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, 2008
Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies		 Policiesc
(millions)		 Mean premium cost
(dollars)		 Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 5.000 3,437 2,699
Single Policyholders 3.839 2,637 2,256
Family Policyholders 1.161 6,081 5,261





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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, 2008
Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies		 Policiesc
(millions)		 Mean premium cost
(dollars)		 Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 0.370 164 159
Single Policyholders 0.303 139 180
Family Policyholders 0.142 500 473



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, 2008

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