Table 3.a Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2012
| 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 |
268,219 |
65.1 |
20.2 |
14.7 |
| Total age 65 and overa |
45,271 |
48.2 |
51.2 |
0.5 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 |
|---|
| Excellent |
92,266 |
69.1 |
18.9 |
12.0 |
| Very good |
87,012 |
70.1 |
16.2 |
13.7 |
| Good |
63,796 |
60.0 |
21.5 |
18.4 |
| Fair |
18,535 |
47.9 |
31.3 |
20.8 |
| Poor |
6,536 |
39.5 |
47.3 |
13.2 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over |
|---|
| Excellent |
7,396 |
52.8 |
46.9 |
*0.3 |
| Very good |
13,360 |
54.5 |
45.0 |
*0.5 |
| Good |
14,362 |
48.0 |
51.5 |
0.5 |
| Fair |
6,956 |
40.7 |
58.4 |
*0.9 |
| Poor |
2,708 |
30.1 |
69.5 |
*0.5 |
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, 2012.
Table C. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by type of coverage and perceived health status, United States, 2012
Corresponds to Table 3.a
| Population characteristics |
Private |
Public only |
Uninsured |
| Standard error |
| Total under age 65a |
0.93 |
0.64 |
0.49 |
| Total age 65 and overa |
1.29 |
1.29 |
0.10 |
| Perceived health status, under age 65 |
|---|
| Excellent |
1.11 |
0.83 |
0.55 |
| Very good |
0.91 |
0.62 |
0.62 |
| Good |
1.31 |
0.91 |
0.74 |
| Fair |
1.61 |
1.41 |
1.30 |
| Poor |
2.64 |
2.79 |
1.59 |
| Perceived health status, age 65 and over |
|---|
| Excellent |
2.58 |
2.59 |
*0.14 |
| Very good |
2.22 |
2.22 |
*0.23 |
| Good |
1.99 |
1.99 |
0.15 |
| Fair |
2.39 |
2.35 |
*0.28 |
| Poor |
3.52 |
3.53 |
*0.40 |
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, 2012.
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