Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status,
United States, all of 2006


Population characteristics

Total population 
(in thousands)

Private any time in year

Public only any time in year

Uninsured all year


Percent distribution


Total under age 65a

258,931

70.8

15.3

13.9

Total age 65 and overa

36,439

58.4

41.1

0.5

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

85,322

74.3

14.3

11.4

Very good

87,765

74.8

12.3

12.9

Good

64,215

67.5

15.7

16.8

Fair

16,507

53.8

26.2

20.0

Poor

5,123

42.1

42.2

15.7

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

5,595

67.9

31.4

*0.7

Very good

10,649

63.8

35.9

*0.3

Good

11,890

56.9

42.6

*0.5

Fair

5,841

48.0

51.2

*0.8

Poor

2,463

45.3

54.4

*0.3


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, 2006.

 

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status,
United States, all of 2006
Corresponds to Table 3.a


Population characteristics

Private any time in year

Public only any time in year

Uninsured all year


Standard error


Total under age 65a

0.65

0.46

0.38

Total age 65 and overa

1.19

1.18

0.12

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.90

0.69

0.59

Very good

0.79

0.51

0.54

Good

0.92

0.61

0.68

Fair

1.41

1.15

1.06

Poor

2.61

2.27

1.65

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

2.26

2.21

*0.37

Very good

1.86

1.86

*0.18

Good

2.02

2.02

*0.17

Fair

2.43

2.42

*0.34

Poor

4.28

4.30

*0.28


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

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