Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2011

Population characteristics Total population Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Number in thousands
Totala 311,126 272,169 196,927 75,243 38,957
Total under age 65a 267,559 228,871 175,395 53,476 38,689
Age in years
Under 4 16,088 15,283 8,081 7,203 805
4 - 6 12,248 11,821 6,630 5,190 427
7 - 12 24,914 23,498 14,129 9,368 1,416
13 - 17 20,835 19,292 12,664 6,628 1,543
Total under 18 74,084 69,894 41,505 28,390 4,190
18 4,420 3,987 2,564 1,423 433
19 - 24 25,827 20,147 15,909 4,238 5,680
25 - 29 20,799 15,642 12,921 2,721 5,157
30 - 34 20,238 15,957 13,691 2,266 4,281
35 - 54 83,897 69,603 60,244 9,358 14,295
55 - 64 38,293 33,641 28,561 5,080 4,653
65 and over 43,566 43,299 21,532 21,767 268
Employment statusb
Employed 147,404 125,570 114,367 11,203 21,834
Not employed 98,353 84,720 46,602 38,118 13,632
Sex
Male 152,053 130,251 96,409 33,841 21,802
Female 159,073 141,919 100,518 41,401 17,154
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 52,717 39,259 20,660 18,599 13,458
Total black, single race 37,322 32,172 18,327 13,846 5,149
Total white, single race 198,127 180,635 143,166 37,469 17,491
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 16,814 14,709 11,312 3,397 2,105
Total other races/multiple races 6,146 5,393 3,462 1,932 753
Census region
Northeast 55,617 50,717 37,175 13,542 4,900
Midwest 66,714 60,936 45,918 15,018 5,778
South 115,652 98,143 70,590 27,553 17,509
West 73,143 62,373 43,244 19,129 10,770

a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.
b For individuals age 16 and over.

- Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2011.

 

Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2011
Corresponds to Table 5

Population characteristics Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Standard error in thousands
Totala 6,083 5,211 2,237 1,376
Total under age 65a 5,585 4,909 1,915 1,359
Age in years
Under 4 603 441 373 124
4 - 6 477 362 294 79
7 - 12 876 697 455 134
13 - 17 833 730 353 187
Total under 18 2,173 1,613 1,181 338
18 286 248 126 74
19 - 24 851 757 274 341
25 - 29 749 687 193 271
30 - 34 681 641 193 256
35 - 54 1,831 1,731 472 603
55 - 64 1,132 1,078 306 253
65 and over 1,553 1,009 942 54
Employment statusb
Employed 3,157 3,052 478 754
Not employed 2,314 1,584 1,335 617
Sex
Male 3,021 2,586 1,095 804
Female 3,299 2,829 1,268 697
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 2,270 1,170 1,435 1,158
Total black, single race 1,821 1,066 961 366
Total white, single race 5,274 4,725 1,389 908
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 1,547 1,091 544 257
Total other races/multiple races 535 377 272 132
Census region
Northeast 2,289 2,193 702 418
Midwest 2,513 2,541 800 416
South 3,403 2,865 1,332 984
West 2,817 2,134 1,273 642

a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital status.
b For individuals age 16 and over.

- Sample size too small to produce reliable estimates.

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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