Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2009

Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2009

Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Private any time in year	Public only any time in year	Uninsured all year
Population characteristics	Total population (in thousands)	Percent distribution


Total under age 65^a	266,323	66.6	17.9	15.5
Total age 65 and over^a	40,338	46.6	53.0	0.4

Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent	91,941	70.6	16.6	12.9
Very good	86,566	71.7	14.3	14.0
Good	64,091	61.6	19.3	19.1
Fair	18,010	49.4	28.6	22.0
Poor	5,572	38.0	42.3	19.6

Perceived health status, age 65 and over
Excellent	5,472	57.8	41.9	*0.3
Very good	11,952	51.3	48.2	*0.5
Good	13,015	46.1	53.5	*0.4
Fair	6,494	37.7	61.8	*0.5
Poor	3,107	31.6	68.2	*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, 2009.

Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2009 Corresponds to Table 3.a

Population characteristics	Private any time in year	Public only any time in year	Uninsured all year
Population characteristics	Standard error


Total under age 65^a	0.82	0.57	0.49
Total age 65 and over^a	1.36	1.36	0.09

Perceived health status, under age 65
Excellent	1.00	0.70	0.69
Very good	0.89	0.65	0.53
Good	1.09	0.76	0.79
Fair	1.55	1.29	1.15
Poor	2.56	2.27	1.82

Perceived health status, age 65 and over
Excellent	2.56	2.56	*0.26
Very good	2.12	2.14	*0.17
Good	1.87	1.86	*0.13
Fair	2.50	2.52	*0.21
Poor	3.90	3.91	*0.11

^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, 2009