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Table 196a
People under age 65 with public health insurance only,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 30.9 0.4 28.4 0.4 45.2 0.9 27.9 1.6 36.1 8.5 54.7 3.6 37.6 2.1
Age 0-17 36.6 0.6 32.9 0.7 54.5 1.3 32.0 2.8 * * 59.3 6.0 38.5 2.6
18-44 32.3 0.4 30.6 0.5 43.5 1.0 25.6 1.7 29.2 7.3 52.6 4.2 37.2 3.0
45-64 22.7 0.4 20.6 0.4 34.6 1.1 27.8 2.1 * * 52.6 5.5 35.8 4.1
Gender Female 30.8 0.4 28.1 0.4 45.0 1.0 29.3 1.8 42.8 10.5 57.8 3.7 38.0 2.5
Male 31.0 0.4 28.7 0.4 45.4 1.0 26.4 1.7 28.5 8.3 51.7 4.2 37.2 2.7
Family incomeb Negative/poor 77.1 0.9 75.4 1.1 82.6 1.5 74.4 4.4 * * 78.1 6.0 77.2 4.8
Near poor/low 53.7 0.9 53.2 1.0 56.9 1.6 46.2 4.3 * * 63.6 6.3 54.7 4.6
Middle 23.9 0.5 22.8 0.6 29.2 1.4 25.2 2.8 * * 42.5 5.8 30.5 3.6
High 9.1 0.3 8.6 0.3 13.0 1.2 8.7 1.2 * * 29.2 7.0 14.3 2.6
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 60.2 0.8 59.1 0.9 66.0 1.9 59.6 4.5 * * 70.2 5.6 59.6 7.6
High school graduate 29.9 0.5 27.6 0.6 41.0 1.2 35.6 3.4 * * 50.2 5.2 35.3 4.2
At least some college 16.4 0.3 15.0 0.3 25.9 1.0 15.8 1.3 * * 37.8 5.4 29.9 3.5
Residence location Urban 32.1 0.4 29.5 0.5 45.2 0.9 28.1 1.7 37.4 9.4 51.0 4.1 35.5 2.3
Rural 27.7 0.8 25.7 0.8 45.0 2.5 24.4 6.3 * * 61.4 6.9 44.7 5.0

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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