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, 2015
Population characteristics |
Total population (in thousands) |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
Totala |
271,830 |
67.6 |
22.8 |
9.5 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
148,331 |
80.3 |
9.1 |
10.6 |
Not employed |
58,611 |
49.5 |
36.8 |
13.6 |
Sex |
Male |
135,096 |
67.9 |
21.0 |
11.1 |
Female |
136,734 |
67.4 |
24.6 |
8.0 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
53,081 |
47.1 |
33.9 |
18.9 |
Total black, single race |
35,145 |
52.8 |
36.9 |
10.3 |
Total white, single race |
156,119 |
77.3 |
16.3 |
6.5 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
15,665 |
77.2 |
15.2 |
7.6 |
Total other races/multiple races |
11,820 |
64.0 |
28.3 |
7.7 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino Male |
26,941 |
47.4 |
30.8 |
21.8 |
Black Male, single race |
16,721 |
53.1 |
33.6 |
13.3 |
White Male, single race |
77,740 |
77.7 |
14.8 |
7.5 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
7,387 |
77.7 |
14.9 |
7.5 |
Other races/multiple race male |
6,307 |
62.7 |
29.3 |
8.0 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
26,140 |
46.8 |
37.2 |
16.0 |
Black Female, single race |
18,424 |
52.6 |
39.9 |
7.6 |
White Female, single race |
78,379 |
76.8 |
17.7 |
5.5 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
8,278 |
76.8 |
15.5 |
7.7 |
Other races/multiple race female |
5.513 |
65.5 |
27.2 |
7.2 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
102,801 |
81.1 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
Widowed |
2,852 |
53.2 |
35.7 |
11.2 |
Divorced |
20,137 |
61.7 |
25.9 |
12.4 |
Separated |
4,189 |
48.2 |
30.1 |
21.7 |
Never married |
77,068 |
63.3 |
23.1 |
13.6 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
234,970 |
68.8 |
21.9 |
9.3 |
non-MSA |
36,859 |
60.5 |
28.7 |
10.9 |
Census region |
Northeast |
47,108 |
68.2 |
25.6 |
6.2 |
Midwest |
56,976 |
72.0 |
20.3 |
7.7 |
South |
102,558 |
65.1 |
22.0 |
12.9 |
West |
65,187 |
67.4 |
24.4 |
8.2 |
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 B. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015 Corresponds to Table 2.a
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
Totala |
0.84 |
0.72 |
0.35 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
0.62 |
0.42 |
0.43 |
Not employed |
1.16 |
1.07 |
0.69 |
Sex |
Male |
0.83 |
0.68 |
0.42 |
Female |
0.96 |
0.86 |
0.37 |
Race / ethnicity |
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.49 |
1.19 |
0.86 |
Total black, single race |
1.46 |
1.45 |
0.54 |
Total white, single race |
0.92 |
0.82 |
0.38 |
Total asian/pacific islander, single race |
2.20 |
1.79 |
0.89 |
Total other races/multiple races |
2.52 |
2.08 |
1.79 |
Race / ethnicity and Sex |
Hispanic or Latino male |
1.50 |
1.14 |
0.96 |
Black Male, single race |
1.51 |
1.50 |
0.87 |
White Male, single race |
1.00 |
0.85 |
0.49 |
Asian / Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.28 |
1.94 |
1.11 |
Other races / multiple race male |
3.44 |
2.47 |
2.37 |
Hispanic or Latino female |
1.72 |
1.48 |
0.92 |
Black Female, single race |
1.68 |
1.69 |
0.55 |
White Female, single race
| 1.04 |
0.96 |
0.39 |
Asian / Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.55 |
2.01 |
1.07 |
Other races / multiple race female |
2.57 |
2.80 |
1.50 |
Marital statusb |
Married |
0.76 |
0.49 |
0.51 |
Widowed |
3.10 |
3.43 |
1.87 |
Divorced |
1.46 |
1.34 |
0.95 |
Separated |
3.03 |
2.80 |
1.94 |
Never married |
1.02 |
0.91 |
0.57 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) |
MSA |
0.93 |
0.76 |
0.38 |
Non-MSA |
2.00 |
1.90 |
1.13 |
Census region |
Northeast |
1.48 |
1.30 |
0.61 |
Midwest |
1.40 |
1.23 |
0.64 |
South |
1.49 |
1.12 |
0.72 |
West |
2.04 |
1.85 |
0.57 |
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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