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, 2009
Population characteristics |
Total population (in thousands) |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
Totala |
266,323 |
66.6 |
17.9 |
15.5 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
137,501 |
78.3 |
5.1 |
16.5 |
Not employed |
62,908 |
49.4 |
27.1 |
23.5 |
Sex |
Male |
133,125 |
66.2 |
16.3 |
17.5 |
Female |
133,198 |
67.1 |
19.4 |
13.5 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
46,249 |
40.9 |
30.1 |
29.0 |
Total black, single race |
33,440 |
52.3 |
31.7 |
16.0 |
Total white, single race |
166,929 |
76.3 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
13,132 |
74.1 |
11.6 |
14.4 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,573 |
60.8 |
25.6 |
13.6 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino Male |
24,075 |
40.1 |
26.5 |
33.3 |
Black Male, single race |
15,800 |
52.2 |
29.3 |
18.5 |
White Male, single race |
83,374 |
75.8 |
11.2 |
13.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,424 |
75.0 |
10.1 |
14.8 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,453 |
61.7 |
21.8 |
16.5 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
22,175 |
41.7 |
34.1 |
24.2 |
Black Female, single race |
17,640 |
52.4 |
33.8 |
13.8 |
White Female, single race |
83,555 |
76.7 |
12.6 |
10.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,708 |
73.1 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,121 |
59.8 |
29.8 |
10.4 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
102,075 |
79.7 |
6.5 |
13.7 |
Widowed |
3,169 |
59.3 |
20.3 |
20.4 |
Divorced |
21,995 |
61.1 |
17.2 |
21.7 |
Separated |
4,621 |
42.7 |
24.4 |
32.9 |
Never married |
68,631 |
58.5 |
17.3 |
24.1 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
225,205 |
67.4 |
17.5 |
15.2 |
non-MSA |
41,118 |
62.5 |
20.0 |
17.5 |
Census region |
Northeast |
47,330 |
71.7 |
18.4 |
10.0 |
Midwest |
57,873 |
71.1 |
16.0 |
12.9 |
South |
98,079 |
63.5 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
West |
63,041 |
63.7 |
18.6 |
17.7 |
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
Totala |
0.82 |
0.57 |
0.49 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
0.66 |
0.27 |
0.58 |
Not employed |
1.20 |
0.87 |
0.83 |
Sex |
Male |
0.91 |
0.58 |
0.60 |
Female |
0.86 |
0.67 |
0.49 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.70 |
1.18 |
1.36 |
Total black, single race |
1.34 |
1.24 |
0.67 |
Total white, single race |
0.81 |
0.58 |
0.48 |
Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
1.94 |
1.35 |
1.31 |
Total other races/multiple races |
3.36 |
2.37 |
1.88 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.80 |
1.17 |
1.55 |
Black Male, single race |
1.57 |
1.35 |
0.96 |
White Male, single race |
0.96 |
0.69 |
0.59 |
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.20 |
1.46 |
1.64 |
Other races / multiple race male |
3.24 |
2.58 |
2.16 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.84 |
1.43 |
1.35 |
Black Female, single race |
1.41 |
1.42 |
0.74 |
White Female, single race
| 0.84 |
0.64 |
0.55 |
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.22 |
1.64 |
1.48 |
Other races / multiple race female |
4.75 |
3.52 |
2.33 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
0.84 |
0.35 |
0.71 |
Widowed |
3.06 |
2.34 |
2.54 |
Divorced |
1.28 |
0.99 |
1.17 |
Separated |
2.83 |
1.94 |
2.45 |
Never married |
1.01 |
0.70 |
0.72 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
0.89 |
0.61 |
0.54 |
Non-MSA |
2.11 |
1.61 |
1.22 |
Census region |
Northeast |
1.80 |
1.33 |
0.94 |
Midwest |
1.49 |
1.04 |
0.86 |
South |
1.34 |
0.82 |
0.93 |
West |
1.62 |
1.35 |
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, 2009.
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