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, 2014
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 270,479 66.2 22.3 11.5
Employment statusb
Employed 146,213 78.6 8.4 13.0
Not employed 59,496 48.3 35.2 16.4
Sex
Male 134,486 65.9 20.8 13.3
Female 135,993 66.6 23.7 9.7
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 52,074 43.2 34.0 22.8
Total black, single race 34,607 50.5 36.5 13.0
Total white, single race 157,683 76.6 15.5 7.9
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 15,347 76.3 14.7 9.0
Total other races/multiple races 10,768 62.1 30.0 7.9
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 26,423 42.5 31.2 26.2
Black Male, single race 16,442 49.9 34.6 15.5
White Male, single race 78,372 76.6 14.2 9.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 7,409 73.9 15.9 10.2
Other races/multiple race male 5,839 63.0 29.1 7.9
Hispanic or Latino Female 25,651 43.8 36.9 19.3
Black Female, single race 18,165 51.1 38.1 10.8
White Female, single race 79,311 76.6 16.7 6.7
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 7,939 78.5 13.6 7.9
Other races/multiple race female 4,929 61.0 31.2 7.9
Marital statusb
Married 101,477 80.3 9.3 10.5
Widowed 2,989 54.9 33.6 11.5
Divorced 20,979 59.5 22.7 17.8
Separated 4,431 46.3 28.9 24.8
Never married 76,023 60.8 22.0 17.2
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 231,521 67.1 21.5 11.3
non-MSA 38,958 60.8 26.8 12.4
Census region
Northeast 47,115 68.3 23.6 8.1
Midwest 57,295 71.2 19.8 9.0
South 101,367 63.7 21.5 14.7
West 64,702 64.3 24.7 11.0
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.86 0.70 0.44
Employment statusb
Employed 0.66 0.43 0.53
Not employed 1.20 1.10 0.78
Sex
Male 0.86 0.66 0.51
Female 0.97 0.82 0.45
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.39 1.12 1.06
Total black, single race 1.34 1.07 0.70
Total white, single race 0.86 0.71 0.47
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 1.91 1.51 0.96
Total other races/multiple races 3.00 2.55 1.34
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.44 1.10 1.13
Black Male, single race 1.61 1.38 0.94
White Male, single race 0.96 0.70 0.62
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.10 1.71 1.32
Other races / multiple race male 3.72 2.98 1.56
Hispanic or Latino female 1.55 1.35 1.14
Black Female, single race 1.45 1.15 0.74
White Female, single race 0.97 0.89 0.47
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.07 1.61 0.95
Other races / multiple race female 3.48 3.33 1.54
Marital statusb
Married 0.84 0.52 0.63
Widowed 3.41 3.08 1.51
Divorced 1.47 1.28 1.13
Separated 2.95 2.34 2.16
Never married 1.05 0.88 0.69
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.94 0.74 0.46
Non-MSA 1.97 1.59 1.38
Census region
Northeast 1.71 1.30 0.82
Midwest 1.45 1.16 0.81
South 1.56 1.05 0.81
West 1.84 1.81 0.81
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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