Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Number in thousands |
Totala |
318,440 |
287,116 |
203,301 |
83,815 |
31,324 |
Total under age 65a |
270,479 |
239,417 |
179,169 |
60,247 |
31,063 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
15,627 |
15,077 |
8,047 |
7,030 |
551 |
4 - 6 |
12,516 |
12,151 |
6,493 |
5,658 |
365 |
7 - 12 |
24,549 |
23,787 |
13,825 |
9,961 |
762 |
13 - 17 |
21,109 |
20,022 |
12,694 |
7,328 |
1,087 |
Total under 18 |
73,801 |
71,036 |
41,059 |
29,977 |
2,764 |
18 |
4,351 |
3,969 |
2,514 |
1,454 |
382 |
19 - 24 |
26,169 |
21,750 |
16,952 |
4,798 |
4,419 |
25 - 29 |
21,640 |
17,454 |
14,435 |
3,018 |
4,186 |
30 - 34 |
21,023 |
17,199 |
14,168 |
3,031 |
3,824 |
35 - 54 |
82,746 |
71,355 |
59,809 |
11,545 |
11,391 |
55 - 64 |
40,750 |
36,654 |
30,232 |
6,423 |
4,096 |
65 and over |
47,961 |
47,700 |
24,131 |
23,568 |
262 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
155,706 |
136,654 |
121,115 |
15,539 |
19,051 |
Not employed |
97,907 |
87,944 |
46,776 |
41,169 |
9,963 |
Sex |
Male |
155,866 |
137,936 |
99,914 |
38,022 |
17,930 |
Female |
162,574 |
149,180 |
103,387 |
45,793 |
13,394 |
Race/ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
55,840 |
43,824 |
23,288 |
20,536 |
12,016 |
Total black, single race |
38,926 |
34,397 |
18,981 |
15,415 |
4,529 |
Total white, single race |
194,571 |
182,054 |
141,314 |
40,740 |
12,517 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
17,381 |
15,968 |
12,519 |
3,449 |
1,413 |
Total other races/multiple races |
11,723 |
10,873 |
7,199 |
3,674 |
849 |
Census region |
Northeast |
56,441 |
52,577 |
36,997 |
15,579 |
3,864 |
Midwest |
67,894 |
62,715 |
47,097 |
15,618 |
5,179 |
South |
118,991 |
103,941 |
72,182 |
31,759 |
15,050 |
West |
75,114 |
67,884 |
47,024 |
20,860 |
7,230 |
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.
Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2014
Corresponds to Table 5.a
Population characteristics |
Any coverage |
Any private coverage |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error in thousands |
Totala |
6,821 |
5,877 |
2,555 |
1,309 |
Total under age 65a |
6,110 |
5,311 |
2,222 |
1,296 |
Age in years |
Under 4 |
761 |
616 |
430 |
78 |
4 - 6 |
586 |
452 |
319 |
82 |
7 - 12 |
882 |
759 |
486 |
108 |
13 - 17 |
765 |
663 |
357 |
132 |
Total under 18 |
2,359 |
1,873 |
1,259 |
258 |
18 |
298 |
262 |
142 |
87 |
19 - 24 |
785 |
718 |
315 |
293 |
25 - 29 |
799 |
751 |
216 |
277 |
30 - 34 |
813 |
765 |
226 |
242 |
35 - 54 |
2,011 |
1,880 |
618 |
561 |
55 - 64 |
1,259 |
1,145 |
373 |
317 |
65 and over |
1,623 |
1,120 |
943 |
52 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
3,475 |
3,297 |
728 |
833 |
Not employed |
2,281 |
1,630 |
1,325 |
528 |
Sex |
Male |
3,413 |
2,948 |
1,212 |
762 |
Female |
3,629 |
3,140 |
1,484 |
663 |
Race/ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
2,521 |
1,364 |
1,433 |
969 |
Total black, single race |
1,850 |
1,055 |
970 |
398 |
Total white, single race |
5,695 |
5,069 |
1,612 |
769 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
1,449 |
1,201 |
371 |
190 |
Total other races/multiple races |
969 |
773 |
401 |
175 |
Census region |
Northeast |
2,261 |
1,919 |
861 |
372 |
Midwest |
2,808 |
2,333 |
993 |
526 |
South |
4,151 |
3,765 |
1,320 |
957 |
West |
2,813 |
2,379 |
1,574 |
482 |
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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