Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 315,722 62.3 24.8 12.8
Total under age 65a 269,259 64.7 20.3 15.0
Age in years
Under 4 15,620 51.1 43.9 5.0
4 - 6 12,357 54.8 41.6 3.7
7 - 12 24,252 55.8 39.9 4.3
13 - 17 21,805 60.9 33.3 5.8
Total under 18 74,035 56.1 39.1 4.8
18 4,145 59.2 30.1 10.6
19 - 24 26,119 62.4 16.0 21.6
25 - 29 21,281 62.4 12.2 25.4
30 - 34 20,885 65.5 12.0 22.5
35 - 54 82,666 69.9 11.7 18.5
55 - 64 40,128 72.9 13.8 13.3
18 - 64 years 195,224 68.0 13.2 18.8
65 and over 46,463 48.4 51.2 0.5
Employment statusb
Employed 150,321 75.6 8.3 16.0
Not employed 100,424 47.2 39.5 13.3
Sex
Male 154,100 62.7 22.6 14.7
Female 161,622 62.0 27.0 11.1
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 54,536 38.3 35.1 26.6
Total black, single race 37,967 47.6 38.4 14.0
Total white, single race 196,560 71.4 19.6 9.0
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,332 68.4 18.7 13.0
Total other races/multiple races 9,327 60.9 31.3 7.8
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 27,447 38.4 31.7 29.9
Black Male, single race 17,697 47.8 35.8 16.5
White Male, single race 95,857 71.9 17.7 10.4
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,936 67.6 18.0 14.4
Other races/multiple race male 5,163 64.4 26.8 8.7
Hispanic or Latino Female 27,089 38.3 38.5 23.2
Black Female, single race 20,269 47.5 40.7 11.8
White Female, single race 100,703 70.8 21.4 7.8
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 8,767 69.3 18.6 12.1
Other races/multiple race female 4,793 57.4 35.9 6.7
Marital statusb
Married 126,262 74.1 14.7 11.2
Widowed 15,658 40.2 55.5 4.3
Divorced 28,639 56.2 27.1 16.7
Separated 4,923 39.3 31.6 29.1
Never married 75,414 57.2 20.9 21.9
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 271,201 63.3 24.0 12.7
non-MSA 44,521 56.3 30.0 13.7
Census region
Northeast 56,133 64.4 27.2 8.4
Midwest 67,536 68.0 21.7 10.2
South 117,771 59.7 25.1 15.3
West 74,282 59.8 25.5 14.7
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, 2013.



Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.84 0.62 0.44
Total under age 65a 0.93 0.65 0.51
Age in years
Under 4 1.99 1.97 0.77
4 - 6 2.03 2.02 0.86
7 - 12 1.65 1.63 0.56
13 - 17 1.76 1.61 0.60
Total under 18 1.37 1.34 0.45
18 3.19 2.56 1.73
19 - 24 1.58 1.06 1.24
25 - 29 1.58 0.89 1.27
30 - 34 1.57 1.10 1.19
35 - 54 0.92 0.52 0.72
55 - 64 1.09 0.80 0.71
18 - 64 years 0.84 0.47 0.62
65 and over 1.26 1.26 0.09
Employment statusb
Employed 0.77 0.39 0.59
Not employed 0.92 0.82 0.55
Sex
Male 0.88 0.64 0.48
Female 0.91 0.71 0.47
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.39 1.12 0.92
Total black, single race 1.19 1.12 0.54
Total white, single race 0.91 0.66 0.47
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 1.64 1.40 0.97
Total other races/multiple races 3.04 2.44 1.29
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.50 1.16 0.96
Black Male, single race 1.45 1.27 0.78
White Male, single race 0.99 0.69 0.57
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 1.86 1.63 1.14
Other races / multiple race male 3.47 2.58 1.86
Hispanic or Latino female 1.43 1.27 1.03
Black Female, single race 1.29 1.24 0.61
White Female, single race 1.02 0.80 0.50
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 1.75 1.44 1.20
Other races / multiple race female 3.55 2.96 1.41
Marital statusb
Married 0.92 0.59 0.59
Widowed 1.55 1.57 0.56
Divorced 1.18 1.06 0.80
Separated 2.80 2.64 2.38
Never married 1.02 0.76 0.74
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.87 0.66 0.45
Non-MSA 2.56 1.80 1.40
Census region
Northeast 1.90 1.57 0.66
Midwest 1.84 1.13 0.99
South 1.53 0.98 0.84
West 1.52 1.43 0.72
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, 2013.

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