Table 5:
Self reported health status by insurance type among the nonelderly population in Turkey, 2002–2003
| Insurance Status | Number of Persons (×1000) | Percent of total population | Very Bad (in %) | Bad (in %) | Average (in %) | Good or very good (in %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total† | 50820 | 100 | 0.3 (0.0) | 3.6 (0.2) | 13.6 (0.4) | 82.5 (0.5) |
| Active Civil Servants | 3906 | 7.7 | 0.1 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.3) | 10.8 (0.9) | 87.2 (1.1) |
| SSK active | 11150 | 21.9 | 0.2 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.2) | 11.0 (0.6) | 86.9 (0.6) |
| Bag-Kur active | 4218 | 8.3 | 0.2 (0.1) | 2.9 (0.4) | 11.1 (0.9) | 85.8 (1.1) |
| GERF | 2678 | 5.3 | 0.4 (0.2) | 4.8 (0.6) | 15.8 (1.1) | 79** (1.3) |
| SSK retirees | 6553 | 12.9 | 0.4 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.4) | 18.9 (0.9) | 75.6** (1.0) |
| Bag-Kur retirees | 1598 | 3.1 | 0.6 (0.3) | 4.6 (0.7) | 20.6 (1.6) | 74.2** (1.8) |
| Green Card | 4050 | 8 | 0.8 (0.2) | 5.6 (0.5) | 16.6 (1.1) | 77.1** (1.3) |
| Uninsured | 16161 | 31.8 | 0.2 (0.0) | 4.1 (0.3) | 12.9 (0.6) | 82.7** (0.8) |
Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2002–2003 National Household Health and Expenditure Survey.
Notes:
†
Total population for self reported health status (51 million) is less than our nonelderly total population (which is 66 million), due to missing values,
**
[*] Difference from the reference category (active civil servants) is significant at 1 [5]% level.