| Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage perceived health status, United States, first half of 2005 | ||||
| Population characteristics | Total population (in thousands) |
Private | Public only | Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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| Total under age 65a | 255,073 | 64.9 | 15.6 | 19.5 |
| Total age 65 and overa | 35,213 | 51.2 | 48.1 | 0.7 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
| Excellent | 87,736 | 69.2 | 14.1 | 16.7 |
| Very good | 80,121 | 69.7 | 12.3 | 18.0 |
| Good | 61,040 | 60.3 | 16.7 | 23.0 |
| Fair | 1 9,089 | 49.3 | 24.3 | 26.4 |
| Poor | 6,726 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 21.1 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
| Excellent | 5,901 | 61.8 | 37.9 | *0.4 |
| Very good | 9,399 | 54.7 | 44.5 | *0.8 |
| Good | 10,994 | 51.4 | 48.1 | *0.6 |
| Fair | 5,824 | 41.4 | 58.1 | *0.5 |
| Poor | 2,762 | 39.7 | 59.0 | *1.3 |
| 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, 2005. |
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| 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 2005 Corresponds to Table 3 |
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| Population characteristics | Private | Public only | Uninsured |
Standard error |
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| Total under age 65a | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Total age 65 and overa | 1.38 | 1.36 | 0.12 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
| Excellent | 0.89 | 0.56 | 0.66 |
| Very good | 0.88 | 0.56 | 0.67 |
| Good | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| Fair | 1.54 | 1.13 | 1.15 |
| Poor | 2.11 | 1.98 | 1.49 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
| Excellent | 2.70 | 2.66 | *0.23 |
| Very good | 2.05 | 2.02 | *0.28 |
| Good | 2.08 | 2.05 | *0.20 |
| Fair | 2.51 | 2.48 | *0.43 |
| Poor | 3.22 | 3.23 | *0.70 |
| 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, 2005 |
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