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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 All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 100.0 86.0 74.1 63.7 33.4 9.4 2.2 13.8
Under 18 Years 100.0 86.7 71.2 66.0 .6 18.0 4.0 .2
18 to 24 Years 100.0 74.5 65.2 54.0 24.1 10.1 2.5 .3
25 to 34 Years 100.0 79.5 71.9 67.0 50.4 7.3 1.6 .7
35 to 44 Years 100.0 85.2 79.1 73.0 52.4 5.4 1.1 1.5
45 to 54 Years 100.0 88.0 83.3 76.3 56.7 3.7 1.0 2.4
55 to 59 Years 100.0 87.6 79.9 70.0 51.4 4.9 1.1 4.6
60 to 64 Years 100.0 87.2 76.6 63.5 46.6 5.5 .9 9.4
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.3 71.1 36.6 28.2 7.6 2.2 97.0
65 to 74 Years 100.0 99.3 73.0 42.5 31.5 7.6 2.1 96.0
75 Years And Over 100.0 99.4 68.4 28.5 23.6 7.6 2.2 98.4
Male
Total 100.0 84.7 74.2 65.1 39.5 8.0 2.0 12.1
Under 18 Years 100.0 86.7 71.4 66.2 .6 17.7 4.1 .2
18 to 24 Years 100.0 71.4 65.4 54.2 25.6 6.2 2.0 .3
25 to 34 Years 100.0 76.2 71.0 65.9 57.8 4.4 1.3 .8
35 to 44 Years 100.0 83.5 78.0 72.4 62.6 4.2 .9 1.7
45 to 54 Years 100.0 88.2 83.3 76.6 67.0 3.2 1.0 3.0
55 to 59 Years 100.0 88.3 80.4 72.4 63.1 4.0 .9 5.5
60 to 64 Years 100.0 89.1 78.6 67.8 58.4 4.4 .9 10.5
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.2 73.5 43.0 37.9 5.3 1.9 96.4
65 to 74 Years 100.0 99.2 74.2 47.4 41.2 5.5 2.0 95.2
75 Years And Over 100.0 99.3 72.4 35.7 32.6 5.0 1.6 98.3
Female
Total 100.0 87.3 73.9 62.4 27.5 10.7 2.3 15.5
Under 18 Years 100.0 86.8 71.0 65.7 .5 18.2 4.0 .3
18 to 24 Years 100.0 77.6 64.9 53.7 22.7 14.0 3.1 .3
25 to 34 Years 100.0 82.8 72.8 68.1 42.9 10.3 2.0 .6
35 to 44 Years 100.0 86.9 80.1 73.7 42.3 6.7 1.3 1.3
45 to 54 Years 100.0 87.8 83.2 76.1 46.7 4.2 1.1 1.7
55 to 59 Years 100.0 87.0 79.3 67.8 40.5 5.7 1.3 3.7
60 to 64 Years 100.0 85.4 74.7 59.5 35.6 6.6 .9 8.3
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.4 69.3 32.0 21.2 9.3 2.4 97.5
65 to 74 Years 100.0 99.3 72.1 38.5 23.7 9.3 2.2 96.7
75 Years And Over 100.0 99.4 65.9 24.1 18.2 9.3 2.6 98.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 86.8 71.4 66.2 .6 17.9 4.0 .2
Under 6 Years 100.0 86.8 65.7 61.3 .0 24.1 4.9 .3
6 to 17 Years 100.0 86.9 74.3 68.8 .9 14.7 3.6 .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 All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 9.4 1.4 4.1 14.0
Under 18 Years .1 .2 3.5 13.3
18 to 24 Years .1 .2 4.8 25.5
25 to 34 Years .2 .3 3.1 20.5
35 to 44 Years .3 .8 3.1 14.8
45 to 54 Years .9 .7 4.3 12.0
55 to 59 Years 1.7 1.1 6.4 12.4
60 to 64 Years 4.5 1.8 8.0 12.8
65 Years And Over 69.0 7.5 4.8 .7
65 to 74 Years 70.1 7.5 6.0 .7
75 Years And Over 67.5 7.6 3.3 .6
Male
Total 8.3 1.0 4.5 15.3
Under 18 Years .1 .1 3.6 13.3
18 to 24 Years .1 .1 5.1 28.6
25 to 34 Years .2 .4 3.3 23.8
35 to 44 Years .3 .8 3.3 16.5
45 to 54 Years 1.2 .8 4.9 11.8
55 to 59 Years 1.9 1.1 7.4 11.7
60 to 64 Years 5.4 1.3 9.7 10.9
65 Years And Over 71.0 5.2 6.7 .8
65 to 74 Years 70.6 5.4 7.7 .8
75 Years And Over 71.5 4.9 5.1 .7
Female
Total 10.4 1.8 3.6 12.7
Under 18 Years .1 .2 3.4 13.2
18 to 24 Years .1 .2 4.5 22.4
25 to 34 Years .1 .3 3.0 17.2
35 to 44 Years .4 .7 2.9 13.1
45 to 54 Years .7 .5 3.8 12.2
55 to 59 Years 1.5 1.0 5.5 13.0
60 to 64 Years 3.7 2.2 6.5 14.6
65 Years And Over 67.6 9.2 3.5 .6
65 to 74 Years 69.6 9.2 4.5 .7
