Table 3.
Health insurance coverage of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 1999 |
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Population |
Total population in thousands |
Private | Public only | Uninsured |
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Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a | 238,610 | 70.4 | 11.7 | 17.9 |
Total age 65 and overa | 32,394 | 50.8 | 48.6 | *0.6 |
Perceived
health status, under age 65 |
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Excellent | 91,278 | 74.2 | 9.2 | 16.6 |
Very good | 76,877 | 75.3 | 8.2 | 16.5 |
Good | 49,752 | 63.6 | 15.0 | 21.4 |
Fair | 15,433 | 54.8 | 24.2 | 20.9 |
Poor | 5,095 | 42.2 | 40.9 | 17.0 |
Perceived
health status, age 65 and over |
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Excellent | 5,138 | 61.7 | 37.5 | *0.8 |
Very good | 8,862 | 55.1 | 44.5 | *0.4 |
Good | 9,881 | 53.0 | 46.9 | *0.1 |
Fair | 5,118 | 34.5 | 64.1 | *1.4 |
Poor | 2,957 | 41.0 | 57.6 | *1.4 |
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a
Total includes persons with unknown perceived health
status. * Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30 percent. |
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Note: Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding. | ||||
Source:
Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1999. |
Table C. Health insurance coverage of the
civilian noninstitutionalized population: |
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Population characteristic |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
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Standard error |
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Total < age 65 a |
1.03 |
0.74 |
0.69 |
Total age 65+a |
1.40 |
1.38 |
*0.19 |
Perceived
health status, < age 65 |
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Excellent | 1.27 | 0.81 |
0.97 |
Very good | 1.19 | 0.79 | 0.97 |
Good | 1.48 | 1.28 |
1.20 |
Fair |
2.53 |
2.15 | 1.91 |
Poor | 3.98 | 3.85 | 2.67 |
Perceived
health status, age 65 + |
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Excellent | 3.30 | 3.27 | *0.51 |
Very good | 2.74 | 2.73 | *0.26 |
Good | 2.45 | 2.44 | *0.09 |
Fair | 2.94 | 3.00 | *0.56 |
Poor | 5.09 | 5.02 | *1.01 |
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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, 1999. |