Table 3. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, first half of 2008 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a |
261,426 |
61.7 |
16.3 |
22.0 |
Total age 65 and overa |
36,789 |
42.3 |
57.1 |
0.6 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
97,736 |
66.0 |
15.0 |
19.0 |
Very good |
80,071 |
65.1 |
13.5 |
21.4 |
Good |
57,381 |
58.2 |
16.9 |
25.0 |
Fair |
19,350 |
46.7 |
23.7 |
29.6 |
Poor |
6,651 |
34.0 |
42.6 |
23.4 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
Excellent |
6,610 |
49.5 |
49.7 |
*0.8 |
Very good |
9,824 |
48.4 |
51.2 |
*0.4 |
Good |
11,205 |
39.9 |
59.4 |
*0.8 |
Fair |
6,355 |
32.8 |
66.3 |
*0.9 |
Poor |
2,441 |
36.6 |
63.1 |
*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, 2008 | ||||
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 2008 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
Standard error |
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Total under age 65a |
0.81 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
Total age 65 and overa |
1.27 |
1.30 |
0.14 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
0.99 |
0.67 |
0.82 |
Very good |
1.10 |
0.80 |
0.78 |
Good |
1.02 |
0.68 |
0.84 |
Fair |
1.35 |
1.09 |
1.13 |
Poor |
2.33 |
2.49 |
2.06 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
Excellent |
2.93 |
2.99 |
*0.37 |
Very good |
2.29 |
2.27 |
*0.15 |
Good |
1.98 |
1.99 |
*0.25 |
Fair |
2.22 |
2.22 |
*0.31 |
Poor |
4.20 |
4.20 |
*0.25 |
| 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, 2008 | |||