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Table 196c
People under age 65 with public health insurance only,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 30.9 0.4 77.1 0.9 53.7 0.9 23.9 0.5 9.1 0.3
Age 0-17 36.6 0.6 85.3 0.9 56.1 1.2 21.5 0.8 7.4 0.5
18-44 32.3 0.4 71.2 1.4 53.5 0.9 26.8 0.7 11.2 0.4
45-64 22.7 0.4 74.2 1.4 49.8 1.3 21.7 0.7 7.8 0.4
Race AI/AN only 54.7 3.6 78.1 6.0 63.6 6.3 42.5 5.8 29.2 7.0
Asian only 27.9 1.6 74.4 4.4 46.2 4.3 25.2 2.8 8.7 1.2
NHOPI only 36.1 8.5 * * * * * * * *
Black only 45.2 0.9 82.6 1.5 56.9 1.6 29.2 1.4 13.0 1.2
White only 28.4 0.4 75.4 1.1 53.2 1.0 22.8 0.6 8.6 0.3
Multiple races 37.6 2.1 77.2 4.8 54.7 4.6 30.5 3.6 14.3 2.6
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 57.8 0.8 87.1 0.9 69.3 1.3 40.6 1.4 16.6 1.1
Non-Hispanic, all races 26.1 0.4 72.9 1.2 48.3 1.0 21.3 0.5 8.6 0.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 44.5 0.9 82.3 1.5 56.2 1.6 28.6 1.4 12.7 1.2
Non-Hispanic, White 22.0 0.4 67.4 1.7 45.6 1.2 19.4 0.6 8.1 0.3
Gender Female 30.8 0.4 77.3 1.0 52.4 0.9 22.5 0.6 8.7 0.3
Male 31.0 0.4 76.9 1.0 55.0 1.0 25.3 0.6 9.6 0.3
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 60.2 0.8 88.5 0.9 68.8 1.2 39.9 1.4 20.5 1.5
High school graduate 29.9 0.5 74.4 1.4 49.5 1.1 23.8 0.8 11.3 0.6
At least some college 16.4 0.3 64.7 1.8 43.1 1.2 18.4 0.6 6.9 0.3
Residence location Urban 32.1 0.4 76.7 1.1 55.4 0.9 25.5 0.6 9.0 0.3
Rural 27.7 0.8 78.7 1.9 48.8 1.8 20.2 1.0 9.5 0.7

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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