Table 124a: People age under 65 uninsured all year, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	13.3	0.4	13.3	0.4	13.9	0.8	10.0	1.3	18.4	3.3
Age
0-17	8.6	0.5	9.4	0.6	6.3	0.9	3.3	0.9	*	*
18-44	17.4	0.6	17.3	0.6	18.9	1.2	13.1	2.1	27.6	5.3
45-64	11.6	0.5	10.9	0.5	16.4	1.4	12.3	2.7	*	*
Gender
Male	14.8	0.5	14.6	0.5	16.4	1.2	11.6	1.8	20.7	4.8
Female	11.8	0.4	12.0	0.4	11.7	0.8	8.5	1.4	16.0	3.2
Family incomea
Negative or poor	24.5	1.0	27.1	1.3	18.3	2.0	*	*	30.0	8.1
Near poor/low	24.8	1.0	27.0	1.1	18.1	1.6	16.5	3.9	14.2	3.8
Middle	12.1	0.6	12.2	0.7	12.1	1.5	11.2	2.3	*	*
High	5.8	0.4	5.6	0.4	7.6	1.2	6.0	1.4	*	*
Educationb(age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	30.8	0.9	32.0	1.0	26.9	2.0	14.3	3.9	*	*
High school graduate	16.6	0.7	15.8	0.7	19.8	1.7	21.4	4.6	*	*
At least some college	8.3	0.4	7.9	0.4	10.6	1.1	9.5	1.6	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	13.3	0.6	13.5	0.6	13.2	1.1	10.4	1.6	*	*
Metropolitan-small	12.8	0.6	12.7	0.7	13.5	1.5	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	13.9	1.1	13.2	1.2	20.1	2.1	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	14.4	1.6	14.4	1.8	16.7	2.8	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	15.1	1.7	14.4	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN
Yes	5.2	0.7	5.0	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
No	9.2	0.6	10.2	0.6	6.6	1.0	3.4	0.9	*	*

^aNegative or 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.

^bLess than high school graduate 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.

^cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

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

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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