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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 38059 27000 8918 5456 2575 17578 1498 4502
Under 18 Years 15289 11949 2830 2247 48 9778 837 114
18 to 24 Years 4538 2741 1207 517 358 1634 167 28
25 to 34 Years 5463 3204 1092 749 601 2172 166 115
35 to 44 Years 4467 2634 1028 679 538 1578 105 191
45 to 54 Years 2381 1433 628 416 332 734 50 217
55 to 59 Years 1129 729 335 184 142 319 22 164
60 to 64 Years 1129 780 338 184 149 313 13 224
65 Years And Over 3663 3529 1460 478 406 1050 138 3449
65 to 74 Years 1842 1769 642 273 223 581 49 1711
75 Years And Over 1821 1760 818 206 183 469 89 1738
Male
Total 16316 10857 3738 2435 1115 6949 608 1331
Under 18 Years 7684 5980 1412 1142 23 4902 429 55
18 to 24 Years 1705 883 499 187 119 391 39 6
25 to 34 Years 2104 953 482 338 304 452 36 55
35 to 44 Years 1929 984 450 298 257 494 37 91
45 to 54 Years 1033 584 241 160 131 273 14 112
55 to 59 Years 436 273 124 75 64 108 10 80
60 to 64 Years 485 330 155 98 88 110 8 96
65 Years And Over 939 869 374 137 129 220 35 837
65 to 74 Years 555 517 206 91 83 125 18 492
75 Years And Over 385 352 168 46 45 94 16 345
Female
Total 21744 16144 5180 3021 1460 10628 891 3171
Under 18 Years 7604 5968 1418 1106 25 4875 408 59
18 to 24 Years 2833 1859 707 330 238 1243 128 21
25 to 34 Years 3359 2252 610 411 297 1721 131 60
35 to 44 Years 2539 1650 578 381 281 1084 68 100
45 to 54 Years 1348 849 387 256 202 461 36 105
55 to 59 Years 693 456 211 109 78 211 12 84
60 to 64 Years 644 450 183 86 61 204 5 128
65 Years And Over 2724 2660 1086 341 278 830 104 2612
65 to 74 Years 1288 1252 437 182 140 456 31 1220
75 Years And Over 1436 1408 650 159 138 374 73 1393
Related Children
Under 18 Years 15069 11808 2754 2208 39 9709 832 112
Under 6 Years 6093 5048 949 758 0 4358 340 47
6 to 17 Years 8975 6760 1805 1450 39 5351 492 66

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1509 1615 1039 11059
Under 18 Years 13 101 366 3340
18 to 24 Years 5 20 149 1796
25 to 34 Years 9 69 128 2258
35 to 44 Years 14 104 101 1833
45 to 54 Years 13 132 88 948
55 to 59 Years 31 59 35 400
60 to 64 Years 34 86 69 349
65 Years And Over 1390 1044 104 134
65 to 74 Years 593 576 73 73
75 Years And Over 797 468 31 60
Male
Total 402 469 592 5459
Under 18 Years 5 48 200 1704
18 to 24 Years 2 3 64 822
25 to 34 Years 5 28 68 1151
35 to 44 Years 7 46 59 944
45 to 54 Years 5 62 67 449
55 to 59 Years 13 32 20 163
60 to 64 Years 16 35 52 156
65 Years And Over 348 216 62 70
65 to 74 Years 185 123 47 38
75 Years And Over 163 93 15 33
Female
Total 1107 1146 447 5600
Under 18 Years 8 53 165 1636
18 to 24 Years 3 17 85 974
25 to 34 Years 4 41 60 1107
35 to 44 Years 7 58 41 889
45 to 54 Years 7 71 22 499
55 to 59 Years 18 27 15 237
60 to 64 Years 18 51 17 194
65 Years And Over 1042 828 41 64
65 to 74 Years 408 453 26 36
75 Years And Over 634 374 16 28
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13 101 361 3261
Under 6 Years 1 46 163 1046
6 to 17 Years 13 55 198 2216

