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Table 201d
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by education,a United States, 2003
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 11.2 0.4 24.2 0.9 12.7 0.5 5.4 0.3
Age 18-44 11.5 0.5 22.7 0.9 14.1 0.8 5.0 0.4
45-64 10.8 0.5 27.3 1.5 10.6 0.8 6.0 0.6
Gender Male 8.5 0.4 18.6 1.0 9.2 0.6 4.1 0.4
Female 13.8 0.5 30.1 1.2 16.1 0.7 6.7 0.4
Race White, single race 9.2 0.4 20.3 0.8 10.5 0.6 4.5 0.3
Black, single race 23.2 1.4 42.5 2.7 23.6 1.6 12.2 1.4
Asian, single race 10.2 2.2 33.1 7.5 12.8 3.5 4.3 1.0
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 21.9 3.8 * * * * * *
Multiple races 22.7 3.0 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 10.7 0.4 26.6 1.2 12.4 0.6 5.2 0.3
Non-Hispanic, White 8.3 0.4 21.4 1.2 10.0 0.7 4.2 0.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 23.2 1.4 42.5 2.6 23.5 1.6 12.2 1.4
Hispanic, all races 14.5 0.7 19.0 1.0 14.5 1.2 8.0 1.0
Family incomeb Negative/poor 42.3 1.3 47.2 1.6 45.4 2.4 28.7 2.4
Near poor/low 22.8 1.1 27.9 1.7 22.4 1.4 18.1 1.7
Middle 6.9 0.5 12.0 1.3 7.8 0.7 4.3 0.5
High 2.2 0.2 5.1 1.0 2.1 0.3 1.9 0.3
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 10.5 0.5 22.6 1.3 12.9 0.7 5.1 0.4
Metropolitan-small 11.1 0.7 24.3 1.5 11.6 0.9 5.8 0.7
Micropolitan 13.9 1.4 30.0 2.6 14.6 1.9 5.6 0.9
Noncore-adjacent 12.6 1.7 22.6 3.1 10.7 2.0 * *
Noncore-not adjacent 17.2 3.4 * * 15.8 3.1 * *
Preferred language English 10.6 0.4 25.8 1.1 12.2 0.6 5.2 0.3
Other 15.5 1.2 19.4 1.7 18.0 2.1 8.2 1.5
Born in U.S. Yes 11.2 0.4 26.7 1.1 12.6 0.6 5.5 0.4
No 10.9 0.8 17.6 1.5 13.0 1.2 4.9 0.8

a 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.

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.

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; 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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