Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2007


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

262,616

68.0

16.9

15.2

Total age 65 and overa

38,694

49.9

49.4

0.7

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

91,844

70.9

15.8

13.4

Very good

87,004

71.4

14.6

14.0

Good

61,811

65.0

17.1

17.9

Fair

16,668

53.6

27.0

19.4

Poor

5,132

41.0

38.3

20.7

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

5,801

59.4

39.5

*1.1

Very good

11,007

55.7

43.8

*0.5

Good

12,137

49.6

49.7

*0.7

Fair

6,695

39.7

59.4

*0.9

Poor

2,723

36.0

63.8

*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, 2007.

 

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2007
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

0.66

0.47

0.43

Total age 65 and overa

1.31

1.30

0.16

 

Perceived health status, under age 65

Excellent

0.92

0.64

0.65

Very good

0.93

0.71

0.59

Good

0.94

0.69

0.68

Fair

1.45

1.27

1.10

Poor

2.45

2.27

1.90

 

Perceived health status, age 65 and over

Excellent

2.92

2.88

*0.53

Very good

2.09

2.08

*0.17

Good

1.96

1.96

*0.25

Fair

2.28

2.27

*0.38

Poor

3.34

3.34

*0.20


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, 2007

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