National Healthcare Quality Report 2004

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	2001		2000
Population group	Percent^a	Standard error	Percent^a	Standard error
Total	14.2	0.6	15.4	0.7
Age (not age adjusted)
18-44	9.0	0.7	11.4	1.0
45-64	23.7	1.0	23.2	1.0
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	12.9	1.3	15.6	1.9
White only	14.3	0.7	15.6	0.8
More than one race	20.4	5.0	17.5	4.3
Ethnicity
Hispanic	10.2	1.2	9.8	1.3
Total, non-Hispanic	14.6	0.6	15.9	0.7
Black or African American	13.0	1.3	15.5	1.9
White	14.8	0.7	16.3	0.8
Gender
Male	15.1	0.9	15.7	1.2
Female	13.7	0.8	15.4	0.8
Health insurance
Private	12.8	0.7	14.3	0.8
Public	22.1	1.6	23.3	2.0
Uninsured	11.3	1.4	11.0	1.5
Family income
< 100% of poverty level	16.4	1.6	17.8	2.0
100-199% of poverty level	16.5	1.6	16.5	1.7
200-399% of poverty level	14.0	1.1	17.7	1.5
≥400% of poverty level	12.2	1.1	14.0	1.3
Unknown	15.5	1.4	12.0	1.4
Education (persons age 25 and over)
Less than high school	16.6	1.5	16.2	1.6
High school graduate	16.6	1.2	17.8	1.5
At least some college	14.0	0.8	16.2	1.0
Residence location
MSA	14.0	0.7	15.5	0.8
Non-MSA	14.5	1.0	15.0	1.3

^a Percents are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

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