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, 2003
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
6.466 | 3,284 | 2,566 |
Single Policyholders |
4.509 | 2,657 | 1,964 |
Family Policyholders |
1.958 | 4,728 | 4,323 |
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, 2003
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, 2003
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
0.380 | 139 | 98 |
Single Policyholders |
0.308 | 162 | 155 |
Family Policyholders |
0.193 | 208 | 151 |
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, 2003