Table 4. Hospital Insurance: Persons Served Per 1,000 Enrollees by Buy-in Status and by Age, Sex, and Race, U.S., 1978.
| Age, Sex, and Race | Persons Served Per 1,000 Enrolled | Ratio: With to Without Buy-in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Total | Without Buy-in | With Buy-in | ||
| U.S. Total | 230 | 220 | 320 | 1.5 |
| U.S.—Age Adjusted | 222 | 306 | 1.4 | |
| Age: | ||||
| 65-69 | 178 | 172 | 268 | 1.6 |
| 70-74 | 214 | 206 | 298 | 1.4 |
| 75-79 | 252 | 243 | 319 | 1.3 |
| 80-84 | 294 | 285 | 347 | 1.2 |
| 85 and over | 334 | 322 | 378 | 1.2 |
| Sex: | ||||
| Men | 246 | 238 | 347 | 1.5 |
| Women | 219 | 207 | 309 | 1.5 |
| Race: | ||||
| White | 232 | 222 | 339 | 1.5 |
| Other | 207 | 183 | 262 | 1.4 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy, Office of Statistics and Data Management: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.