Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Population characteristics Total population
(in thousands)		 Private Public only Uninsured
Percent distribution
Totala 321,423 65.0 26.9 8.1
Total under age 65a 271,830 67.6 22.8 9.5
Age in years
Under 4 15,936 52.9 43.1 4.0
4 - 6 12,563 52.1 45.4 2.5
7 - 12 24,018 56.3 40.8 2.9
13 - 17 21,661 61.2 34.1 4.6
Total under 18 74.178 56.3 40.1 3.6
18 4,162 66.5 27.5 5.9
19 - 24 25,335 66.7 20.1 13.3
25 - 29 22,789 68.8 16.7 14.5
30 - 34 21,238 69.6 16.1 14.3
35 - 54 82,584 74.0 14.4 11.6
55 - 64 41,544 74.5 16.6 8.9
18 - 64 years 197,652 71.9 16.3 11.7
65 and over 49,593 50.5 48.9 0.5
Employment statusb
Employed 157,442 79.5 10.5 10.0
Not employed 99,032 48.5 43.3 8.3
Sex
Male 157,168 65.6 24.8 9.6
Female 164,255 64.4 28.8 6.7
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 57,063 45.1 37.0 17.9
Total black, single race 39,533 51.1 39.7 9.2
Total white, single race 194,013 73.2 21.6 5.2
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,836 72.2 20.9 6.9
Total other races/multiple races 12,978 62.4 30.6 7.0
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino Male 28,638 45.9 33.4 20.7
Black Male, single race 18,507 51.4 36.5 12.1
White Male, single race 94,908 74.0 19.9 6.1
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race 8,346 73.2 20.0 6.8
Other races/multiple race male 6,771 61.9 30.5 7.5
Hispanic or Latino Female 28,425 44.4 40.6 15.0
Black Female, single race 21,026 50.9 42.5 6.7
White Female, single race 99,106 72.5 23.2 4.4
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race 9,490 71.3 21.7 7.1
Other races/multiple race female 6,207 63.0 30.6 6.4
Marital statusb
Married 131,001 76.1 16.6 7.3
Widowed 14,939 44.2 52.9 2.9
Divorced 26,391 56.3 34.1 9.7
Separated 4,818 45.3 35.7 19.0
Never married 79,493 62.8 24.0 13.2
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 275,761 66.2 25.8 8.0
non-MSA 45,663 58.0 33.2 8.8
Census region
Northeast 56,454 66.0 28.7 5.2
Midwest 67,809 69.7 23.8 6.5
South 121,055 62.2 26.8 11.1
West 76,105 64.5 28.4 7.1
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, 2015.



Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Corresponds to Table 1.a
Population characteristics Private Public only Uninsured
Standard error
Totala 0.79 0.69 0.30
Total under age 65a 0.84 0.72 0.35
Age in years
Under 4 2.01 2.00 0.71
4 - 6 2.09 2.05 0.48
7 - 12 1.93 1.94 0.42
13 - 17 1.68 1.57 0.67
Total under 18 1.40 1.41 0.33
18 3.11 2.77 1.26
19 - 24 1.36 1.11 0.90
25 - 29 1.40 1.09 0.94
30 - 34 1.47 1.03 1.02
35 - 54 0.81 0.66 0.48
55 - 64 0.99 0.79 0.66
18 - 64 years 0.73 0.59 0.44
65 and over 1.26 1.25 0.11
Employment statusb
Employed 0.61 0.41 0.41
Not employed 0.93 0.84 0.42
Sex
Male 0.81 0.69 0.37
Female 0.86 0.79 0.31
Race / ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 1.39 1.13 0.80
Total black, single race 1.36 1.34 0.49
Total white, single race 0.86 0.80 0.31
Total asian/pacific islander, single race 2.01 1.67 0.79
Total other races/multiple races 2.58 1.95 1.61
Race / ethnicity and Sex
Hispanic or Latino male 1.46 1.12 0.89
Black Male, single race 1.51 1.46 0.78
White Male, single race 0.97 0.87 0.40
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race 2.20 1.89 1.01
Other races / multiple race male 3.57 2.45 2.19
Hispanic or Latino female 1.58 1.39 0.85
Black Female, single race 1.48 1.46 0.49
White Female, single race 0.94 0.88 0.31
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race 2.25 1.86 0.94
Other races / multiple race female 2.47 2.59 1.33
Marital statusb
Married 0.77 0.60 0.41
Widowed 1.57 1.57 0.47
Divorced 1.30 1.24 0.74
Separated 2.83 2.71 1.77
Never married 1.00 0.90 0.55
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 0.86 0.73 0.33
Non-MSA 1.81 1.61 0.88
Census region
Northeast 1.34 1.19 0.51
Midwest 1.35 1.18 0.54
South 1.33 1.04 0.63
West 2.00 1.87 0.48
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, 2015.

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