Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 2004 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a |
252,709 |
65.8 |
15.2 |
19.0 |
Total age 65 and overa |
34,659 |
51.1 |
48.2 |
0.7 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
89,962 |
71.2 |
13.3 |
15.6 |
Very good |
79,209 |
69.9 |
11.9 |
18.3 |
Good |
58,560 |
60.3 |
17.1 |
22.6 |
Fair |
18,187 |
49.4 |
24.7 |
25.9 |
Poor |
6,558 |
37.9 |
38.2 |
24.0 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
Excellent |
5,425 |
59.3 |
40.2 |
*0.5 |
Very good |
9,682 |
56.4 |
43.4 |
*0.3 |
Good |
10,813 |
51.1 |
48.4 |
*0.5 |
Fair |
6,034 |
41.4 |
57.3 |
*1.3 |
Poor |
2,377 |
37.6 |
61.6 |
*0.9 |
| a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital 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, 2004. | ||||
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 2004 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Total under age 65a |
0.69 |
0.47 |
0.46 |
Total age 65 and overa |
1.24 |
1.24 |
0.13 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.88 |
0.60 |
0.61 |
Very good |
0.89 |
0.57 |
0.67 |
Good |
0.97 |
0.71 |
0.69 |
Fair |
1.46 |
1.20 |
1.17 |
Poor |
2.28 |
2.11 |
1.76 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
Excellent |
2.65 |
2.65 |
*0.39 |
Very good |
2.17 |
2.17 |
*0.15 |
Good |
1.89 |
1.89 |
*0.20 |
Fair |
2.32 |
2.31 |
*0.39 |
Poor |
3.11 |
3.09 |
*0.52 |
| a Includes persons with unknown employment status and marital 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, 2004 | |||