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Table 201a
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by race, United States, 2003
        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 17.7 0.5 14.8 0.5 34.4 1.6 14.8 2.9 * * 31.4 4.4 29.9 2.6
Age 0-17 33.7 1.0 29.2 1.1 55.8 2.4 28.9 5.5 * * * * 38.8 4.1
18-44 11.5 0.5 9.4 0.4 23.4 1.5 9.9 2.1 * * 28.0 5.9 22.4 3.6
45-64 10.8 0.5 9.0 0.5 23.1 1.9 11.5 3.1 * * * * * *
Gender Male 15.9 0.5 13.3 0.5 31.0 1.7 15.1 3.0 * * 27.7 4.5 26.5 3.3
Female 19.5 0.6 16.2 0.6 37.6 1.9 14.5 3.1 * * 34.7 5.7 32.5 3.4
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.7 1.2 51.9 1.4 71.0 2.3 56.8 9.5 * * * * 89.8 3.3
Near poor/low 34.5 1.1 32.3 1.2 43.0 2.6 37.3 7.0 * * * * 35.9 5.9
Middle 10.4 0.5 8.9 0.5 18.4 2.1 10.2 2.3 * * * * 21.7 5.0
High 2.8 0.3 2.5 0.3 6.6 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 24.2 0.9 20.3 0.8 42.5 2.7 33.1 7.5 * * * * * *
High school graduate 12.7 0.5 10.5 0.6 23.6 1.6 12.8 3.5 * * * * * *
At least some college 5.4 0.3 4.5 0.3 12.2 1.4 4.3 1.0 * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 16.1 0.6 13.0 0.6 32.0 1.9 12.0 2.0 * * * * 23.3 3.6
Metropolitan-small 18.6 1.0 15.1 0.9 39.1 3.1 * * * * * * 35.0 4.5
Micropolitan 22.3 1.8 19.9 1.9 42.4 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 19.5 2.2 17.7 2.3 34.0 5.7 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 24.8 4.7 23.9 5.0 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 39.7 1.7 33.4 1.8 69.2 3.3 * * * * * * * *
No 32.0 1.0 27.8 1.1 52.1 2.5 30.7 5.8 * * * * 35.8 4.6
Preferred language English 16.0 0.5 12.5 0.5 34.3 1.6 7.2 2.0 * * 30.6 4.6 29.4 2.7
Other 28.8 1.3 30.4 1.3 29.9 6.9 21.5 4.6 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 18.2 0.5 14.9 0.5 35.9 1.6 19.2 4.1 * * 31.4 4.6 29.9 2.7
No 13.2 0.9 12.9 0.7 15.1 3.1 12.9 2.7 * * * * * *

a 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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