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Table 183b
People who have a specific source of ongoing carea, 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   87.9 0.2 89.6 0.2 90.3 0.2 87.1 0.6 78.0 0.6
Age (not age adjusted) 0-17 94.6 0.3 96.1 0.3 96.9 0.3 93.4 0.7 88.3 0.7
18-44 79.3 0.4 82.2 0.5 83.3 0.5 78.5 1.2 64.7 1.1
45-64 90.2 0.4 91.1 0.4 91.5 0.4 89.8 1.0 80.6 1.4
65 and over 96.6 0.3 96.8 0.3 96.9 0.3 95.8 0.9 94.0 1.2
Gender Female 91.1 0.2 92.4 0.3 93.1 0.3 90.2 0.7 83.3 0.8
Male 84.5 0.3 86.6 0.3 87.5 0.4 83.1 1.0 73.2 0.9
Health insuranceb, age 0-64 Private 92.7 0.2 92.9 0.2 93.1 0.2 92.5 0.6 90.5 0.7
Public 93.3 0.5 93.8 0.5 94.0 0.7 92.9 1.0 91.2 1.0
Uninsured 59.1 0.8 63.8 1.0 65.6 1.1 59.7 2.2 49.3 1.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare and private 97.9 0.3 98.0 0.3 98.0 0.3 98.6 0.6 94.9 2.5
Medicare and public 96.8 0.7 96.6 0.9 96.4 1.1 96.8 1.4 97.7 1.0
Medicare only 93.9 0.8 94.0 0.8 93.9 0.9 94.2 1.8 92.4 2.5
Family incomec Negative or poor 81.5 0.7 84.5 0.8 85.8 1.0 83.1 1.5 72.7 1.5
Near poor/low 82.0 0.6 84.6 0.7 85.1 0.8 84.1 1.4 73.9 1.4
Middle 88.6 0.4 89.6 0.4 89.5 0.5 90.0 0.9 82.3 1.2
High 93.2 0.3 93.5 0.3 93.7 0.3 92.4 1.1 89.4 1.2
Education (age 25 and over) Less than high school 77.6 0.7 82.7 0.9 83.2 1.1 83.0 1.8 70.2 1.2
High school graduate 85.5 0.5 86.1 0.5 86.8 0.6 84.9 1.1 80.7 1.3
At least some college 90.9 0.3 91.4 0.3 91.7 0.3 90.6 0.8 84.0 1.2
Residence location Urban 87.3 0.3 89.3 0.3 90.1 0.3 87.3 0.6 78.3 0.7
Rural 89.4 0.4 90.2 0.4 90.7 0.5 85.9 1.7 75.4 2.0

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

b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

c 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: SE: Standard error.

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

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