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

Population characteristic	Total population (in thousands)	Percent Distribution
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


		Private	Public only	Uninsured

Total < age 65^a	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
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 +
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

^a Total includes persons with unknown perceived health status. * Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30 percent. Note: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998.

Population characteristic	Private	Public only	Uninsured
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


	Standard error

Total < age 65^a	0.74	0.51	0.51
Total age 65+^a	1.39	1.38	0.18
Perceived health status, < age 65
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 +
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

^a Includes persons with unknown perceived health status. * Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30 percent. Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998.