Table 6. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
For the privately insured, non-elderlya population, policies for individual (non-group)b health insurance, total number, and mean, median premium cost, United States, 2011
Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies		 Policiesc
(millions)		 Mean premium cost
(dollars)		 Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 5.247 4,063 2,664
Single Policyholders 3.902 3,097 2,222
Family Policyholders 1.345 6,865 5,927





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Table 6. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
For the privately insured, non-elderlya population, policies for individual (non-group)b health insurance, total number, and mean, median premium cost, United States, 2011
Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies		 Policiesc
(millions)		 Mean premium cost
(dollars)		 Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 0.374 230 271
Single Policyholders 0.308 214 99
Family Policyholders 0.181 520 383



aPolicyholder age: 0-64

bIndividual (non-group) health insurance is coverage that is purchased directly from health insurers, rather than coverage through a group (e.g., employer based insurance).

cThe table above reports policies for all policyholders as of the beginning of the year; however, as a small number of people hold multiple policies, the unique number of policyholders is slightly lower.

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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