TABLE 1—
Numbers and Crude Percentages of Military Veterans Aged 18 Years or Older With Each Type of Health Insurance and Without Health Insurance, by Age Group: United States, 2016
| Age Group, Years, % (SE) |
Veterans Aged 18–64 Years |
Total Aged ≥ 18 Years, |
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| Insurance Type | 18–25 | 26–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | Weighted No. | % (SE) | Veterans Aged ≥ 65 Years, % (SE) | Weighted No. | % (SE) |
| Totala | 1.9 (0.2) | 7.1 (0.4) | 9.0 (0.4) | 15.5 (0.5) | 16.6 (0.5) | 10 364 790 | 50.0 (0.0) | 50.0 (0.8) | 20 731 014 | 100.0 (0.0) |
| Any TRICARE | 22.1 (5.0) | 13.2 (1.9) | 11.2 (1.4) | 13.7 (1.6) | 14.5 (1.5) | 1 404 322 | 13.8 (0.9) | 10.6 (0.7) | 2 498 506 | 12.2 (0.6) |
| Private (no TRICARE) | 41.1 (5.8) | 50.7 (3.2) | 65.6 (2.3) | 64.8 (2.3) | 54.4 (1.9) | 5 991 260 | 58.7 (1.1) | 46.8 (1.1) | 10 809 702 | 52.7 (0.8) |
| Medicaid (no TRICARE or private) | 10.7b (3.6) | 5.8 (1.4) | 5.1 (1.1) | 6.1 (1.1) | 7.1 (0.9) | 650 826 | 6.4 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.3) | 890 617 | 4.3 (0.3) |
| Other | . . .c | . . .c | 1.4b (0.5) | 2.7 (0.6) | 8.0 (1.0) | 395 872 | 3.9 (0.4) | 38.0 (1.1) | 4 306 215 | 21.0 (0.7) |
| VA health care (only) | 16.3b (6.1) | 15.7 (2.3) | 8.4 (1.5) | 6.7 (1.5) | 11.3 (1.2) | 1 034 418 | 10.1 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.3) | 1 247 288 | 6.1 (0.4) |
| Uninsured | 9.5b (3.2) | 13.7 (2.1) | 8.3 (1.4) | 6.0 (1.4) | 4.7 (0.7) | 734 791 | 7.2 (0.6) | . . .c | 747 931 | 3.7 (0.3) |
Note. VA = Department of Veterans Affairs. Data were derived from the 2000–2016 versions of the National Health Interview Survey. Health insurance is coverage at the time of the interview.
a
For total veterans (aged ≥ 18 years), percentages are row percentages.
b
Relative standard error > 30% or ≤ 50%; should be interpreted with caution.
c
Relative standard error > 50%.