Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009

Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009

Total^a	306,661	64.0	22.5	13.5
Total under age 65^a	266,323	66.6	17.9	15.5

Age in years
Under 4	16,820	53.7	41.2	5.1
4-6	12,909	58.4	38.3	3.3
7-12	24,743	60.7	33.1	6.2
13-17	20,364	62.2	28.6	9.1
Total under 18	74,836	59.1	34.6	6.3
18	4,149	62.0	26.7	11.2
19-24	25,638	56.6	16.0	27.4
25-29	21,237	62.5	11.1	26.5
30-34	19,624	69.6	9.5	20.9
35-54	85,086	73.2	9.6	17.2
55-64	35,753	75.2	11.4	13.4
18-64 years	191,487	69.5	11.3	19.1
65 and over	40,338	46.6	53.0	0.4

Employment status^b
Employed	144,162	77.7	6.5	15.8
Not employed	96,543	47.2	37.4	15.4

Sex
Male	150,587	64.3	20.2	15.5
Female	156,073	63.7	24.7	11.6

Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	49,136	39.8	32.7	27.5
Total black, single race	36,888	50.8	34.6	14.6
Total white, single race	198,961	72.1	18.0	10.0
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	14,624	70.9	16.0	13.0
Total other races/multiple races	7,052	59.7	27.6	12.7

Race/ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	25,305	39.5	28.6	31.9
Black Male, single race	17,089	51.5	31.3	17.1
White Male, single race	97,511	72.5	16.3	11.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	7,039	72.4	14.0	13.7
Other races/multiple race male	3,643	59.8	24.6	15.6
Hispanic or Latino Female	23,831	40.1	37.2	22.8
Black Female, single race	19,799	50.1	37.5	12.4
White Female, single race	101,450	71.6	19.6	8.8
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	7,584	69.6	18.0	12.4
Other races/multiple race female	3,409	59.6	30.9	9.5

Marital status^b
Married	123,710	75.1	13.5	11.4
Widowed	15,811	42.6	52.8	4.6
Divorced	26,195	57.8	23.9	18.3
Separated	5,091	40.5	29.7	29.9
Never married	70,022	58.2	18.2	23.7

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	257,912	64.7	22.0	13.3
Non-MSA	48,748	60.4	24.8	14.8

Census region
Northeast	55,163	68.0	23.4	8.6
Midwest	66,878	69.1	19.7	11.2
South	112,958	60.7	23.3	16.0
West	71,662	61.3	23.1	15.7

^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, 2009

Population characteristics

Total population
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured

Percent distribution

Total^a

306,661

64.0

22.5

13.5

Total under age 65^a

266,323

66.6

17.9

15.5

Age in years

Under 4

16,820

53.7

41.2

5.1

4-6

12,909

58.4

38.3

3.3

7-12

24,743

60.7

33.1

6.2

13-17

20,364

62.2

28.6

9.1

Total under 18

74,836

59.1

34.6

6.3

4,149

62.0

26.7

11.2

19-24

25,638

56.6

16.0

27.4

25-29

21,237

62.5

11.1

26.5

30-34

19,624

69.6

9.5

20.9

35-54

85,086

73.2

9.6

17.2

55-64

35,753

75.2

11.4

13.4

18-64 years

191,487

69.5

11.3

19.1

65 and over

40,338

46.6

53.0

0.4

Employment status^b

Employed

144,162

77.7

6.5

15.8

Not employed

96,543

47.2

37.4

15.4

Sex

Male

150,587

64.3

20.2

15.5

Female

156,073

63.7

24.7

11.6

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

49,136

39.8

32.7

27.5

Total black, single race

36,888

50.8

34.6

14.6

Total white, single race

198,961

72.1

18.0

10.0

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

14,624

70.9

16.0

13.0

Total other races/multiple races

7,052

59.7

27.6

12.7

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

25,305

39.5

28.6

31.9

Black Male, single race

17,089

51.5

31.3

17.1

White Male, single race

97,511

72.5

16.3

11.1

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

7,039

72.4

14.0

13.7

Other races/multiple race male

3,643

59.8

24.6

15.6

Hispanic or Latino Female

23,831

40.1

37.2

22.8

Black Female, single race

19,799

50.1

37.5

12.4

White Female, single race

101,450

71.6

19.6

8.8

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

7,584

69.6

18.0

12.4

Other races/multiple race female

3,409

59.6

30.9

9.5

Marital status^b

Married

123,710

75.1

13.5

11.4

Widowed

15,811

42.6

52.8

4.6

Divorced

26,195

57.8

23.9

18.3

Separated

5,091

40.5

29.7

29.9

Never married

70,022

58.2

18.2

23.7

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

257,912

64.7

22.0

13.3

Non-MSA

48,748

60.4

24.8

14.8

Census region

Northeast

55,163

68.0

23.4

8.6

Midwest

66,878

69.1

19.7

11.2

South

112,958

60.7

23.3

16.0

West

71,662

61.3

23.1

15.7

^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, 2009

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009 Corresponds to Table 1a

Population characteristics	Private	Public only	Uninsured
Population characteristics	Standard error


Total^a	0.76	0.57	0.44
Total under age 65^a	0.82	0.57	0.49

Age in years
Under 4	1.79	1.68	0.77
4-6	1.90	1.81	0.57
7-12	1.71	1.68	0.65
13-17	1.55	1.41	0.86
Total under 18	1.31	1.25	0.48
18	2.80	2.54	1.66
19-24	1.47	1.08	1.21
25-29	1.53	0.84	1.33
30-34	1.35	0.76	1.15
35-54	0.72	0.45	0.65
55-64	1.05	0.64	0.76
18-64 years	0.72	0.41	0.60
65 and over	1.36	1.36	0.09

Employment status^b
Employed	0.65	0.32	0.56
Not employed	0.99	0.84	0.61

Sex
Male	0.85	0.59	0.54
Female	0.78	0.66	0.43

Race ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino	1.64	1.17	1.30
Total black, single race	1.25	1.16	0.61
Total white, single race	0.77	0.63	0.40
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race	1.84	1.45	1.22
Total other races/multiple races	3.22	2.27	1.74

Race ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male	1.75	1.17	1.50
Black Male, single race	1.49	1.27	0.89
White Male, single race	0.92	0.73	0.50
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race	2.07	1.52	1.53
Other races/multiple race male	3.18	2.54	2.03
Hispanic or Latino Female	1.76	1.39	1.27
Black Female, single race	1.33	1.34	0.67
White Female, single race	0.80	0.67	0.46
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race	2.15	1.85	1.36
Other races/multiple race female	4.54	3.39	2.14

Marital status^b
Married	0.80	0.49	0.61
Widowed	1.64	1.63	0.57
Divorced	1.21	1.07	1.01
Separated	2.75	2.16	2.25
Never married	1.01	0.73	0.71

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA	0.80	0.60	0.49
Non-MSA	2.03	1.60	1.00

Census region
Northeast	1.71	1.27	0.83
Midwest	1.33	0.96	0.73
South	1.18	0.85	0.86
West	1.66	1.43	0.78

^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, 2009

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