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, 2006
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
5.610 | 3,801 | 3,006 |
Single Policyholders |
4.036 | 2,882 | 2,282 |
Family Policyholders |
1.574 | 6,160 | 5,412 |
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, 2006
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, 2006
Individual (Non-group) Health Insurance Policies |
Policyholdersc (millions) |
Mean premium cost (dollars) |
Median premium cost (dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
All Policyholders |
0.359 | 187 | 156 |
Single Policyholders |
0.306 | 175 | 176 |
Family Policyholders |
0.166 | 338 | 350 |
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, 2006