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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