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Table 195c
People under age 65 with health insurance,a by family income,b United States, 2004
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 83.6 0.2 69.0 0.7 71.0 0.7 84.4 0.4 94.1 0.2
Age 0-17 90.8 0.3 85.0 1.0 84.9 0.8 92.4 0.5 97.4 0.3
18-44 76.5 0.3 56.6 1.1 59.9 0.9 78.5 0.6 91.0 0.4
45-64 87.2 0.3 65.1 1.3 71.9 1.1 85.4 0.6 95.6 0.3
Race AI/AN only 65.4 3.4 63.1 6.5 58.2 6.0 65.3 6.1 78.6 6.9
Asian only 83.5 1.3 66.1 4.9 71.3 3.7 81.9 2.5 94.4 1.0
NHOPI only 89.8 3.8 * * * * 87.2 8.5 * *
Black only 82.4 0.5 77.9 1.2 75.7 1.3 84.1 1.0 92.0 0.9
White only 83.9 0.3 66.0 0.9 69.8 0.8 84.7 0.5 94.3 0.2
Multiple races 87.7 1.3 81.2 4.3 83.9 2.9 85.8 2.4 95.3 1.3
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 65.6 0.7 56.6 1.2 57.1 1.2 71.0 1.3 87.6 1.0
Non-Hispanic, all races 86.8 0.2 74.4 0.8 75.9 0.7 86.5 0.4 94.5 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 82.7 0.5 78.0 1.2 75.9 1.3 84.6 1.0 92.2 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 88.0 0.3 73.1 1.2 76.2 0.9 87.3 0.5 94.8 0.2
Gender Female 85.1 0.2 71.8 0.8 73.5 0.7 86.4 0.5 94.9 0.2
Male 82.1 0.3 65.8 0.9 68.4 0.8 82.4 0.5 93.3 0.3
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 60.5 0.8 51.8 1.4 52.1 1.3 67.8 1.3 83.4 1.4
High school graduate 80.2 0.4 60.3 1.5 67.0 1.1 82.3 0.7 91.6 0.5
At least some college 89.3 0.3 65.0 1.6 70.9 1.0 86.6 0.5 95.8 0.2
Residence location Urban 82.9 0.3 69.7 0.9 69.8 0.7 83.0 0.5 94.0 0.3
Rural 85.6 0.5 66.8 1.7 74.5 1.4 87.7 0.7 94.2 0.5

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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