Table 3.
Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by types of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 1998 |
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Population |
Total |
Percent Distribution |
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Private | Public only | Uninsured | ||
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Total < age 65a | 236,214 | 70.4 | 11.8 | 17.8 |
Total age 65+a |
32,082 |
55.3 |
43.8 |
0.9 |
Perceived health status, < age 65 |
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Excellent |
88,319 |
74.8 |
9.3 |
15.9 |
Very good |
74,463 |
74.5 |
9.1 |
16.3 |
Good |
52,443 |
65.3 |
13.8 |
20.8 |
Fair |
15,459 |
53.8 |
23.1 |
23.2 |
Poor |
5,283 |
41.2 |
36.0 |
22.8 |
Perceived health status, age 65 + |
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Excellent |
5,724 |
59.1 |
40.1 |
*0.8 |
Very good |
8,213 |
61.4 |
37.6 |
*1.0 |
Good |
9,597 |
55.5 |
43.3 |
*1.2 |
Fair | 5,419 |
49.0 |
50.7 |
*0.3 |
Poor |
2,567 |
42.7 |
55.9 |
*1.4 |
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a Total
includes persons with unknown perceived health status. Note: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: Center for
Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for
Healthcare Research |
Table C.
Health insurance coverage of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 1998 Corresponds to Table 3 |
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Population |
Private |
Public only | Uninsured |
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Standard error | |||
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Total < age 65a | 0.74 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
Total age 65+a |
1.39 |
1.38 |
0.18 |
Perceived health status, < age 65 |
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Excellent | 0.91 | 0.60 |
0.67 |
Very good | 0.88 | 0.57 | 0.76 |
Good | 1.14 | 0.80 | 0.88 |
Fair | 1.75 | 1.37 | 1.56 |
Poor |
2.52 |
2.48 |
2.09 |
Perceived health status, age 65 + |
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Excellent |
3.19 |
3.22 |
*0.48 |
Very good |
2.42 |
2.40 |
*0.40 |
Good |
2.28 |
2.27 |
*0.39 |
Fair |
3.01 |
3.02 |
*0.23 |
Poor |
2.94 |
2.92 |
*0.67 |
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a Includes
persons with unknown perceived health status. Source: Center for
Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for
Healthcare |