Table 31. Number of aged people with private health insurance protection, by type of coverage and type of insurer: United States, 1981.
| Type of insurer | Type of coverage | |||
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| Hospital expense | Surgical expense | Physicians' expense | Major medical expense | |
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| Number in thousands | ||||
| Total1 | 15,614 | 11,260 | 10,625 | 3,189 |
| All insurance companies1 | 7,175 | 2,655 | 2,655 | 1,319 |
| Group policies | 3,991 | 1,881 | 1,881 | 1,334 |
| Individual and family policies | 5,178 | 1,402 | 1,402 | 187 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield 2 | 9,430 | 8,456 | 8,028 | 1,000 |
| Other | 4,373 | 3,511 | 3,230 | 2,542 |
1
The data in these rows refer to the net total of people protected, that is, duplication among people protected by more than one kind of insuring organization or more than one insurance policy providing the same kind of coverage has been eliminated.
2
Estimated.
SOURCE: Health Insurance Association of America: Source book of health insurance data 1982-1983. Health Insurance Association of America. Washington, 1983.