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, 2010
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 267,416 65.7 19.3 15.0
Employment statusb
Employed 138,622 78.3 5.5 16.2
Not employed 62,960 48.0 29.8 22.2
Sex
Male 133,638 65.3 17.4 17.3
Female 133,778 66.0 21.2 12.8
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 47,381 38.9 32.2 28.8
Total black, single race 33,912 49.8 34.7 15.5
Total white, single race 166,054 76.6 12.2 11.1
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 13,851 69.9 15.8 14.3
Total other races/multiple races 6,219 53.4 33.4 13.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 24,761 38.3 28.9 32.8
Black Male, single race 15,979 49.7 32.7 17.6
White Male, single race 83,109 76.3 10.8 12.9
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 6,661 72.8 14.1 13.1
Other races/multiple race male 3,128 52.5 30.3 17.2
Hispanic or Latino Female 22,620 39.6 35.9 24.5
Black Female, single race 17,933 49.8 36.5 13.6
White Female, single race 82,945 77.0 13.6 9.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,189 67.2 17.4 15.4
Other races/multiple race female 3,091 54.2 36.6 9.2
Marital statusb
Married 101,209 80.0 7.1 12.9
Widowed 3,022 50.0 24.6 25.4
Divorced 21,866 61.2 17.7 21.1
Separated 4,551 47.4 27.9 24.8
Never married 71,132 57.4 18.7 23.9
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 226,712 66.0 19.0 14.9
non-MSA 40,705 63.6 20.8 15.6
Census region
Northeast 47,269 70.3 18.2 11.6
Midwest 57,631 68.7 19.1 12.2
South 99,136 63.0 19.5 17.5
West 63,381 63.6 20.1 16.3
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2010
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.84 0.61 0.45
Employment statusb
Employed 0.69 0.29 0.59
Not employed 1.24 0.98 0.80
Sex
Male 0.86 0.57 0.57
Female 0.90 0.74 0.44
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.69 1.15 1.11
Total black, single race 1.25 1.20 0.67
Total white, single race 0.85 0.59 0.48
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.23 1.96 1.40
Total other races/multiple races 3.56 3.13 1.87
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.77 1.17 1.29
Black Male, single race 1.46 1.36 0.99
White Male, single race 0.93 0.59 0.64
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.70 2.01 1.53
Other races / multiple race male 3.71 3.30 2.74
Hispanic or Latino female 1.83 1.38 1.13
Black Female, single race 1.38 1.33 0.76
White Female, single race 0.90 0.70 0.49
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.25 2.22 1.95
Other races / multiple race female 4.17 3.78 1.70
Marital statusb
Married 0.82 0.41 0.67
Widowed 2.97 2.56 2.89
Divorced 1.32 0.96 1.16
Separated 3.06 2.65 2.19
Never married 1.07 0.83 0.78
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.92 0.66 0.49
Non-MSA 2.10 1.78 1.04
Census region
Northeast 1.71 1.30 0.85
Midwest 1.81 1.47 0.75
South 1.48 0.89 0.89
West 1.58 1.39 0.82
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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