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, 2013
| Population characteristics |
Total population
(in thousands) |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Percent distribution |
| Totala |
269,259 |
64.7 |
20.3 |
15.0 |
| Employment statusb |
|---|
| Employed |
142,007 |
76.5 |
6.6 |
16.9 |
| Not employed |
62,310 |
48.2 |
30.6 |
21.2 |
| Sex |
|---|
| Male |
133,681 |
64.4 |
18.7 |
16.9 |
| Female |
135,578 |
65.1 |
21.8 |
13.1 |
| Race / ethnicity |
|---|
| Total Hispanic or Latino |
50,953 |
39.5 |
32.2 |
28.2 |
| Total black, single race |
34,010 |
48.8 |
35.6 |
15.6 |
| Total white, single race |
160,431 |
75.5 |
13.5 |
11.0 |
| Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
15,279 |
72.7 |
12.8 |
14.5 |
| Total other races/multiple races |
8,586 |
62.0 |
29.5 |
8.5 |
| Race / ethnicity and Sex |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino Male |
25,947 |
39.1 |
29.4 |
31.5 |
| Black Male, single race |
16,103 |
47.9 |
34.0 |
18.1 |
| White Male, single race |
79,697 |
75.3 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
7,077 |
70.4 |
13.6 |
16.0 |
| Other races/multiple race male |
4,857 |
65.6 |
25.2 |
9.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino Female |
25,006 |
40.0 |
35.1 |
24.9 |
| Black Female, single race |
17,907 |
49.6 |
37.1 |
13.3 |
| White Female, single race |
80,734 |
75.7 |
14.7 |
9.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
7,720 |
74.7 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
| Other races/multiple race female |
4,212 |
59.5 |
32.9 |
7.6 |
| Marital statusb |
|---|
| Married |
101,490 |
78.3 |
7.8 |
13.9 |
| Widowed |
3,319 |
53.1 |
28.4 |
18.5 |
| Divorced |
21,821 |
60.4 |
17.9 |
21.8 |
| Separated |
4,498 |
39.7 |
28.7 |
31.5 |
| Never married |
73,305 |
57.8 |
19.7 |
22.5 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
|---|
| MSA |
233,248 |
65.8 |
19.5 |
14.7 |
| non-MSA |
36,011 |
57.9 |
25.2 |
16.9 |
| Census region |
|---|
| Northeast |
47,379 |
67.9 |
22.1 |
10.0 |
| Midwest |
57,338 |
69.7 |
18.3 |
12.0 |
| South |
100,277 |
62.5 |
19.6 |
17.8 |
| West |
64,265 |
61.4 |
21.7 |
16.9 |
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Corresponds to Table 2.a
| Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Standard error |
| Totala |
0.93 |
0.65 |
0.51 |
| Employment statusb |
|---|
| Employed |
0.77 |
0.36 |
0.63 |
| Not employed |
1.16 |
0.90 |
0.85 |
| Sex |
|---|
| Male |
0.93 |
0.64 |
0.55 |
| Female |
1.02 |
0.75 |
0.55 |
| Race / ethnicity |
|---|
| Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.46 |
1.17 |
0.96 |
| Total black, single race |
1.27 |
1.16 |
0.58 |
| Total white, single race |
0.97 |
0.61 |
0.59 |
| Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
1.68 |
1.26 |
1.06 |
| Total other races/multiple races |
3.25 |
2.58 |
1.42 |
| Race / ethnicity and Sex |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino male |
1.56 |
1.17 |
1.00 |
| Black Male, single race |
1.52 |
1.31 |
0.84 |
| White Male, single race |
1.03 |
0.62 |
0.69 |
| Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
1.92 |
1.53 |
1.27 |
| Other races / multiple race male |
3.61 |
2.65 |
1.99 |
| Hispanic or Latino female |
1.53 |
1.34 |
1.09 |
| Black Female, single race |
1.42 |
1.34 |
0.68 |
| White Female, single race
| 1.08 |
0.75 |
0.63 |
| Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
1.81 |
1.27 |
1.30 |
| Other races / multiple race female |
3.92 |
3.16 |
1.62 |
| Marital statusb |
|---|
| Married |
0.95 |
0.45 |
0.74 |
| Widowed |
3.38 |
2.73 |
2.39 |
| Divorced |
1.31 |
0.92 |
1.02 |
| Separated |
2.92 |
2.74 |
2.56 |
| Never married |
1.03 |
0.77 |
0.76 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
|---|
| MSA |
0.97 |
0.71 |
0.52 |
| Non-MSA |
2.56 |
1.53 |
1.75 |
| Census region |
|---|
| Northeast |
1.86 |
1.46 |
0.78 |
| Midwest |
2.03 |
1.24 |
1.15 |
| South |
1.75 |
1.07 |
0.99 |
| West |
1.62 |
1.49 |
0.86 |
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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