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, 2007
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 262,616 68.0 16.9 15.2
Employment statusb
Employed 143,486 79.0 5.2 15.8
Not employed 53,977 51.0 26.5 22.5
Sex
Male 131,171 67.1 15.5 17.4
Female 131,444 68.8 18.3 13.0
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 43,724 41.8 28.7 29.5
Total black, single race 33,436 55.1 29.6 15.3
Total white, single race 166,750 77.0 11.2 11.8
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 12,686 76.9 11.7 11.4
Total other races/multiple races 6,020 61.0 27.8 11.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 22,766 41.1 25.9 33.0
Black Male, single race 15,862 53.6 28.0 18.4
White Male, single race 83,783 76.5 10.2 13.3
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,021 75.1 11.0 13.9
Other races/multiple race male 2,738 58.7 26.3 14.9
Hispanic or Latino Female 20,957 42.5 31.8 25.7
Black Female, single race 17,573 56.5 31.0 12.5
White Female, single race 82,966 77.5 12.2 10.3
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,664 78.5 12.3 9.2
Other races/multiple race female 3,283 62.9 29.0 8.1
Marital statusb
Married 102,906 80.2 6.5 13.4
Widowed 3,187 55.6 22.8 21.6
Divorced 22,502 65.6 13.0 21.4
Separated 3,750 48.4 24.9 26.7
Never married 65,310 61.3 16.2 22.5
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 221,717 68.4 16.4 15.2
non-MSA 40,899 65.5 19.5 15.0
Census region
Northeast 46,833 71.9 17.2 10.8
Midwest 57,593 74.6 13.8 11.6
South 96,082 63.2 17.6 19.2
West 62,108 66.2 18.2 15.6
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, 2007.



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, 2007
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.66 0.47 0.43
Employment statusb
Employed 0.57 0.29 0.50
Not employed 0.97 0.80 0.79
Sex
Male 0.73 0.51 0.52
Female 0.71 0.54 0.45
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.39 0.95 1.11
Total black, single race 1.24 1.17 0.80
Total white, single race 0.73 0.55 0.48
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.16 1.63 1.39
Total other races/multiple races 3.08 2.87 1.54
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.57 1.05 1.35
Black Male, single race 1.51 1.37 1.06
White Male, single race 0.81 0.58 0.62
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.43 1.75 1.86
Other races / multiple race male 3.84 3.39 2.79
Hispanic or Latino female 1.50 1.23 1.19
Black Female, single race 1.44 1.38 0.95
White Female, single race 0.82 0.63 0.51
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.48 1.96 1.45
Other races / multiple race female 3.76 3.72 1.50
Marital statusb
Married 0.65 0.36 0.53
Widowed 3.27 2.65 2.73
Divorced 1.29 0.80 1.15
Separated 3.14 2.38 2.62
Never married 0.95 0.66 0.79
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.70 0.49 0.48
Non-MSA 1.78 1.37 0.91
Census region
Northeast 1.61 1.56 0.74
Midwest 1.26 0.78 0.83
South 1.13 0.74 0.79
West 1.24 0.90 0.75
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, 2007.

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