Table 5. Age and Medicaid eligibility, by severity of functional limitation: United States, 1980.
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| 18-64 years | 65 years or over | |||||
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| With Medicaid | Without Medicaid | With Medicaid | Without Medicaid | |||
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| Poor1 | Not poor | Poor1 | Not poor | |||
| Population in thousands | 9,466 | 14,356 | 109,470 | 4,054 | 4,887 | 14,528 |
| Most severe limitation | ||||||
| Percent of persons | ||||||
| None | 2,363.6 | 276.5 | 84.3 | 2,321.9 | 236.7 | 47.4 |
| Vigorous activities | 5.5 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| Doing work | 2,310.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| Walking several blocks | 2,36.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 11.1 |
| Walking one block | 24.9 | 25.2 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 10.4 |
| Ability to get around | 2,35.6 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 2,317.6 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
| Needs assistance in walking | (4) | (4) | (4) | 2,311.3 | 26.5 | 3.0 |
| Needs assistance in self care | (4) | (4) | (4) | 210.5 | (4) | 3.7 |
1
Less than or equal to 150 percent of the poverty level (income adjusted for family size).
2
Significantly different at the .05 level from the population without Medicaid who are not poor.
3
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.
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.