Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009


Population characteristics

Total population

Any coverage

Any private coverage

Public only

Uninsured


Number in thousands


 

Totala

306,661

265,163

196,225

68,938

41,497

Total under age 65a

266,323

224,993

177,437

47,556

41,330

Age in years

Under 4

16,820

15,956

9,034

6,922

864

4-6

12,909

12,483

7,543

4,939

427

7-12

24,743

23,217

15,015

8,202

1,526

13-17

20,364

18,501

12,670

5,831

1,863

Total under 18

74,836

70,156

44,262

25,894

4,680

18

4,149

3,684

2,574

1,110

465

19-24

25,638

18,615

14,505

4,110

7,022

25-29

21,237

15,611

13,263

2,347

5,626

30-34

19,624

15,517

13,653

1,864

4,107

35-54

85,086

70,448

62,305

8,143

14,639

55-64

35,753

30,962

26,874

4,088

4,791

65 and over

40,338

40,170

18,789

21,382

167

Employment statusb

Employed

144,162

121,429

112,053

9,376

22,733

Not employed

96,543

81,634

45,550

36,084

14,910

Sex

Male

150,587

127,200

96,816

30,384

23,387

Female

156,073

137,963

99,409

38,554

18,110

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

49,136

35,642

19,553

16,089

13,493

Total black, single race

36,888

31,502

18,730

12,773

5,386

Total white, single race

198,961

179,142

143,361

35,782

19,819

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

14,624

12,718

10,371

2,347

1,905

Total other races/multiple races

7,052

6,158

4,210

1,948

894

Census region

Northeast

55,163

50,440

37,519

12,921

4,723

Midwest

66,878

59,386

46,210

13,176

7,492

South

112,958

94,909

68,589

26,321

18,048

West

71,662

60,428

43,908

16,520

11,234


a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.

b For individuals age 16 and over.

– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2009.

 

Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2009
Corresponds to Table 5.a


Population characteristics

Any coverage

Any private coverage

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error in thousands


 

Totala

5,772

4,915

2,158

1,730

Total under age 65a

5,134

4,546

1,811

1,717

Age in years

Under 4

585

465

353

139

4-6

502

396

298

77

7-12

849

750

456

171

13-17

699

598

328

187

Total under 18

2,018

1,641

1,150

399

18

243

197

129

73

19-24

793

713

300

393

25-29

761

728

177

381

30-34

578

546

160

267

35-54

1,813

1,715

393

687

55-64

1,064

1,018

235

295

65 and over

1,349

891

840

37

Employment statusb

Employed

2,866

2,761

481

989

Not employed

2,252

1,613

1,192

685

Sex

Male

2,848

2,543

1,021

1,045

Female

3,120

2,569

1,287

813

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

2,073

1,046

1,313

1,337

Total black, single race

1,749

1,038

903

397

Total white, single race

4,916

4,434

1,391

955

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

1,161

916

338

213

Total other races/multiple races

606

410

288

184

Census region

Northeast

2,599

2,378

725

449

Midwest

2,131

1,945

714

549

South

2,865

2,417

1,170

1,346

West

2,813

2,234

1,334

676


a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.

b For individuals age 16 and over.

– Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

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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