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, 2012
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 268,219 65.1 20.2 14.7
Employment statusb
Employed 140,098 77.2 6.2 16.6
Not employed 63,362 49.0 30.1 20.8
Sex
Male 133,053 64.5 19.1 16.4
Female 135,166 65.6 21.3 13.1
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 50,184 40.5 32.8 26.7
Total black, single race 33,913 50.3 33.8 15.9
Total white, single race 162,549 75.2 13.8 11.0
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,289 71.2 14.0 14.7
Total other races/multiple races 6,285 64.1 26.6 9.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 25,577 40.5 29.6 29.9
Black Male, single race 16,012 48.9 32.2 18.9
White Male, single race 80,501 74.5 13.5 12.0
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,099 71.7 13.3 15.0
Other races/multiple race male 3,863 67.4 21.9 10.7
Hispanic or Latino Female 24,607 40.5 36.1 23.3
Black Female, single race 17,900 51.6 35.2 13.2
White Female, single race 82,048 75.8 14.1 10.1
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,284 72.9 14.0 13.1
Other races/multiple race female 3,328 57.8 30.3 11.9
Marital statusb
Married 100,572 78.7 7.6 13.7
Widowed 3,049 56.9 25.4 17.7
Divorced 22,197 58.8 19.5 21.7
Separated 4,886 46.3 27.2 26.6
Never married 72,846 59.1 18.7 22.1
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 231,355 66.1 19.3 14.6
non-MSA 36,864 58.4 25.6 15.9
Census region
Northeast 47,265 67.9 22.4 9.7
Midwest 56,724 71.7 17.7 10.6
South 99,901 62.1 19.7 18.2
West 64,330 61.7 21.6 16.7
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.93 0.64 0.49
Employment statusb
Employed 0.72 0.35 0.57
Not employed 1.19 0.84 0.84
Sex
Male 0.97 0.65 0.56
Female 0.98 0.71 0.51
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.57 1.19 0.93
Total black, single race 1.45 1.27 0.62
Total white, single race 0.92 0.64 0.51
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.21 1.48 1.43
Total other races/multiple races 2.99 2.73 1.33
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.65 1.16 0.99
Black Male, single race 1.70 1.40 0.95
White Male, single race 0.98 0.70 0.60
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.34 1.74 1.57
Other races / multiple race male 3.56 2.66 2.95
Hispanic or Latino female 1.65 1.40 1.07
Black Female, single race 1.53 1.47 0.64
White Female, single race 1.03 0.72 0.60
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.30 1.80 1.43
Other races / multiple race female 3.17 2.93 2.24
Marital statusb
Married 0.83 0.41 0.69
Widowed 3.38 3.00 2.19
Divorced 1.48 1.10 1.03
Separated 2.74 2.19 2.03
Never married 1.04 0.76 0.70
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 1.00 0.68 0.52
Non-MSA 2.44 1.47 1.73
Census region
Northeast 1.67 1.53 0.57
Midwest 1.95 1.25 1.01
South 1.79 1.01 1.00
West 1.70 1.43 0.81
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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