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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