Table 1. Health insurance coverage status, coverage type, and selected characteristics, for
persons of all ages, January-June 2010
Total
Number of
persons in
millions
303.4
Selected Characteristic
Sex
Male
Female
Poverty status4
Poor
Near poor
Not poor
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic
White, single race
Black, single race
Other races and
multiple races
Current Health status
Excellent or very good
Good
Fair or poor
Place of residence5
Large MSA
Small MSA
Not in MSA
Private1
Health insurance coverage status and type
Medicaid/CHIP2
Medicare
Uninsured3
Percent (standard error) of persons
60.8 (0.66)
15.1 (0.39)
14.0 (0.33)
Percent distribution of characteristic (standard error)
16.2 (0.42)
49.0 (0.19)
51.0 (0.19)
48.7 (0.24)
51.3 (0.24)
43.9 (0.58)
56.1 (0.58)
43.1 (0.63)
56.9 (0.63)
55.6 (0.54)
44.4 (0.54)
15.1 (0.52)
18.7 (0.46)
66.2 (0.72)
3.9 (0.23)
10.5 (0.42)
85.6 (0.48)
48.4 (1.29)
31.7 (1.07)
20.0 (0.90)
12.8 (0.71)
22.7 (0.90)
64.5 (1.16)
27.2 (1.18)
33.8 (0.99)
39.0 (1.15)
16.1 (0.66)
9.6 (0.46)
28.7 (1.26)
7.1 (0.63)
30.8 (1.43)
64.6 (0.82)
12.2 (0.54)
74.7 (0.74)
8.8 (0.42)
42.0 (1.29)
22.6 (1.24)
78.7 (1.00)
9.9 (0.62)
46.5 (1.55)
14.6 (0.93)
7.0 (0.44)
6.9 (0.38)
6.7 (0.61)
4.3 (0.38)
8.2 (1.65)
66.0 (0.44)
24.1 (0.34)
9.9 (0.21)
72.7 (0.46)
21.0 (0.38)
6.4 (0.20)
58.1 (0.88)
26.4 (0.72)
15.5 (0.57)
38.8 (0.83)
33.4 (0.72)
27.7 (0.74)
58.7 (0.82)
30.1 (0.81)
11.3 (0.51)
53.9 (1.61)
30.6 (1.59)
15.4 (0.83)
55.8 (1.73)
29.9 (1.68)
14.2 (0.85)
49.1 (1.94)
31.3 (1.90)
19.6 (1.39)
46.8 (1.80)
32.9 (1.88)
20.3 (1.28)
52.1 (2.09)
31.3 (2.19)
16.6 (1.17)
1
“Private" health insurance coverage excludes plans that paid for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small
number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories.
2
"Medicaid/CHIP" health insurance coverage also includes persons covered by other public programs.
3
A person was defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined
as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such
as accidents or dental care.
4
Poverty status is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. “Poor” persons are
defined as those below the poverty threshold; “near poor” persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty
threshold; and “not poor” persons have incomes of 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. The percentage of respondents with
unknown poverty status was 12.0% in the first two quarters of 2010.
5
MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population size of 1,000,000 or more; small MSAs have a population size
of less than 1,000,000. "Not in MSA" consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.
NOTES: The Private, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare categories are not mutually exclusive, and a person may be counted in more
than one category. These 2010 health insurance estimates are being released prior to final data editing and final weighting, to
provide access to the most recent information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The resulting estimates for
persons without health insurance are generally 0.1–0.3 percentage points lower than those based on the editing procedures used
for the final data files. Occasionally, due to decisions made for the final data editing and weighting, estimates based on preliminary
editing procedures may differ by more than 0.3 percentage points from estimates based on final files. The estimates for
"Medicaid/CHIP" and "Medicare" are lower than estimates that will be produced from the final files.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010, Family Core component. The estimates for 2010 are based on
data collected from January through June. Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This publication is a product of the NHIS Early Release Program
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm). This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Division of Health Interview
Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Table 2. Health insurance coverage status, coverage type, and selected characteristics, for
persons aged 0-18, January-June 2010.
