Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008

Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008

Total^a	304,376	64.8	21.8	13.4
Total under age 65^a	264,634	67.3	17.3	15.4

Age in years
Under 4	16,834	55.0	39.2	5.8
4-6	11,846	59.4	35.8	4.8
7-12	24,952	59.9	32.0	8.1
13-17	20,661	61.6	28.7	9.7
Total under 18	74,293	59.2	33.3	7.5
18	4,684	57.9	24.5	17.7
19-24	23,950	57.9	15.5	26.5
25-29	21,909	64.2	11.0	24.8
30-34	18,696	71.6	9.0	19.4
35-54	85,076	74.0	9.2	16.8
55-64	36,027	75.6	11.7	12.7
18-64 years	190,341	70.5	11.0	18.5
65 and over	39,742	47.8	51.8	0.4

Employment status^b
Employed	146,965	78.1	6.5	15.3
Not employed	92,125	47.8	37.5	14.8

Sex
Male	149,349	65.2	19.3	15.5
Female	155,027	64.3	24.2	11.4

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	47,863	41.0	31.7	27.3
Total black, single race	36,998	51.4	33.6	15.0
Total white, single race	198,727	72.6	17.5	9.9
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	13,780	72.2	15.2	12.5
Total other races/multiple races	7,008	59.5	26.5	14.0

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	24,675	39.9	28.4	31.8
Black Male, single race	17,214	51.8	30.3	17.9
White Male, single race	97,338	73.6	15.4	11.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	6,613	74.1	12.4	13.5
Other races/multiple race male	3,509	61.8	22.3	15.8
Hispanic or Latino Female	23,188	42.3	35.2	22.5
Black Female, single race	19,784	51.1	36.5	12.4
White Female, single race	101,389	71.8	19.6	8.7
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	7,167	70.6	17.8	11.6
Other races/multiple race female	3,499	57.1	30.7	12.1

Marital status^b
Married	123,842	75.6	13.1	11.3
Widowed	15,633	41.5	53.7	4.7
Divorced	26,359	59.7	22.9	17.4
Separated	5,134	49.0	24.0	27.0
Never married	68,359	59.2	18.0	22.9

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	255,888	65.5	21.2	13.3
Non-MSA	48,487	60.9	25.2	13.9

Census region
Northeast	54,656	67.7	23.4	9.0
Midwest	66,550	70.3	19.2	10.5
South	111,948	61.4	22.1	16.5
West	71,221	62.6	22.6	14.8

