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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 50401 35949 14021 8985 4231 20871 2082 7039
Under 18 Years 19250 14901 4434 3652 69 11344 1129 133
18 to 24 Years 5875 3516 1731 848 576 1917 223 34
25 to 34 Years 7408 4359 1871 1443 1125 2574 242 166
35 to 44 Years 5890 3490 1601 1119 882 1845 135 262
45 to 54 Years 3112 1916 908 638 513 875 76 309
55 to 59 Years 1450 961 466 261 196 402 35 213
60 to 64 Years 1575 1111 529 283 223 388 20 322
65 Years And Over 5841 5695 2482 741 647 1526 221 5599
65 to 74 Years 2861 2777 1082 413 350 839 84 2706
75 Years And Over 2980 2918 1400 327 297 687 137 2893
Male
Total 21905 14598 5922 4090 1907 8311 872 2132
Under 18 Years 9783 7518 2263 1876 34 5712 591 63
18 to 24 Years 2389 1214 740 347 239 499 62 10
25 to 34 Years 3022 1417 836 655 588 571 67 82
35 to 44 Years 2588 1345 699 491 422 581 45 126
45 to 54 Years 1356 813 365 260 215 335 31 175
55 to 59 Years 545 345 166 104 82 135 16 97
60 to 64 Years 666 468 220 137 120 142 13 142
65 Years And Over 1556 1477 634 220 206 336 47 1436
65 to 74 Years 915 868 347 143 130 199 26 836
75 Years And Over 641 609 287 77 76 137 21 601
Female
Total 28496 21351 8099 4895 2323 12560 1209 4907
Under 18 Years 9467 7383 2172 1777 35 5632 537 70
18 to 24 Years 3486 2302 992 501 336 1418 162 24
25 to 34 Years 4386 2942 1035 788 537 2004 175 84
35 to 44 Years 3301 2145 902 629 460 1264 90 136
45 to 54 Years 1756 1103 543 378 298 540 46 134
55 to 59 Years 905 616 300 157 114 267 19 116
60 to 64 Years 909 643 308 146 102 246 7 180
65 Years And Over 4285 4218 1848 521 440 1190 173 4163
65 to 74 Years 1946 1908 735 271 220 639 58 1870
75 Years And Over 2339 2310 1113 250 220 550 115 2293
Related Children
Under 18 Years 19006 14743 4342 3607 55 11275 1124 131
Under 6 Years 7580 6174 1505 1280 0 5044 475 48
6 to 17 Years 11426 8568 2837 2327 55 6231 649 82

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 2568 2274 1537 14452
Under 18 Years 13 119 514 4349
18 to 24 Years 7 26 222 2359
25 to 34 Years 9 111 192 3049
35 to 44 Years 22 144 134 2400
45 to 54 Years 31 153 130 1196
55 to 59 Years 38 82 50 489
60 to 64 Years 47 120 100 464
65 Years And Over 2401 1518 195 146
65 to 74 Years 1024 832 131 84
75 Years And Over 1377 686 64 62
Male
Total 683 668 853 7308
Under 18 Years 5 56 276 2265
18 to 24 Years 3 7 96 1175
25 to 34 Years 5 53 97 1604
35 to 44 Years 12 62 82 1244
45 to 54 Years 18 73 92 543
55 to 59 Years 16 38 26 200
60 to 64 Years 21 47 72 198
65 Years And Over 603 333 112 79
65 to 74 Years 322 197 88 46
75 Years And Over 280 136 24 33
Female
Total 1885 1606 683 7144
Under 18 Years 8 64 239 2084
18 to 24 Years 4 20 126 1185
25 to 34 Years 4 58 95 1445
35 to 44 Years 10 82 52 1156
45 to 54 Years 12 80 38 653
55 to 59 Years 22 44 24 289
60 to 64 Years 26 73 27 266
65 Years And Over 1799 1185 82 67
65 to 74 Years 702 635 43 38
75 Years And Over 1096 550 40 29
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13 119 510 4264
Under 6 Years 1 48 227 1405
6 to 17 Years 13 71 284 2858

