Community Assessment and Health Promotion
1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Planning District, 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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	93%	90%	90%	88%	93%	96%	94%	92%	87%	86%	95%	93%	94%	93%	93%	92%
NO	7%	10%	10%	12%	7%	4%	6%	8%	13%	14%	5%	7%	6%	7%	7%	8%
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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
1 TO 6 MO	17%	30%	30%	25%	28%	39%	46%	24%	18%	15%	53%	20%	32%	24%	18%	29%
6 TO 12 M	34%	7%	20%	19%	17%		8%	9%	15%	18%	9%	18%	27%	6%	16%
1 TO 2 YR	11%	30%	23%	15%	6%	18%		5%	27%	33%	9%	13%	18%	11%	20%	8%
2 TO 5 YR	11%	16%	16%	26%	28%	32%	20%	22%	15%	3%		18%	23%	30%	36%	14%
5 OR MORE	28%	16%	11%	14%	21%	11%	26%	40%	25%	31%	29%	31%		28%	10%	49%
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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	11%	11%	9%	9%	8%	4%	9%	11%	11%	15%	8%	7%	9%	9%	11%	9%
NO	89%	89%	91%	91%	92%	96%	91%	89%	89%	85%	92%	93%	91%	91%	89%	91%
Q8. How long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
1 TO 12 M	80%	77%	73%	69%	75%	73%	67%	75%	77%	75%	76%	71%	77%	71%	73%	68%
1 TO 2 YR	9%	13%	15%	14%	12%	12%	14%	13%	13%	15%	15%	14%	11%	16%	11%	20%
2 TO 5 YR	4%	6%	8%	6%	6%	6%	10%	6%	4%	7%	5%	5%	8%	9%	5%	6%
5 OR MORE	6%	4%	3%	10%	5%	8%	7%	6%	6%	3%	4%	10%	4%	3%	9%	6%
NEVER		1%	1%	1%	1%		2%							1%	1%