Table 1.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2005 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Totala |
296,185 |
67.9 |
19.8 |
12.4 |
Total under age 65a |
258,708 |
69.6 |
16.3 |
14.1 |
Age in years | ||||
Under 4 |
16,095 |
55.7 |
37.4 |
6.9 |
4-6 |
11,826 |
60.7 |
34.4 |
4.9 |
7-12 |
23,788 |
63.2 |
31.1 |
5.7 |
13-17 |
21,854 |
66.2 |
26.1 |
7.7 |
Total under 18 |
73,563 |
62.1 |
31.5 |
6.4 |
18 |
3,925 |
63.5 |
25.7 |
10.9 |
19-24 |
25,086 |
61.3 |
13.2 |
25.5 |
25-29 |
19,754 |
65.6 |
8.8 |
25.6 |
30-34 |
19,255 |
72.4 |
9.3 |
18.3 |
35-54 |
85,331 |
76.2 |
9.3 |
14.5 |
55-64 |
31,794 |
77.4 |
10.2 |
12.3 |
18-64 years |
185,145 |
72.6 |
10.3 |
17.1 |
65 and over |
37,477 |
55.8 |
43.7 |
0.5 |
Employment statusb | ||||
Employed |
145,980 |
79.4 |
6.0 |
14.6 |
Not employed |
85,963 |
53.2 |
33.7 |
13.1 |
Sex | ||||
Male |
145,116 |
68.6 |
17.1 |
14.4 |
Female |
151,069 |
67.2 |
22.4 |
10.4 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
43,576 |
42.6 |
30.4 |
27.1 |
Total black, single race |
35,880 |
53.6 |
32.5 |
13.9 |
Total white, single race |
196,514 |
76.4 |
14.8 |
8.7 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
13,607 |
69.3 |
18.2 |
12.5 |
Total other races/multiple races |
6,607 |
53.5 |
30.9 |
15.5 |
Race/ethnicity and Sex | ||||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
22,429 |
43.0 |
26.3 |
30.7 |
Black Male, single race |
16,722 |
54.1 |
27.5 |
18.4 |
White Male, single race |
96,067 |
77.5 |
12.7 |
9.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
6,614 |
69.6 |
16.4 |
14.0 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3,285 |
53.3 |
30.9 |
15.8 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
21,147 |
42.1 |
34.7 |
23.2 |
Black Female, single race |
19,159 |
53.2 |
36.8 |
9.9 |
White Female, single race |
100,447 |
75.4 |
16.9 |
7.7 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
6,993 |
69.0 |
19.9 |
11.1 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3,322 |
53.8 |
30.9 |
15.3 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Married |
123,224 |
78.5 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
Widowed |
15,879 |
50.2 |
45.6 |
4.2 |
Divorced |
25,056 |
61.3 |
20.1 |
18.6 |
Separated |
3,976 |
46.3 |
29.7 |
24.0 |
Never married |
63,899 |
62.1 |
16.5 |
21.3 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||
MSA |
247,096 |
68.3 |
19.3 |
12.4 |
Non-MSA |
49,089 |
65.6 |
22.0 |
12.3 |
Census region | ||||
Northeast |
54,614 |
72.4 |
18.3 |
9.3 |
Midwest |
65,761 |
73.1 |
16.8 |
10.1 |
South |
107,124 |
64.5 |
21.0 |
14.6 |
West |
68,686 |
64.5 |
21.9 |
13.5 |
| 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, 2005 | ||||
Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 2005 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Totala |
0.60 |
0.48 |
0.33 |
Total under age 65a |
0.63 |
0.48 |
0.37 |
Age in years | |||
Under 4 |
1.65 |
1.61 |
0.77 |
4-6 |
1.62 |
1.56 |
0.70 |
7-12 |
1.23 |
1.16 |
0.51 |
13-17 |
1.34 |
1.15 |
0.73 |
Total under 18 |
0.98 |
0.94 |
0.42 |
18 |
2.64 |
2.31 |
1.68 |
19-24 |
1.33 |
0.85 |
1.14 |
25-29 |
1.45 |
0.65 |
1.42 |
30-34 |
1.30 |
0.74 |
1.04 |
35-54 |
0.67 |
0.46 |
0.53 |
55-64 |
0.97 |
0.60 |
0.78 |
18-64 years |
0.59 |
0.36 |
0.46 |
65 and over |
1.37 |
1.36 |
0.12 |
Employment statusb | |||
Employed |
0.53 |
0.27 |
0.47 |
Not employed |
0.87 |
0.81 |
0.45 |
Sex | |||
Male |
0.66 |
0.47 |
0.42 |
Female |
0.64 |
0.56 |
0.35 |
Race ethnicity | |||
Total Hispanic or Latino |
1.28 |
1.12 |
0.86 |
Total black, single race |
1.21 |
1.16 |
0.70 |
Total white, single race |
0.65 |
0.54 |
0.32 |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander, single race |
2.45 |
1.96 |
1.75 |
Total other races/multiple races |
3.06 |
2.46 |
1.70 |
Race ethnicity and Sex | |||
Hispanic or Latino Male |
1.35 |
1.06 |
1.07 |
Black Male, single race |
1.44 |
1.25 |
1.20 |
White Male, single race |
0.71 |
0.55 |
0.42 |
Asian/Pacific Islander male, single race |
2.59 |
1.81 |
2.12 |
Other races/multiple race male |
3.95 |
3.59 |
2.21 |
Hispanic or Latino Female |
1.52 |
1.44 |
1.04 |
Black Female, single race |
1.38 |
1.38 |
0.70 |
White Female, single race |
0.74 |
0.61 |
0.36 |
Asian/Pacific Islander female, single race |
2.97 |
2.49 |
1.75 |
Other races/multiple race female |
3.28 |
2.72 |
2.39 |
Marital statusb | |||
Married |
0.62 |
0.48 |
0.44 |
Widowed |
1.61 |
1.57 |
0.51 |
Divorced |
1.12 |
0.93 |
0.89 |
Separated |
3.01 |
2.36 |
2.32 |
Never married |
0.98 |
0.64 |
0.67 |
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | |||
MSA |
0.70 |
0.54 |
0.38 |
Non-MSA |
1.23 |
1.03 |
0.64 |
Census region | |||
Northeast |
1.61 |
1.25 |
0.77 |
Midwest |
1.15 |
1.01 |
0.57 |
South |
0.99 |
0.77 |
0.56 |
West |
1.14 |
0.88 |
0.69 |
| 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, 2005 | |||