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 50401 35949 14021 8985 4231 20871 2082 7039
Metropolitan 38634 27350 10147 6721 3218 16477 1510 4921
Central City 20353 14669 4521 3140 1563 9842 751 2371
Not Central City 18280 12681 5626 3581 1655 6635 759 2550
Not Metropolitan 11767 8599 3874 2264 1013 4394 572 2118
Northeast 8493 6560 2349 1461 700 3925 293 1346
Metropolitan 7483 5782 2045 1248 604 3491 246 1164
Central City 4480 3496 830 523 252 2529 116 587
Not Central City 3003 2286 1214 725 353 962 130 576
Not Metropolitan 1009 778 304 213 95 434 47 183
Midwest 10483 8157 3759 2312 1033 4387 595 1471
Metropolitan 7358 5713 2322 1583 765 3388 431 937
Central City 4577 3598 1168 858 436 2442 264 473
Not Central City 2782 2115 1153 724 330 946 167 464
Not Metropolitan 3125 2444 1437 729 267 999 164 534
South 19332 13218 5091 3295 1658 7460 707 2983
Metropolitan 13339 9017 3427 2238 1126 5168 415 1829
Central City 6471 4406 1484 1007 526 2786 195 829
Not Central City 6868 4611 1944 1231 601 2383 219 1000
Not Metropolitan 5993 4201 1663 1057 532 2292 292 1154
West 12093 8014 2822 1917 840 5098 487 1238
Metropolitan 10452 6838 2353 1652 721 4430 419 992
Central City 4826 3170 1038 752 350 2085 175 483
Not Central City 5627 3668 1315 900 372 2344 243 509
Not Metropolitan 1640 1177 469 265 119 669 68 246
Household Relationship
Total 50401 35949 14021 8985 4231 20871 2082 7039
65 Years And Over 5841 5695 2482 741 647 1526 221 5599
In Families 38332 27405 9943 7290 2728 17672 1787 2811
Householders 10771 7743 3162 2103 1790 4253 430 1619
Under 65 Years 9537 6545 2611 1901 1609 3952 374 445
65 Years And Over 1234 1198 551 201 181 301 57 1174
Related Children
Under 18 Years 18467 14333 4235 3513 55 10957 1109 129
Under 6 Years 7336 5978 1455 1232 0 4890 468 48
6 to 17 Years 11130 8354 2780 2281 55 6067 641 81
18 Years And Over 2738 1493 563 370 184 953 85 95

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 2568 2274 1537 14452
Metropolitan 1707 1649 1096 11284
Central City 696 902 502 5684
Not Central City 1011 747 595 5600
Not Metropolitan 860 625 440 3168
Northeast 473 403 169 1932
Metropolitan 412 345 135 1701
Central City 157 221 76 984
Not Central City 255 125 59 717
Not Metropolitan 61 58 34 231
Midwest 715 339 308 2326
Metropolitan 397 201 194 1645
Central City 173 100 87 979
Not Central City 224 101 107 667
Not Metropolitan 318 138 114 681
South 980 1044 668 6115
Metropolitan 598 680 424 4322
Central City 229 355 158 2065
Not Central City 369 325 266 2257
Not Metropolitan 382 364 244 1793
West 400 488 391 4079
Metropolitan 301 423 343 3615
Central City 137 227 181 1656
Not Central City 163 196 163 1959
Not Metropolitan 100 65 47 464
Household Relationship
Total 2568 2274 1537 14452
65 Years And Over 2401 1518 195 146
In Families 966 941 1143 10927
Householders 594 497 341 3027
Under 65 Years 64 200 288 2992
65 Years And Over 530 297 52 36
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12 119 491 4134
Under 6 Years 1 48 218 1358
6 to 17 Years 11 71 273 2776
18 Years And Over 16 48 52 1245

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 18946 12475 6100 4399 1618 6037 739 1813
Husbands 4919 3175 1823 1229 1006 993 133 994
Under 65 Years 4116 2404 1428 1081 870 842 106 252
65 Years And Over 804 772 395 148 136 150 26 743
Wives 4919 3190 1760 1176 516 1209 157 676
Under 65 Years 4315 2596 1465 1065 459 1099 133 97
65 Years And Over 604 593 296 111 57 110 24 579
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7823 5503 2274 1832 25 3488 419 39
Under 6 Years 3116 2324 824 656 0 1620 194 13
6 to 17 Years 4707 3178 1450 1176 25 1867 225 26
18 Years And Over 927 476 220 153 65 275 29 29
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 17144 13565 3335 2492 920 10841 978 827
Householder 5121 4072 1146 736 722 2987 264 560
Under 65 Years 4734 3688 988 684 672 2854 238 180
65 Years And Over 387 384 159 52 50 133 27 380
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9692 8179 1760 1495 29 6994 652 82
Under 6 Years 3828 3373 559 507 0 3046 259 35
6 to 17 Years 5865 4806 1201 988 29 3948 393 46
18 Years And Over 1589 912 301 186 105 618 49 59
In Unrelated Subfamilies 942 674 189 160 66 513 29 3
Under 18 Years 541 410 107 94 0 318 15 1
Under 6 Years 243 196 49 48 0 153 7 0
6 to 17 Years 297 214 58 46 0 164 8 1
18 Years And Over 401 264 82 66 66 196 14 2

