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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 34988 24605 10943 6611 3133 12717 1413 5533
Under 18 Years 12291 9325 3205 2567 33 6679 719 68
18 to 24 Years 4134 2421 1380 634 444 1140 168 20
25 to 34 Years 5230 2987 1393 1061 800 1647 162 110
35 to 44 Years 4099 2346 1203 794 604 1117 91 185
45 to 54 Years 2252 1347 722 495 387 524 59 210
55 to 59 Years 1071 715 366 194 133 275 26 153
60 to 64 Years 1189 845 435 221 173 259 17 240
65 Years And Over 4721 4621 2239 644 558 1076 171 4547
65 to 74 Years 2233 2179 949 347 290 603 63 2126
75 Years And Over 2488 2441 1290 298 268 473 108 2421
Male
Total 15241 9975 4597 3038 1494 5050 588 1621
Under 18 Years 6261 4695 1618 1303 19 3358 370 32
18 to 24 Years 1712 873 595 258 187 285 39 7
25 to 34 Years 2244 1069 656 517 465 407 55 58
35 to 44 Years 1856 937 539 363 308 366 38 88
45 to 54 Years 1007 601 303 213 176 204 23 130
55 to 59 Years 437 281 140 86 64 99 9 77
60 to 64 Years 522 368 186 107 98 99 13 106
65 Years And Over 1204 1151 560 192 178 232 42 1122
65 to 74 Years 696 664 303 123 110 141 24 642
75 Years And Over 508 488 257 69 68 91 18 481
Female
Total 19746 14630 6346 3572 1639 7667 825 3912
Under 18 Years 6030 4630 1587 1264 15 3321 350 36
18 to 24 Years 2422 1548 784 376 257 856 129 13
25 to 34 Years 2986 1918 737 544 335 1240 107 52
35 to 44 Years 2244 1409 664 431 296 751 53 96
45 to 54 Years 1245 746 419 283 211 320 36 80
55 to 59 Years 634 434 226 108 69 176 17 76
60 to 64 Years 668 477 250 114 76 160 4 134
65 Years And Over 3517 3469 1679 453 380 844 129 3425
65 to 74 Years 1537 1516 646 224 180 462 39 1484
75 Years And Over 1980 1954 1033 229 200 382 90 1940
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12107 9204 3129 2533 26 6636 719 66
Under 6 Years 4875 3900 1089 900 0 3049 309 35
6 to 17 Years 7233 5304 2040 1633 26 3587 411 31

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 2295 1570 1133 10383
Under 18 Years 6 60 326 2966
18 to 24 Years 1 17 175 1713
25 to 34 Years 8 66 125 2244
35 to 44 Years 16 111 101 1754
45 to 54 Years 28 94 110 905
55 to 59 Years 23 60 45 357
60 to 64 Years 37 91 92 345
65 Years And Over 2176 1070 158 100
65 to 74 Years 904 598 104 53
75 Years And Over 1272 472 55 47
Male
Total 595 454 644 5266
Under 18 Years 0 28 175 1566
18 to 24 Years 0 6 88 838
25 to 34 Years 4 33 70 1175
35 to 44 Years 8 51 58 918
45 to 54 Years 16 50 79 407
55 to 59 Years 10 28 21 156
60 to 64 Years 19 31 66 154
65 Years And Over 537 228 88 53
65 to 74 Years 286 138 68 32
75 Years And Over 252 90 19 20
Female
Total 1700 1116 489 5117
Under 18 Years 6 32 151 1400
18 to 24 Years 0 11 87 874
25 to 34 Years 4 34 56 1069
35 to 44 Years 8 61 44 835
45 to 54 Years 12 44 31 499
55 to 59 Years 13 32 24 201
60 to 64 Years 18 61 27 191
65 Years And Over 1638 842 71 48
65 to 74 Years 618 460 35 21
75 Years And Over 1020 382 36 26
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 60 322 2903
Under 6 Years 0 35 149 975
6 to 17 Years 6 25 174 1928

