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Table 198c
People age 65 and over with any private 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 60.1 0.7 29.4 2.3 53.0 1.3 65.5 1.1 73.2 1.2
Race AI/AN only 31.9 7.8 * * * * * * * *
Asian only 41.2 4.1 * * 33.6 7.7 45.8 9.2 56.8 8.7
NHOPI only * * * * * * * * * *
Black only 34.9 1.9 14.6 3.0 28.2 3.5 43.3 3.7 75.0 4.6
White only 63.0 0.8 33.8 2.8 56.4 1.4 67.7 1.2 73.5 1.3
Multiple races 62.5 6.2 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 24.6 1.8 * * 20.3 3.1 33.1 3.8 56.7 6.4
Non-Hispanic, all races 62.4 0.7 33.2 2.7 55.8 1.4 67.1 1.2 73.7 1.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 35.0 1.9 14.7 3.0 28.6 3.5 43.0 3.8 75.3 4.6
Non-Hispanic, White 65.7 0.8 39.9 3.3 59.8 1.4 69.4 1.2 74.1 1.3
Gender Female 59.2 0.8 30.7 2.4 54.5 1.4 66.2 1.2 71.3 1.6
Male 61.2 0.9 26.7 3.2 50.3 1.8 64.7 1.4 75.0 1.4
Education Less than high school 46.0 1.2 21.2 1.8 44.9 1.8 59.7 2.1 65.0 3.3
High school graduate 63.1 1.0 42.8 3.0 58.5 1.8 65.9 1.6 73.5 2.0
At least some college 69.0 1.0 42.8 4.2 58.8 2.4 70.4 1.5 74.7 1.4
Residence location Urban 58.3 0.8 26.9 2.5 50.5 1.6 63.1 1.3 72.9 1.4
Rural 64.5 1.4 35.7 4.3 58.7 2.2 71.7 2.1 74.0 2.5

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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