Table 4.1.

Individual and combined estimates for the 2006 NHIS, MEPS and BRFSS.

Domain		Actual Data (Complex Design)			Combined Estimates
	Types	NHIS	BRFSS	MEPS	NHIS and MEPS	NHIS, BRFSS and MEPS
Whole Population	Proportion
	Private	0.746		0.735	0.741
	Public	0.075		0.133	0.094
	Uninsured	0.179	0.154	0.132	0.152	0.153
	Variance
	Private	2.46E-05		2.78E-05	1.61E-05
	Public	6.29E-06		1.44E-05	5.35E-06
	Uninsured	1.84E-05	3.32E-06	1.41E-05	9.80E-06	2.55E-06
Male	Proportion
	Private	0.740		0.735	0.738
	Public	0.060		0.101	0.074
	Without	0.200	0.167	0.164	0.181	0.172
	Variance
	Private	3.32E-05		3.87E-05	2.06E-05
	Public	6.82E-06		1.53E-05	5.72E-06
	Uninsured	2.94E-05	8.88E-06	2.64E-05	1.51E-05	5.61E-06
Hispanic	Proportion
	Private	0.494		0.506	0.5014
	Public	0.096		0.161	0.1157
	Without	0.410	0.371	0.334	0.3684	0.3689
	Variance
	Private	1.24E-04		1.73E-04	9.76E-05
	Public	2.57E-05		8.03E-05	2.66E-05
	Uninsured	1.23E-04	7.18E-05	1.19E-04	8.71E-05	3.79E-05
Non-Hispanic White	Proportion
	Private	0.805		0.788	0.796
	Public	0.062		0.116	0.081
	Without	0.134	0.1059	0.096	0.113	0.107
	Variance
	Private	2.99E-05		3.35E-05	1.97E-05
	Public	8.20E-06		1.81E-05	6.86E-06
	Uninsured	2.02E-05	2.15E-06	1.51E-05	1.02E-05	1.90E-06
Non-Hispanic White & Income [25,000, 35,000)	Proportion
	Private	0.827		0.813	0.821
	Public	0.039		0.079	0.053
	Without	0.134	0.173	0.108	0.122	0.154
	Variance
	Private	1.0E-04		1.39E-04	7.74E-05
	Public	2.82E-05		6.31E-05	2.52E-05
	Uninsured	7.24E-05	2.78E-05	8.92E-05	5.14E-05	1.93E-05