Table III.

Average psychological distress (K6 scale) by health insurance status among U.S. adults 18-64 years (unweighted n=202,663)

	Mean	(SE)	Sig. (p≤.01)
Coverage type
Private	2.0	(0.01)	b, c
Public/other	4.5	(0.05)	a, c
No coverage	3.0	(0.03)	a, b
Recent (≤1 year) change in status
Yes	3.5	(0.04)	e
No	2.4	(0.01)	d
Coverage type and Recent (≤1 year) change in status
Private, experienced a recent change	3.0	(0.06)	g, h, i, j
Public/other, experienced a recent change	5.1	(0.13)	f, h, i, j, k
No coverage, experienced a recent change	3.3	(0.06)	f, g, i, j, k
Private, did not experience a recent change	1.9	(0.01)	f, g, h, j, k
Public/other, did not experience a recent change	4.4	(0.05)	f, g, h, i, k
No coverage, did not experience a recent change	2.9	(0.03)	g, h, i, j

Data source: National Health Interview Survey, 2001-2010.

Significant differences between health insurance statuses were determined using a two-tailed significance test. SE = standard error.

^aCompared to “private coverage.”

^bCompared to “public/other coverage.”

^cCompared to “no coverage.”

^dCompared to “yes.”

^eCompared to “no.”

^fCompared to “private coverage, experienced a recent change.”

^gCompared to “public/other coverage, experienced a recent change.”

^hCompared to “no coverage, experienced a recent change.”

ⁱCompared to “private coverage, did not experience a recent change.”

^jCompared to “public/other coverage, did not experience a recent change.”

^kCompared to “no coverage, did not experience a recent change.”