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Table 4. Measures of health status for adults 18 years or over, by Medicaid eligibility, poverty level, and aid category: United States, 1980.

Item	Population in thousands	Percent with—			Restricted-activity days

		Fair or poor health	Any limitation of activity due to chronic condition	Any functional limitation	Mean	Percent with—

						0	15 or more	30 or more
18-44 years
Without Medicaid:
Poor¹	9,911	²14.0	²4.5	11.2	12	34.7	16.9	9.9
Not poor	72,842	6.0	2.7	9.7	10	34.5	17.0	8.6
With Medicaid	6,960	²^,³28.2	²^,³17.7	²^,³23.1	²^,³20	²^,³25.7	²^,³29.0	²^,³18.5
AFDC, cash	4,046	²^,³27.1	²^,³9.6	²^,³19.9	²15	²^,³26.4	²^,³25.0	²^,³15.1
SSI blind or disabled, cash	796	²^,³46.2	²^,³60.3	²^,³41.4	²^,³39	(⁴)	²^,³35.5	(⁴)
Other⁵	2,105	²^,³23.6	²^,³17.2	²^,³22.4	²^,³24	²^,³22.5	²^,³34.3	²^,³23.5
45-64 years
Without Medicaid:
Poor¹	4,445	²43.6	²23.9	²50.8	²29	²34.8	²33.9	²24.3
Not poor	36,627	17.2	8.2	27.6	16	40.5	23.2	14.7
With Medicaid	2,506	²^,³68.2	²^,³50.5	²^,³73.5	²^,³45	²^,³26.8	²^,³44.6	²^,³37.0
SSI blind or disabled, cash	960	²^,³73.8	²^,³62.2	²^,³79.8	²50	31.5	²42.6	²35.2
Other⁵	1,145	²^,³66.7	²^,³46.3	²^,³72.4	²^,³46	(⁴)	²^,³50.1	²^,³42.1
65 years or over
Without Medicaid:
Poor¹	4,887	²42.5	38.9	²63.3	29	39.4	35.1	26.1
Not poor	14,528	31.1	37.0	52.6	25	40.9	30.9	22.7
With Medicaid	4,054	²^,³52.6	²^,³54.7	²^,³78.1	²^,³57	²^,³23.8	²^,³54.6	²^,³45.9
SSI aged, cash	2,265	²52.3	²^,³54.3	²^,³80.2	²^,³53	²^,³22.5	²^,³53.4	²^,³43.9
Other⁵	1,545	²52.6	²^,³53.5	²^,³73.3	²^,³67	²^,³26.9	²^,³56.2	²^,³50.0

Less than or equal to 150 percent of the poverty level (income adjusted for family size).

Significantly different at the .05 level from the population without Medicaid who are not poor.

Significantly different at the .05 level from the population without Medicaid who are poor.

⁴

Fewer than 20 cases or relative standard error greater than or equal to 50 percent.

⁵

AII noncash eligibles and all State-only eligibles, both cash and noncash.

NOTES: AFDC is Aid to Families with Dependent Children; SSI is Supplemental Security Income.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration and National Center for Health Statistics: Data from the household survey component, National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey, 1980.