Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 318,440 63.8 26.3 9.8
Total under age 65a 270,479 66.2 22.3 11.5
Age in years
Under 4 15,627 51.5 45.0 3.5
4 - 6 12,516 51.9 45.2 2.9
7 - 12 24,549 56.3 40.6 3.1
13 - 17 21,109 60.1 34.7 5.1
Total under 18 73,801 55.6 40.6 3.7
18 4,351 57.8 33.4 8.8
19 - 24 26,169 64.8 18.3 16.9
25 - 29 21,640 66.7 13.9 19.3
30 - 34 21,023 67.4 14.4 18.2
35 - 54 82,746 72.3 14.0 13.8
55 - 64 40,750 74.2 15.8 10.1
18 - 64 years 196,679 70.2 15.4 14.4
65 and over 47,961 50.3 49.1 0.5
Employment statusb
Employed 155,706 77.8 10.0 12.2
Not employed 97,907 47.8 42.0 10.2
Sex
Male 155,866 64.1 24.4 11.5
Female 162,574 63.6 28.2 8.2
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 55,840 41.7 36.8 21.5
Total black, single race 38,926 48.8 39.6 11.6
Total white, single race 194,571 72.6 20.9 6.4
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,381 72.0 19.8 8.1
Total other races/multiple races 11,723 61.4 31.3 7.2
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 28,036 41.5 33.6 24.9
Black Male, single race 18,247 48.5 37.5 14.0
White Male, single race 95,064 73.2 19.3 7.6
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 8,304 71.1 19.8 9.1
Other races/multiple race male 6,215 63.3 29.2 7.4
Hispanic or Latino Female 27,804 41.9 40.0 18.1
Black Female, single race 20,678 49.0 41.5 9.5
White Female, single race 99,507 72.1 22.5 5.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 9,077 72.9 19.9 7.2
Other races/multiple race female 5,508 59.3 33.7 7.0
Marital statusb
Married 127,396 75.9 15.7 8.4
Widowed 15,577 43.2 53.7 3.0
Divorced 27,878 54.9 31.6 13.5
Separated 4,852 45.0 32.2 22.9
Never married 78,151 60.1 23.1 16.8
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 270,559 64.8 25.4 9.8
non-MSA 47,881 58.2 31.8 10.1
Census region
Northeast 56,441 65.6 27.6 6.8
Midwest 67,894 69.4 23.0 7.6
South 118,991 60.7 26.7 12.6
West 75,114 62.6 27.8 9.6
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, 2014.



Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.82 0.69 0.37
Total under age 65a 0.86 0.70 0.44
Age in years
Under 4 2.38 2.29 0.51
4 - 6 2.04 2.06 0.64
7 - 12 1.79 1.78 0.41
13 - 17 1.65 1.52 0.60
Total under 18 1.43 1.36 0.33
18 3.26 3.11 1.86
19 - 24 1.38 1.12 0.96
25 - 29 1.52 0.97 1.23
30 - 34 1.52 1.03 1.11
35 - 54 0.86 0.72 0.64
55 - 64 1.01 0.84 0.69
18 - 64 years 0.76 0.61 0.55
65 and over 1.34 1.34 0.11
Employment statusb
Employed 0.67 0.45 0.50
Not employed 1.02 0.96 0.49
Sex
Male 0.83 0.66 0.44
Female 0.91 0.80 0.38
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.33 1.11 1.02
Total black, single race 1.24 1.00 0.64
Total white, single race 0.86 0.74 0.37
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 1.71 1.44 0.86
Total other races/multiple races 3.05 2.56 1.23
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.35 1.05 1.08
Black Male, single race 1.46 1.30 0.88
White Male, single race 0.95 0.75 0.51
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 1.94 1.68 1.18
Other races / multiple race male 3.79 3.01 1.47
Hispanic or Latino female 1.50 1.34 1.09
Black Female, single race 1.35 1.07 0.66
White Female, single race 0.94 0.88 0.37
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 1.85 1.57 0.85
Other races / multiple race female 3.48 3.31 1.37
Marital statusb
Married 0.87 0.65 0.51
Widowed 1.69 1.76 0.38
Divorced 1.26 1.22 0.86
Separated 2.84 2.35 1.98
Never married 1.03 0.86 0.67
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.88 0.71 0.40
Non-MSA 2.05 1.75 1.11
Census region
Northeast 1.56 1.25 0.68
Midwest 1.42 1.11 0.68
South 1.47 1.05 0.69
West 1.80 1.80 0.71
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, 2014.

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