Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2005


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

258,708

69.6

16.3

14.1

Total age 65 and overa

37,477

55.8

43.7

0.5

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

85,446

73.5

14.8

11.8

Very good

86,932

73.5

13.1

13.4

Good

63,832

66.1

17.3

16.6

Fair

16,884

52.2

28.5

19.4

Poor

5,454

41.1

43.0

15.9

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

5,432

67.6

32.3

*0.1

Very good

10,515

62.4

37.0

*0.6

Good

11,875

55.0

44.4

*0.6

Fair

6,234

44.8

54.9

*0.4

Poor

3,099

40.2

59.4

*0.4


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, 2005.

 

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2005
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

0.63

0.48

0.37

Total age 65 and overa

1.37

1.36

0.12

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.92

0.64

0.55

Very good

0.82

0.59

0.60

Good

0.89

0.67

0.62

Fair

1.51

1.33

1.11

Poor

2.65

2.64

1.59

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

2.61

2.61

*0.07

Very good

2.24

2.25

*0.30

Good

1.93

1.90

*0.24

Fair

2.51

2.53

*0.25

Poor

3.59

3.56

*0.18


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, 2005

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