Table 6. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
For the privately insured, non-elderlya population, policies for individual (non-group)b health insurance, total number, and mean, median premium cost,
United States, 2002
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
5.951 | 3,111 | 2,449 |
Single Policyholders |
4.145 | 2,531 | 1,913 |
Family Policyholders |
1.806 | 4,442 | 4,227 |
aPolicyholder age: 0-64
bIndividual (non-group) health insurance is coverage that is purchased directly from health insurers, rather than coverage through a group (e.g., employer based insurance).
cThe table above reports policies for all policyholders as of the beginning of the year; however, as a small number of people hold multiple policies, the unique number of policyholders is slightly lower.
Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2002
Table F. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Standard errors for the privately insured, non-elderlya population, policies for individual (non-group)b health insurance, total number, and mean, median premium cost,
United States, 2002
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
0.291 | 124 | 82 |
Single Policyholders |
0.238 | 151 | 144 |
Family Policyholders |
0.144 | 174 | 234 |
aPolicyholder age: 0-64
bIndividual (non-group) health insurance is coverage that is purchased directly from health insurers, rather than coverage through a group (e.g., employer based insurance).
cThe table above reports policies for all policyholders as of the beginning of the year; however, as a small number of people hold multiple policies, the unique number of policyholders is slightly lower.
Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2002