Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2010


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Percent distribution


 

Totala

308,574

63.1

23.8

13.1

Total under age 65a

267,416

65.7

19.3

15.0

 

Age in years

Under 4

17,174

50.1

44.6

5.3

4-6

12,671

54.9

41.3

3.8

7-12

24,497

58.4

36.1

5.6

13-17

20,492

60.5

30.9

8.6

Total under 18

74,834

56.5

37.5

6.0

18

4,511

59.6

30.2

10.2

19-24

25,370

57.2

16.4

26.4

25-29

21,362

63.0

11.1

25.8

30-34

20,061

66.5

12.0

21.5

35-54

83,890

72.6

10.6

16.7

55-64

37,389

75.8

11.6

12.6

18-64 years

192,582

69.2

12.2

18.5

65 and over

41,158

46.7

52.8

0.5

 

Employment statusb

Employed

145,629

77.8

6.8

15.4

Not employed

97,059

46.2

39.3

14.6

 

Sex

Male

151,577

63.5

21.2

15.3

Female

156,997

62.8

26.2

11.0

 

Race/ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

50,322

38.0

34.7

27.3

Total black, single race

37,444

48.3

37.6

14.1

Total white, single race

198,723

72.3

18.3

9.3

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

15,458

66.9

20.0

13.2

Total other races/multiple races

6,627

52.7

34.8

12.5

 

Race/ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

25,959

37.7

30.9

31.4

Black Male, single race

17,395

48.9

34.9

16.2

White Male, single race

97,624

72.9

16.1

11.0

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

7,308

69.9

17.8

12.3

Other races/multiple race male

3,291

51.6

32.1

16.3

Hispanic or Latino Female

24,363

38.3

38.7

23.0

Black Female, single race

20,049

47.8

40.0

12.2

White Female, single race

101,099

71.8

20.5

7.7

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

8,149

64.2

21.9

13.9

Other races/multiple race female

3,336

53.8

37.5

8.7

 

Marital statusb

Married

124,023

75.3

14.1

10.6

Widowed

14,852

39.8

54.6

5.6

Divorced

26,292

57.4

25.0

17.6

Separated

5,018

45.5

32.0

22.5

Never married

72,752

57.0

19.6

23.4

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

260,148

63.6

23.3

13.1

Non-MSA

48,426

60.6

26.2

13.2

 

Census region

Northeast

55,486

66.9

23.3

9.9

Midwest

66,866

66.5

22.9

10.6

South

114,004

60.4

24.2

15.3

West

72,217

61.3

24.2

14.4


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, 2010

 

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2010
Corresponds to Table 1a


Population characteristics

Private

Public only

Uninsured


Standard error


 

Totala

0.77

0.59

0.41

Total under age 65a

0.84

0.61

0.45

 

Age in years

Under 4

1.55

1.64

0.66

4-6

1.91

2.00

0.65

7-12

1.51

1.48

0.54

13-17

1.69

1.48

0.87

Total under 18

1.17

1.16

0.42

18

2.89

2.40

1.51

19-24

1.53

1.08

1.24

25-29

1.67

0.91

1.38

30-34

1.47

1.00

1.20

35-54

0.76

0.50

0.59

55-64

1.00

0.68

0.65

18-64 years

0.79

0.48

0.58

65 and over

1.32

1.34

0.15

 

Employment statusb

Employed

0.68

0.31

0.57

Not employed

1.03

0.86

0.58

 

Sex

Male

0.80

0.57

0.52

Female

0.83

0.69

0.38

 

Race ethnicity

Total Hispanic or Latino

1.65

1.13

1.09

Total black, single race

1.16

1.10

0.60

Total white, single race

0.79

0.59

0.41

Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race

2.09

1.89

1.24

Total other races/multiple races

3.38

3.00

1.74

 

Race ethnicity and Sex

Hispanic or Latino Male

1.73

1.13

1.29

Black Male, single race

1.40

1.28

0.90

White Male, single race

0.87

0.61

0.55

Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race

2.50

1.89

1.42

Other races/multiple race male

3.56

3.09

2.61

Hispanic or Latino Female

1.77

1.37

1.07

Black Female, single race

1.26

1.21

0.68

White Female, single race

0.84

0.70

0.40

Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race

2.15

2.18

1.71

Other races/multiple race female

4.00

3.68

1.54

 

Marital statusb

Married

0.77

0.51

0.58

Widowed

1.64

1.68

0.66

Divorced

1.13

1.07

1.02

Separated

2.88

2.61

2.03

Never married

1.05

0.83

0.77

 

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

MSA

0.86

0.65

0.44

Non-MSA

1.91

1.65

0.90

 

Census region

Northeast

1.72

1.32

0.73

Midwest

1.64

1.34

0.65

South

1.32

0.84

0.84

West

1.47

1.38

0.72


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, 2010

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