Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2010


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

267,416

65.7

19.3

15.0

Total age 65 and overa

41,158

46.7

52.8

0.5

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

92,962

69.8

17.9

12.3

Very good

88,680

70.2

15.9

13.9

Good

62,017

60.5

20.9

18.6

Fair

17,731

46.5

31.7

21.8

Poor

5,818

44.1

40.1

15.7

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

5,879

57.4

42.3

*0.3

Very good

11,965

53.3

46.3

*0.3

Good

13,671

46.1

53.3

*0.6

Fair

6,412

32.1

67.6

*0.4

Poor

2,769

37.4

61.8

*0.8


aIncludes 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, 2010.

 

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2010
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

0.84

0.61

0.45

Total age 65 and overa

1.32

1.34

0.15

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.96

0.70

0.61

Very good

1.00

0.75

0.50

Good

1.29

0.97

0.77

Fair

1.78

1.24

1.21

Poor

3.35

2.95

1.92

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

2.66

2.65

*0.21

Very good

2.06

2.05

*0.16

Good

2.01

2.03

*0.23

Fair

2.31

2.32

*0.23

Poor

3.89

4.00

*0.83


aIncludes 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, 2010

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