Table 5.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Population estimates by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Population characteristics Total population Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Number in thousands
Totala 321,423 295,274 208,941 86,333 26,149
Total under age 65a 271,830 245,949 183,884 62,065 25,881
Age in years
Under 4 15,936 15,298 8,425 6,873 638
4 - 6 12,563 12,247 6,539 5,707 316
7 - 12 24,018 23,315 13,510 9,805 703
13 - 17 21,661 20,565 13,267 7,389 1,004
Total under 18 74,178 71,517 41,742 29,775 2,661
18 4,162 3,915 2,769 1,146 247
19 - 24 25,335 21,971 16,889 5,082 3,364
25 - 29 22,789 19,482 15,673 3,809 3,307
30 - 34 21,238 18,208 14,782 3,426 3,030
35 - 54 82,584 73,002 61,087 11,916 9,582
55 - 64 41,544 37,854 30,942 6,913 3,689
65 and over 49,593 49,325 25,057 24,268 268
Employment statusb
Employed 157,442 141,704 125,181 16,523 15,738
Not employed 99,032 90,834 48,000 42,834 8,198
Sex
Male 157,168 142,093 103,139 38,954 15,075
Female 164,255 153,181 105,802 47,379 11,074
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 57,063 46,858 25,757 21,101 10,205
Total black, single race 39,533 35,904 20,208 15,695 3,629
Total white, single race 194,013 183,845 141,997 41,848 10,168
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 17,836 16,600 12,877 3,722 1,236
Total other races/multiple races 12,978 12,068 8,101 3,967 910
Census region
Northeast 56,454 53,498 37,278 16,220 2,956
Midwest 67,809 63,420 47,282 16,138 4,389
South 121,055 107,677 75,285 32,392 13,378
West 76,105 70,679 49,096 21,583 5,427
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.



Table E. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2015
Corresponds to Table 5.a
Population characteristics Any coverage Any private coverage Public only Uninsured
Standard error in thousands
Totala 7,016 6,103 2,503 1,099
Total under age 65a 6,276 5,672 2,101 1,096
Age in years
Under 4 624 522 363 120
4 - 6 598 481 300 61
7 - 12 954 855 470 103
13 - 17 859 723 393 149
Total under 18 2,340 1,965 1,166 265
18 301 283 114 54
19 - 24 813 723 314 252
25 - 29 828 775 256 224
30 - 34 840 809 206 235
35 - 54 1,999 1,844 587 437
55 - 64 1,366 1,280 325 287
65 and over 1,632 1,121 922 54
Employment statusb
Employed 3,830 3,651 671 694
Not employed 2,429 1,637 1,330 449
Sex
Male 3,433 3,044 1,197 656
Female 3,788 3,261 1,470 547
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic or Latino 2,694 1,607 1,412 848
Total black, single race 1,795 1,041 1,026 247
Total white, single race 5,794 5,129 1,739 646
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race 1,470 1,209 430 163
Total other races/multiple races 1,206 850 479 292
Census region
Northeast 2,790 2,160 1,002 281
Midwest 2,959 2,546 951 400
South 4,399 3,903 1,340 899
West 2,930 2,913 1,376 378
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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