Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by types of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 1996

Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by types of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 1996

Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Percent distribution
Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Private	Employment- related	Nonemployment- related	Public only	Uninsured

Total < age 65^a	231,676	68.7	64.1	4.6	12.1	19.2
Total age 65+^a	31,839	61.5	36.0	25.5	37.6	0.9

Perceived health status, < age 65
Excellent	89,770	74.4	69.3	5.1	8.2	17.4
Very good	70,584	73.1	68.3	4.8	10.1	16.9
Good	49,509	62.3	58.8	3.6	14.9	22.8
Fair	15,400	50.1	45.9	4.2	24.9	25.1
Poor	5,588	38.8	35.1	3.7	39.8	21.4

Perceived health status, age 65 +
Excellent	5,832	66.4	40.8	25.6	32.6	1.0
Very good	7,940	67.8	40.9	26.9	31.4	0.8
Good	9,131	60.9	35.6	25.3	38.1	1.1
Fair	5,921	55.4	30.1	25.4	44.1	0.5
Poor	2,638	52.0	28.2	23.8	47.6	0.3

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-- Household Component, 1996 (round 1).

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by types of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 1996

Population characteristic	Standard errors
Population characteristic	Private	Employment- related	Nonemployment- related	Public only	Uninsured

Total < age 65^a	0.78	0.79	0.27	0.58	0.52
Total age 65+^a	1.24	1.25	1.12	1.22	0.23

Perceived health status, < age 65
Excellent	0.89	0.93	0.46	0.55	0.74
Very good	0.89	0.91	0.39	0.68	0.67
Good	1.21	1.21	0.33	0.94	0.83
Fair	1.61	1.65	0.60	1.44	1.35
Poor	2.54	2.63	1.02	2.47	2.32

Perceived health status, age 65+
Excellent	2.61	2.56	2.59	2.56	0.58*
Very good	2.08	2.40	2.09	2.06	0.43*
Good	2.06	1.99	1.92	2.01	0.36*
Fair	2.66	2.53	2.22	2.67	0.30*
Poor	3.85	3.41	2.92	3.85	0.35*

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status. * Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30%. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Household Component, 1996 (round 1).