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, 2011
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 267,559 65.6 20.0 14.5
Employment statusb
Employed 139,701 78.1 6.3 15.6
Not employed 62,548 48.4 30.1 21.5
Sex
Male 132,835 64.9 18.7 16.3
Female 134,725 66.2 21.2 12.6
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 49,540 40.3 32.8 26.9
Total black, single race 33,626 50.5 34.4 15.2
Total white, single race 163,565 76.1 13.2 10.6
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,175 70.4 15.9 13.7
Total other races/multiple races 5,654 58.2 28.5 13.3
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 25,313 40.0 30.0 30.0
Black Male, single race 15,859 50.0 32.7 17.2
White Male, single race 81,533 75.2 12.6 12.2
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,324 71.6 14.2 14.3
Other races/multiple race male 2,805 60.3 26.3 13.4
Hispanic or Latino Female 24,227 40.6 35.7 23.7
Black Female, single race 17,767 50.9 35.8 13.3
White Female, single race 82,031 77.1 13.8 9.1
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,850 69.3 17.5 13.2
Other races/multiple race female 2,849 56.1 30.6 13.3
Marital statusb
Married 100,341 79.8 7.4 12.8
Widowed 2,828 53.6 25.0 21.5
Divorced 22,536 58.9 19.8 21.3
Separated 4,668 45.8 28.3 25.9
Never married 72,023 59.0 18.9 22.1
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 228,027 66.1 19.4 14.5
non-MSA 39,532 62.6 23.5 13.9
Census region
Northeast 47,127 69.5 20.2 10.3
Midwest 56,980 71.2 18.8 10.1
South 99,548 63.2 19.3 17.5
West 63,905 61.3 22.0 16.8
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2011
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.80 0.61 0.44
Employment statusb
Employed 0.57 0.31 0.50
Not employed 1.20 1.01 0.82
Sex
Male 0.83 0.61 0.51
Female 0.86 0.69 0.46
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.62 1.12 1.04
Total black, single race 1.45 1.32 0.65
Total white, single race 0.75 0.57 0.46
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 1.96 1.65 1.30
Total other races/multiple races 3.26 2.91 1.74
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.70 1.17 1.12
Black Male, single race 1.71 1.52 0.92
White Male, single race 0.83 0.62 0.59
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.40 1.98 1.52
Other races / multiple race male 3.75 3.26 2.50
Hispanic or Latino female 1.73 1.32 1.20
Black Female, single race 1.51 1.40 0.75
White Female, single race 0.83 0.66 0.49
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.13 1.88 1.49
Other races / multiple race female 4.09 3.64 2.07
Marital statusb
Married 0.73 0.44 0.63
Widowed 3.50 2.89 2.66
Divorced 1.43 0.96 1.19
Separated 3.45 2.44 2.50
Never married 0.95 0.76 0.67
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.90 0.67 0.48
Non-MSA 1.62 1.38 0.99
Census region
Northeast 1.80 1.44 0.88
Midwest 1.72 1.41 0.67
South 1.44 0.87 0.83
West 1.30 1.41 0.87
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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