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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 25379 17579 6770 3839 1846 10308 952 3392
Under 18 Years 9346 7108 1959 1491 18 5520 493 66
18 to 24 Years 3157 1841 949 378 274 962 122 15
25 to 34 Years 3686 2098 779 511 404 1352 101 79
35 to 44 Years 3022 1704 758 458 350 930 70 132
45 to 54 Years 1675 970 493 315 243 421 36 137
55 to 59 Years 827 540 265 137 99 217 14 114
60 to 64 Years 819 564 274 142 118 197 9 158
65 Years And Over 2846 2753 1293 407 341 709 106 2691
65 to 74 Years 1370 1324 556 222 179 400 39 1281
75 Years And Over 1476 1429 737 185 162 309 67 1410
Male
Total 10919 7068 2836 1734 848 4064 383 971
Under 18 Years 4690 3539 962 748 9 2763 254 32
18 to 24 Years 1222 630 399 136 92 225 21 3
25 to 34 Years 1512 712 375 259 239 322 27 45
35 to 44 Years 1342 659 338 207 175 305 31 65
45 to 54 Years 735 409 196 124 99 154 9 76
55 to 59 Years 357 222 107 62 51 75 3 62
60 to 64 Years 375 258 134 79 74 75 8 71
65 Years And Over 685 639 325 119 110 146 31 616
65 to 74 Years 389 363 173 77 69 85 16 347
75 Years And Over 297 276 153 42 41 61 15 269
Female
Total 14460 10511 3933 2106 999 6244 568 2421
Under 18 Years 4656 3569 998 743 9 2757 239 34
18 to 24 Years 1935 1211 551 241 183 737 101 11
25 to 34 Years 2174 1387 403 253 165 1030 74 34
35 to 44 Years 1681 1046 420 251 175 625 39 67
45 to 54 Years 940 561 298 191 144 267 28 61
55 to 59 Years 470 317 158 75 48 142 11 52
60 to 64 Years 444 307 140 63 44 123 2 87
65 Years And Over 2160 2114 967 288 230 563 75 2075
65 to 74 Years 981 961 383 145 110 315 23 934
75 Years And Over 1179 1153 584 143 121 248 53 1141
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9180 7002 1898 1460 14 5477 493 64
Under 6 Years 3739 3031 648 489 0 2528 199 35
6 to 17 Years 5441 3971 1250 971 14 2949 294 29

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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1312 1084 744 7800
Under 18 Years 6 58 230 2238
18 to 24 Years 0 12 118 1316
25 to 34 Years 8 41 75 1588
35 to 44 Years 9 79 73 1318
45 to 54 Years 11 80 77 705
55 to 59 Years 17 43 31 287
60 to 64 Years 24 65 64 255
65 Years And Over 1237 705 76 93
65 to 74 Years 518 397 54 46
75 Years And Over 719 308 22 47
Male
Total 341 321 430 3851
Under 18 Years 0 28 121 1150
18 to 24 Years 0 2 59 592
25 to 34 Years 4 21 45 800
35 to 44 Years 4 40 37 683
45 to 54 Years 4 41 59 326
55 to 59 Years 8 21 16 134
60 to 64 Years 14 25 47 118
65 Years And Over 307 142 45 46
65 to 74 Years 160 82 35 26
75 Years And Over 147 60 10 20
Female
Total 971 763 314 3949
Under 18 Years 6 30 109 1087
18 to 24 Years 0 10 59 724
25 to 34 Years 4 20 30 788
35 to 44 Years 5 39 37 635
45 to 54 Years 7 39 17 379
55 to 59 Years 9 22 15 153
60 to 64 Years 10 40 17 137
65 Years And Over 930 563 31 47
65 to 74 Years 358 315 19 20
75 Years And Over 572 248 12 26
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 58 227 2178
Under 6 Years 0 35 98 708
6 to 17 Years 6 23 129 1470

