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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
Black Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 10196 7825 1655 1280 574 6151 439 967
Under 18 Years 4906 4082 701 618 28 3629 285 38
18 to 24 Years 1068 733 184 103 60 582 36 11
25 to 34 Years 1347 895 212 169 147 708 50 33
35 to 44 Years 1135 738 204 170 145 521 24 49
45 to 54 Years 537 354 102 79 72 236 9 69
55 to 59 Years 239 160 57 41 37 82 3 47
60 to 64 Years 264 188 56 38 27 100 2 55
65 Years And Over 700 674 138 60 57 292 28 665
65 to 74 Years 401 384 70 40 37 155 10 375
75 Years And Over 299 290 68 20 20 137 18 290
Male
Total 4216 3063 646 516 179 2392 170 300
Under 18 Years 2457 2038 348 307 12 1805 140 17
18 to 24 Years 346 192 62 28 12 141 11 2
25 to 34 Years 389 159 59 49 39 99 5 8
35 to 44 Years 443 250 75 65 58 153 4 18
45 to 54 Years 221 128 33 26 23 84 4 31
55 to 59 Years 62 42 12 9 9 26 3 17
60 to 64 Years 92 63 16 16 11 32 0 21
65 Years And Over 206 191 41 15 15 53 4 186
65 to 74 Years 135 128 28 12 12 26 2 122
75 Years And Over 71 63 13 4 4 27 1 63
Female
Total 5980 4761 1008 764 395 3759 269 667
Under 18 Years 2449 2044 354 311 15 1824 146 21
18 to 24 Years 722 541 122 75 49 441 25 9
25 to 34 Years 957 735 153 120 108 610 45 25
35 to 44 Years 692 488 129 105 87 368 20 31
45 to 54 Years 317 227 68 53 48 152 5 39
55 to 59 Years 177 118 45 32 28 56 1 30
60 to 64 Years 171 125 40 22 17 69 2 33
65 Years And Over 494 483 97 45 42 239 25 479
65 to 74 Years 266 256 42 28 25 129 8 253
75 Years And Over 228 226 56 17 17 110 17 226
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4871 4057 691 609 23 3610 280 38
Under 6 Years 1954 1709 239 217 0 1581 128 6
6 to 17 Years 2917 2348 451 393 23 2029 152 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
Black Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 174 448 217 2371
Under 18 Years 7 33 110 824
18 to 24 Years 5 6 17 335
25 to 34 Years 1 26 37 452
35 to 44 Years 4 20 20 397
45 to 54 Years 1 44 5 183
55 to 59 Years 13 15 4 79
60 to 64 Years 10 14 5 76
65 Years And Over 133 290 19 26
65 to 74 Years 65 153 15 17
75 Years And Over 68 137 4 9
Male
Total 56 109 133 1153
Under 18 Years 5 13 72 419
18 to 24 Years 2 0 0 154
25 to 34 Years 1 7 17 230
35 to 44 Years 2 2 16 193
45 to 54 Years 1 16 5 93
55 to 59 Years 5 10 4 20
60 to 64 Years 2 8 5 30
65 Years And Over 37 53 14 14
65 to 74 Years 25 26 12 7
75 Years And Over 13 27 2 8
Female
Total 119 339 84 1219
Under 18 Years 2 20 38 405
18 to 24 Years 3 6 17 181
25 to 34 Years 0 19 19 222
35 to 44 Years 2 18 4 204
45 to 54 Years 0 28 0 90
55 to 59 Years 9 5 0 59
60 to 64 Years 8 7 0 46
65 Years And Over 96 237 6 11
65 to 74 Years 40 127 4 10
75 Years And Over 56 110 2 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7 33 110 813
Under 6 Years 1 6 51 245
6 to 17 Years 6 26 58 569

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 10196 7825 1655 1280 574 6151 439 967
Metropolitan 8617 6658 1386 1079 485 5264 322 711
Central City 6262 5023 996 785 361 4041 243 506
Not Central City 2355 1635 390 294 124 1223 79 205
Not Metropolitan 1579 1167 269 201 89 887 117 256
Northeast 1705 1362 233 171 63 1153 66 92
Metropolitan 1637 1295 214 152 57 1110 63 89
Central City 1369 1112 160 125 50 965 43 78
Not Central City 268 183 54 27 7 145 20 12
Not Metropolitan 68 67 18 18 6 44 3 3
Midwest 2221 1860 379 317 139 1469 94 177
Metropolitan 2192 1833 366 309 134 1454 90 171
