Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 2003 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a |
250,843 |
67.1 |
14.2 |
18.8 |
Total age 65 and overa |
34,234 |
51.4 |
47.7 |
0.8 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
87,814 |
71.5 |
12.2 |
16.3 |
Very good |
79,382 |
71.4 |
11.2 |
17.3 |
Good |
59,211 |
62.2 |
15.7 |
22.2 |
Fair |
18,168 |
52.4 |
22.7 |
24.9 |
Poor |
5,984 |
37.5 |
41.6 |
20.9 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
Excellent |
5,483 |
58.8 |
39.7 |
*1.4 |
Very good |
9,132 |
56.9 |
42.7 |
*0.4 |
Good |
10,418 |
53.4 |
45.8 |
*0.8 |
Fair |
6,398 |
41.3 |
57.7 |
*1.0 |
Poor |
2,343 |
36.2 |
63.0 |
*0.9 |
| a 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 Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2003. | ||||
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 2003 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Total under age 65a |
0.63 |
0.43 |
0.46 |
Total age 65 and overa |
1.22 |
1.21 |
0.16 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.82 |
0.55 |
0.62 |
Very good |
0.81 |
0.50 |
0.65 |
Good |
0.93 |
0.65 |
0.72 |
Fair |
1.33 |
1.13 |
1.08 |
Poor |
2.10 |
2.08 |
1.85 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
Excellent |
2.84 |
2.77 |
*0.57 |
Very good |
2.01 |
2.01 |
*0.25 |
Good |
2.15 |
2.12 |
*0.25 |
Fair |
2.22 |
2.20 |
*0.38 |
Poor |
3.43 |
3.45 |
*0.53 |
| a Includes
persons with unknown perceived health status. * Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30 percent. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 2003 | |||