Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Population characteristics |
Total population (in thousands) |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
Totala |
315,722 |
62.3 |
24.8 |
12.8 |
Total under age 65a |
269,259 |
64.7 |
20.3 |
15.0 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
15,620 |
51.1 |
43.9 |
5.0 |
4 - 6 |
12,357 |
54.8 |
41.6 |
3.7 |
7 - 12 |
24,252 |
55.8 |
39.9 |
4.3 |
13 - 17 |
21,805 |
60.9 |
33.3 |
5.8 |
Total under 18 |
74,035 |
56.1 |
39.1 |
4.8 |
18 |
4,145 |
59.2 |
30.1 |
10.6 |
19 - 24 |
26,119 |
62.4 |
16.0 |
21.6 |
25 - 29 |
21,281 |
62.4 |
12.2 |
25.4 |
30 - 34 |
20,885 |
65.5 |
12.0 |
22.5 |
35 - 54 |
82,666 |
69.9 |
11.7 |
18.5 |
55 - 64 |
40,128 |
72.9 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
18 - 64 years |
195,224 |
68.0 |
13.2 |
18.8 |
65 and over |
46,463 |
48.4 |
51.2 |
0.5 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
150,321 |
75.6 |
8.3 |
16.0 |
Not employed |
100,424 |
47.2 |
39.5 |
13.3 |
Sex |
Male |
154,100 |
62.7 |
22.6 |
14.7 |
Female |
161,622 |
62.0 |
27.0 |
11.1 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
54,536 |
38.3 |
35.1 |
26.6 |
Total black, single race |
37,967 |
47.6 |
38.4 |
14.0 |
Total white, single race |
196,560 |
71.4 |
19.6 |
9.0 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
17,332 |
68.4 |
18.7 |
13.0 |
Total other races/multiple races |
9,327 |
60.9 |
31.3 |
7.8 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino Male |
27,447 |
38.4 |
31.7 |
29.9 |
Black Male, single race |
17,697 |
47.8 |
35.8 |
16.5 |
White Male, single race |
95,857 |
71.9 |
17.7 |
10.4 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
7,936 |
67.6 |
18.0 |
14.4 |
Other races/multiple race male |
5,163 |
64.4 |
26.8 |
8.7 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
27,089 |
38.3 |
38.5 |
23.2 |
Black Female, single race |
20,269 |
47.5 |
40.7 |
11.8 |
White Female, single race |
100,703 |
70.8 |
21.4 |
7.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
8,767 |
69.3 |
18.6 |
12.1 |
Other races/multiple race female |
4,793 |
57.4 |
35.9 |
6.7 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
126,262 |
74.1 |
14.7 |
11.2 |
Widowed |
15,658 |
40.2 |
55.5 |
4.3 |
Divorced |
28,639 |
56.2 |
27.1 |
16.7 |
Separated |
4,923 |
39.3 |
31.6 |
29.1 |
Never married |
75,414 |
57.2 |
20.9 |
21.9 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
271,201 |
63.3 |
24.0 |
12.7 |
non-MSA |
44,521 |
56.3 |
30.0 |
13.7 |
Census region |
Northeast |
56,133 |
64.4 |
27.2 |
8.4 |
Midwest |
67,536 |
68.0 |
21.7 |
10.2 |
South |
117,771 |
59.7 |
25.1 |
15.3 |
West |
74,282 |
59.8 |
25.5 |
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, 2013.
Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013 Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
Totala |
0.84 |
0.62 |
0.44 |
Total under age 65a |
0.93 |
0.65 |
0.51 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
1.99 |
1.97 |
0.77 |
4 - 6 |
2.03 |
2.02 |
0.86 |
7 - 12 |
1.65 |
1.63 |
0.56 |
13 - 17 |
1.76 |
1.61 |
0.60 |
Total under 18 |
1.37 |
1.34 |
0.45 |
18 |
3.19 |
2.56 |
1.73 |
19 - 24 |
1.58 |
1.06 |
1.24 |
25 - 29 |
1.58 |
0.89 |
1.27 |
30 - 34 |
1.57 |
1.10 |
1.19 |
35 - 54 |
0.92 |
0.52 |
0.72 |
55 - 64 |
1.09 |
0.80 |
0.71 |
18 - 64 years |
0.84 |
0.47 |
0.62 |
65 and over |
1.26 |
1.26 |
0.09 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
0.77 |
0.39 |
0.59 |
Not employed |
0.92 |
0.82 |
0.55 |
Sex |
Male |
0.88 |
0.64 |
0.48 |
Female |
0.91 |
0.71 |
0.47 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.39 |
1.12 |
0.92 |
Total black, single race |
1.19 |
1.12 |
0.54 |
Total white, single race |
0.91 |
0.66 |
0.47 |
Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
1.64 |
1.40 |
0.97 |
Total other races/multiple races |
3.04 |
2.44 |
1.29 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.50 |
1.16 |
0.96 |
Black Male, single race |
1.45 |
1.27 |
0.78 |
White Male, single race |
0.99 |
0.69 |
0.57 |
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
1.86 |
1.63 |
1.14 |
Other races / multiple race male |
3.47 |
2.58 |
1.86 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.43 |
1.27 |
1.03 |
Black Female, single race |
1.29 |
1.24 |
0.61 |
White Female, single race
| 1.02 |
0.80 |
0.50 |
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
1.75 |
1.44 |
1.20 |
Other races / multiple race female |
3.55 |
2.96 |
1.41 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
0.92 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
Widowed |
1.55 |
1.57 |
0.56 |
Divorced |
1.18 |
1.06 |
0.80 |
Separated |
2.80 |
2.64 |
2.38 |
Never married |
1.02 |
0.76 |
0.74 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
0.87 |
0.66 |
0.45 |
Non-MSA |
2.56 |
1.80 |
1.40 |
Census region |
Northeast |
1.90 |
1.57 |
0.66 |
Midwest |
1.84 |
1.13 |
0.99 |
South |
1.53 |
0.98 |
0.84 |
West |
1.52 |
1.43 |
0.72 |
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, 2013.
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