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

261,287

69.2

16.5

14.3

Total age 65 and overa

37,980

54.2

45.2

0.6

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

86,161

71.9

16.1

12.0

Very good

88,382

73.6

13.1

13.3

Good

64,662

66.1

16.8

17.1

Fair

16,582

52.6

27.3

20.1

Poor

5,301

40.7

43.8

15.5

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

5,630

63.4

35.9

*0.7

Very good

10,733

59.9

39.8

*0.3

Good

12,193

53.2

46.2

*0.6

Fair

6,056

43.8

55.0

*1.3

Poor

3,061

42.9

56.9

*0.2


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, 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

0.47

0.39

Total age 65 and overa

1.28

1.28

0.14

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.91

0.70

0.61

Very good

0.81

0.52

0.55

Good

0.90

0.62

0.68

Fair

1.41

1.17

1.05

Poor

2.57

2.33

1.62

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

2.35

2.30

*0.37

Very good

1.94

1.94

*0.18

Good

2.11

2.11

*0.17

Fair

2.45

2.44

*0.58

Poor

4.05

4.04

*0.22


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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