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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