Table 123b: People age 65 and over with any private health insurancea, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** Black or African American White
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 62.7 0.7 24.0 1.8 65.2 0.7 37.6 1.9 68.8 0.8
                     
Gender                    
    Female 61.9 0.8 21.1 2.1 64.5 0.8 35.7 2.0 68.7 0.8
    Male 63.8 0.8 28.0 2.3 66.0 0.9 40 2.7 69.0 0.9
                     
Family income                    
    < 100% of poverty level 27.8 1.9 9.6 2.7 31.5 2.1 16.0 3.0 39.5 2.7
    100-199% of poverty level 54.3 1.5 13.6 2.2 58.2 1.6 31.5 3.6 63.4 1.7
    200-399% of poverty level 71.8 1.2 37.7 4.4 73.4 1.3 51.3 5.3 75.4 1.3
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 77.2 1.4 45.9 5.9 78.0 1.4 65.6 7.5 79.6 1.4
                     
Education (age 25 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 51.4 1.1 18.5 1.9 56.4 1.2 28.4 2.3 63.2 1.3
    High school graduate 67.1 1.0 31.2 4.2 68.1 1.0 44.3 4.0 70.3 1.1
    At least some college 72.8 1.1 43.5 4.9 73.5 1.1 54.8 3.5 75.3 1.1
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 60.8 0.8 24.1 1.8 63.7 0.8 39.1 2.0 67.5 0.9
    Rural (Non-MSA) 68.4 1.3 22.6 5.8 69.2 1.3 29.7 4.5 72.3 1.3
                     

aPercents are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Key: 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.

Table 123c Table 123a

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