Table 178a
People under age 65 with any private health insurancea, by race, United States, 2003
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   68.8 0.4 71.2 0.4 55.7 0.9 71.3 1.7 71.1 5.9 46.6 3.5 57.8 2.0
                               
Age (not age adjusted) 0-17 63.0 0.6 66.9 0.6 45.7 1.4 68.0 2.8 * * 32.0 5.4 53.1 2.9
18-44 67.7 0.4 69.4 0.5 56.9 1.0 71.9 1.8 70.8 7.2 49.1 4.3 59.8 2.9
45-64 77.3 0.4 79.3 0.4 65.3 1.2 74.2 2.2 * * 59.3 5.6 59.8 4.3
                               
Gender Female 68.6 0.4 71.3 0.4 55.2 1.0 71.5 1.8 65.4 7.8 41.0 4.0 56.9 2.4
Male 68.9 0.4 71.1 0.4 56.4 1.1 71.1 2.0 75.6 6.5 52.0 4.1 59.3 2.6
                               
Family incomeb Negative or poor 23.9 1.1 25.7 1.4 16.6 1.7 35.2 5.4 * * * * 17.3 4.5
Near poor/low 42.1 0.9 42.3 1.1 43.7 1.8 41.9 5.5 * * 36.7 7.0 27.8 4.5
Middle 77.1 0.5 77.8 0.6 73.5 1.4 78.1 2.8 * * 60.2 7.0 75.3 3.3
High 92.5 0.3 92.9 0.3 88.0 1.4 93.8 1.4 * * 81.7 6.4 89.0 2.5
                               
Education (age 25 and over) Less than high school 39.5 0.8 40.7 0.9 32.0 1.9 44.4 4.8 * * 34.8 6.2 25.1 5.8
High school graduate 69.4 0.5 71.8 0.6 58.0 1.3 60.0 3.9 * * 49.0 5.7 61.9 5.2
At least some college 83.9 0.3 85.2 0.3 75.1 1.0 83.1 1.4 * * 71.4 5.0 72.5 2.8
                               
Residence location Urban 67.8 0.4 70.2 0.5 56.0 1.0 71.9 1.7 71.7 6.0 45.7 4.9 60.2 2.3
Rural 71.4 0.8 73.5 0.8 53.8 2.4 62.0 8.4 * * 47.9 5.2 48.2 5.1
                               

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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