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TABLE
5. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY RACE
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE
1997 |
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|
NO
COVERAGE |
COVERAGE
|
TOTAL
|
|
RACE
|
NUMBER
|
PERCENT
|
NUMBER
|
PERCENT
|
NUMBER
|
|
WHITE
NON-HISPANIC |
648,888
|
14.1
|
3,957,814
|
85.9
|
4,606,702
|
|
BLACK
NON-HISPANIC |
252,230
|
22.0
|
896,380
|
78.0
|
1,148,610
|
|
HISPANIC
|
330,776
|
35.5
|
599,731
|
64.5
|
930,507
|
|
OTHER
NON-HISPANIC |
68,892
|
18.2
|
310,401
|
81.8
|
379,293
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,300,786
|
18.4
|
5,764,327
|
81.6
|
7,065,113
|
SOURCE:
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY OF MARCH, 1998
U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS |
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