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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