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Transcribed Image Text:Health coverage, frequencies. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual
telephone survey designed to identify risk factors in the adult population and report emerging health trends.
The following table summarizes two variables for the respondents: health status and health coverage, which
describes whether each respondent had health insurance.
Health
No
Coverage Yes
Total
Excellent
459
4,198
4,657
Very good
Health Status
Good
Fair Poor
Total
385
99
2,524
727 854
6,245 4,821 1,634 578
17,476
6,972 5,675 2,019 677 20,000
If one individual is drawn at random, what is the probability that the respondent has excellent health or
doesn't have health coverage?
Round your answer to five decimal places.
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