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Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 2000

Population characteristic	Total population in thousands	Private	Public only	Uninsured


		Percent distribution
^aTotal under age 65	240,688	69.9	11.9	18.2
^aTotal age 65 and over	32,621	52.2	47.2	0.5

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent	91,086	74.8	9.3	15.8
Very good	76,652	73.5	9.0	17.5
Good	53,041	63.8	15.0	21.2
Fair	14,832	53.9	22.5	23.5
Poor	4,892	36.4	40.0	23.5

Perceived health status, age 65 and over
Excellent	5,114	58.7	41.0	*0.2
Very good	9,169	53.5	46.3	*0.2
Good	10,105	55.1	44.5	*0.3
Fair	5,414	43.7	54.8	*1.5
Poor	2,281	41.9	58.1	0.0
^aTotal 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 because of rounding.
Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2000.

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 2000.
Corresponds to Table 3

Population characteristic	Private	Public only	Uninsured
	Standard error
Total under age 65^a	0.88	0.56	0.62
Total age 65 and over^a	1.33	1.31	0.13

Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent	1.04	0.61	0.76
Very good	1.01	0.66	0.80
Good	1.23	1.02	0.89
Fair	1.70	1.22	1.36
Poor	2.75	2.85	2.53

Perceived health status, age 65 and over
Excellent	2.80	2.80	*0.21
Very good	2.24	2.23	*0.10
Good	1.86	1.85	*0.16
Fair	2.59	2.57	*0.58
Poor	4.46	4.46	0.00

^aIncludes 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, 2000.