Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Population characteristics Total population Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Number in thousands
Totala 313,490 273,692 196,344 77,348 39,797
Total under age 65a 268,219 228,666 174,502 54,163 39,554
Age in years
Under 4 15,990 15,188 8,106 7,083 802
4 - 6 12,303 11,965 6,438 5,527 338
7 - 12 24,546 23,222 13,465 9,757 1,323
13 - 17 21,075 19,815 13,167 6,648 1,260
Total under 18 73,913 70,191 41,176 29,015 3,722
18 4,382 3,957 2,682 1,275 425
19 - 24 26,286 20,258 16,199 4,059 6,028
25 - 29 20,981 15,646 13,315 2,331 5,335
30 - 34 20,540 16,364 14,186 2,178 4,176
35 - 54 83,366 68,794 58,628 10,166 14,573
55 - 64 38,751 33,456 28,316 5,140 5,295
65 and over 45,271 45,027 21,842 23,185 244
Employment statusb
Employed 148,162 124,853 113,369 11,484 23,309
Not employed 100,513 87,105 47,697 39,408 13,408
Sex
Male 153,191 131,277 96,113 35,164 21,914
Female 160,299 142,416 100,231 42,185 17,883
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 53,517 39,991 20,994 18,997 13,526
Total black, single race 37,888 32,487 18,493 13,994 5,401
Total white, single race 197,943 179,941 141,009 38,932 18,002
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,197 14,908 11,622 3,286 2,289
Total other races/multiple races 6,945 6,366 4,227 2,139 579
Census region
Northeast 55,698 51,054 36,100 14,953 4,645
Midwest 66,851 60,844 46,356 14,488 6,007
South 117,018 98,712 69,807 28,905 18,306
West 73,923 63,083 44,081 19,002 10,840
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.

 

Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2012
Corresponds to Table 5.a
Population characteristics Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Standard error in thousands
Totala 6,143 5,267 2,439 1,491
Total under age 65a 5,615 5,049 2,010 1,482
Age in years
Under 4 660 534 379 153
4 - 6 483 355 325 61
7 - 12 857 694 498 163
13 - 17 832 719 364 123
Total under 18 2,181 1,669 1,290 354
18 264 230 123 80
19 - 24 787 745 243 356
25 - 29 697 670 172 327
30 - 34 681 658 173 255
35 - 54 2,017 1,944 474 610
55 - 64 1,189 1,106 294 295
65 and over 1,617 1,057 930 44
Employment statusb
Employed 3,207 3,121 571 884
Not employed 2,288 1,585 1,228 658
Sex
Male 3,090 2,667 1,234 855
Female 3,236 2,759 1,321 763
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 2,306 1,197 1,453 1,193
Total black, single race 1,630 912 969 393
Total white, single race 5,383 4,775 1,566 899
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 1,433 1,139 429 275
Total other races/multiple races 559 429 242 91
Census region
Northeast 2,454 2,090 956 321
Midwest 2,748 2,602 819 543
South 3,456 3,168 1,441 1,167
West 2,522 1,974 1,294 553
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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