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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