Table 179b
People age 65 and over with any private health insurancea, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
62.7 |
0.7 |
65.1 |
0.7 |
68.6 |
0.7 |
37.1 |
1.7 |
23.0 |
1.8 |
| Gender |
Female |
61.6 |
0.7 |
64.2 |
0.7 |
68.1 |
0.8 |
34.5 |
2.0 |
19.8 |
1.7 |
| Male |
64.2 |
0.8 |
66.3 |
0.8 |
69.2 |
0.9 |
41.1 |
2.7 |
27.8 |
2.5 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative or poor |
28.9 |
2.1 |
32.9 |
2.5 |
41.1 |
3.1 |
12.3 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
1.7 |
| Near poor/low |
51.9 |
1.5 |
54.4 |
1.6 |
58.1 |
1.7 |
36.0 |
3.8 |
17.9 |
3.0 |
| Middle |
69.2 |
1.3 |
70.5 |
1.3 |
71.9 |
1.4 |
54.7 |
4.5 |
38.9 |
5.4 |
| High |
75.0 |
1.4 |
75.3 |
1.5 |
77.0 |
1.5 |
64.2 |
7.5 |
60.6 |
7.1 |
| Education |
Less than high school |
47.3 |
1.1 |
52.1 |
1.2 |
59.1 |
1.4 |
26.8 |
2.2 |
14.9 |
1.8 |
| High school graduate |
68.1 |
1.0 |
69.7 |
1.0 |
71.5 |
1.1 |
45.6 |
3.8 |
27.3 |
3.6 |
| At least some college |
70.6 |
1.0 |
71.0 |
1.0 |
72.6 |
1.0 |
53.7 |
3.8 |
52.6 |
5.0 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
61.8 |
0.8 |
64.9 |
0.8 |
68.9 |
0.9 |
|
2.0 |
22.9 |
1.9 |
| Rural |
64.7 |
1.3 |
65.4 |
1.3 |
67.7 |
1.3 |
29.6 |
4.2 |
25.1 |
6.0 |
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.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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