United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Health Care Coverage—Health Personnel 1 0 7
N o . 1 6 1 . P e r s o n s W i t h H e a l t h C a r e C o v e r a g e b y T y p e o f C o v e r a g e , P o v e r t y S t a t u s a n d
A g e : 1 9 8 0
[In thousands. Persons as of March 1981 who had coverage in 1980. See headnote, table 510. See also tables 539 and 541]
TYPE OF COVERAGE
Total
Below
poverty
level
Above
poverty
level
Under
18 yrs.
old
16-64
years
old
65 yrs.
old
and
over
Medicare, total1..................................................................................... 26,200 4,300 21,900 37 2,632 23,531
Medicare only..................................................................................... 20,207 2,595 17,612 17 1,552 18,637
Medicare and other health plans8 2,451 77 2.374 2 466 1,983
Medicaid, total............................ 16,966 11,113 7,853 7,886 6,050 3,031
Medicaid only......................... 12,239 8,675 3,564 6,507 5,732 -
Medicaid and Medicare only.... 3,541 1,628 1,913 17 814 2,910
Medicaid and group health plan3 only................................................ 2.673 629 2,044 1,207 1,466 -
Medicaid and other health plans......................................................... 514 181 333 154 239 121
Employer or union provided group health plan........................................ 137,307 4,625 132,682 40,679 94.773 1,854
Employer or union helped pay tor plan................................................ 130,134 4,107 126,027 38,426 90.016 1,692
Paid for all of plan............... 58,107 1,551 56,556 16,381 40,875 650
Paid tor part of plan............ 72,027 2,556 69,471 22,045 49,140 842
Employer or union did not help pay 7,173 518 6,655 2,253 4,758 162
CHAMPUS V.A.4or military health care................................................ 8,456 779 7,677 2,069 5,756 631
‘ Includes Medicaid and Medicare only, shown under Medicaid. 2 Excluding Medicaid. Employer or union provided.
‘Civilian Health and Medical program of the Uniformed Services. The Dept, of Defense operates this program to provide
reimbursement (alter payment of a deductible) tor covered medical care rendered in civilian facilities to wives and children of
active military personnel, to retired military personnel and their dependents, and to dependents of deceased personnel. Program is
designed for those unable to use Government medical facilities for reasons of distance, overcrowding, or the unavailability of
appropriate treatment at a military medical center. 4 Veterans Administration.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-60. No. 131.
N o . 1 6 2 . Physicians, Dentists, and Nurses: 1 9 5 0 to 1 9 8 0
‘hysfcians and dentists as of end of year; nurses as of Jan. 1 except April 1 for 1950. Prior to i960, data for nurses exclude
Alaska and Hawaii, Data for physicians include Puerto Rico and outlying areas. See also H is to c ic a f S ta tis tic s , C o lo n is t T im e s to
t9 7 0 , series B 275-290]
ITEM
Unit 1950 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Physicians, number.............................
Rate per 100,000 population ‘.....
Doctors of medicine 8.........................
Active (exo. in Federal service).......
Rate per 100,000 population 3.....
Active foreign medical school
graduates *..................................
Doctors of osteopathy........................
Physicians admitted to U.S. as
immigrants s....................................
Medical and osteopathic schools..........
Students...........................................
Graduates..........................................
Newly licensed physicians, total4...........
Percent of total active M.D.’s......
Graduates of—
U.S. and Canadian medical
schools.......................................
Foreign medical schools.................
Percent of total newly licensed....
Dentists, number.................................
Active (exc. in Federal service)...........
Rate per 100,000 population 8.........
Dental schools......................................
Students...... .....................................
Graduates.........................................
Nurses, number (active registered).,,,,,
Rate per 100,000 population 1.........
Nursing schools 7..................................
Students7.........................................
Graduates7.............................. ........
1,000............ 233 275 305 348 409 426 438 454 472 487
Rate............. 149 148 153 168 187 193 196 201 207 211
1,000............ 220 260 292 334 394 409 421 437 455 468
1,000............ (NA) (NA) 255 282 338 351 362 381 399 418
Rate............. (NA) (NA) 130 138 156 160 163 170 176 182
1,000............ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 77 81 84 85 90 92
1,000............ 13 14 13 14 515 516 “17 17 IB s19
1,000............ 1.9 1.6 2.0 3.2 5.4 6.2 7.1 4.4 3.0 (N A )
Number......... 85 91 93 107 123 123 126 134 138 140
1,000............ 26.9 92.0 34.1 39.7 57.2 59.6 61.9 64.3 66.5 68.3
1,000............ 5.9 7.5 7.8 8.6 13.4 14.3 14.5 15.4 16.0 16.2
1,000............ 6.0 8.0 9.1 11.0 16.9 17.7 18.2 19.4 19.9 18.2
Percent......... (NA) (NA) 3 .3 3.5 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.2
1,000............ 5.7 6.6 7.6 8.0 10.9 11.3 12.3 14.6 16.3 14.9
1,000............ .9 1.4 1.5 3.0 6.0 6.4 5.9 4.6 3.6 3.3
Percent......... 5.1 17.7 16.7 27.3 35.4 36.3 32.2 23.6 17,9 18.2
1,000............ 90 105 112 116 127 130 133 136 138 141
1,000............ 75 85 90 96 107 110 . 113 115 lie “121
Rate............. 50 47 47 47 50 51 52 53 54 55
Number......... 41 47 49 53 59 5 9 J 59 59 60 *60
1,000............ 11.5 13.6 13.9 16.0 20.1 20.8 21.0 21,5 22.2 22.5
1,000............ 2.8 3 .3 3.2 3.7 5.0 5,3 5,2 5.3 5.4 5.3
1,000............ 375 504 613 700 906 961 1,011 1,059 1,075 •1,119
Rate............. 249 282 319 345 427 449 469 487 490 506
Number......... 1.203 1,119 1,153 1,328 1,347 1,349 1,337 1,339 1,354 1,360
1,000............ 99 115 130 151 243 248 247 245 239 235
1,000............ 26 30 35 44 74 77 78 78 77 76
NA Not available. ‘ Based on Bureau of the Censite resident population estimates as of July 1. 2Excludes non-Federal
physicians with temporary foreign addresses; see headnote, table 165. 3 Based on Bureau of the Census civilian population
estimates as of July 1. ‘ Foreign medical graduates exclude graduates of Canadian schools. Source: American Medical
Association, Chicago, III., P h y s ic ia n D is trib u tio n a n d M e d ic a l L ic e n s u re In T h e U .S ,, annual through 1979; 1960, P h y s ic ia n
C h a ra c te ris tic s a n a D is trib u tio n in th e U S ., 1 9 8 1 . For newly-licensed physicians prior to 1975, and for 1980, M e d ic a l L ic e n s u re
S ta tis tic s , annual and U .S . M e d ic a l L ic e n s u re S ta tis tic s , 1 9 8 0 -'1 9 8 1 a n d L ic e n s e R e q u ire m e n ts , 1 9 8 2 , respectively. All publications
copyright. 5£stimated. 6Source: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, A n n u a l R e p o rt. 11950-1970 includes
Puerto Rico, 1965 mid 1970 include Guam and Virgin Islands.
Source: Except as noted, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, H e a lth R e s o u rc e s S ta tis tic s , annual through 1976, and 1978.
Beginning 1979, unpublished data.