Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Health Coverage
Q5. Do you have any kind of health coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
YES 92% 86% 90% 95% 98% 91% 94% 96% 88% 86% 96% 94% 92% 93%
NO 8% 14% 10% 5% 2% 9% 6% 4% 12% 14% 4% 6% 8% 7%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
YES 93% 92% 92% 86% 92% 94% 87% 84% 95% 98% 92% 93%
NO 7% 8% 8% 14% 8% 6% 13% 16% 5% 2% 8% 7%
Q6. How long has it been since you had health coverage? (asked of those who said they have no health coverage - n=231 respondents)
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
1 TO 6 MO 27% 59% 26% 13% 3% 20% 35% 32% 19% 30% 10% 43% 25% 38%
6 TO 12 M 13% 11% 12% 19%   10% 15% 10% 19% 11%   26% 16% 15%
1 TO 2 YR 14% 14% 16% 8% 16% 15% 13% 7% 6% 23% 35% 7% 10% 4%
2 TO 5 YR 22% 12% 20% 36%   22% 21% 32% 19% 16% 20% 8% 27% 31%
5 OR MORE 25% 5% 25% 24% 80% 32% 15% 19% 37% 20% 35% 16% 22% 12%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
1 TO 6 MO 27% 28% 14% 24% 29% 28% 16% 23% 44% 33% 29% 12%
6 TO 12 M 13% 15% 4% 8% 12% 15% 17% 13% 11% 14% 13% 8%
1 TO 2 YR 11% 24% 21% 13% 17% 13%   17% 4% 28% 13% 23%
2 TO 5 YR 22% 23% 18% 11% 22% 24% 20% 25% 21% 13% 20% 38%
5 OR MORE 27% 11% 43% 43% 21% 20% 47% 23% 20% 12% 25% 19%
Q7. Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
YES 9% 10% 11% 8% 6% 8% 9% 6% 17% 10% 6% 10% 9% 8%
NO 91% 90% 89% 92% 94% 92% 91% 94% 83% 90% 94% 90% 91% 92%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
YES 8% 10% 11% 11% 10% 8% 20% 14% 8% 4% 8% 16%
NO 92% 90% 89% 89% 90% 92% 80% 86% 92% 96% 92% 84%
Q8. How long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
1 TO 12 M 73% 74% 65% 77% 88% 65% 80% 74% 70% 67% 84% 71% 68% 74%
1 TO 2 YR 14% 18% 17% 14% 7% 16% 13% 14% 13% 18% 9% 16% 20% 16%
2 TO 5 YR 6% 5% 9% 4% 3% 9% 4% 6% 7% 7% 4% 8% 7% 4%
5 OR MORE 6% 3% 9% 4% 2% 10% 3% 5% 8% 8% 3% 5% 5% 5%
NEVER 1%   1%     1%   1% 1%     1%   1%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
1 TO 12 M 71% 80% 62% 78% 72% 72% 67% 74% 68% 75% 72% 81%
1 TO 2 YR 15% 12% 16% 10% 16% 14% 11% 11% 17% 15% 15% 8%
2 TO 5 YR 7% 4% 9% 4% 7% 6% 11% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6%
5 OR MORE 6% 4% 10% 6% 5% 7% 11% 7% 7% 4% 6% 4%
NEVER 1%   3% 1% 1%     1% 1% 1%   1%


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