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Table 209c
People under age 65 with health insurance,a by family income,b United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   83.6 0.2 69.4 0.7 71.4 0.6 84.3 0.4 93.7 0.2
Age 0-17 90.7 0.3 85.7 0.8 85.0 0.8 92.2 0.5 96.8 0.3
18-44 76.5 0.4 57.0 1.1 60.5 0.9 78.4 0.6 90.4 0.4
45-64 87.1 0.3 64.5 1.2 71.7 1.1 85.4 0.6 95.6 0.3
Race AI/AN only 67.8 3.0 57.0 5.9 66.7 5.5 65.3 5.4 85.5 5.4
Asian only 82.9 1.1 73.0 4.2 71.0 3.5 82.6 2.3 90.2 1.6
NHOPI only 80.4 6.3 * * * * 78.2 11.7 * *
Black only 81.6 0.6 75.7 1.3 75.4 1.2 84.1 1.0 91.7 0.9
White only 84.1 0.3 67.1 0.9 70.4 0.7 84.6 0.5 94.2 0.2
Multiple races 83.5 1.5 73.7 3.9 75.2 3.6 86.0 2.8 92.7 2.4
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 67.0 0.6 58.8 1.2 58.8 1.1 71.3 1.1 86.4 1.2
Non-Hispanic, all races 86.6 0.2 73.9 0.8 75.6 0.7 86.6 0.4 94.3 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 81.7 0.6 75.9 1.3 75.4 1.3 84.2 1.0 91.7 0.8
Non-Hispanic, White 88.0 0.3 73.1 1.2 76.0 0.8 87.4 0.5 94.8 0.2
Gender Male 82.1 0.3 66.5 0.9 69.1 0.7 82.2 0.5 92.8 0.3
Female 85.0 0.2 71.9 0.8 73.5 0.6 86.4 0.5 94.7 0.3
Education, ages 25-64 Less than high school 59.9 0.7 49.5 1.3 53.8 1.2 66.9 1.3 83.2 1.6
High school graduate 79.7 0.4 60.1 1.5 66.3 1.1 81.6 0.7 91.6 0.5
At least some college 89.3 0.2 64.2 1.5 72.6 1.0 87.2 0.5 95.3 0.2
Residence locationc Large central metro 80.8 0.4 69.9 1.1 67.5 1.1 81.2 0.8 92.9 0.4
Large fringe metro 87.3 0.4 70.9 2.0 72.3 1.6 85.0 0.9 95.0 0.4
Medium metro 83.8 0.6 69.9 1.6 72.5 1.3 85.5 1.0 93.7 0.5
Small metro 83.3 1.0 71.3 2.3 72.7 2.1 85.9 1.3 92.0 1.2
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 82.4 0.9 62.2 2.5 75.1 1.7 86.5 1.3 93.3 0.9
Noncore (nonmetro) 82.5 1.0 70.4 2.6 75.2 2.1 84.5 1.8 93.6 1.1

a Estimates are not adjusted.

b Negative/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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

c For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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