Total
Number of
persons in
millions
78.8
Selected Characteristic
Sex
Male
Female
Poverty status
Poor
Near poor
Not poor
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic
White, single race
Black, single race
Other races and
multiple races
Current Health status
Excellent or very good
Good
Fair or poor
Place of residence
Large MSA
Small MSA
Not in MSA
Private1
Health insurance coverage status and type
Medicaid/CHIP2
Medicare
Uninsured3
Percent (standard error) of persons
54.4 (0.95)
34.4 (0.87)
0.2 (0.06)
Percent distribution of characteristic (standard error)
8.8 (0.49)
51.2 (0.52)
48.8 (0.52)
51.0 (0.77)
49.0 (0.77)
51.2 (0.82)
48.8 (0.82)
52.7 (8.26)
47.3 (8.26)
53.0 (1.63)
47.0 (1.63)
21.9 (0.89)
22.9 (0.76)
55.2 (1.06)
4.2 (0.42)
12.9 (0.79)
82.8 (0.87)
48.6 (1.50)
34.0 (1.31)
17.4 (0.99)
55.6 (12.01)
40.2 (11.72)
†
29.8 (3.31)
38.0 (2.74)
32.2 (2.39)
22.6 (0.93)
12.4 (0.71)
35.0 (1.53)
*27.4 (9.74)
36.3 (2.74)
54.9 (0.98)
14.1 (0.69)
69.9 (1.12)
9.1 (0.57)
36.1 (1.42)
21.8 (1.32)
†
44.6 (12.98)
39.2 (2.69)
13.0 (1.55)
8.3 (0.56)
8.5 (0.59)
7.1 (0.74)
†
11.5 (3.04)
82.3 (0.59)
15.6 (0.54)
2.1 (0.18)
89.3 (0.54)
9.9 (0.52)
0.8 (0.12)
72.2 (1.09)
23.7 (1.00)
4.1 (0.42)
44.9 (12.44)
*35.8 (11.07)
*19.3 (8.38)
78.0 (1.91)
20.0 (1.88)
2.0 (0.45)
53.7 (1.80)
31.0 (1.74)
15.3 (0.94)
58.0 (2.05)
28.4 (1.95)
13.6 (1.04)
47.6 (2.06)
32.8 (2.01)
19.6 (1.51)
68.4 (11.20)
*31.6 (11.20)
-
50.6 (3.45)
33.2 (3.63)
16.2 (2.02)
†Estimates with a relative standard error of greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
*Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should
be used with caution as they do not meet the standard of reliability or precision.
-Quantity zero
1
“Private" health insurance coverage excludes plans that paid for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small
number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories.
2
"Medicaid/CHIP" health insurance coverage also includes persons covered by other public programs.
3
A person was defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined
as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such
as accidents or dental care.
4
Poverty status is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. “Poor” persons are
defined as those below the poverty threshold; “near poor” persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty
threshold; and “not poor” persons have incomes of 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. The percentage of respondents with
unknown poverty status was 12.0% in the first two quarters of 2010.
5
MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population size of 1,000,000 or more; small MSAs have a population size
of less than 1,000,000. "Not in MSA" consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.
NOTES: The Private, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare categories are not mutually exclusive, and a person may be counted in more
than one category. These 2010 health insurance estimates are being released prior to final data editing and final weighting, to
provide access to the most recent information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The resulting estimates for
persons without health insurance are generally 0.1–0.3 percentage points lower than those based on the editing procedures used
for the final data files. Occasionally, due to decisions made for the final data editing and weighting, estimates based on preliminary
editing procedures may differ by more than 0.3 percentage points from estimates based on final files. The estimates for
"Medicaid/CHIP" and "Medicare" are lower than estimates that will be produced from the final files.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010, Family Core component. The estimates for 2010 are based on
data collected from January through June. Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This publication is a product of the NHIS Early Release Program
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm). This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Division of Health Interview
Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Table 3. Health insurance coverage status, coverage type, and selected characteristics, for
persons aged 19-64, January-June 2010.
