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Table 182c
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year, by family incomea, United States, 2002
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   17.1 0.5 59.2 1.3 33.3 1.1 9.7 0.4 2.4 0.2
Age 0-17 32.5 1.0 81.8 1.6 54.8 1.8 * * 2.9 0.5
18-44 11.0 0.5 42.8 1.6 19.2 1.1 5.5 0.4 1.7 0.2
45-64 10.8 0.5 47.8 2.1 25.5 1.7 8.1 0.7 3.0 0.3
Gender Male 15.3 0.5 55.2 1.7 30.8 1.2 5.3 0.5 2.4 0.2
Female 19.0 0.6 62.6 1.4 35.6 1.4 7.4 0.5 2.5 0.3
Race White, single race 14.4 0.5 53.9 1.5 30.7 1.2 6.0 0.4 2.3 0.2
Black, single race 33.5 1.7 72.9 2.4 44.2 2.4 8.4 0.9 4.6 0.9
Asian, single race 13.4 2.8 58.9 8.4 33.0 7.6 * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 23.3 3.8 44.3 7.6 * * * * * *
Multiple races 30.4 2.9 76.3 6.4 41.0 8.8 * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 15.4 0.6 60.8 1.6 33.4 1.3 6.2 0.4 2.4 0.2
Non-Hispanic, White 11.7 0.5 54.1 2.0 29.6 1.7 5.7 0.5 2.2 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 33.1 1.7 72.5 2.4 43.9 2.4 8.5 0.9 4.6 0.9
Hispanic (all races) 27.1 1.0 54.8 1.9 33.0 1.5 7.7 0.9 3.4 0.8
Educationb Less than high school graduate 23.0 0.9 48.4 1.7 27.8 1.8 9.5 0.8 5.8 1.0
High school graduate 12.2 0.5 48.7 2.0 19.3 1.2 6.7 0.6 2.9 0.4
At least some college 5.1 0.3 30.7 2.5 14.7 1.5 4.7 0.5 1.7 0.2
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 15.9 0.7 59.4 1.8 32.0 1.4 6.6 0.5 2.3 0.2
Metropolitan-small 17.8 1.0 58.8 2.5 34.5 2.4 6.1 0.6 2.3 0.5
Micropolitan 20.1 1.7 59.7 2.9 36.2 3.3 6.3 0.9 3.3 0.8
Noncore-adjacent 17.6 1.9 53.2 6.1 28.8 2.8 4.0 0.8 1.1 0.3
Noncore-not adjacent 28.8 3.8 67.8 7.8 45.2 7.2 11.2 2.1 10.8 3.0
CSHCN Yes 36.0 1.7 84.8 2.6 62.0 3.4 * * 4.8 1.0
No 31.2 1.0 80.9 1.8 53.5 1.8 * * 2.4 0.5
Preferred language English 15.9 0.6 61.1 1.5 33.8 1.2 6.0 0.4 2.3 0.2
Other 24.5 1.3 50.1 2.8 30.5 2.0 9.2 1.6 4.2 1.1
Born in U.S. Yes 17.5 0.6 63.2 1.5 36.4 1.2 6.2 0.4 2.4 0.2
No 13.0 0.9 35.6 2.6 18.9 1.9 7.5 1.3 2.3 0.6

a 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less 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.

c See 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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