Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2006 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
299,267 |
67.3 |
20.2 |
12.6 |
Total under age 65a |
261,287 |
69.2 |
16.5 |
14.3 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,017 |
54.4 |
39.6 |
5.9 |
4-6 |
12,389 |
60.5 |
34.9 |
4.6 |
7-12 |
24,088 |
63.4 |
30.5 |
6.1 |
13-17 |
21,612 |
63.6 |
28.2 |
8.2 |
Total under 18 |
74,106 |
61.1 |
32.5 |
6.4 |
18 |
4,324 |
65.9 |
22.7 |
11.5 |
19-24 |
24,818 |
61.6 |
13.3 |
25.2 |
25-29 |
20,101 |
65.2 |
10.4 |
24.4 |
30-34 |
19,265 |
70.9 |
9.0 |
20.1 |
35-54 |
85,594 |
75.9 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
55-64 |
33,079 |
77.3 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
18-64 years |
187,181 |
72.4 |
10.2 |
17.4 |
65 and over |
37,980 |
54.2 |
45.2 |
0.6 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
148,581 |
78.5 |
6.4 |
15.1 |
Not employed |
86,171 |
53.0 |
34.0 |
13.0 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
146,942 |
67.5 |
17.8 |
14.7 |
Female |
152,325 |
67.0 |
22.4 |
10.6 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
45,161 |
42.2 |
30.5 |
27.2 |
Total black, single race |
36,285 |
54.5 |
32.2 |
13.2 |
Total white, single race |
197,070 |
75.3 |
15.5 |
9.1 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
14,075 |
72.6 |
15.7 |
11.7 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,676 |
56.4 |
29.9 |
13.7 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
23,258 |
42.6 |
26.5 |
30.9 |
Black Male, single race |
16,941 |
54.0 |
29.7 |
16.3 |
White Male, single race |
96,993 |
75.8 |
13.6 |
10.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,706 |
73.8 |
13.9 |
12.3 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,045 |
55.8 |
27.8 |
16.4 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
21,903 |
41.9 |
34.8 |
23.3 |
Black Female, single race |
19,345 |
55.0 |
34.5 |
10.6 |
White Female, single race |
100,077 |
74.8 |
17.4 |
7.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
7,369 |
71.4 |
17.3 |
11.3 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,631 |
56.9 |
31.7 |
11.4 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
122,362 |
77.6 |
11.7 |
10.8 |
Widowed |
15,252 |
49.3 |
46.7 |
4.0 |
Divorced |
26,564 |
62.8 |
18.8 |
18.4 |
Separated |
4,016 |
49.4 |
27.3 |
23.3 |
Never married |
66,631 |
62.0 |
17.0 |
21.0 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
250,140 |
67.9 |
19.6 |
12.5 |
Non-MSA |
49,127 |
63.9 |
23.0 |
13.0 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
54,752 |
71.7 |
19.0 |
9.3 |
Midwest |
65,960 |
74.2 |
16.7 |
9.1 |
South |
109,032 |
63.6 |
21.2 |
15.2 |
West |
69,523 |
62.9 |
22.8 |
14.3 |
| 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, 2006 | ||||
Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2006 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.61 |
0.46 |
0.34 |
Total under age 65a |
0.65 |
0.47 |
0.39 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.65 |
1.69 |
0.78 |
4-6 |
1.87 |
1.75 |
0.71 |
7-12 |
1.33 |
1.27 |
0.61 |
13-17 |
1.40 |
1.20 |
0.74 |
Total under 18 |
1.06 |
0.96 |
0.43 |
18 |
2.32 |
2.05 |
1.53 |
19-24 |
1.30 |
0.83 |
1.12 |
25-29 |
1.50 |
0.88 |
1.36 |
30-34 |
1.42 |
0.74 |
1.18 |
35-54 |
0.68 |
0.39 |
0.55 |
55-64 |
0.97 |
0.68 |
0.68 |
18-64 years |
0.56 |
0.37 |
0.46 |
65 and over |
1.28 |
1.28 |
0.14 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.51 |
0.28 |
0.46 |
Not employed |
0.86 |
0.78 |
0.46 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.67 |
0.49 |
0.42 |
Female |
0.63 |
0.53 |
0.35 |
Race ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.24 |
1.03 |
0.84 |
Total black, single race |
1.06 |
1.07 |
0.63 |
Total white, single race |
0.68 |
0.52 |
0.37 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.62 |
1.52 |
1.85 |
Total other races/multiple races |
2.68 |
2.31 |
1.59 |
Race ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.33 |
1.03 |
1.09 |
Black Male, single race |
1.29 |
1.21 |
0.97 |
White Male, single race |
0.75 |
0.54 |
0.49 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.62 |
1.67 |
1.85 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3.31 |
2.75 |
2.41 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.43 |
1.33 |
0.99 |
Black Female, single race |
1.35 |
1.26 |
0.69 |
White Female, single race |
0.73 |
0.61 |
0.38 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
3.02 |
1.72 |
2.25 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3.21 |
3.00 |
1.84 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.59 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
Widowed |
1.74 |
1.72 |
0.53 |
Divorced |
1.16 |
0.80 |
0.98 |
Separated |
2.76 |
2.63 |
2.15 |
Never married |
0.95 |
0.61 |
0.74 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.69 |
0.49 |
0.39 |
Non-MSA |
1.59 |
1.35 |
0.83 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.38 |
1.32 |
0.70 |
Midwest |
1.19 |
0.96 |
0.66 |
South |
0.99 |
0.66 |
0.59 |
West |
1.21 |
0.92 |
0.71 |
| 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, 2006 | |||