Total
Number of
persons in
millions
186.1
Selected Characteristic
Sex
Male
Female
Poverty status4
Poor
Near poor
Not poor
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic
White, single race
Black, single race
Other races and
multiple races
Current Health status
Excellent or very good
Good
Fair or poor
Place of residence5
Large MSA
Small MSA
Not in MSA
Private1
Health insurance coverage status and type
Medicaid/CHIP2
Medicare
Uninsured3
Percent (standard error) of persons
64.9 (0.66)
8.5 (0.29)
3.1 (0.13)
Percent distribution of characteristic (standard error)
22.5 (0.54)
49.2 (0.22)
50.8 (0.22)
48.7 (0.25)
51.3 (0.25)
33.4 (0.85)
66.6 (0.85)
45.5 (1.94)
54.5 (1.94)
56.2 (0.56)
43.8 (0.56)
13.2 (0.46)
16.3 (0.43)
70.5 (0.68)
3.7 (0.26)
8.7 (0.36)
87.6 (0.46)
49.5 (1.58)
28.1 (1.23)
22.5 (1.20)
30.3 (2.12)
30.4 (2.05)
39.3 (2.10)
26.8 (1.00)
33.0 (0.89)
40.2 (1.08)
15.2 (0.63)
9.7 (0.47)
19.7 (1.22)
9.2 (1.02)
29.7 (1.34)
65.7 (0.83)
12.2 (0.56)
74.1 (0.72)
9.3 (0.44)
50.1 (1.64)
24.3 (1.50)
68.3 (1.79)
18.7 (1.51)
47.8 (1.48)
14.9 (0.93)
7.0 (0.46)
6.9 (0.38)
5.9 (0.65)
3.9 (0.65)
7.5 (1.44)
63.9 (0.49)
25.7 (0.38)
10.4 (0.27)
71.2 (0.51)
22.6 (0.45)
6.1 (0.22)
40.7 (1.22)
30.5 (1.05)
28.8 (1.01)
15.8 (1.44)
29.6 (1.69)
54.5 (2.04)
55.6 (0.80)
31.7 (0.77)
12.6 (0.60)
55.1 (1.62)
30.2 (1.59)
14.7 (0.81)
57.2 (1.73)
29.6 (1.68)
13.2 (0.79)
50.5 (2.17)
29.5 (2.12)
20.0 (1.69)
40.4 (2.39)
34.9 (2.60)
24.7 (2.11)
52.3 (2.00)
31.0 (2.07)
16.7 (1.15)
1
“Private" health insurance coverage excludes plans that paid for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small
number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories.
2
"Medicaid/CHIP" health insurance coverage also includes persons covered by other public programs.
3
A person was defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined
as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such
as accidents or dental care.
4
Poverty status is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. “Poor” persons are
defined as those below the poverty threshold; “near poor” persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty
threshold; and “not poor” persons have incomes of 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. The percentage of respondents with
unknown poverty status was 12.0% in the first two quarters of 2010.
5
MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population size of 1,000,000 or more; small MSAs have a population size
of less than 1,000,000. "Not in MSA" consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.
NOTES: The Private, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare categories are not mutually exclusive, and a person may be counted in more
than one category. These 2010 health insurance estimates are being released prior to final data editing and final weighting, to
provide access to the most recent information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The resulting estimates for
persons without health insurance are generally 0.1–0.3 percentage points lower than those based on the editing procedures used
for the final data files. Occasionally, due to decisions made for the final data editing and weighting, estimates based on preliminary
editing procedures may differ by more than 0.3 percentage points from estimates based on final files. The estimates for
"Medicaid/CHIP" and "Medicare" are lower than estimates that will be produced from the final files.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010, Family Core component. The estimates for 2010 are based on
data collected from January through June. Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This publication is a product of the NHIS Early Release Program
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm). This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Division of Health Interview
Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Table 4. Health insurance coverage status, coverage type, and selected characteristics, for
persons aged 65 and over, January-June 2010.
