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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