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, 2004
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
5.908 | 3,493 | 2,561 |
Single Policyholders |
3.850 | 2,736 | 1,933 |
Family Policyholders |
2.057 | 4,910 | 4,265 |
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, 2004
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, 2004
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
0.365 | 212 | 153 |
Single Policyholders |
0.261 | 213 | 173 |
Family Policyholders |
0.232 | 403 | 253 |
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, 2004