Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1998

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1998

**What type of health care coverage do you use to pay for most of your medical care?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Your employer		58.7	42.0	64.4	60.9	64.2	52.4	35.1
Other employer		21.7	29.2	19.6	22.6	20.1	20.2	7.0
Own plan		9.5	9.9	6.2	8.3	8.9	16.0	30.7
Medicare		.1						7.4
Medicaid/assistance		6.5	12.9	6.9	6.1	4.2	5.1	7.0
Military/Champus		1.6	1.4	1.6	.8	1.7	2.8	2.7
Indian Health		.2	1.0	.3		.1
Other source		1.7	3.6	1.0	1.3	.7	3.3	10.0
None		.1			.1		.2
Male	Your employer	70.2	52.5	78.8	75.1	70.5	63.7	36.8
	Other employer	11.2	23.8	7.9	8.1	12.0	11.2
	Own plan	9.2	10.3	5.7	7.7	9.2	14.1	42.1
	Medicare	.0						5.3
	Medicaid/assistance	4.9	8.1	3.2	6.6	3.8	4.0
	Military/Champus	2.1	.9	2.8	.6	2.9	3.6	5.3
	Indian Health	.2		.4		.3
	Other source	2.1	4.5	1.2	2.0	1.4	2.9	10.5
	None	.1					.5
Female	Your employer	47.7	32.9	50.6	47.4	57.7	41.2	33.3
	Other employer	31.8	33.9	30.9	36.4	28.4	28.9	14.3
	Own plan	9.8	9.5	6.6	8.9	8.7	17.9	19.0
	Medicare	.1						9.5
	Medicaid/assistance	8.0	17.1	10.5	5.6	4.6	6.2	14.3
	Military/Champus	1.0	1.9	.4	.9	.5	2.1
	Indian Health	.3	1.9	.3
	Other source	1.3	2.8	.8	.6		3.7	9.5
	None	.1			.2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have medical coverage and do not have medicare

**What type of health care coverage do you use to pay for most of your medical care?**

(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		3595	343	775	1007	890	551	29
Your employer		2115	146	495	608	570	287	9
Other employer		733	96	149	223	164	99	2
Own plan		367	33	45	92	92	97	8
Medicare		3						3
Medicaid/assistance		247	46	65	65	41	27	3
Military/Champus		58	5	9	8	17	18	1
Indian Health		7	3	3		1
Other source		53	9	7	10	5	20	2
Don't know/Not sure		10	5	2			2	1
None		2			1		1
Male	Total	1522	135	346	401	387	240	13
	Your employer	1071	70	274	302	268	152	5
	Other employer	159	35	27	32	42	23
	Own plan	145	14	19	32	40	35	5
	Medicare	1						1
	Medicaid/assistance	72	8	13	25	18	8
	Military/Champus	37	1	7	3	13	12	1
	Indian Health	3		2		1
	Other source	29	4	4	7	5	8	1
	Don't know/Not sure	4	3				1
	None	1					1
Female	Total	2073	208	429	606	503	311	16
	Your employer	1044	76	221	306	302	135	4
	Other employer	574	61	122	191	122	76	2
	Own plan	222	19	26	60	52	62	3
	Medicare	2						2
	Medicaid/assistance	175	38	52	40	23	19	3
	Military/Champus	21	4	2	5	4	6
	Indian Health	4	3	1
	Other source	24	5	3	3		12	1
	Don't know/Not sure	6	2	2			1	1
	None	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have medical coverage and do not have medicare