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 38059 27000 8918 5456 2575 17578 1498 4502
Metropolitan 29610 20927 6624 4157 2008 13966 1099 3219
Central City 16098 11681 2994 1991 993 8567 574 1591
Not Central City 13511 9246 3630 2166 1016 5399 524 1628
Not Metropolitan 8449 6073 2294 1300 566 3612 400 1283
Northeast 6597 5105 1614 961 447 3346 226 839
Metropolitan 5867 4548 1419 824 394 3004 190 734
Central City 3648 2879 565 343 156 2250 101 385
Not Central City 2219 1669 854 480 238 754 89 349
Not Metropolitan 731 556 195 137 53 342 36 104
Midwest 7965 6164 2398 1434 649 3769 426 971
Metropolitan 5747 4455 1507 996 497 2965 325 650
Central City 3708 2938 792 583 298 2160 206 342
Not Central City 2039 1517 715 412 199 805 119 308
Not Metropolitan 2218 1709 890 438 151 804 101 321
South 14729 10099 3210 2003 1001 6570 536 1963
Metropolitan 10344 7055 2249 1417 700 4587 305 1234
Central City 5125 3564 994 654 347 2506 141 574
Not Central City 5219 3492 1255 762 353 2081 164 660
Not Metropolitan 4385 3044 961 587 302 1983 231 729
West 8768 5632 1696 1058 478 3892 310 729
Metropolitan 7652 4868 1448 921 417 3409 278 601
Central City 3618 2300 642 410 191 1651 125 290
Not Central City 4034 2568 807 510 226 1759 153 311
Not Metropolitan 1116 764 247 137 60 483 31 128
Household Relationship
Total 38059 27000 8918 5456 2575 17578 1498 4502
65 Years And Over 3663 3529 1460 478 406 1050 138 3449
In Families 28985 20749 6143 4313 1588 14936 1293 1727
Householders 8053 5730 1935 1206 1039 3655 311 1000
Under 65 Years 7320 5032 1613 1078 922 3465 278 323
65 Years And Over 732 698 322 128 117 191 33 677
Related Children
Under 18 Years 14610 11458 2673 2139 39 9432 823 111
Under 6 Years 5878 4876 912 723 0 4219 335 47
6 to 17 Years 8732 6582 1761 1416 39 5213 488 65
18 Years And Over 1996 1080 373 239 118 732 61 48

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1509 1615 1039 11059
Metropolitan 1068 1149 731 8683
Central City 442 631 342 4418
Not Central City 626 518 389 4265
Not Metropolitan 441 466 308 2376
Northeast 277 267 128 1492
Metropolitan 248 233 106 1318
Central City 94 158 58 769
Not Central City 154 75 48 550
Not Metropolitan 29 34 22 174
Midwest 416 274 231 1801
Metropolitan 243 167 136 1292
Central City 101 80 61 771
Not Central City 142 87 75 522
Not Metropolitan 174 107 94 509
South 568 816 451 4630
Metropolitan 372 528 292 3289
Central City 152 267 99 1561
Not Central City 221 261 193 1728
Not Metropolitan 196 288 159 1341
West 248 258 229 3135
Metropolitan 206 222 197 2784
Central City 96 127 125 1318
Not Central City 110 95 72 1466
Not Metropolitan 42 36 33 352
Household Relationship
Total 1509 1615 1039 11059
65 Years And Over 1390 1044 104 134
In Families 568 628 750 8236
Householders 349 347 220 2322
Under 65 Years 44 160 192 2288
65 Years And Over 304 187 29 34
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12 101 348 3152
Under 6 Years 1 46 161 1002
6 to 17 Years 11 55 187 2150
18 Years And Over 12 18 25 916

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 12871 8107 3414 2321 877 4521 431 1036
Husbands 3272 1968 1036 664 538 741 75 554
Under 65 Years 2837 1564 809 570 451 656 56 174
65 Years And Over 434 404 226 93 87 85 19 380
Wives 3272 2027 1007 641 282 909 94 386
Under 65 Years 2928 1693 832 565 251 844 78 64
65 Years And Over 344 334 174 75 31 66 16 322
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5439 3723 1229 919 12 2645 248 26
Under 6 Years 2173 1622 443 305 0 1228 102 11
6 to 17 Years 3266 2101 786 615 12 1418 146 15
18 Years And Over 631 297 129 94 43 177 13 16
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 14380 11586 2381 1726 583 9746 813 569
Householder 4232 3384 770 455 444 2686 218 394
Under 65 Years 3976 3131 676 422 411 2594 206 143
65 Years And Over 256 253 95 33 33 91 12 250
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8427 7221 1308 1098 27 6385 542 76
Under 6 Years 3415 3040 423 376 0 2807 217 35
6 to 17 Years 5011 4181 885 722 27 3578 325 41
18 Years And Over 1190 697 214 125 69 501 43 26
In Unrelated Subfamilies 786 560 139 111 42 441 20 1
Under 18 Years 461 350 81 69 0 277 9 1
Under 6 Years 215 172 37 36 0 140 5 0
6 to 17 Years 245 178 45 33 0 137 4 1
18 Years And Over 326 211 58 42 42 164 11 0

