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, 2012

Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies
Policiesc
(millions)
Mean premium cost
(dollars)
Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 5.972 3,843 2,951
Single Policyholders 4.613 3,249 2,368
Family Policyholders 1.359 5,859 4,986



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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, 2012

Individual (Non-group)
Health Insurance Policies
Policiesc
(millions)
Mean premium cost
(dollars)
Median premium cost
(dollars)
All Policyholders 0.392 166 220
Single Policyholders 0.333 142 168
Family Policyholders 0.178 410 304



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, 2012

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