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Table 195a
People under age 65 with health insurance,a by race, United States, 2004
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 83.6 0.2 83.9 0.3 82.4 0.5 83.5 1.3 89.8 3.8 65.4 3.4 87.7 1.3
Age 0-17 90.8 0.3 90.4 0.4 92.9 0.6 89.7 1.8 * * 72.8 5.1 95.9 1.0
18-44 76.5 0.3 76.8 0.4 73.7 0.8 80.2 1.6 85.3 5.3 60.8 3.8 78.7 2.4
45-64 87.2 0.3 88.2 0.3 82.7 0.8 83.3 1.8 * * 64.0 5.8 82.2 3.2
Gender Female 85.1 0.2 85.3 0.3 84.5 0.6 83.9 1.4 85.0 5.8 65.5 3.6 88.5 1.5
Male 82.1 0.3 82.4 0.3 79.9 0.7 83.0 1.4 95.2 2.7 65.2 4.0 86.8 1.7
Family incomeb Negative/poor 69.0 0.7 66.0 0.9 77.9 1.2 66.1 4.9 * * 63.1 6.5 81.2 4.3
Near poor/low 71.0 0.7 69.8 0.8 75.7 1.3 71.3 3.7 * * 58.2 6.0 83.9 2.9
Middle 84.4 0.4 84.7 0.5 84.1 1.0 81.9 2.5 87.2 8.5 65.3 6.1 85.8 2.4
High 94.1 0.2 94.3 0.2 92.0 0.9 94.4 1.0 * * 78.6 6.9 95.3 1.3
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 60.5 0.8 59.2 0.8 67.3 1.6 62.9 4.3 * * 52.9 5.9 69.2 6.7
High school graduate 80.2 0.4 81.2 0.5 76.0 1.1 75.3 3.2 * * 59.6 5.4 85.0 3.5
At least some college 89.3 0.3 90.1 0.3 84.6 0.8 88.5 1.2 * * 76.3 5.0 83.9 2.8
Residence location Urban 82.9 0.3 82.9 0.3 82.2 0.6 83.1 1.3 88.5 4.3 72.1 3.3 89.0 1.3
Rural 85.6 0.5 86.1 0.5 83.6 1.4 89.3 5.6 * * 53.1 7.4 83.4 3.4

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.

* 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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