75 Years And Over 65.1 9.2 2.2 .6
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 .2 3.5 13.2
Under 6 Years .0 .3 4.0 13.2
6 to 17 Years .1 .1 3.3 13.1

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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 All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 100.0 86.0 74.1 63.7 33.4 9.4 2.2 13.8
Metropolitan 100.0 86.1 74.5 65.0 34.3 9.1 2.1 13.2
Central City 100.0 83.0 67.1 57.0 32.6 12.6 2.3 14.4
Not Central City 100.0 87.6 78.0 68.7 35.1 7.4 2.0 12.6
Not Metropolitan 100.0 85.8 72.5 59.1 29.9 10.6 2.6 16.2
Northeast 100.0 88.2 76.8 66.8 34.7 8.8 1.8 15.4
Metropolitan 100.0 88.5 77.4 67.4 35.2 8.4 1.6 15.2
Central City 100.0 83.7 61.4 51.7 30.6 17.3 1.7 18.0
Not Central City 100.0 90.3 83.2 73.1 36.8 5.1 1.6 14.2
Not Metropolitan 100.0 86.1 73.1 62.5 31.2 11.6 2.6 16.3
Midwest 100.0 89.9 81.0 69.5 35.3 8.1 2.6 13.5
Metropolitan 100.0 90.1 81.8 72.3 37.4 7.6 2.5 12.6
Central City 100.0 87.7 74.8 64.3 35.8 11.7 3.0 14.3
Not Central City 100.0 91.2 84.9 75.9 38.1 5.8 2.3 11.9
Not Metropolitan 100.0 89.5 79.1 62.9 30.5 9.2 2.7 15.5
South 100.0 84.3 71.5 61.3 32.9 9.0 2.2 14.3
Metropolitan 100.0 84.7 72.9 63.2 34.0 8.3 2.0 13.3
Central City 100.0 81.6 67.9 57.5 32.8 9.8 2.2 13.9
Not Central City 100.0 86.1 75.2 65.8 34.5 7.6 1.9 13.1
Not Metropolitan 100.0 83.2 67.7 55.9 29.8 11.1 2.7 17.1
West 100.0 82.3 67.6 58.1 30.7 11.9 2.1 12.2
Metropolitan 100.0 82.1 67.3 58.4 31.2 12.0 2.1 11.7
Central City 100.0 80.7 64.4 54.7 31.2 13.0 2.1 12.8
Not Central City 100.0 83.0 69.2 60.8 31.1 11.3 2.0 11.0
Not Metropolitan 100.0 83.9 69.4 55.8 28.1 11.5 2.3 15.4
Household Relationship
Total 100.0 86.0 74.1 63.7 33.4 9.4 2.2 13.8
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.3 71.1 36.6 28.2 7.6 2.2 97.0
In Families 100.0 86.8 75.4 66.6 31.0 9.4 2.2 11.0
Householders 100.0 89.5 78.6 67.9 56.1 6.5 1.4 18.5
Under 65 Years 100.0 87.4 79.4 73.1 60.3 6.8 1.3 2.1
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.6 74.8 43.0 36.2 5.0 1.7 97.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 87.0 71.8 66.5 .6 17.6 4.0 .2
Under 6 Years 100.0 86.9 66.2 61.7 .0 23.7 4.9 .3
6 to 17 Years 100.0 87.0 74.7 69.1 .9 14.4 3.6 .2
18 Years And Over 100.0 74.0 66.1 58.1 25.8 8.1 2.1 2.4

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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 All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 9.4 1.4 4.1 14.0
Metropolitan 8.9 1.3 4.0 13.9
Central City 9.1 1.8 4.8 17.0
Not Central City 8.8 1.1 3.6 12.4
Not Metropolitan 11.3 1.7 4.4 14.2
Northeast 10.6 1.5 2.2 11.8
Metropolitan 10.4 1.5 2.0 11.5
Central City 9.9 2.7 2.1 16.3
Not Central City 10.5 1.0 2.0 9.7
Not Metropolitan 11.9 1.6 3.6 13.9
Midwest 10.2 1.1 3.0 10.1
Metropolitan 9.5 1.0 2.8 9.9
Central City 10.2 1.2 2.9 12.3
Not Central City 9.2 .8 2.7 8.8
Not Metropolitan 11.9 1.5 3.5 10.5
South 9.2 1.6 5.7 15.7
Metropolitan 8.6 1.4 5.8 15.3
Central City 8.8 1.7 7.2 18.4
Not Central City 8.5 1.3 5.1 13.9
Not Metropolitan 10.9 2.0 5.3 16.8
West 7.7 1.4 4.7 17.7
Metropolitan 7.3 1.4 4.7 17.9
Central City 8.0 1.7 5.3 19.3
Not Central City 6.9 1.3 4.3 17.0
Not Metropolitan 10.5 1.4 4.9 16.1
Household Relationship
Total 9.4 1.4 4.1 14.0
65 Years And Over 69.0 7.5 4.8 .7
In Families 7.7 .9 4.3 13.2
