Table 123a: People age 65 and over with any private health insurance^a, by race, United States, 2001

			Single Race Only
	Total		AI/AN		Asian		NHOPI		Black		White		> 1 Race
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	62.7	0.7	31.8	8.2	40.9	3.9	*	*	37.6	1.9	66.4	0.7	50.0	5.6
Gender
Female	61.9	0.8	*	*	37.1	4.6	*	*	35.7	2.0	66.0	0.8	*	*
Male	63.8	0.8	*	*	46.1	5.4	*	*	40.0	2.7	66.9	0.9	*	*
Family income
< 100% of poverty level	27.8	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	16.6	3.0	33.3	2.5	*	*
100-199% of poverty level	54.3	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	31.4	3.6	59.2	1.6	*	*
200-399% of poverty level	71.8	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	51.0	5.3	73.9	1.2	*	*
≥ 400% of poverty level	77.2	1.4	*	*	40.2	8.0	*	*	65.6	7.5	78.9	1.4	*	*
Education (age 25 and over)
Less than high school graduate	51.4	1.1	*	*	27.1	6.5	*	*	28.4	2.3	57.4	1.2	*	*
High school graduate	67.1	1.0	*	*	44.6	7.2	*	*	44.7	4.0	69.4	1.1	*	*
At least some college	72.8	1.1	*	*	49.8	5.6	*	*	54.6	3.5	74.5	1.1	*	*
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	60.8	0.8	*	*	40.8	4.0	*	*	39.1	2.0	64.6	0.9	54.6	6.8
Rural (Non-MSA)	68.4	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	29.7	4.5	71.4	1.3	*	*

^aPercents are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.

^*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; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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