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 34988 24605 10943 6611 3133 12717 1413 5533
Metropolitan 25666 17792 7625 4756 2300 9516 989 3790
Central City 11325 7763 2826 1796 926 4648 401 1586
Not Central City 14341 10029 4800 2960 1374 4868 588 2204
Not Metropolitan 9322 6813 3318 1855 833 3201 423 1743
Northeast 5982 4631 1876 1098 555 2449 202 1178
Metropolitan 5057 3935 1593 905 466 2069 158 1000
Central City 2471 1927 493 248 136 1293 57 452
Not Central City 2586 2007 1100 658 330 776 101 548
Not Metropolitan 925 696 283 193 89 379 44 178
Midwest 7571 5801 3159 1836 819 2640 463 1251
Metropolitan 4570 3453 1765 1126 559 1692 306 726
Central City 2164 1634 705 472 258 927 150 298
Not Central City 2406 1819 1061 654 300 765 156 428
Not Metropolitan 3001 2349 1394 710 260 948 157 525
South 11899 7926 3541 2128 1077 3868 409 2068
Metropolitan 7918 5158 2332 1411 702 2531 246 1246
Central City 3120 1944 814 511 258 1045 96 464
Not Central City 4797 3214 1519 900 444 1486 150 782
Not Metropolitan 3982 2768 1208 717 375 1337 163 822
West 9536 6246 2367 1548 682 3760 339 1037
Metropolitan 8122 5246 1934 1313 574 3224 280 818
Central City 3569 2258 814 564 273 1382 98 372
Not Central City 4552 2988 1121 748 300 1842 182 446
Not Metropolitan 1414 1000 432 235 109 537 59 219
Household Relationship
Total 34988 24605 10943 6611 3133 12717 1413 5533
65 Years And Over 4721 4621 2239 644 558 1076 171 4547
In Families 25576 17922 7513 5295 1964 10433 1174 2093
Householders 7418 5229 2404 1532 1272 2532 277 1212
Under 65 Years 6479 4316 1933 1365 1124 2347 237 311
65 Years And Over 938 912 471 167 148 185 40 900
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11700 8898 3058 2463 26 6394 712 66
Under 6 Years 4685 3752 1052 864 0 2935 305 35
6 to 17 Years 7016 5146 2006 1599 26 3459 407 31
18 Years And Over 1536 795 371 223 105 444 55 43

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 2295 1570 1133 10383
Metropolitan 1489 1114 754 7874
Central City 537 538 335 3561
Not Central City 952 576 419 4312
Not Metropolitan 806 456 379 2509
Northeast 447 313 138 1351
Metropolitan 386 258 111 1122
Central City 142 148 56 544
Not Central City 245 110 55 578
Not Metropolitan 61 55 27 229
Midwest 658 294 240 1769
Metropolitan 344 158 132 1117
Central City 123 66 67 530
Not Central City 222 91 65 586
Not Metropolitan 313 136 108 653
South 819 600 465 3973
Metropolitan 483 388 263 2759
Central City 154 173 97 1176
Not Central City 329 215 167 1583
Not Metropolitan 336 212 202 1214
West 371 363 290 3290
Metropolitan 275 310 247 2876
Central City 119 150 115 1311
Not Central City 156 160 132 1564
Not Metropolitan 96 54 43 414
Household Relationship
Total 2295 1570 1133 10383
65 Years And Over 2176 1070 158 100
In Families 838 582 813 7654
Householders 504 313 263 2189
Under 65 Years 42 132 228 2163
65 Years And Over 462 181 35 26
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 60 310 2802
Under 6 Years 0 35 147 933
6 to 17 Years 6 25 163 1869
18 Years And Over 12 17 33 741

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 15267 10016 5153 3624 1336 4644 618 1481
Husbands 4021 2601 1558 1034 853 750 107 829
Under 65 Years 3358 1966 1200 899 730 646 83 214
65 Years And Over 663 635 358 135 124 104 24 615
Wives 4049 2622 1519 985 415 951 137 564
Under 65 Years 3540 2119 1243 882 361 867 112 73
65 Years And Over 509 503 275 103 55 84 24 491
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6261 4377 1884 1483 16 2732 352 21
Under 6 Years 2566 1916 702 549 0 1334 175 10
6 to 17 Years 3695 2461 1183 933 16 1398 177 10
18 Years And Over 675 326 179 117 48 162 22 7
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 8836 7040 1981 1375 482 5340 502 505
Householder 2892 2288 704 399 390 1592 140 351
Under 65 Years 2628 2026 582 363 356 1521 129 90
65 Years And Over 264 261 122 36 34 72 11 261
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4814 4126 1036 852 10 3386 334 45
Under 6 Years 1865 1660 298 263 0 1470 122 25
6 to 17 Years 2949 2466 738 589 10 1916 212 21
18 Years And Over 741 408 153 79 45 259 26 31
In Unrelated Subfamilies 718 507 125 115 46 400 18 2
Under 18 Years 408 306 71 70 0 242 7 0
Under 6 Years 190 148 37 36 0 114 4 0
6 to 17 Years 218 158 34 33 0 127 3 0
18 Years And Over 310 201 54 46 46 159 12 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
White Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 659 348 617 5251
Husbands 369 186 208 1420
Under 65 Years 28 85 176 1392
65 Years And Over 341 101 32 28
Wives 277 118 183 1427
Under 65 Years 14 35 162 1421
65 Years And Over 264 84 21 6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 15 213 1884
Under 6 Years 0 10 114 650
6 to 17 Years 6 4 99 1234
18 Years And Over 0 5 12 349
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 148 212 126 1795
Householder 127 121 33 604
Under 65 Years 5 49 31 602
65 Years And Over 122 72 2 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 45 75 688
Under 6 Years 0 25 30 204
6 to 17 Years 0 21 45 483
18 Years And Over 8 10 10 333
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 2 14 211
Under 18 Years 0 0 13 102
Under 6 Years 0 0 2 42
6 to 17 Years 0 0 11 60
18 Years And Over 0 2 1 109

