National Healthcare Quality Report 2004

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Population group	Percent^a	Standard error

Total	38.9	0.5

Age (not age adjusted)
50-64	32.8	0.7
65 and over	46.2	0.8

Race
American Indian or Alaska Native only	37.0	7.1
Asian or Pacific Islander only	24.7	3.3
Asian only	24.9	3.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	32.8	1.5
White only	40.0	0.6
More than one race	46.9	6.4

Ethnicity
Hispanic	27.9	1.6
Total, non-Hispanic	39.7	0.6
Black or African American	32.9	1.5
White	40.8	0.6

Gender
Male	41.8	0.8
Female	36.6	0.7

Health insurance (not age adjusted)
Persons under age 65	34.8	0.8
Private	35.0	0.8
Public	32.7	1.9
Uninsured	18.0	1.6
Persons age 65 and over	46.2	0.8
Medicare + any private	50.7	1.0
Medicare + any public	35.9	2.2
Medicare only	38.3	1.4

Family income
< 100% of poverty level	29.2	1.7
100-199% of poverty level	34.8	1.3
200-399% of poverty level	37.9	1.2
≥400% of poverty level	47.5	1.1
Unknown	36.2	0.9

Education (persons age 25 and over)
Less than high school	29.3	0.9
High school graduate	37.0	0.9
At least some college	46.1	0.8

Residence location
MSA	39.3	0.6
Non-MSA	38.1	1.0

^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.