Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Number in thousands |
Totala |
315,722 |
275,185 |
196,783 |
78,402 |
40,537 |
Total under age 65a |
269,259 |
228,934 |
174,303 |
54,631 |
40,325 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
15,620 |
14,845 |
7,981 |
6,864 |
775 |
4 - 6 |
12,357 |
11,904 |
6,770 |
5,135 |
453 |
7 - 12 |
24,252 |
23,219 |
13,533 |
9,686 |
1,033 |
13 - 17 |
21,805 |
20,530 |
13,269 |
7,261 |
1,275 |
Total under 18 |
74,035 |
70,498 |
41,553 |
28,946 |
3,537 |
18 |
4,145 |
3,704 |
2,454 |
1,249 |
441 |
19 - 24 |
26,119 |
20,488 |
16,308 |
4,180 |
5,631 |
25 - 29 |
21,281 |
15,878 |
13,288 |
2,590 |
5,404 |
30 - 34 |
20,885 |
16,182 |
13,674 |
2,508 |
4,703 |
35 - 54 |
82,666 |
67,385 |
57,754 |
9,631 |
15,281 |
55 - 64 |
40,128 |
34,799 |
29,272 |
5,527 |
5,329 |
65 and over |
46,463 |
46,251 |
22,480 |
23,771 |
212 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
150,321 |
126,233 |
113,691 |
12,542 |
24,088 |
Not employed |
100,424 |
87,056 |
47,374 |
39,682 |
13,368 |
Sex |
Male |
154,100 |
131,441 |
96,655 |
34,786 |
22,659 |
Female |
161,622 |
143,743 |
100,128 |
43,616 |
17,878 |
Race/ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
54,536 |
40,043 |
20,913 |
19,129 |
14,494 |
Total black, single race |
37,967 |
32,665 |
18,083 |
14,582 |
5,302 |
Total white, single race |
196,560 |
178,792 |
140,262 |
38,530 |
17,768 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
17,332 |
15,085 |
11,847 |
3,238 |
2,248 |
Total other races/multiple races |
9,327 |
8,601 |
5,678 |
2,922 |
726 |
Census region |
Northeast |
56,133 |
51,396 |
36,125 |
15,271 |
4,737 |
Midwest |
67,536 |
60,621 |
45,954 |
14,667 |
6,915 |
South |
117,771 |
99,802 |
70,282 |
29,520 |
17,969 |
West |
74,282 |
63,366 |
44,422 |
18,944 |
10,917 |
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.
Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2013
Corresponds to Table 5.a
Population characteristics |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error in thousands |
Totala |
5,980 |
5,184 |
2,376 |
1,585 |
Total under age 65a |
5,358 |
4,811 |
2,050 |
1,578 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
659 |
518 |
375 |
124 |
4 - 6 |
502 |
391 |
313 |
109 |
7 - 12 |
839 |
703 |
450 |
145 |
13 - 17 |
826 |
706 |
409 |
132 |
Total under 18 |
2,111 |
1,653 |
1,256 |
348 |
18 |
262 |
232 |
119 |
76 |
19 - 24 |
805 |
732 |
308 |
389 |
25 - 29 |
733 |
684 |
206 |
315 |
30 - 34 |
607 |
610 |
229 |
290 |
35 - 54 |
1,723 |
1,666 |
435 |
644 |
55 - 64 |
1,180 |
1,120 |
334 |
305 |
65 and over |
1,527 |
988 |
934 |
43 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
3,053 |
2,974 |
608 |
955 |
Not employed |
2,232 |
1,576 |
1,199 |
670 |
Sex |
Male |
3,074 |
2,685 |
1,177 |
900 |
Female |
3,180 |
2,742 |
1,365 |
803 |
Race/ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
2,262 |
1,229 |
1,356 |
1,120 |
Total black, single race |
1,859 |
1,093 |
952 |
357 |
Total white, single race |
5,299 |
4,711 |
1,522 |
996 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
1,203 |
991 |
343 |
207 |
Total other races/multiple races |
767 |
614 |
307 |
130 |
Census region |
Northeast |
2,458 |
2,204 |
979 |
356 |
Midwest |
2,505 |
2,271 |
917 |
700 |
South |
3,364 |
3,163 |
1,251 |
1,206 |
West |
2,361 |
1,852 |
1,340 |
548 |
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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