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 8694 6176 3305 1200 1123 1884 220 3439
Male 3212 1869 1036 426 404 572 69 629
Under 65 Years 2745 1410 850 373 354 462 53 178
Living Alone 1044 635 329 167 163 232 28 116
65 Years And Over 467 459 186 52 50 111 16 451
Living Alone 407 403 162 38 36 101 15 398
Female 5482 4307 2269 774 719 1312 151 2810
Under 65 Years 2870 1725 1020 464 429 659 57 251
Living Alone 1253 881 459 202 201 368 24 213
65 Years And Over 2612 2582 1249 311 290 653 94 2559
Living Alone 2499 2482 1203 302 285 638 92 2465
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5767 4399 1482 1224 4 3194 353 30
16 to 64 Years 8271 4425 2555 1622 1313 1624 193 469
Worked During Year 5331 2567 1975 1310 1122 583 127 30
Year-Round Full Time 2037 995 869 631 558 100 25 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 3295 1572 1106 679 564 482 102 28
DID Not Work 2940 1858 580 312 191 1041 66 439
65 Years And Over 1204 1151 560 192 178 232 42 1122
Worked During Year 81 76 65 29 27 6 4 65
Year-Round Full Time 30 28 25 9 8 0 0 23
Not Year-Round Full Time 51 48 40 19 19 6 4 41
Did Not Work 1123 1075 495 163 151 227 38 1058
Female
Under 16 Years 5488 4248 1409 1150 3 3100 326 32
16 to 64 Years 10741 6912 3257 1970 1255 3724 370 456
Worked During Year 5141 3160 2057 1292 1029 1274 237 31
Year-Round Full Time 1167 680 577 442 421 124 38 10
Not Year-Round Full Time 3973 2481 1480 850 608 1150 199 21
Did Not Work 5600 3752 1200 677 226 2450 133 424
65 Years And Over 3517 3469 1679 453 380 844 129 3425
Worked During Year 74 73 43 17 11 15 0 71
Year-Round Full Time 6 5 5 3 0 0 0 5
Not Year-Round Full Time 68 67 37 14 11 15 0 66
Did Not Work 3443 3397 1637 436 370 829 129 3353

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1456 987 306 2518
Male 202 196 211 1343
Under 65 Years 21 85 157 1335
Living Alone 14 49 85 409
65 Years And Over 180 111 54 8
Living Alone 159 101 50 4
Female 1255 791 95 1175
Under 65 Years 26 140 49 1145
Living Alone 25 119 27 372
65 Years And Over 1229 651 46 30
Living Alone 1190 636 45 17
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 28 159 1367
16 to 64 Years 58 198 397 3846
Worked During Year 12 7 214 2764
Year-Round Full Time 1 1 81 1041
Not Year-Round Full Time 10 6 133 1723
DID Not Work 46 190 183 1082
65 Years And Over 537 228 88 53
Worked During Year 54 6 3 6
Year-Round Full Time 21 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 34 6 3 3
Did Not Work 483 223 84 47
Female
Under 16 Years 2 29 138 1240
16 to 64 Years 59 245 281 3829
Worked During Year 8 12 127 1980
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 12 488
Not Year-Round Full Time 6 11 116 1493
Did Not Work 51 233 153 1849
65 Years And Over 1638 842 71 48
Worked During Year 41 15 2 2
Year-Round Full Time 5 0 2 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 36 15 0 1
Did Not Work 1597 827 69 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_006.htm