,092	71.0	12.4	16.6
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	6,325	74.5	9.9	15.6
Other races/multiple race female	3,285	55.2	26.7	18.1

Marital status^b
Married	102,310	75.2	5.9	18.8
Widowed	3,271	48.0	25.6	26.4
Divorced	21,652	59.2	14.1	26.7
Separated	4,572	42.7	20.4	36.9
Never married	64,269	52.3	15.5	32.3

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	221,401	62.7	15.6	21.7
Non-MSA	40,026	56.1	20.4	23.5

Census region
Northeast	46,579	65.2	18.1	16.7
Midwest	57,363	65.7	15.8	18.5
South	95,528	58.2	16.1	25.7
West	61,957	60.9	15.8	23.4

^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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, first half of 2008 Corresponds to Table 2

Population characteristics	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Standard error


Total^a	0.81	0.54	0.57

Employment status^b
Employed	0.67	0.24	0.61
Not employed	1.19	0.94	0.98

Sex
Male	0.89	0.59	0.66
Female	0.85	0.60	0.61

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	1.54	0.94	1.26
Total black, single race	1.52	1.39	1.03
Total white, single race	0.88	0.63	0.61
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	1.76	1.22	1.41
Total other races/multiple races	3.24	2.39	2.58

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	1.73	1.04	1.36
Black Male, single race	1.70	1.46	1.24
White Male, single race	0.98	0.74	0.76
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	1.80	1.21	1.53
Other races/multiple race male	3.52	2.82	3.35
Hispanic or Latino Female	1.53	1.17	1.43
Black Female, single race	1.53	1.49	1.16
White Female, single race	0.98	0.67	0.69
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	2.27	1.53	1.69
Other races/multiple race female	4.02	3.09	2.64

Marital status^b
Married	0.92	0.34	0.81
Widowed	3.29	2.81	2.60
Divorced	1.37	0.92	1.24
Separated	2.91	2.04	2.69
Never married	1.01	0.72	0.86

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.90	0.58	0.65
Non-MSA	1.74	1.37	1.02

Census region
Northeast	1.96	1.75	1.02
Midwest	1.70	1.09	1.12
South	1.37	0.84	1.06
West	1.65	1.05	1.01

^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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