Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2011
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 311,126 63.3 24.2 12.5
Total under age 65a 267,559 65.6 20.0 14.5
Age in years
Under 4   16,088 50.2 44.8   5.0
4 - 6   12,248 54.1 42.4   3.5
7 - 12   24,914 56.7 37.6   5.7
13 - 17   20,835 60.8 31.8   7.4
Total under 18   74,084 56.0 38.3   5.7
18     4,420 58.0 32.2   9.8
19 - 24   25,827 61.6 16.4 22.0
25 - 29   20,799 62.1 13.1 24.8
30 - 34   20,238 67.6 11.2 21.2
35 - 54   83,897 71.8 11.2 17.0
55 - 64   38,293 74.6 13.3 12.2
18 - 64 years 193,475 69.2 13.0 17.8
65 and over   43,566 49.4 50.0   0.6
Employment statusb
Employed 147,404 77.6 7.6 14.8
Not employed   98,353 47.4 38.8 13.9
Sex
Male 152,053 63.4 22.3 14.3
Female 159,073 63.2 26.0 10.8
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino   52,717 39.2 35.3 25.5
Total black, single race   37,322 49.1 37.1 13.8
Total white, single race 198,127 72.3 18.9   8.8
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race   16,814 67.3 20.2 12.5
Total other races/multiple races     6,146 56.3 31.4 12.3
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male  26,633 39.3 32.1 28.6
Black Male, single race  17,384 49.1 35.1 15.9
White Male, single race   97,044 72.3 17.5 10.3
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race     7,986 69.5 17.2 13.3
Other races/multiple race male     3,005 58.0 29.6 12.5
Hispanic or Latino Female   26,083 39.1 38.5 22.4
Black Female, single race   19,938 49.1 38.9 12.0
White Female, single race 101,083 72.3 20.3   7.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race    8,828 65.2 22.9 11.8
Other races/multiple race female    3,141 54.8 33.2 12.0
Marital statusb
Married 124,349 75.3 14.3 10.4
Widowed   15,006 42.7 52.7   4.6
Divorced   27,503 55.4 27.1 17.5
Separated     5,360 44.4 33.0 22.6
Never married   73,743 58.8 19.6 21.6
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 263,306 64.0 23.3 12.7
non-MSA   47,819 59.3 29.1 11.5
Census region
Northeast   55,617 66.8 24.3   8.8
Midwest   66,714 68.8 22.5   8.7
South 115,652 61.0 23.8 15.1
West   73,143 59.1 26.2 14.7
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, 2011.

 

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2011
Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.75 0.60 0.37
Total under age 65a 0.80 0.61 0.44
Age in years
Under 4 1.73 1.74 0.71
4 - 6 1.86 1.85 0.63
7 - 12 1.52 1.48 0.54
13 - 17 1.71 1.59 0.83
Total under 18 1.19 1.18 0.42
18 2.91 2.63 1.59
19 - 24 1.39 0.94 1.13
25 - 29 1.41 0.85 1.19
30 - 34 1.51 0.90 1.24
35 - 54 0.85 0.53 0.65
55 - 64 1.03 0.78 0.69
18 - 64 years 0.72 0.48 0.54
65 and over 1.35 1.36 0.12
Employment statusb
Employed 0.58 0.32 0.47
Not employed 0.99 0.91 0.57
Sex
Male 0.77 0.59 0.44
Female 0.80 0.68 0.39
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.61 1.10 1.00
Total black, single race 1.32 1.18 0.58
Total white, single race 0.74 0.63 0.39
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 1.89 1.67 1.19
Total other races/multiple races 3.24 2.89 1.58
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.70 1.19 1.09
Black Male, single race 1.58 1.40 0.85
White Male, single race 0.79 0.65 0.50
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.30 1.97 1.39
Other races / multiple race male 3.77 3.27 2.31
Hispanic or Latino female 1.68 1.27 1.14
Black Female, single race 1.37 1.28 0.66
White Female, single race 0.82 0.73 0.41
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.07 1.94 1.37
Other races / multiple race female 3.94 3.55 1.88
Marital statusb
Married 0.73 0.55 0.51
Widowed 1.83 1.84 0.57
Divorced 1.29 1.08 0.97
Separated 3.27 2.57 2.18
Never married 0.93 0.76 0.65
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.85 0.66 0.41
Non-MSA 1.44 1.31 0.84
Census region
Northeast 1.66 1.37 0.72
Midwest 1.65 1.37 0.58
South 1.31 0.87 0.73
West 1.19 1.34 0.76
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, 2011.

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