RI Department of Health

 

                Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 

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                            PREVALENCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY GENDER

                                     RHODE ISLAND ADULTS AGES 18 to 64, 1998 - 2000

HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY GENDER

Gender

 

  Insured

Not Insured

Female

%
n

93
4950

7
326

Male

 %
  n

88
3214

12
391

                                  

   % = Percentage.   Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.  

   n  = Cell size.  Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.             

   Health insurance coverage is defined as having "some kind of health care coverage, 
   including health insurance, prepaid plan such as HMO, or government plan such as Medicare."
Data Source: 1998 - 2000 Rhode Island Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

Office Of Health Statistics