Central City 1925 1615 320 269 119 1299 87 147
Not Central City 267 218 46 40 16 155 3 25
Not Metropolitan 30 28 13 8 4 14 3 5
South 5575 4119 928 701 342 3138 225 651
Metropolitan 4101 3050 691 526 263 2309 114 406
Central City 2575 2000 449 343 176 1540 82 252
Not Central City 1526 1051 242 183 87 769 32 154
Not Metropolitan 1474 1068 237 175 79 828 111 245
West 694 484 114 92 31 392 54 47
Metropolitan 687 480 114 92 31 391 54 44
Central City 392 296 67 48 16 237 31 30
Not Central City 295 184 47 44 15 154 23 15
Not Metropolitan 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 3
Household Relationship
Total 10196 7825 1655 1280 574 6151 439 967
65 Years And Over 700 674 138 60 57 292 28 665
In Families 8447 6541 1308 1082 406 5436 406 387
Householders 2212 1710 394 297 270 1305 96 245
Under 65 Years 2053 1556 355 273 247 1245 91 95
65 Years And Over 159 154 39 25 23 60 5 150
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4787 3988 671 600 23 3557 277 36
Under 6 Years 1919 1680 238 215 0 1551 127 6
6 to 17 Years 2868 2308 433 385 23 2006 150 30
18 Years And Over 799 478 123 89 50 367 22 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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 174 448 217 2371
Metropolitan 143 325 166 1959
Central City 109 210 84 1239
Not Central City 34 115 81 720
Not Metropolitan 31 123 51 413
Northeast 13 52 24 343
Metropolitan 13 50 16 342
Central City 9 42 13 257
Not Central City 4 7 4 85
Not Metropolitan 0 2 7 1
Midwest 48 36 50 361
Metropolitan 44 36 49 359
Central City 44 29 15 310
Not Central City 0 7 34 49
Not Metropolitan 4 0 1 2
South 106 343 113 1456
Metropolitan 78 222 71 1051
Central City 50 128 27 576
Not Central City 28 94 44 475
Not Metropolitan 27 121 42 406
West 8 18 30 210
Metropolitan 8 18 30 207
Central City 6 10 30 96
Not Central City 2 8 0 111
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 4
Household Relationship
Total 174 448 217 2371
65 Years And Over 133 290 19 26
In Families 74 185 175 1906
Householders 55 105 43 502
Under 65 Years 20 45 34 497
65 Years And Over 36 60 9 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 33 110 799
Under 6 Years 1 6 51 239
6 to 17 Years 5 26 58 560
18 Years And Over 3 13 7 321

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 1414 962 351 306 113 558 30 122
Husbands 343 207 92 75 55 80 10 66
Under 65 Years 291 157 73 65 46 70 8 19
65 Years And Over 52 50 19 9 9 10 2 47
Wives 325 214 91 79 44 93 4 42
Under 65 Years 293 184 87 77 44 85 4 12
65 Years And Over 32 30 5 2 0 7 0 30
Related Children
Under 18 Years 617 468 147 135 6 333 16 2
Under 6 Years 213 174 50 42 0 125 6 0
6 to 17 Years 404 295 97 92 6 208 10 2
18 Years And Over 104 64 18 18 8 46 0 13
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 6489 5222 902 736 272 4583 363 217
Householder 1715 1392 280 206 201 1150 86 149
Under 65 Years 1637 1314 260 194 189 1111 81 71
65 Years And Over 78 78 20 12 12 38 5 78
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3935 3329 499 445 17 3048 250 26
Under 6 Years 1603 1422 178 164 0 1344 113 6
6 to 17 Years 2332 1907 321 281 17 1704 137 20
18 Years And Over 620 380 105 71 42 288 22 6
In Unrelated Subfamilies 132 103 31 16 7 75 3 1
Under 18 Years 83 69 20 9 0 53 3 1
Under 6 Years 35 30 2 2 0 30 2 0
6 to 17 Years 48 40 18 7 0 23 2 1
18 Years And Over 48 34 11 7 7 22 0 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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 28 39 47 452
