Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2008 | ||||
Population characteristics |
Total population |
Private any time in year |
Public only any time in year |
Uninsured all year |
Percent distribution |
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Total under age 65a |
264,634 |
67.3 |
17.3 |
15.4 |
Total age 65 and overa |
39,742 |
47.8 |
51.8 |
0.4 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | ||||
Excellent |
94,060 |
71.2 |
16.3 |
12.5 |
Very good |
85,681 |
70.6 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
Good |
60,537 |
64.1 |
17.5 |
18.4 |
Fair |
18,434 |
51.3 |
26.9 |
21.9 |
Poor |
5,847 |
41.0 |
43.1 |
15.8 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | ||||
Excellent |
5,870 |
54.0 |
45.4 |
*0.6 |
Very good |
11,644 |
54.6 |
45.4 |
*0.0 |
Good |
12,558 |
46.2 |
53.1 |
*0.7 |
Fair |
6,279 |
39.0 |
60.6 |
*0.4 |
Poor |
2,983 |
38.4 |
61.5 |
*0.1 |
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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, 2008. | ||||
Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2008 | |||
Population characteristics |
Private any time in year |
Public only any time in year |
Uninsured all year |
Standard error |
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Total under age 65a |
0.77 |
0.55 |
0.46 |
Total age 65 and overa |
1.38 |
1.39 |
0.10 |
Perceived health status, under age 65 | |||
Excellent |
1.02 |
0.71 |
0.72 |
Very good |
0.96 |
0.74 |
0.61 |
Good |
1.09 |
0.72 |
0.73 |
Fair |
1.53 |
1.30 |
1.22 |
Poor |
2.63 |
2.30 |
1.53 |
Perceived health status, age 65 and over | |||
Excellent |
3.24 |
3.26 |
*0.37 |
Very good |
1.99 |
1.99 |
*0.03 |
Good |
1.89 |
1.87 |
*0.22 |
Fair |
2.63 |
2.65 |
*0.20 |
Poor |
4.05 |
4.05 |
*0.06 |
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, 2008 | |||