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Table 176b
People under age 65 with 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 |
|
83.4 |
0.3 |
86.6 |
0.3 |
88.0 |
0.3 |
81.4 |
0.6 |
64.9 |
0.7 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
0-17 |
90.2 |
0.3 |
92.6 |
0.3 |
93.6 |
0.4 |
91.1 |
0.7 |
79.8 |
0.8 |
| 18-44 |
76.5 |
0.4 |
81.1 |
0.4 |
82.9 |
0.4 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
53.8 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
87.5 |
0.3 |
89.4 |
0.3 |
90.6 |
0.3 |
83.8 |
0.8 |
67.5 |
1.1 |
| Gender |
Female |
84.7 |
0.3 |
87.6 |
0.3 |
89.0 |
0.3 |
83.1 |
0.6 |
66.9 |
0.7 |
| Male |
82.0 |
0.3 |
85.5 |
0.3 |
87.0 |
0.3 |
79.4 |
0.7 |
63.2 |
0.8 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative or poor |
68.9 |
0.9 |
74.3 |
1.1 |
76.5 |
1.4 |
71.2 |
1.5 |
53.7 |
1.4 |
| Near poor/low |
67.8 |
0.7 |
72.3 |
0.8 |
72.3 |
0.9 |
74.8 |
1.4 |
53.9 |
1.4 |
| Middle |
85.4 |
0.4 |
87.0 |
0.4 |
87.5 |
0.5 |
85.0 |
1.1 |
74.3 |
1.3 |
| High |
95.0 |
0.2 |
95.3 |
0.2 |
95.5 |
0.3 |
93.2 |
0.9 |
89.8 |
1.1 |
| Education (age 25 and over) |
Less than high school |
59.7 |
0.8 |
68.2 |
1.0 |
69.2 |
1.2 |
65.8 |
2.0 |
47.2 |
1.1 |
| High school graduate |
80.0 |
0.5 |
81.9 |
0.5 |
83.5 |
0.5 |
76.2 |
1.1 |
65.9 |
1.3 |
| At least some college |
89.4 |
0.3 |
90.3 |
0.3 |
91.3 |
0.3 |
85.9 |
0.8 |
78.4 |
1.0 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
83.1 |
0.3 |
87.1 |
0.3 |
88.8 |
0.3 |
81.9 |
0.6 |
65.3 |
0.7 |
| Rural |
84.0 |
0.6 |
85.3 |
0.6 |
86.4 |
0.6 |
78.0 |
1.6 |
61.6 |
2.1 |
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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