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 719 495 769 6471
Husbands 406 252 251 1744
Under 65 Years 36 105 205 1712
65 Years And Over 370 147 45 32
Wives 297 155 231 1730
Under 65 Years 15 45 204 1719
65 Years And Over 281 110 27 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 32 269 2320
Under 6 Years 0 12 137 792
6 to 17 Years 6 20 132 1529
18 Years And Over 3 24 15 451
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 203 394 261 3579
Householder 171 231 50 1049
Under 65 Years 16 98 44 1046
65 Years And Over 155 133 6 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 78 180 1513
Under 6 Years 1 35 75 454
6 to 17 Years 5 43 105 1059
18 Years And Over 9 20 23 678
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1 2 21 269
Under 18 Years 1 0 19 131
Under 6 Years 0 0 8 47
6 to 17 Years 1 0 11 83
18 Years And Over 0 2 1 138

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 11126 7870 3889 1535 1436 2686 266 4224
Male 4318 2539 1294 595 570 868 84 850
Under 65 Years 3696 1931 1077 533 510 717 65 253
Living Alone 1483 913 420 227 222 382 33 172
65 Years And Over 622 608 217 63 60 151 19 597
Living Alone 522 514 190 48 46 131 18 505
Female 6808 5331 2595 940 866 1818 182 3374
Under 65 Years 3706 2264 1243 587 535 933 62 334
Living Alone 1749 1230 581 262 261 567 27 276
65 Years And Over 3102 3067 1352 352 331 885 120 3040
Living Alone 2957 2936 1305 341 324 857 117 2915
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 8975 6998 2061 1752 11 5388 566 53
16 to 64 Years 11375 6122 3227 2117 1690 2587 259 643
Worked During Year 6780 3237 2437 1677 1437 785 155 52
Year-Round Full Time 2532 1251 1089 812 728 127 33 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 4248 1986 1348 865 709 658 122 49
DID Not Work 4595 2886 790 440 253 1801 105 591
65 Years And Over 1556 1477 634 220 206 336 47 1436
Worked During Year 96 85 68 31 29 9 4 71
Year-Round Full Time 33 29 27 11 9 0 0 23
Not Year-Round Full Time 63 56 42 20 20 9 4 47
Did Not Work 1460 1392 566 189 177 328 44 1366
Female
Under 16 Years 8587 6760 1922 1608 6 5231 498 62
16 to 64 Years 15623 10374 4329 2767 1877 6140 538 682
Worked During Year 7272 4576 2786 1890 1568 2038 347 56
Year-Round Full Time 1773 1067 900 737 707 216 67 11
Not Year-Round Full Time 5498 3509 1885 1154 862 1822 279 44
Did Not Work 8352 5798 1543 876 309 4102 191 626
65 Years And Over 4285 4218 1848 521 440 1190 173 4163
Worked During Year 116 115 56 23 16 26 3 113
Year-Round Full Time 8 7 5 3 0 0 0 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 109 108 51 19 16 26 3 107
Did Not Work 4169 4103 1791 498 424 1163 170 4050

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1601 1332 373 3256
Male 236 275 256 1779
Under 65 Years 25 124 191 1766
Living Alone 18 73 109 570
65 Years And Over 211 151 65 14
Living Alone 187 131 58 8
Female 1365 1057 117 1477
Under 65 Years 34 176 71 1442
Living Alone 33 149 39 519
65 Years And Over 1331 880 46 35
Living Alone 1290 853 45 21
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5 48 251 1976
16 to 64 Years 75 288 490 5252
Worked During Year 13 22 252 3543
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 99 1281
Not Year-Round Full Time 10 21 153 2262
DID Not Work 62 267 238 1709
65 Years And Over 603 333 112 79
Worked During Year 54 9 3 11
Year-Round Full Time 21 0 0 4
Not Year-Round Full Time 34 9 3 7
Did Not Work 548 324 109 68
Female
Under 16 Years 4 58 215 1828
16 to 64 Years 82 362 386 5250
Worked During Year 10 26 176 2696
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 21 707
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 25 155 1989
Did Not Work 72 336 210 2554
65 Years And Over 1799 1185 82 67
Worked During Year 55 26 2 2
Year-Round Full Time 5 0 2 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 50 26 0 1
Did Not Work 1743 1159 81 65
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_003.htm