Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2015
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 |
271,830 |
67.6 |
22.8 |
9.5 |
| Total age 65 and overa |
49,593 |
50.5 |
48.9 |
0.5 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 |
|---|
| Excellent |
97,551 |
69.8 |
22.0 |
8.2 |
| Very good |
85,954 |
73.8 |
17.6 |
8.6 |
| Good |
64,738 |
63.8 |
24.7 |
11.4 |
| Fair |
18,438 |
49.1 |
37.2 |
13.7 |
| Poor |
4,902 |
39.7 |
48.7 |
11.6 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over |
|---|
| Excellent |
8,381 |
59.8 |
40.0 |
*0.3 |
| Very good |
14,896 |
57.6 |
42.1 |
*0.4 |
| Good |
15,561 |
49.0 |
50.5 |
*0.5 |
| Fair |
7,475 |
39.1 |
60.4 |
*0.5 |
| Poor |
2,892 |
28.1 |
70.5 |
*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, 2015.
Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2015
Corresponds to Table 3.a
| Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Standard error |
| Total under age 65a |
0.84 |
0.72 |
0.35 |
| Total age 65 and overa |
1.26 |
1.25 |
0.11 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 |
|---|
| Excellent |
1.17 |
1.01 |
0.46 |
| Very good |
0.88 |
0.73 |
0.47 |
| Good |
1.07 |
0.85 |
0.58 |
| Fair |
1.53 |
1.58 |
1.14 |
| Poor |
2.90 |
2.53 |
1.87 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over |
|---|
| Excellent |
2.55 |
2.54 |
*0.15 |
| Very good |
1.94 |
1.93 |
*0.16 |
| Good |
1.86 |
1.85 |
*0.17 |
| Fair |
2.32 |
2.30 |
*0.25 |
| Poor |
3.94 |
4.00 |
*0.77 |
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, 2015.
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