Householders 13.3 1.2 4.8 10.5
Under 65 Years 1.0 .4 4.6 12.6
65 Years And Over 72.5 4.9 5.7 .4
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 .2 3.5 13.0
Under 6 Years .0 .3 4.1 13.1
6 to 17 Years .1 .1 3.3 13.0
18 Years And Over .7 1.1 3.2 26.0

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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 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 All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 100.0 88.3 79.9 71.1 32.2 6.3 2.0 11.4
Husbands 100.0 90.9 82.8 72.3 60.6 3.3 1.1 19.6
Under 65 Years 100.0 89.0 84.0 78.3 65.4 3.2 1.0 2.2
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.5 77.5 45.9 39.3 3.9 1.6 96.8
Wives 100.0 90.2 82.9 72.3 34.6 4.2 1.4 14.8
Under 65 Years 100.0 88.6 83.6 77.1 37.2 4.2 1.3 1.1
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.7 78.3 43.2 19.4 4.1 1.8 97.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 87.8 77.9 72.7 .6 11.9 3.7 .2
Under 6 Years 100.0 87.5 73.9 68.8 .0 16.2 4.7 .2
6 to 17 Years 100.0 88.0 80.1 74.8 .9 9.5 3.1 .1
18 Years And Over 100.0 76.5 71.0 63.9 24.4 6.2 2.1 1.3
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 100.0 80.8 51.4 42.1 23.5 29.5 3.8 8.9
Householder 100.0 84.4 57.6 45.3 45.0 24.2 3.0 16.2
Under 65 Years 100.0 81.8 57.4 48.5 48.2 26.1 3.2 2.1
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.7 59.0 26.8 26.2 13.1 2.1 97.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 85.2 45.6 40.3 .5 44.4 5.7 .6
Under 6 Years 100.0 86.6 30.6 28.8 .0 61.7 6.6 .9
6 to 17 Years 100.0 84.6 52.5 45.5 .8 36.5 5.2 .5
18 Years And Over 100.0 68.2 53.9 43.3 29.3 13.6 2.2 4.8
In Unrelated Subfamilies 100.0 75.0 41.3 39.2 15.4 37.3 3.9 .6
Under 18 Years 100.0 78.7 41.7 40.6 .4 39.8 2.9 .1
Under 6 Years 100.0 80.9 29.8 29.3 .0 54.6 3.5 .0
6 to 17 Years 100.0 77.6 48.2 46.7 .7 31.7 2.5 .2
18 Years And Over 100.0 70.4 40.8 37.4 34.2 34.2 5.2 1.1

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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 All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 8.3 .7 4.6 11.7
Husbands 14.6 1.0 5.4 9.1
Under 65 Years 1.0 .4 5.2 11.0
65 Years And Over 74.9 3.8 6.5 .5
Wives 11.3 .8 4.9 9.8
Under 65 Years .6 .2 4.9 11.4
65 Years And Over 76.2 4.1 5.3 .3
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 .1 3.9 12.2
Under 6 Years .0 .1 4.6 12.5
6 to 17 Years .1 .0 3.5 12.0
18 Years And Over .5 .6 3.2 23.5
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 4.2 2.0 2.0 19.2
Householder 8.7 2.8 1.6 15.6
Under 65 Years .4 1.0 1.6 18.2
65 Years And Over 57.2 13.1 1.7 .3
Related Children
Under 18 Years .0 .6 2.2 14.8
Under 6 Years .0 .9 1.8 13.4
6 to 17 Years .0 .5 2.3 15.4
18 Years And Over 1.2 2.1 2.5 31.8
In Unrelated Subfamilies .2 .1 2.0 25.0
Under 18 Years .1 .0 3.2 21.3
Under 6 Years .0 .0 .7 19.1
6 to 17 Years .2 .0 4.6 22.4
18 Years And Over .2 .3 .4 29.6

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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 All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 100.0 82.4 67.7 48.2 47.5 8.1 1.8 30.2
Male 100.0 76.8 66.3 52.9 52.6 5.8 1.4 16.0
Under 65 Years 100.0 73.1 66.5 55.9 55.5 5.3 1.1 2.5
Living Alone 100.0 81.9 74.2 63.8 63.6 5.6 1.1 3.6
