Table 2.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 271,830 67.6 22.8 9.5
Employment statusb
Employed 148,331 80.3 9.1 10.6
Not employed 58,611 49.5 36.8 13.6
Sex
Male 135,096 67.9 21.0 11.1
Female 136,734 67.4 24.6 8.0
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 53,081 47.1 33.9 18.9
Total black, single race 35,145 52.8 36.9 10.3
Total white, single race 156,119 77.3 16.3 6.5
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,665 77.2 15.2 7.6
Total other races/multiple races 11,820 64.0 28.3 7.7
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 26,941 47.4 30.8 21.8
Black Male, single race 16,721 53.1 33.6 13.3
White Male, single race 77,740 77.7 14.8 7.5
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,387 77.7 14.9 7.5
Other races/multiple race male 6,307 62.7 29.3 8.0
Hispanic or Latino Female 26,140 46.8 37.2 16.0
Black Female, single race 18,424 52.6 39.9 7.6
White Female, single race 78,379 76.8 17.7 5.5
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 8,278 76.8 15.5 7.7
Other races/multiple race female 5.513 65.5 27.2 7.2
Marital statusb
Married 102,801 81.1 9.6 9.3
Widowed 2,852 53.2 35.7 11.2
Divorced 20,137 61.7 25.9 12.4
Separated 4,189 48.2 30.1 21.7
Never married 77,068 63.3 23.1 13.6
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 234,970 68.8 21.9 9.3
non-MSA 36,859 60.5 28.7 10.9
Census region
Northeast 47,108 68.2 25.6 6.2
Midwest 56,976 72.0 20.3 7.7
South 102,558 65.1 22.0 12.9
West 65,187 67.4 24.4 8.2
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, 2015.



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, 2015
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.84 0.72 0.35
Employment statusb
Employed 0.62 0.42 0.43
Not employed 1.16 1.07 0.69
Sex
Male 0.83 0.68 0.42
Female 0.96 0.86 0.37
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.49 1.19 0.86
Total black, single race 1.46 1.45 0.54
Total white, single race 0.92 0.82 0.38
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.20 1.79 0.89
Total other races/multiple races 2.52 2.08 1.79
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.50 1.14 0.96
Black Male, single race 1.51 1.50 0.87
White Male, single race 1.00 0.85 0.49
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.28 1.94 1.11
Other races / multiple race male 3.44 2.47 2.37
Hispanic or Latino female 1.72 1.48 0.92
Black Female, single race 1.68 1.69 0.55
White Female, single race 1.04 0.96 0.39
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.55 2.01 1.07
Other races / multiple race female 2.57 2.80 1.50
Marital statusb
Married 0.76 0.49 0.51
Widowed 3.10 3.43 1.87
Divorced 1.46 1.34 0.95
Separated 3.03 2.80 1.94
Never married 1.02 0.91 0.57
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.93 0.76 0.38
Non-MSA 2.00 1.90 1.13
Census region
Northeast 1.48 1.30 0.61
Midwest 1.40 1.23 0.64
South 1.49 1.12 0.72
West 2.04 1.85 0.57
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, 2015.

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