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 25379 17579 6770 3839 1846 10308 952 3392
Metropolitan 18916 12930 4825 2800 1391 7756 679 2397
Central City 8600 5828 1789 1066 562 3889 280 1022
Not Central City 10315 7102 3036 1734 829 3867 399 1375
Not Metropolitan 6463 4649 1944 1040 456 2552 273 995
Northeast 4487 3465 1304 746 366 1992 149 721
Metropolitan 3838 2988 1130 628 320 1702 116 621
Central City 1959 1542 349 180 89 1113 47 290
Not Central City 1879 1447 781 449 230 589 68 332
Not Metropolitan 649 477 174 117 47 289 33 100
Midwest 5438 4082 1927 1070 486 2164 314 786
Metropolitan 3314 2443 1063 643 341 1403 219 472
Central City 1611 1197 422 285 163 776 109 193
Not Central City 1703 1246 641 359 179 626 110 279
Not Metropolitan 2124 1639 864 427 145 761 96 314
South 8614 5683 2154 1214 622 3267 295 1279
Metropolitan 5864 3785 1476 840 412 2144 179 805
Central City 2385 1468 515 295 160 901 59 317
Not Central City 3479 2317 961 545 252 1243 119 487
Not Metropolitan 2750 1898 678 374 210 1123 116 475
West 6840 4348 1384 809 372 2886 194 606
Metropolitan 5900 3713 1156 687 318 2507 166 499
Central City 2646 1622 503 306 150 1099 64 223
Not Central City 3254 2092 654 381 168 1408 102 277
Not Metropolitan 940 635 228 122 54 379 28 107
Household Relationship
Total 25379 17579 6770 3839 1846 10308 952 3392
65 Years And Over 2846 2753 1293 407 341 709 106 2691
In Families 18474 12822 4450 2939 1071 8473 785 1237
Householders 5312 3666 1416 826 693 2122 189 707
Under 65 Years 4779 3158 1146 725 602 2008 164 209
65 Years And Over 532 508 269 101 91 114 25 497
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8826 6736 1838 1402 14 5266 487 64
Under 6 Years 3566 2896 614 456 0 2423 195 35
6 to 17 Years 5260 3841 1224 946 14 2843 292 29
18 Years And Over 1064 527 233 139 66 312 37 22

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1312 1084 744 7800
Metropolitan 907 757 491 5986
Central City 323 379 223 2772
Not Central City 584 378 268 3214
Not Metropolitan 405 327 252 1814
Northeast 263 199 102 1022
Metropolitan 234 168 86 849
Central City 84 105 42 417
Not Central City 149 63 45 432
Not Metropolitan 29 31 15 172
Midwest 368 234 166 1356
Metropolitan 198 128 76 872
Central City 57 51 42 414
Not Central City 142 77 34 457
Not Metropolitan 169 107 89 484
South 456 459 319 2931
Metropolitan 289 296 203 2078
Central City 101 135 69 917
Not Central City 188 161 134 1162
Not Metropolitan 167 163 116 853
West 226 192 157 2491
Metropolitan 186 165 126 2186
Central City 81 88 70 1024
Not Central City 106 77 56 1163
Not Metropolitan 39 27 32 305
Household Relationship
Total 1312 1084 744 7800
65 Years And Over 1237 705 76 93
In Families 480 384 511 5651
Householders 287 214 161 1646
Under 65 Years 24 104 145 1622
65 Years And Over 263 110 16 24
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 58 214 2089
Under 6 Years 0 35 96 670
6 to 17 Years 6 23 118 1419
18 Years And Over 9 6 14 537

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 10172 6370 2826 1824 692 3430 358 850
Husbands 2627 1585 868 536 436 563 56 456
Under 65 Years 2273 1257 667 455 361 501 40 145
65 Years And Over 354 328 201 82 75 61 16 312
Wives 2643 1636 851 509 215 709 81 326
Under 65 Years 2347 1346 687 439 186 657 65 47
65 Years And Over 296 290 164 70 30 52 16 279
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4268 2895 999 709 6 2029 210 21
Under 6 Years 1746 1300 363 237 0 991 93 10
6 to 17 Years 2522 1595 636 472 6 1038 117 10
18 Years And Over 450 191 100 68 33 98 10 3
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 7228 5833 1364 914 281 4701 392 323
Householder 2329 1842 453 228 221 1413 115 227
Under 65 Years 2165 1680 384 208 201 1368 112 66
65 Years And Over 164 161 68 20 20 45 3 161
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4099 3555 745 605 8 3028 256 43
Under 6 Years 1652 1481 222 190 0 1338 94 25
6 to 17 Years 2446 2074 523 415 8 1690 162 18
18 Years And Over 530 294 105 52 27 197 21 17
In Unrelated Subfamilies 613 429 101 92 33 344 16 0
Under 18 Years 356 266 60 59 0 211 6 0
Under 6 Years 174 135 34 33 0 105 3 0
6 to 17 Years 182 130 26 26 0 106 2 0
18 Years And Over 257 164 41 33 33 133 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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 375 229 366 3802
Husbands 202 124 126 1042
Under 65 Years 14 66 115 1017
65 Years And Over 188 58 10 26
Wives 162 73 100 1007
Under 65 Years 9 21 92 1001
65 Years And Over 153 52 8 6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 15 138 1373
Under 6 Years 0 10 70 446
6 to 17 Years 6 4 68 927
18 Years And Over 0 2 3 259
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 88 138 101 1395
Householder 73 83 27 487
Under 65 Years 5 37 25 484
65 Years And Over 68 45 2 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 43 62 544
Under 6 Years 0 25 23 172
6 to 17 Years 0 18 39 372
18 Years And Over 6 2 4 236
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 0 14 184
Under 18 Years 0 0 13 90
Under 6 Years 0 0 2 38
6 to 17 Years 0 0 11 52
18 Years And Over 0 0 1 94

