title: Private Health Care Coverage in the Brazilian population, according to the 2013 Brazilian National Health Survey.
abstract: This study aims to present the percentages of the Brazilian population holding health insurance plans, itemized by social-demographic characteristics, based on the data of the National Health Survey carried out in 2013, and to compare this information with the administrative data of the National Supplementary Health Agency for the same year. Data from the National Health Survey, and from the Beneficiaries Information System of the National Health Agency for the year 2013, were used. The percentage of people having a health plan was described according to stratification for: all of Brazil, urban/rural, Brazilian official Regions, Brazilian States and state capitals, gender, age group, level of schooling, position in the workforce, ethnic classification, and self-assessed state of health. Results include the following: The percentage of people saying they had some health plan in Brazil was 27.9% (CI 95%: 27.1-28.8). A significant difference was found relating to level of schooling - the percentage being highest for those who stated they had complete secondary education (68.8% CI 95%: 67.2-70.4) and for those who said they were currently in work (32.5% CI 95%: 31.5-33.5). The increase in health plan coverage in the Brazilian population reflects the improvement of the suply of employment and the growth in the country's economy.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Av. Alfredo Balena 190, Santa Efigênia. 30130-100 Belo Horizonte MG Brasil.
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia. Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo SP Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila Rizzato
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stopa
authors.affiliation: Diretoria de Pesquisas, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Cimar Azeredo
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Célia Landmann
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Szwarcwald
authors.affiliation: Agência Nacional de Saúde. Brasília DF Brasil.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. São Paulo SP Brasil.
authors.forename: Arthur Chioro Dos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult