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Table 176a
People under age 65 with health insurancea, by race, United States, 2003
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   83.4 0.3 83.9 0.3 81.1 0.6 82.2 1.3 89.4 3.4 65.6 3.1 81.0 1.7
Age (not age adjusted) 0-17 90.2 0.3 90.4 0.4 90.9 0.7 88.0 2.0 * * 65.7 4.8 90.9 1.6
18-44 76.5 0.4 77.2 0.4 73.2 0.9 77.9 1.6 82.0 6.1 58.3 4.2 75.0 2.6
45-64 87.5 0.3 88.3 0.3 83.6 0.8 83.1 1.9 * * 78.3 4.3 80.2 3.7
Gender Female 84.7 0.3 85.2 0.3 82.8 0.6 83.0 1.3 89.8 4.3 64.0 3.7 83.5 1.9
Male 82.0 0.3 82.6 0.3 79.0 0.7 81.2 1.7 89.5 4.5 67.0 3.4 77.7 2.3
Family incomeb Negative or poor 68.9 0.9 68.5 1.1 71.0 1.5 63.8 5.7 * * 58.4 6.8 67.5 4.9
Near poor/low 67.8 0.7 66.9 0.8 74.5 1.4 64.0 4.3 * * 52.1 6.2 67.0 4.9
Middle 85.4 0.4 85.5 0.5 84.6 1.0 86.6 2.0 * * 67.5 6.5 87.6 2.5
High 95.0 0.2 95.2 0.3 93.0 1.0 95.6 1.3 * * 82.5 6.4 95.3 1.5
Education (age 25 and over) Less than high school 59.7 0.8 58.9 0.8 64.9 2.0 62.1 4.8 * * 57.7 6.5 59.3 7.0
High school graduate 80.0 0.5 81.1 0.5 76.0 1.1 71.5 3.8 * * 64.8 5.2 76.5 4.5
At least some college 89.4 0.3 90.2 0.3 85.5 0.8 86.5 1.2 * * 78.2 4.4 85.6 2.5
Residence location Urban 83.1 0.3 83.5 0.3 81.6 0.6 82.5 1.4 89.3 3.5 66.9 4.0 83.4 1.7
Rural 84.0 0.6 85.0 0.6 77.9 1.6 78.0 4.8 * * 63.9 5.1 71.9 4.8

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b Negative 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.

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

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