Health insurance coverage and population characteristics-under age 65

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, 2005

Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Percent distribution


Total^a	258,708	69.6	16.3	14.1

Employment status^b
Employed	140,799	79.6	5.2	15.2
Not employed	53,679	53.2	26.1	20.7

Sex
Male	129,155	69.6	14.3	16.1
Female	129,553	69.6	18.3	12.1

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	41,147	43.3	28.2	28.5
Total black, single race	32,756	55.6	29.3	15.1
Total white, single race	166,517	79.0	10.7	10.3
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	12,154	74.9	11.5	13.6
Total other races/multiple races	6,135	54.4	28.9	16.7

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	21,391	43.3	24.7	32.0
Black Male, single race	15,503	55.2	25.0	19.7
White Male, single race	83,247	79.3	9.4	11.3
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	5,896	74.9	10.1	15.0
Other races/multiple race male	3,118	54.3	29.0	16.7
Hispanic or Latino Female	19,756	43.4	32.0	24.6
Black Female, single race	17,253	55.9	33.1	11.0
White Female, single race	83,270	78.8	12.0	9.2
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	6,258	74.8	12.9	12.2
Other races/multiple race female	3,016	54.5	28.7	16.8

Marital status^b
Married	103,339	81.2	6.5	12.3
Widowed	3,442	61.9	20.7	17.4
Divorced	21,429	64.0	14.3	21.7
Separated	3,656	47.8	26.1	26.1
Never married	62,690	62.5	15.8	21.7

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	217,441	70.1	16.0	14.0
Non-MSA	41,267	67.2	18.1	14.7

Census region
Northeast	47,217	74.3	15.1	10.6
Midwest	57,479	74.9	13.6	11.5
South	93,292	65.9	17.5	16.7
West	60,720	66.7	18.0	15.2

^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, 2005

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, 2005 Corresponds to Table 2.a

Population characteristics	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Standard error


Total^a	0.63	0.48	0.37

Employment status^b
Employed	0.54	0.26	0.48
Not employed	0.98	0.82	0.67

Sex
Male	0.70	0.46	0.46
Female	0.69	0.57	0.40

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	1.31	1.09	0.89
Total black, single race	1.24	1.18	0.77
Total white, single race	0.67	0.51	0.37
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	2.42	1.55	1.93
Total other races/multiple races	3.15	2.49	1.82

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	1.36	1.02	1.09
Black Male, single race	1.50	1.30	1.28
White Male, single race	0.73	0.50	0.49
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	2.73	1.52	2.32
Other races/multiple race male	3.89	3.43	2.31
Hispanic or Latino Female	1.59	1.44	1.09
Black Female, single race	1.42	1.42	0.79
White Female, single race	0.77	0.61	0.43
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	2.76	1.94	1.94
Other races/multiple race female	3.46	2.93	2.60

Marital status^b
Married	0.61	0.37	0.51
Widowed	2.53	2.10	1.95
Divorced	1.13	0.74	0.99
Separated	3.17	2.34	2.46
Never married	0.98	0.63	0.69

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.74	0.54	0.42
Non-MSA	1.27	1.10	0.74

Census region
Northeast	1.63	1.24	0.85
Midwest	1.24	1.05	0.64
South	1.04	0.74	0.64
West	1.27	0.93	0.76

^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, 2005

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