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, 2008
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 264,634 67.3 17.3 15.4
Employment statusb
Employed 140,495 78.7 5.3 16.0
Not employed 58,905 49.6 27.4 22.9
Sex
Male 132,206 66.9 15.6 17.5
Female 132,428 67.7 18.9 13.3
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 45,009 41.8 29.3 28.9
Total black, single race 33,548 53.2 30.4 16.4
Total white, single race 167,288 76.5 11.8 11.7
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 12,360 76.5 9.7 13.8
Total other races/multiple races 6,429 61.9 22.8 15.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 23,408 40.2 26.4 33.4
Black Male, single race 15,864 52.6 27.9 19.5
White Male, single race 83,679 76.4 10.7 12.9
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,007 77.0 8.2 14.8
Other races/multiple race male 3,248 63.8 19.1 17.1
Hispanic or Latino Female 21,601 43.6 32.4 24.0
Black Female, single race 17,684 53.7 32.6 13.7
White Female, single race 83,608 76.6 12.9 10.5
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 6,354 76.0 11.1 12.9
Other races/multiple race female 3,182 60.1 26.6 13.3
Marital statusb
Married 102,572 79.9 6.6 13.5
Widowed 3,357 53.0 25.7 21.3
Divorced 22,167 62.7 16.7 20.6
Separated 4,622 51.2 18.8 30.0
Never married 66,869 59.6 17.1 23.4
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 223,856 68.0 16.8 15.2
non-MSA 40,778 63.5 20.1 16.4
Census region
Northeast 46,861 70.7 18.9 10.4
Midwest 57,742 72.4 15.5 12.0
South 97,116 64.1 17.0 18.9
West 62,916 65.2 18.1 16.7
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2008
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.77 0.55 0.46
Employment statusb
Employed 0.62 0.28 0.55
Not employed 1.18 0.94 0.83
Sex
Male 0.87 0.58 0.56
Female 0.81 0.63 0.49
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.69 1.07 1.31
Total black, single race 1.43 1.38 0.76
Total white, single race 0.85 0.64 0.52
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.15 1.46 1.69
Total other races/multiple races 3.39 2.45 2.72
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.76 1.18 1.38
Black Male, single race 1.57 1.48 1.05
White Male, single race 0.95 0.70 0.62
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.33 1.42 1.90
Other races / multiple race male 3.64 3.01 3.31
Hispanic or Latino female 1.83 1.37 1.53
Black Female, single race 1.56 1.51 0.85
White Female, single race 0.95 0.72 0.61
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.41 1.82 1.85
Other races / multiple race female 4.17 3.22 2.84
Marital statusb
Married 0.82 0.38 0.67
Widowed 2.91 2.88 2.42
Divorced 1.27 0.99 1.14
Separated 3.06 2.16 2.81
Never married 0.97 0.67 0.72
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.85 0.58 0.52
Non-MSA 1.70 1.53 0.94
Census region
Northeast 2.00 1.81 0.84
Midwest 1.59 1.02 0.92
South 1.29 0.76 0.80
West 1.37 1.08 0.89
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.

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