Total
Number of
persons in
millions
38.5
Selected Characteristic
Sex
Male
Female
Poverty status4
Poor
Near poor
Not poor
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic
White, single race
Black, single race
Other races and
multiple races
Current Health status
Excellent or very good
Good
Fair or poor
Place of residence5
Large MSA
Small MSA
Not in MSA
Private1
Health insurance coverage status and type
Medicaid/CHIP2
Medicare
Uninsured3
Percent (standard error) of persons
54.1 (1.17)
7.8 (0.54)
94.4 (0.37)
Percent distribution of characteristic (standard error)
1.0 (0.14)
43.3 (0.61)
56.7 (0.61)
43.8 (0.76)
56.2 (0.76)
32.3 (2.08)
67.7 (2.08)
42.7 (0.61)
56.7 (0.61)
45.2 (6.46)
54.8 (6.46)
9.6 (0.61)
21.3 (0.92)
69.1 (1.16)
4.4 (0.52)
16.1 (1.08)
79.5 (1.20)
39.9 (3.13)
28.5 (2.88)
31.7 (3.30)
9.5 (0.62)
21.3 (0.95)
69.2 (1.19)
22.5 (4.90)
33.8 (6.65)
43.7 (7.50)
7.3 (0.67)
3.3 (0.39)
19.2 (2.68)
6.7 (0.65)
43.1 (6.34)
79.5 (1.00)
8.5 (0.57)
87.9 (0.88)
5.5 (0.60)
52.4 (3.25)
20.3 (2.20)
80.7 (0.99)
8.3 (0.56)
30.2 (6.97)
*9.6 (3.13)
4.6 (0.43)
3.2 (0.46)
8.1 (1.32)
4.3 (0.42)
17.1 (4.40)
42.5 (0.87)
33.9 (0.76)
23.6 (0.72)
46.7 (1.24)
34.0 (1.05)
19.3 (0.88)
20.7 (2.33)
30.2 (2.52)
49.1 (2.57)
42.4 (0.91)
34.0 (0.79)
23.6 (0.74)
39.8 (6.27)
30.6 (5.14)
29.6 (5.58)
48.6 (1.87)
32.2 (1.91)
19.2 (1.29)
43.6 (2.22)
34.9 (2.24)
21.5 (1.79)
55.8 (3.68)
26.4 (3.21)
17.8 (2.59)
47.7 (1.88)
32.6 (1.93)
19.7 (1.33)
66.0 (7.13)
25.5 (5.78)
†
*Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should
be used with caution as they do not meet the standard of reliability or precision.
†Estimates with a relative standard error of greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
1
“Private" health insurance coverage excludes plans that paid for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small
number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories.
2
"Medicaid/CHIP" health insurance coverage also includes persons covered by other public programs.
3
A person was defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined
as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such
as accidents or dental care.
4
Poverty status is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. “Poor” persons are
defined as those below the poverty threshold; “near poor” persons have incomes of 100% to less than 200% of the poverty
threshold; and “not poor” persons have incomes of 200% of the poverty threshold or greater. The percentage of respondents with
unknown poverty status was 12.0% in the first two quarters of 2010.
5
MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Large MSAs have a population size of 1,000,000 or more; small MSAs have a population size
of less than 1,000,000. "Not in MSA" consists of persons not living in a metropolitan statistical area.
NOTES: The Private, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare categories are not mutually exclusive, and a person may be counted in more
than one category. These 2010 health insurance estimates are being released prior to final data editing and final weighting, to
provide access to the most recent information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The resulting estimates for
persons without health insurance are generally 0.1–0.3 percentage points lower than those based on the editing procedures used
for the final data files. Occasionally, due to decisions made for the final data editing and weighting, estimates based on preliminary
editing procedures may differ by more than 0.3 percentage points from estimates based on final files. The estimates for
"Medicaid/CHIP" and "Medicare" are lower than estimates that will be produced from the final files.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010, Family Core component. The estimates for 2010 are based on
data collected from January through June. Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This publication is a product of the NHIS Early Release Program
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm). This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Division of Health Interview
Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
