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, 2006
| Population characteristics |
Total population
(in thousands) |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Percent distribution |
| Totala |
261,287 |
69.2 |
16.5 |
14.3 |
| Employment statusb |
|---|
| Employed |
142,297 |
79.1 |
5.2 |
15.7 |
| Not employed |
54,474 |
53.8 |
26.0 |
20.2 |
| Sex |
|---|
| Male |
130,629 |
68.7 |
14.9 |
16.4 |
| Female |
130,657 |
69.6 |
18.1 |
12.2 |
| Race / ethnicity |
|---|
| Total Hispanic or Latino |
42,584 |
43.5 |
27.9 |
28.6 |
| Total black, single race |
33,070 |
56.2 |
29.3 |
14.5 |
| Total white, single race |
166,561 |
78.2 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
| Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
12,857 |
75.8 |
11.8 |
12.4 |
| Total other races/multiple races |
6,214 |
57.2 |
28.1 |
14.7 |
| Race / ethnicity and Sex |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino Male |
22,155 |
43.0 |
24.7 |
32.3 |
| Black Male, single race |
15,644 |
55.1 |
27.3 |
17.6 |
| White Male, single race |
83,816 |
77.9 |
9.9 |
12.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,158 |
76.2 |
11.0 |
12.8 |
| Other races/multiple race male |
2,856 |
56.9 |
25.6 |
17.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino Female |
20,429 |
44.0 |
31.4 |
24.6 |
| Black Female, single race |
17,426 |
57.3 |
31.0 |
11.7 |
| White Female, single race |
82,745 |
78.6 |
12.1 |
9.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,699 |
75.5 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
| Other races/multiple race female |
3,358 |
57.5 |
30.2 |
12.3 |
| Marital statusb |
|---|
| Married |
101,896 |
80.8 |
6.4 |
12.8 |
| Widowed |
3,190 |
62.3 |
20.6 |
17.0 |
| Divorced |
22,670 |
65.4 |
13.3 |
21.3 |
| Separated |
3,698 |
51.0 |
23.7 |
25.3 |
| Never married |
65,397 |
62.4 |
16.2 |
21.4 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
|---|
| MSA |
220,008 |
69.8 |
16.1 |
14.1 |
| non-MSA |
41,279 |
65.6 |
18.9 |
15.5 |
| Census region |
|---|
| Northeast |
47,022 |
73.8 |
15.5 |
10.7 |
| Midwest |
57,591 |
76.0 |
13.5 |
10.4 |
| South |
94,881 |
65.3 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
| West |
61,793 |
65.3 |
18.8 |
16.0 |
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2006
Corresponds to Table 2.a
| Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Standard error |
| Totala |
0.65 |
0.47 |
0.39 |
| Employment statusb |
|---|
| Employed |
0.51 |
0.27 |
0.48 |
| Not employed |
0.97 |
0.81 |
0.65 |
| Sex |
|---|
| Male |
0.72 |
0.49 |
0.48 |
| Female |
0.68 |
0.54 |
0.40 |
| Race / ethnicity |
|---|
| Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.27 |
1.04 |
0.90 |
| Total black, single race |
1.09 |
1.07 |
0.69 |
| Total white, single race |
0.72 |
0.51 |
0.44 |
| Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
2.79 |
1.46 |
2.02 |
| Total other races/multiple races |
2.86 |
2.46 |
1.70 |
| Race / ethnicity and Sex |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino male |
1.35 |
1.05 |
1.14 |
| Black Male, single race |
1.35 |
1.20 |
1.05 |
| White Male, single race |
0.79 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
| Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.84 |
1.63 |
1.98 |
| Other races / multiple race male |
3.47 |
2.76 |
2.54 |
| Hispanic or Latino female |
1.49 |
1.32 |
1.04 |
| Black Female, single race |
1.39 |
1.30 |
0.76 |
| White Female, single race
| 0.78 |
0.59 |
0.46 |
| Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
3.14 |
1.69 |
2.49 |
| Other races / multiple race female |
3.33 |
3.16 |
1.99 |
| Marital statusb |
|---|
| Married |
0.59 |
0.36 |
0.52 |
| Widowed |
2.85 |
2.41 |
2.19 |
| Divorced |
1.24 |
0.75 |
1.13 |
| Separated |
2.76 |
2.54 |
2.27 |
| Never married |
0.95 |
0.60 |
0.76 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
|---|
| MSA |
0.73 |
0.50 |
0.43 |
| Non-MSA |
1.69 |
1.43 |
1.01 |
| Census region |
|---|
| Northeast |
1.46 |
1.45 |
0.80 |
| Midwest |
1.30 |
0.99 |
0.76 |
| South |
1.05 |
0.62 |
0.66 |
| West |
1.35 |
0.98 |
0.79 |
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.
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