Husbands 20 17 19 136
Under 65 Years 5 7 14 134
65 Years And Over 15 10 5 2
Wives 6 10 16 111
Under 65 Years 1 2 14 109
65 Years And Over 5 7 2 2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 2 12 149
Under 6 Years 0 0 8 39
6 to 17 Years 0 2 4 110
18 Years And Over 2 11 0 40
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 39 122 112 1267
Householder 31 76 16 323
Under 65 Years 12 37 12 323
65 Years And Over 20 38 4 0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 22 90 606
Under 6 Years 1 6 43 182
6 to 17 Years 5 16 47 425
18 Years And Over 1 0 7 240
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1 0 0 29
Under 18 Years 1 0 0 14
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 6
6 to 17 Years 1 0 0 9
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 15

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1617 1181 315 181 162 640 30 578
Male 688 450 120 77 74 239 7 161
Under 65 Years 571 337 100 74 71 208 5 49
Living Alone 305 213 54 38 38 132 4 42
65 Years And Over 117 113 19 3 3 31 1 111
Living Alone 86 82 16 3 3 23 1 80
Female 929 731 196 104 87 402 23 417
Under 65 Years 571 377 124 74 58 221 4 67
Living Alone 356 247 67 34 34 158 2 48
65 Years And Over 358 354 71 29 29 180 19 350
Living Alone 334 331 71 29 29 168 19 327
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2239 1886 313 287 6 1689 135 12
16 to 64 Years 1772 986 293 214 158 650 31 102
Worked During Year 667 309 181 148 124 121 8 13
Year-Round Full Time 171 79 64 56 54 12 1 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 496 230 117 92 70 109 7 13
DID Not Work 1105 677 112 66 33 529 23 88
65 Years And Over 206 191 41 15 15 53 4 186
Worked During Year 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Did Not Work 199 188 41 15 15 53 4 183
Female
Under 16 Years 2223 1874 306 273 2 1688 131 21
16 to 64 Years 3263 2405 605 446 351 1832 113 167
Worked During Year 1344 918 410 326 292 564 72 20
Year-Round Full Time 320 207 173 158 149 50 17 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 1024 711 237 168 144 514 54 19
Did Not Work 1919 1487 195 120 58 1268 42 147
65 Years And Over 494 483 97 45 42 239 25 479
Worked During Year 24 24 9 4 4 6 0 24
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 24 24 9 4 4 6 0 24
Did Not Work 470 459 88 42 38 234 25 455

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 99 263 42 437
Male 21 57 34 239
Under 65 Years 2 26 25 235
Living Alone 2 19 18 92
65 Years And Over 19 31 9 4
Living Alone 16 23 6 4
Female 78 206 8 198
Under 65 Years 8 28 8 194
Living Alone 8 21 4 109
65 Years And Over 70 178 0 4
Living Alone 70 166 0 4
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5 9 66 353
16 to 64 Years 13 47 54 786
Worked During Year 1 6 15 358
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 4 92
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 6 11 266
DID Not Work 12 41 39 428
65 Years And Over 37 53 14 14
Worked During Year 0 0 0 4
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 4
Did Not Work 37 53 14 11
Female
Under 16 Years 2 20 32 349
16 to 64 Years 21 82 46 858
Worked During Year 2 12 21 426
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 9 113
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 12 13 313
Did Not Work 19 70 25 432
65 Years And Over 96 237 6 11
Worked During Year 9 6 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 9 6 0 0
Did Not Work 87 231 6 11
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_008.htm