Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 313,490 62.6 24.7 12.7
Total under age 65a 268,219 65.1 20.2 14.7
Age in years
Under 4 15,990 50.7 44.3 5.0
4 - 6 12,303 52.3 44.9 2.7
7 - 12 24,546 54.9 39.8 5.4
13 - 17 21,075 62.5 31.5 6.0
Total under 18 73,913 55.7 39.3 5.0
18 4,382 61.2 29.1 9.7
19 - 24 26,286 61.6 15.4 22.9
25 - 29 20,981 63.5 11.1 25.4
30 - 34 20,540 69.1 10.6 20.3
35 - 54 83,366 70.3 12.2 17.5
55 - 64 38,751 73.1 13.3 13.7
18 - 64 years 194,306 68.6 12.9 18.4
65 and over 45,271 48.2 51.2 0.5
Employment statusb
Employed 148,162 76.5 7.8 15.7
Not employed 100,513 47.5 39.2 13.3
Sex
Male 153,191 62.7 23.0 14.3
Female 160,299 62.5 26.3 11.2
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 53,517 39.2 35.5 25.3
Total black, single race 37,888 48.8 36.9 14.3
Total white, single race 197,943 71.2 19.7 9.1
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,197 67.6 19.1 13.3
Total other races/multiple races 6,945 60.9 30.8 8.3
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 27,021 39.4 32.1 28.5
Black Male, single race 17,747 47.9 35.0 17.1
White Male, single race 96,414 71.4 18.5 10.0
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,800 69.2 17.0 13.8
Other races/multiple race male 4,209 63.9 26.3 9.8
Hispanic or Latino Female 26,496 39.1 39.0 22.0
Black Female, single race 20,141 49.6 38.7 11.7
White Female, single race 101,528 71.1 20.8 8.2
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 8,273 68.5 19.6 11.9
Other races/multiple race female 3,861 54.2 35.5 10.3
Marital statusb
Married 125,375 74.0 14.9 11.1
Widowed 15,313 41.9 54.1 4.1
Divorced 28,006 55.9 26.9 17.3
Separated 5,418 44.4 31.4 24.2
Never married 74,709 58.7 19.7 21.6
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 268,925 63.6 23.8 12.6
non-MSA 44,565 56.8 30.0 13.2
Census region
Northeast 55,698 64.8 26.8 8.3
Midwest 66,851 69.3 21.7 9.0
South 117,018 59.7 24.7 15.6
West 73,923 59.6 25.7 14.7
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, 2012.

 

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.86 0.62 0.41
Total under age 65a 0.93 0.64 0.49
Age in years
Under 4 2.04 2.05 0.93
4 - 6 1.97 1.94 0.50
7 - 12 1.77 1.64 0.62
13 - 17 1.67 1.53 0.57
Total under 18 1.40 1.33 0.46
18 2.77 2.57 1.71
19 - 24 1.46 0.89 1.12
25 - 29 1.54 0.81 1.32
30 - 34 1.48 0.82 1.18
35 - 54 1.00 0.55 0.72
55 - 64 1.01 0.71 0.72
18 - 64 years 0.82 0.45 0.61
65 and over 1.29 1.29 0.10
Employment statusb
Employed 0.72 0.38 0.54
Not employed 0.98 0.74 0.56
Sex
Male 0.91 0.65 0.48
Female 0.89 0.66 0.43
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.53 1.15 0.87
Total black, single race 1.41 1.26 0.56
Total white, single race 0.87 0.68 0.41
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.12 1.56 1.30
Total other races/multiple races 2.69 2.54 1.20
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.64 1.21 0.92
Black Male, single race 1.69 1.40 0.85
White Male, single race 0.93 0.71 0.50
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.15 1.70 1.45
Other races / multiple race male 3.51 2.70 2.65
Hispanic or Latino female 1.57 1.28 1.00
Black Female, single race 1.42 1.37 0.57
White Female, single race 0.97 0.76 0.47
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.13 1.82 1.31
Other races / multiple race female 2.82 2.61 1.88
Marital statusb
Married 0.84 0.56 0.55
Widowed 1.70 1.69 0.53
Divorced 1.33 1.13 0.82
Separated 2.59 2.18 1.81
Never married 1.02 0.75 0.68
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.92 0.66 0.44
Non-MSA 2.22 1.52 1.47
Census region
Northeast 1.58 1.46 0.50
Midwest 1.79 1.18 0.87
South 1.65 1.04 0.82
West 1.51 1.33 0.68
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, 2012.

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