Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 2006 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a |
257,443 |
65.0 |
15.6 |
19.4 |
Total age 65 and overa |
35,505 |
49.2 |
49.9 |
0.9 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
87,667 |
69.4 |
14.5 |
16.1 |
Very good |
81,785 |
69.0 |
12.2 |
18.8 |
Good |
62,326 |
60.9 |
16.3 |
22.8 |
Fair |
19,199 |
48.9 |
25.3 |
25.7 |
Poor |
6,130 |
39.8 |
38.9 |
21.4 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
Excellent |
5,947 |
60.2 |
39.1 |
*0.7 |
Very good |
9,764 |
54.1 |
44.8 |
1.1 |
Good |
10,754 |
49.5 |
49.7 |
*0.8 |
Fair |
6,124 |
37.2 |
61.5 |
*1.4 |
Poor |
2,642 |
34.5 |
64.8 |
*0.7 |
| 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, 2006. | ||||
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 2006 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Total under age 65a |
0.66 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
Total age 65 and overa |
1.32 |
1.29 |
0.17 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.92 |
0.60 |
0.60 |
Very good |
0.88 |
0.52 |
0.63 |
Good |
0.89 |
0.58 |
0.69 |
Fair |
1.44 |
1.12 |
1.08 |
Poor |
2.23 |
2.13 |
1.77 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
Excellent |
2.44 |
2.36 |
*0.31 |
Very good |
1.99 |
1.96 |
0.33 |
Good |
2.04 |
2.00 |
*0.25 |
Fair |
2.50 |
2.51 |
*0.44 |
Poor |
3.68 |
3.69 |
*0.50 |
| 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, 2006 | |||