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 411 308 460 4764
Husbands 226 162 154 1304
Under 65 Years 19 81 135 1273
65 Years And Over 207 81 19 31
Wives 173 92 133 1245
Under 65 Years 11 26 121 1235
65 Years And Over 162 66 12 10
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 20 165 1716
Under 6 Years 0 10 89 551
6 to 17 Years 6 9 76 1166
18 Years And Over 2 12 5 334
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 130 278 217 2794
Householder 108 170 44 848
Under 65 Years 16 78 38 845
65 Years And Over 91 91 6 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 72 154 1205
Under 6 Years 1 35 68 375
6 to 17 Years 5 37 87 830
18 Years And Over 7 2 11 493
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1 0 15 226
Under 18 Years 1 0 14 111
Under 6 Years 0 0 3 44
6 to 17 Years 1 0 11 67
18 Years And Over 0 0 1 115

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 8287 5690 2635 1032 945 2201 186 2774
Male 3276 1914 916 377 354 750 65 576
Under 65 Years 2870 1521 785 339 319 639 51 191
Living Alone 1153 720 305 150 145 338 25 133
65 Years And Over 406 393 131 37 36 111 14 385
Living Alone 333 325 114 29 27 99 14 319
Female 5012 3776 1719 656 591 1451 121 2197
Under 65 Years 3008 1807 926 427 377 813 46 252
Living Alone 1381 968 416 183 183 491 17 201
65 Years And Over 2003 1969 794 229 213 638 75 1945
Living Alone 1893 1872 760 221 208 618 75 1854
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 7057 5584 1291 1071 8 4627 414 49
16 to 64 Years 8319 4403 2074 1228 978 2103 159 445
Worked During Year 4509 2064 1463 912 770 574 84 35
Year-Round Full Time 1470 684 586 394 342 79 16 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 3039 1380 877 518 428 495 68 32
DID Not Work 3810 2339 611 316 208 1529 75 410
65 Years And Over 939 869 374 137 129 220 35 837
Worked During Year 65 56 41 23 22 8 4 44
Year-Round Full Time 20 17 14 7 5 0 0 13
Not Year-Round Full Time 45 39 28 16 16 8 4 31
Did Not Work 874 814 332 114 107 212 31 793
Female
Under 16 Years 6894 5472 1244 988 6 4533 377 54
16 to 64 Years 12126 8011 2850 1692 1177 5265 410 504
Worked During Year 5184 3210 1769 1126 943 1637 255 41
Year-Round Full Time 1027 587 486 381 354 138 46 10
Not Year-Round Full Time 4158 2623 1283 746 589 1500 209 31
Did Not Work 6941 4801 1081 566 234 3628 155 463
65 Years And Over 2724 2660 1086 341 278 830 104 2612
Worked During Year 71 70 32 17 12 16 0 69
Year-Round Full Time 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 68 67 29 15 12 16 0 66
Did Not Work 2653 2590 1054 324 266 814 104 2543

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 940 987 274 2597
Male 145 216 199 1362
Under 65 Years 19 105 155 1349
Living Alone 13 69 88 433
65 Years And Over 125 111 43 13
Living Alone 111 99 36 8
Female 795 771 76 1235
Under 65 Years 22 136 55 1201
Living Alone 21 112 26 413
65 Years And Over 774 636 21 34
Living Alone 746 616 21 21
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5 43 182 1472
16 to 64 Years 49 210 348 3916
Worked During Year 7 12 163 2445
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 51 786
Not Year-Round Full Time 5 11 112 1658
DID Not Work 42 198 184 1472
65 Years And Over 348 216 62 70
Worked During Year 30 8 3 10
Year-Round Full Time 11 0 0 4
Not Year-Round Full Time 19 8 3 6
Did Not Work 318 208 59 61
Female
Under 16 Years 4 50 145 1422
16 to 64 Years 61 268 261 4114
Worked During Year 6 21 105 1975
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 10 440
Not Year-Round Full Time 4 21 95 1535
Did Not Work 55 247 156 2140
65 Years And Over 1042 828 41 64
Worked During Year 31 16 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 3 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 28 16 0 1
Did Not Work 1011 812 41 63
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Income, Poverty, and Labor Force Information Staff
Last revised: November 18, 1996
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031995/pov/24_002.htm