^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, 2008

Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008

Population characteristics

Total population
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured

Percent distribution

Total^a

304,376

64.8

21.8

13.4

Total under age 65^a

264,634

67.3

17.3

15.4

Age in years

Under 4

16,834

55.0

39.2

5.8

4-6

11,846

59.4

35.8

4.8

7-12

24,952

59.9

32.0

8.1

13-17

20,661

61.6

28.7

9.7

Total under 18

74,293

59.2

33.3

7.5

4,684

57.9

24.5

17.7

19-24

23,950

57.9

15.5

26.5

25-29

21,909

64.2

11.0

24.8

30-34

18,696

71.6

9.0

19.4

35-54

85,076

74.0

9.2

16.8

55-64

36,027

75.6

11.7

12.7

18-64 years

190,341

70.5

11.0

18.5

65 and over

39,742

47.8

51.8

0.4

Employment status^b

Employed

146,965

78.1

6.5

15.3

Not employed

92,125

47.8

37.5

14.8

Sex

Male

149,349

65.2

19.3

15.5

Female

155,027

64.3

24.2

11.4

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

47,863

41.0

31.7

27.3

Total black, single race

36,998

51.4

33.6

15.0

Total white, single race

198,727

72.6

17.5

9.9

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

13,780

72.2

15.2

12.5

Total other races/multiple races

7,008

59.5

26.5

14.0

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

24,675

39.9

28.4

31.8

Black Male, single race

17,214

51.8

30.3

17.9

White Male, single race

97,338

73.6

15.4

11.1

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

6,613

74.1

12.4

13.5

Other races/multiple race male

3,509

61.8

22.3

15.8

Hispanic or Latino Female

23,188

42.3

35.2

22.5

Black Female, single race

19,784

51.1

36.5

12.4

White Female, single race

101,389

71.8

19.6

8.7

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

7,167

70.6

17.8

11.6

Other races/multiple race female

3,499

57.1

30.7

12.1

Marital status^b

Married

123,842

75.6

13.1

11.3

Widowed

15,633

41.5

53.7

4.7

Divorced

26,359

59.7

22.9

17.4

Separated

5,134

49.0

24.0

27.0

Never married

68,359

59.2

18.0

22.9

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

255,888

65.5

21.2

13.3

Non-MSA

48,487

60.9

25.2

13.9

Census region

Northeast

54,656

67.7

23.4

9.0

Midwest

66,550

70.3

19.2

10.5

South

111,948

61.4

22.1

16.5

West

71,221

62.6

22.6

14.8

^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, 2008

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008 Corresponds to Table 1a

Total^a	0.72	0.55	0.40
Total under age 65^a	0.77	0.55	0.46

Age in years
Under 4	1.67	1.71	0.71
4-6	1.93	1.86	0.77
7-12	1.51	1.40	0.88
13-17	1.63	1.44	0.97
Total under 18	1.22	1.15	0.61
18	3.02	2.43	2.22
19-24	1.39	0.97	1.24
25-29	1.56	1.01	1.34
30-34	1.38	0.77	1.23
35-54	0.76	0.42	0.64
55-64	1.10	0.70	0.82
18-64 years	0.69	0.41	0.54
65 and over	1.38	1.39	0.10

Employment status^b
Employed	0.62	0.32	0.52
Not employed	0.93	0.86	0.58

Sex
Male	0.81	0.57	0.49
Female	0.76	0.66	0.42

Race ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	1.59	1.08	1.27
Total black, single race	1.35	1.30	0.69
Total white, single race	0.81	0.66	0.43
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	2.10	1.64	1.60
Total other races/multiple races	3.32	2.53	2.48

Race ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	1.69	1.23	1.35
Black Male, single race	1.48	1.36	0.95
White Male, single race	0.89	0.69	0.53
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	2.33	1.55	1.78
Other races/multiple race male	3.42	3.13	3.08
Hispanic or Latino Female	1.73	1.37	1.46
Black Female, single race	1.48	1.47	0.78
White Female, single race	0.92	0.76	0.51
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	2.31	2.11	1.74
Other races/multiple race female	4.29	3.46	2.58

Marital status^b
Married	0.79	0.53	0.56
Widowed	1.88	1.91	0.63
Divorced	1.27	1.14	1.01
Separated	2.86	2.23	2.62
Never married	0.96	0.67	0.70

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.78	0.56	0.46
Non-MSA	1.75	1.62	0.75

Census region
Northeast	1.75	1.62	0.70
Midwest	1.52	1.07	0.80
South	1.14	0.79	0.71
West	1.47	1.24	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, 2008

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008
Corresponds to Table 1a

Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured

Standard error

Total^a

0.72

0.55

0.40

Total under age 65^a

0.77

0.55

0.46

Age in years

Under 4

1.67

1.71

0.71

4-6

1.93

1.86

0.77

7-12

1.51

1.40

0.88

13-17

1.63

1.44

0.97

Total under 18

1.22

1.15

0.61

3.02

2.43

2.22

19-24

1.39

0.97

1.24

25-29

1.56

1.01

1.34

30-34

1.38

0.77

1.23

35-54

0.76

0.42

0.64

55-64

1.10

0.70

0.82

18-64 years

0.69

0.41

0.54

65 and over

1.38

1.39

0.10

Employment status^b

Employed

0.62

0.32

0.52

Not employed

0.93

0.86

0.58

Sex

Male

0.81

0.57

0.49

Female

0.76

0.66

0.42

Race ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.59

1.08

1.27

Total black, single race

1.35

1.30

0.69

Total white, single race

0.81

0.66

0.43

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

2.10

1.64

1.60

Total other races/multiple races

3.32

2.53

2.48

Race ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

1.69

1.23

1.35

Black Male, single race

1.48

1.36

0.95

White Male, single race

0.89

0.69

0.53

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

2.33

1.55

1.78

Other races/multiple race male

3.42

3.13

3.08

Hispanic or Latino Female

1.73

1.37

1.46

Black Female, single race

1.48

1.47

0.78

White Female, single race

0.92

0.76

0.51

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

2.31

2.11

1.74

Other races/multiple race female

4.29

3.46

2.58

Marital status^b

Married

0.79

0.53

0.56

Widowed

1.88

1.91

0.63

Divorced

1.27

1.14

1.01

Separated

2.86

2.23

2.62

Never married

0.96

0.67

0.70

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.78

0.56

0.46

Non-MSA

1.75

1.62

0.75

Census region

Northeast

1.75

1.62

0.70

Midwest

1.52

1.07

0.80

South

1.14

0.79

0.71

West

1.47

1.24

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, 2008