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.3 65.2 35.6 35.4 8.6 2.7 96.1
Living Alone 100.0 99.7 66.3 35.6 35.4 8.8 2.9 96.5
Female 100.0 87.3 69.0 44.0 43.0 10.1 2.2 42.7
Under 65 Years 100.0 78.7 70.0 57.5 56.8 8.4 1.5 3.7
Living Alone 100.0 86.8 77.7 65.1 64.8 8.7 1.8 5.4
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.5 67.5 24.9 23.4 12.6 3.1 98.1
Living Alone 100.0 99.7 68.0 25.2 23.7 12.7 3.1 98.4
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 100.0 86.8 70.8 66.3 .2 18.6 4.2 .2
16 to 64 Years 100.0 81.5 75.6 68.4 54.1 4.6 1.2 2.2
Worked During Year 100.0 82.2 79.2 72.3 59.2 2.4 1.0 .3
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 86.7 84.6 79.2 70.7 1.3 .8 .1
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 71.0 65.5 54.9 30.2 5.3 1.7 .8
DID Not Work 100.0 76.6 49.3 39.6 16.5 20.6 2.9 16.5
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.2 73.5 43.0 37.9 5.3 1.9 96.4
Worked During Year 100.0 98.9 82.1 53.2 46.1 2.9 1.7 88.5
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 97.8 83.7 58.5 51.9 2.5 1.8 75.4
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 99.5 81.1 50.1 42.6 3.2 1.6 96.3
Did Not Work 100.0 99.3 71.2 40.2 35.7 5.9 1.9 98.6
Female
Under 16 Years 100.0 87.0 70.6 65.9 .2 18.9 4.1 .3
16 to 64 Years 100.0 84.6 76.1 68.2 38.3 8.3 1.7 1.6
Worked During Year 100.0 86.3 82.0 74.9 48.6 4.6 1.5 .3
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 89.6 88.2 83.9 68.6 1.8 1.0 .2
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 82.6 74.9 64.7 25.8 7.8 2.1 .4
Did Not Work 100.0 79.5 58.7 48.4 7.9 19.2 2.3 5.7
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.4 69.3 32.0 21.2 9.3 2.4 97.5
Worked During Year 100.0 99.1 81.6 47.5 38.2 4.6 2.4 91.4
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 97.6 81.7 61.8 56.5 4.5 2.1 74.7
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 99.5 81.6 43.2 32.7 4.6 2.5 96.5
Did Not Work 100.0 99.4 67.7 30.0 19.0 9.9 2.4 98.3

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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 All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 19.3 4.2 3.1 17.6
Male 9.6 2.1 4.3 23.2
Under 65 Years .6 1.0 3.6 26.9
Living Alone .9 1.2 4.3 18.1
65 Years And Over 62.8 8.6 8.3 .7
Living Alone 63.8 8.8 8.5 .3
Female 27.9 6.1 2.1 12.7
Under 65 Years .9 1.7 1.9 21.3
Living Alone 1.4 2.6 2.0 13.2
65 Years And Over 66.2 12.5 2.3 .5
Living Alone 66.7 12.6 2.4 .3
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years .1 .1 3.5 13.2
16 to 64 Years .8 .6 4.5 18.5
Worked During Year .2 .1 4.1 17.8
Year-Round Full Time .1 .0 4.0 13.3
Not Year-Round Full Time .4 .2 4.4 29.0
DID Not Work 5.7 4.8 7.6 23.4
65 Years And Over 71.0 5.2 6.7 .8
Worked During Year 72.2 2.9 7.5 1.1
Year-Round Full Time 62.1 2.5 8.2 2.2
Not Year-Round Full Time 78.2 3.2 7.1 .5
Did Not Work 70.6 5.8 6.5 .7
Female
Under 16 Years .0 .2 3.4 13.0
16 to 64 Years .6 .6 3.8 15.4
Worked During Year .1 .1 3.5 13.7
Year-Round Full Time .1 .0 2.5 10.4
Not Year-Round Full Time .2 .2 4.6 17.4
Did Not Work 2.0 2.1 4.6 20.5
65 Years And Over 67.6 9.2 3.5 .6
Worked During Year 74.1 4.3 3.7 .9
Year-Round Full Time 59.1 3.5 5.2 2.4
Not Year-Round Full Time 78.7 4.6 3.2 .5
Did Not Work 66.7 9.8 3.4 .6
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_016.htm