Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Population characteristics Total population Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Number in thousands
Totala 318,440 287,116 203,301 83,815 31,324
Total under age 65a 270,479 239,417 179,169 60,247 31,063
Age in years
Under 4 15,627 15,077 8,047 7,030 551
4 - 6 12,516 12,151 6,493 5,658 365
7 - 12 24,549 23,787 13,825 9,961 762
13 - 17 21,109 20,022 12,694 7,328 1,087
Total under 18 73,801 71,036 41,059 29,977 2,764
18 4,351 3,969 2,514 1,454 382
19 - 24 26,169 21,750 16,952 4,798 4,419
25 - 29 21,640 17,454 14,435 3,018 4,186
30 - 34 21,023 17,199 14,168 3,031 3,824
35 - 54 82,746 71,355 59,809 11,545 11,391
55 - 64 40,750 36,654 30,232 6,423 4,096
65 and over 47,961 47,700 24,131 23,568 262
Employment statusb
Employed 155,706 136,654 121,115 15,539 19,051
Not employed 97,907 87,944 46,776 41,169 9,963
Sex
Male 155,866 137,936 99,914 38,022 17,930
Female 162,574 149,180 103,387 45,793 13,394
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 55,840 43,824 23,288 20,536 12,016
Total black, single race 38,926 34,397 18,981 15,415 4,529
Total white, single race 194,571 182,054 141,314 40,740 12,517
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,381 15,968 12,519 3,449 1,413
Total other races/multiple races 11,723 10,873 7,199 3,674 849
Census region
Northeast 56,441 52,577 36,997 15,579 3,864
Midwest 67,894 62,715 47,097 15,618 5,179
South 118,991 103,941 72,182 31,759 15,050
West 75,114 67,884 47,024 20,860 7,230
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, 2014.



Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Corresponds to Table 5.a
Population characteristics Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Standard error in thousands
Totala 6,821 5,877 2,555 1,309
Total under age 65a 6,110 5,311 2,222 1,296
Age in years
Under 4 761 616 430 78
4 - 6 586 452 319 82
7 - 12 882 759 486 108
13 - 17 765 663 357 132
Total under 18 2,359 1,873 1,259 258
18 298 262 142 87
19 - 24 785 718 315 293
25 - 29 799 751 216 277
30 - 34 813 765 226 242
35 - 54 2,011 1,880 618 561
55 - 64 1,259 1,145 373 317
65 and over 1,623 1,120 943 52
Employment statusb
Employed 3,475 3,297 728 833
Not employed 2,281 1,630 1,325 528
Sex
Male 3,413 2,948 1,212 762
Female 3,629 3,140 1,484 663
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 2,521 1,364 1,433 969
Total black, single race 1,850 1,055 970 398
Total white, single race 5,695 5,069 1,612 769
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 1,449 1,201 371 190
Total other races/multiple races 969 773 401 175
Census region
Northeast 2,261 1,919 861 372
Midwest 2,808 2,333 993 526
South 4,151 3,765 1,320 957
West 2,813 2,379 1,574 482
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, 2014.

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