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 6292 4327 2219 809 742 1491 150 2155
Male 2385 1385 747 273 254 480 54 404
Under 65 Years 2104 1110 635 239 222 404 41 136
Living Alone 788 475 234 107 102 192 20 85
65 Years And Over 281 275 112 34 32 76 13 269
Living Alone 244 240 97 25 23 73 13 236
Female 3907 2942 1472 536 488 1011 97 1751
Under 65 Years 2285 1349 756 340 308 563 41 178
Living Alone 964 679 331 147 147 310 14 146
65 Years And Over 1622 1593 716 196 180 448 56 1573
Living Alone 1536 1519 682 188 175 440 56 1505
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4330 3334 886 703 1 2634 245 30
16 to 64 Years 5903 3095 1625 912 737 1284 107 324
Worked During Year 3510 1617 1177 690 583 418 67 21
Year-Round Full Time 1184 551 476 306 258 59 12 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 2326 1066 702 384 325 359 55 19
DID Not Work 2393 1477 448 222 154 866 40 304
65 Years And Over 685 639 325 119 110 146 31 616
Worked During Year 51 46 38 21 20 5 4 38
Year-Round Full Time 17 15 12 5 4 0 0 13
Not Year-Round Full Time 34 31 26 16 16 5 4 25
Did Not Work 635 593 287 98 91 141 27 579
Female
Under 16 Years 4225 3274 877 667 3 2573 223 29
16 to 64 Years 8075 5123 2089 1150 765 3108 270 317
Worked During Year 3586 2154 1288 743 600 993 167 20
Year-Round Full Time 649 352 293 205 187 78 26 9
Not Year-Round Full Time 2936 1803 995 538 413 916 141 11
Did Not Work 4489 2969 801 407 165 2115 103 297
65 Years And Over 2160 2114 967 288 230 563 75 2075
Worked During Year 47 46 24 13 8 11 0 45
Year-Round Full Time 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 43 43 20 11 8 11 0 42
Did Not Work 2114 2068 943 275 222 552 75 2030

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 832 700 219 1965
Male 122 150 159 1000
Under 65 Years 16 74 125 994
Living Alone 10 45 66 313
65 Years And Over 106 76 34 6
Living Alone 94 73 30 4
Female 711 550 60 965
Under 65 Years 13 102 39 936
Living Alone 13 86 19 286
65 Years And Over 697 448 21 29
Living Alone 670 440 21 17
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 28 110 996
16 to 64 Years 34 151 275 2809
Worked During Year 6 6 136 1893
Year-Round Full Time 1 1 43 632
Not Year-Round Full Time 5 5 93 1260
DID Not Work 28 145 139 916
65 Years And Over 307 142 45 46
Worked During Year 30 5 3 4
Year-Round Full Time 11 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 19 5 3 2
Did Not Work 277 138 42 42
Female
Under 16 Years 2 27 97 951
16 to 64 Years 39 173 187 2952
Worked During Year 4 7 80 1431
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 2 297
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 7 79 1134
Did Not Work 35 166 106 1521
65 Years And Over 930 563 31 47
Worked During Year 22 11 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 3 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 19 11 0 1
Did Not Work 907 552 31 46
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_005.htm